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HANSARDDraxThe noble Baroness will know that Drax is the largest single power producer in the UK and is responsible for about 5% of UK power. That means that it uses an enormous amount of…10 Dec 2025HANSARDDraxI cannot assure the noble Baroness that terms will be changed during the new contract. However, the LCCC will be responsible for making sure that the 100% sustainability criteria…10 Dec 2025HANSARDDraxIf Drax is non-compliant, the subsidy goes. There is no subsidy in the case of a non-compliant organisation of any kind. If that happens, it will be the end of Drax.10 Dec 2025HANSARDDraxWe did that because the conclusion of a contract for 2027-31 ensures that Drax continues to produce a very large amount of energy, which is very important for the country; that it…10 Dec 2025HANSARDDraxNo, I do not agree that the various connections relating to Drax could be better used for an SMR programme, because of the particular location of Drax within the cluster in the…10 Dec 2025HANSARDDraxMy noble friend makes a very sound point, in that the new contract that has been signed costs taxpayers half as much as the old contract did. It is on more sustainable terms and,…10 Dec 2025HANSARDTropical Forest Forever FacilityMy Lords, the UK has had a long-standing role in protecting forests and supporting efforts to halt and reverse deforestation. While the Government did not announce an investment…09 Dec 2025HANSARDTropical Forest Forever FacilityThe decision on whether to invest in the TFFF, as it came up, following the intense work that the UK did in developing it with the Brazilian Government, was very much part of the…09 Dec 2025HANSARDTropical Forest Forever FacilityI very much welcome the noble Baroness to her new position on the Front Bench opposite, and I hope we will have constructive discussions in the future. She underlines the question…09 Dec 2025HANSARDTropical Forest Forever FacilityI will indeed have to write to the noble Lord about where exactly that report is at the moment. I remind him that the UK is extremely active on its biodiversity arrangements,…09 Dec 2025HANSARDTropical Forest Forever FacilityYes, I agree with my noble friend. The UK continues to be one of the major donors to forest conservation and restoration, and we expect to deliver on the £1.5 billion of spending…09 Dec 2025HANSARDTropical Forest Forever FacilityNo. The particular circumstance surrounding the TFFF itself, as I am sure the noble Lord will be aware, was one of intense UK participation in the setting up of the TFFF. As the…09 Dec 2025HANSARDTropical Forest Forever FacilityI am not sure I can give the noble Earl the assurance that the Government will go out and shoot large numbers of grey squirrels in the near future. I accept that squirrels, deer…09 Dec 2025HANSARDMotor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 October be approved. Relevant document: 39th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…09 Dec 2025HANSARDMotor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025. Relevant document: 39th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee04 Dec 2025HANSARDMotor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025My Lords, this is my first appearance before the Grand Committee—and a very welcome one for me. In my previous parliamentary career, I spent a lot of time trying to take statutory…04 Dec 2025HANSARDMotor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions and in particular the noble Earl, Lord Effingham, for his very constructive contribution. As he rightly points out, this…04 Dec 2025HANSARDCOP 30Indeed, and the noble Lord will recall that the previous system of renewable obligations was a continued underwriting, whereas the CfDs we now have are an investment reducing over…03 Dec 2025HANSARDCOP 30My Lords, the climate crisis is the greatest long-term challenge we face, but, equally, the transition to clean energy is the greatest economic opportunity of our time. Emissions…03 Dec 2025HANSARDCOP 30They are usually for 15 years, which means that a renewable development that is subject to that underwriting has, at the end of 15 years, a fully amortised and free energy…03 Dec 2025