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HANSARDUK Energy Sources and Cost of EnergyI will have to write to the noble Lord on the specifics he mentioned. He should know that the UK Government are pursuing very robust measures to ensure that the supply of products…19 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Energy Sources and Cost of EnergyThe first issue is, as the noble Baroness suggests, the efficient use of energy by more intelligent means and planning how that energy is deployed on a highly intelligent basis.…19 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Energy Sources and Cost of EnergyThe noble Baroness is exactly right. As she will know, part of the price increases that are being suffered at the moment go into the market-making price of gas that secures the…19 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Energy Sources and Cost of EnergyThe noble Lord will know that we do have quite a presence in the Gulf, not of ships but of other defence capacity which can play some part as far as the Strait of Hormuz is…19 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Energy Sources and Cost of EnergyNo, the Energy Secretary does not wish to see drilling for North Sea oil banned. What he is doing, as the noble Lord will know, is developing transitional energy certificates,…19 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Energy Sources and Cost of EnergyThe noble Lord mentions what is potentially a very effective, long-term and secure method of homegrown energy. As I mentioned in my initial Answer, the long-term way to protect…19 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Energy Sources and Cost of EnergyI thank the noble Earl for his Question. The UK benefits from a strong and diverse range of energy supplies. The physical supply of fuel to the UK is stable. The only way to…19 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Energy Sources and Cost of EnergyThe noble Lord will know that we have recently engaged in an extensive conversation in corridors about the question of ammonia in the UK economy. This is related to the energy…19 Mar 2026HANSARDRenewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2026That the draft Order and Regulations laid before the House on 2 February be approved. Relevant document: 52nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee . Considered…19 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Energy Sources and Cost of EnergyThe Government are open to all eventualities as far as this crisis is concerned and are keeping the position under review on a very regular basis. The noble Lord will know that…19 Mar 2026HANSARDElectricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, you have got me again. These draft regulations were laid before the House on 2 February 2026. I trust that since they are very technical in their nature and very modest…17 Mar 2026HANSARDElectricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2026.17 Mar 2026HANSARDRenewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2026My Lords, the renewables obligation scheme has incentivised UK renewable electricity generation through a system of tradeable certificates called renewable obligation…17 Mar 2026HANSARDRenewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2026I thank the noble Lord for placing that on the record. The Norwegian basin, of course, is far less mature than the UK basin, and indeed the Norwegian system works on substantially…17 Mar 2026HANSARDRenewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2026First, I thank noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this debate. The Government have listened carefully to the concerns expressed, particularly in relation to investor…17 Mar 2026HANSARDRenewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2026. Relevant document: 52nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee17 Mar 2026HANSARDElectricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2026I thank noble Lords for, as I have said on previous occasions, their valuable, extensive and wide-ranging contributions to the debate. I am similarly tempted to follow the…17 Mar 2026HANSARDRenewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2026The noble Lord is exactly right about a sovereign wealth fund, and it is our joint regret that the UK did not pursue that path many years ago. However, that is not the fault of…17 Mar 2026HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026That the draft Order laid before the House on 13 January be approved. Relevant document: 49th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee12 Mar 2026HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026My Lords, I thank the House for its consideration of this draft order, which was laid before the House on 13 January. The UK Emissions Trading Scheme was established under the…12 Mar 2026