Mentions:
1: Caroline Johnson (Con - Sleaford and North Hykeham) important part of the mix of renewable energy sources, and they have some merit in reducing greenhouse gas emissions - Speech Link
2: Andrew Bowie (Con - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) budget with the world’s most ambitious climate change goal—to reduce emissions by 77% by 2035, compared - Speech Link
3: Andrew Bowie (Con - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) As set out in the spring Budget, the Government are working with Ofgem and network companies to release - Speech Link
4: Andrew Bowie (Con - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) Ofgem and the electricity system operator are engaged in a considerable review of how connections are - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Amanda Solloway (Con - Derby North) Gentleman makes a reasonable point on standing charges, which is one reason why we have urged Ofgem to - Speech Link
2: Justin Tomlinson (Con - North Swindon) As set out in the spring Budget, the Government are working with Ofgem and network companies to release - Speech Link
3: Amanda Solloway (Con - Derby North) We are also providing funding to tackle fuel poverty and reduce carbon emissions through the energy company - Speech Link
4: Tom Hunt (Con - Ipswich) emissions from imported liquefied natural gas. - Speech Link
5: Tom Hunt (Con - Ipswich) We have got to take a pragmatic route to cutting our carbon emissions, but at the forefront of our thinking - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Holly Lynch (Lab - Halifax) number of potential claims using data accessed either through freedom of information requests from Ofgem - Speech Link
2: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) the target of reducing temperature rises by 1.5°, we absolutely have to be concerned about reducing emissions - Speech Link
3: Alan Whitehead (Lab - Southampton, Test) homes warm, reducing bills, fighting fuel poverty and uprating homes so that they are fit for a low-carbon - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None Standing charges are a commercial matter for suppliers, although Ofgem regulates standing charges for - Speech Link
2: None standing charge also goes towards Government initiatives that help vulnerable households and reduce carbon - Speech Link
3: None Ofgem found that shifting some or all standing charges to volumetric unit rates would reflect how much - Speech Link
4: None The Government will continue to work closely with Ofgem on the issue. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Naseby (Con - Life peer) We are talking about 28 million homes, which is a huge market, and the emissions that come from burning - Speech Link
2: Earl Russell (LD - Excepted Hereditary) Emission targets for 2030 look unlikely to be met, the sixth carbon budget is behind schedule and the - Speech Link
3: Lord Lennie (Lab - Life peer) The Government cannot direct Ofgem, so Ofgem cannot operate unless there is such a policy statement. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Boycott (XB - Life peer) (2) not leading to forest degradation in other countries, and (3) compatible with reaching net zero emissions - Speech Link
2: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) The Climate Change Committee is clear that sustainable biomass can provide a low-carbon and renewable - Speech Link
3: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) They are policed by Ofgem. - Speech Link
4: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) As I said, I have spoken to Ofgem, which is investigating. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: James Wild (Con - North West Norfolk) Extending the growth duty to Ofcom, Ofwat and Ofgem, and greater benchmarking to hold regulators to account - Speech Link
2: Ronnie Cowan (SNP - Inverclyde) emissions, but there are two errors in this rather small section. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Bill Wiggin (Con - North Herefordshire) Only electricity suppliers, such as Scottish Power, continue to prey on people; I hope Ofgem will investigate - Speech Link
2: Damian Green (Con - Ashford) Those fuels have lower carbon emissions, but are taxed, while fossil-fuel heating oil is not. - Speech Link
3: Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds North West) When Drax was a coal power plant, it emitted 10 million tonnes of carbon. - Speech Link
4: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Currently, renewable liquid fuels that have lower carbon emissions are taxed, while fossil fuel heating - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) am on the subject of wind turbines, can the Minister confirm that they take 15 to 20 years to become carbon - Speech Link
2: Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab - Life peer) can underestimate the challenges ahead in being able to deliver the UK’s target to achieve net-zero carbon - Speech Link
3: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) presumption of undergrounding in these areas.My noble friends also asked about communications with Ofgem - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Dave Doogan (SNP - Angus) What assessment has the Minister made of the savings that would be made, in terms of both carbon emissions - Speech Link
2: Amanda Solloway (Con - Derby North) Standing charges, as I mentioned, are a matter for Ofgem. - Speech Link
3: Jack Brereton (Con - Stoke-on-Trent South) Friend look seriously at exempting the ceramics sector from the emissions trading scheme, to give the - Speech Link
4: Alyn Smith (SNP - Stirling) Ofgem has issued a call for evidence, which is to be welcomed, but Ofgem is clearly not fit for purpose - Speech Link