Hydrogen Heating

Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford Excerpts
Monday 11th December 2023

(4 months, 2 weeks ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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The noble Baroness is absolutely correct. We have set out in great detail what the transition plan looks like. As I said in my Answer, electrification—heat networks in particular—will play a very important role in the decarbonisation of heat.

Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford Portrait Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Con)
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My Lords, among the more controversial recommendations of the report was a very sensible recommendation to set clear resilience standards and better maintenance practices for all infrastructure sectors. As the Minister’s department considers the report, will he pay particular attention to those recommendations?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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My noble friend makes a very good point. We will of course fully consider those recommendations alongside the views on hydrogen heating.