"My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to and support for the Bill. I offer particular thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, for steering the Bill through this House and to John Grady for bringing forward this short but important Bill in the other place.
"I join the noble Earl, Lord Russell, in sending the noble Lord, Lord Grayling, our good wishes for him and his family. I congratulate the noble Earl on his recent nomination for a life peerage. That is an odd sentence to say, but there you go. The noble Baroness, Lady …..." Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank noble Lords for this group of amendments. Amendments 1 and 6 would require the Secretary of State to enter into at least one revenue certainty contract with a SAF producer that is using power-to-liquid technology. The Government recognise the potential that power-to-liquid fuel may have. These …..." Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - View Speech
"I thank the noble Lord for his intervention. If he is willing, I will take that point away and contemplate it further...." Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - View Speech
"I thank all noble Lords for the brief debate on this group of amendments.
Amendments 7, 8, 9, 24 and 26 seek to address how funds from the levy are used. I first reassure noble Lords that moneys raised through the levy will be used only to support eligible SAF …..." Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - View Speech
"My Lords, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Addington, on his forthcoming appointment as a life Peer.
The noble Lord, Lord Moylan, raises the correspondence from the Constitution Committee. I did in fact reply; the copy of my reply does not have a date on it, but I did …..." Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - View Speech
"My Lords, the Government contend that Amendments 15 and 16 are unnecessary as they duplicate measures that already exist in the SAF mandate.
There are existing statutory powers in Sections 124 to 132 of the Energy Act 2004 that enable the Secretary of State to amend obligations under the SAF …..." Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - View Speech
"My Lords, the Government want to ensure that flying will remain affordable for UK holidaymakers and travellers while supporting a United Kingdom sustainable aviation fuel industry. A report on the impact of the Act on ticket prices within a year of its enactment would be premature. Costs need to be …..." Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - View Speech