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HANSARD Energy TrilemmaI, too, congratulate the right hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom) on securing the debate. I must admit that I did not realise when she secured the debate…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy TrilemmaWill the Minister give way?23 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent was diagnosed and treated for spinal cancer, but she has been left with some mobility issues. In her words, she has been fighting the Department for Work and…23 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ13. The Treasury receives an additional £65 billion in revenue from Scotland’s oil and gas, but it has allocated only £20 billion to carbon capture and there is nothing for…22 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationWill the right hon. Member give way?21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThis Budget follows on from the autumn statement, when the introduction of the energy profits levy and the electricity generator levy provided an additional £75 billion of…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThe right hon. Member mentioned Brexit. Are not some of the issues related to Brexit associated with leaving the single market, leaving the customs union and not being part of…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationOn nuclear, and the fact that the Minister is talking about reducing debt, why does he think it is a good thing to sign bill payers up to £35 billion of debt for Sizewell C…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThe right hon. Gentleman must know by now that the measures taken on the annual allowance and all the rest of it were a sledgehammer to crack a nut. It did not need to be a full…21 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.21 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith Orbital O2 in Orkney and MeyGen—the largest tidal stream site in the world—Scotland leads the way in tidal stream generation. That industry is at a stage where it needs to…21 Mar 2023HANSARDRail ServicesWhile the Secretary of State was finishing writing his statement before coming to the House, Avanti was doing what it does best—causing more chaos to the west coast. I was glad…20 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans’ Strategy Action Plan: Civilian LifeAfter my office intervened on behalf of Sandy, who had been wounded serving in Northern Ireland, by writing to the Secretary of State, we got an inaccurate response that has left…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Andrew Barbour is a policeman who suffers with dyslexia. The Child Maintenance Service did not implement the reasonable adjustments that he requested, and sent him…16 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn 2016, Hinkley Point C was estimated to cost £18 billion. The latest update is that it is going to cost £33 billion. The UK Government want to replicate Hinkley Point C at…16 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetThe Minister baldly states that Euston was always to follow after Old Oak Common, but a previous promise was that on day one of their operation, high-speed trains would run from…14 Mar 2023HANSARD EnergyCan the Minister tell us how many households are still waiting to access the £200 payment?07 Mar 2023HANSARD EnergyIt is quite incredible that we are debating these SIs in the main Chamber today. They should never have been on the Floor of the House. This is proof that, apart from othering…07 Mar 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy ProductionI am really disappointed by that answer. I was hoping that the Minister would give some commitment to tidal stream going forward. If he is talking about the whole UK and how…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy ProductionFollowing on from that point about tidal stream, MeyGen in the Pentland firth is the largest consented tidal stream site in the world. To date, that site has produced 70% of…28 Feb 2023