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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseKeepmoat Homes built a new housing estate in my constituency, offering people dream homes. However, many constituents have had snagging issues that they have struggled to resolve.…08 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy Costsrose —08 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy CostsHinkley Point C will be at least four years late, possibly five. It is nearly 50% over budget and EDF has an eye-watering 35-year contract for a strike rate at £92.50 per MW,…08 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Exceptions2. What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of clause 15 of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill on the (a) Northern Ireland and (b) UK economy.07 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: ExceptionsWith increased exports, manufacturers in Northern Ireland rank trade arrangements as the least of their post-Brexit challenges, and Office for National Statistics figures show…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateThe only aspect of this rehashed statement to welcome is the acknowledgment from the Minister that the current proposals are insufficient to avoid a catastrophe. What we should be…05 Sept 2022HANSARDUnusable PPEThe Public Accounts Committee found that there is £4 billion-worth of unusable, substandard PPE in storage, which is due to be incinerated, which is hardly environmentally…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyThe Minister laughed when Brexit was mentioned earlier, but it is no laughing matter for the Scottish seafood sector, which has been hammered by Brexit, and it is no laughing…19 Jul 2022HANSARDUnusable PPE22. If he will make an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the amount of unusable PPE procured by Government since the outbreak of covid-19.19 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022The Minister spoke about solar and how the renewables obligation will be protected. Does he know how the renewables obligation will work for Bulb Energy, which is obviously in a…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. Like the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Southampton, Test, I broadly welcome ECO4. With that welcome however,…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022I welcome the uplift and the recognition that Scotland and Wales have more homes off the gas grid. How does that impact on the overall budget allocated to Scotland and Wales? By…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022rose —18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022What is to prevent companies taking the easy option of the gas boiler replacement to get up to the 20,000 threshold? I am trying to see what checks and measures are in place to…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022I understand what the Minister says about capping the number of gas boiler replacements, which will transition us away from reliance on fossil fuels, but what happens if that cap…18 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. If I gave the Secretary of State £250 million, would he invest it in another Type 31 frigate, in other defence capability we are missing out on, or in a royal yacht whose sole…18 Jul 2022HANSARDArmed Forces: Size TargetsAs has been said, cutting 10,000 troops came from the integrated review, which predates Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The outgoing Chief of the General Staff has said that he is…18 Jul 2022HANSARDArmed Forces: Size Targets8. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of maintaining current targets for the size of the armed forces in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.18 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ15. While the Prime Minister was editor of The Spectator , he published a poem about exterminating “The Scotch…a venomous race!” He previously stated that “a pound spent in…13 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Last week, I asked the Secretary of State about support for pumped storage hydro, and he let the cat out of the bag when he responded: “It should be stressed that this is a…12 Jul 2022