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HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillIs the hon. Member seriously saying that the companies that currently work in the North sea—companies that are environmentally responsible, take workers’ rights very seriously and…11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillIt is good that the hon. Gentleman mentioned Tax Justice UK. It is probably worth speaking to it about pandemic profits and a wider profits levy, because that it is what it…11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillWill the hon. Lady give way?11 Jul 2022HANSARDMinisters’ Severance PayThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. When the new Education Minister gave a one-fingered salute to the crowd outside Downing Street, that was symptomatic of this Government, who have…11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillOn carbon capture infrastructure, the Minister is well aware that the Scottish cluster has been made a reserve and been let down yet again. Can she define what “reserve” means,…11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillThe right hon. and learned Lady sent a letter to MPs saying that electrification will be covered in the offsetting, but does she agree that it should really be in the Bill?…11 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: PensionersThe reality is that even before the Pensions Minister scrapped the triple lock, taking £500 out of the pockets of pensioners, the UK had pensioner poverty rates higher than small…11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillThe hon. Gentleman is making the point that Labour has campaigned on this for seven months. At the same time, the SNP has been calling for a much wider profits levy to address…11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillWill the Minister give way once more?11 Jul 2022HANSARDUnion ConnectivityWe were promised a bridge to Northern Ireland, which everybody knew would not happen, but we have not seen the money for that. We were promised that High Speed 2 would run to…29 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) and Electricity Market Reform (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I take the view that the terms of the statutory instrument are quite benign. To be honest, I thought it was quite…28 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) and Electricity Market Reform (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I do not have a problem with the development of the Celtic sea, but obviously we cannot forget about the North sea. For the record, there has been a discussion about the Crown…28 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeLet me go back to the fact that the Prime Minister can say no to the initiation of an independent investigation. What happens if the independent investigator asks the Prime…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNew and Advanced Nuclear PowerHinkley Point C is 50% over budget and running years late. The Government cannot get investment for Sizewell C, and their impact assessment states that a new nuclear power station…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas Producers: Investment AllowancesThis policy confirms that we are seeing more take, take, take from Scotland’s North sea oil and gas. The Government are taking resources and taking money. Norway has the biggest…06 Jun 2022HANSARDPensioners: Cost of LivingThe removal of the triple lock is costing pensioners £500 this year alone, and come October energy bills will have risen by £1,700 compared with April 2021. The £300 winter fuel…06 Jun 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateAfter the Chancellor’s previous announcement of the £150 council tax rebate and the £200 energy bill rebate, 6.5 million households were still classed as fuel-poor. That is 6.5…26 May 2022HANSARDDraft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell. I will not delay the instrument much longer and will certainly not vote against it, because as the shadow…24 May 2022HANSARDDraft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022Will the Minister provide a bit more detail about the qualification level of environmental specialists that merits their high rate, and the qualifications of non-specialist…24 May 2022HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022Paragraph 7.13 of the explanatory memorandum states clearly: “It is not directly linked to the actual amount of electricity it produces but rewards the plant for being available…23 May 2022