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HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATThat will come out. There have been some initial announcements. I presume from that intervention that the hon. Gentleman does not welcome the development of a £500 million fund…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATCan the Minister tell me how much funding the Government put into the warm home discount that he is bragging about?11 Jan 2022HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATI was not aware of that, but it appears from recent figures relating to the impact of Brexit that the protocol is protecting Northern Ireland, and it is not taking the same hit to…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATLet me come to the next part of my speech, which will address that point. I am absolutely incredulous that, as the hon. Gentleman pointed out, Labour MPs were whipped to vote for…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATThe right hon. Gentleman seems easily confused, but of course he is a climate change sceptic. If Scotland was in charge of its own energy policy, there would be more investment in…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATIt is incredible, given the current cost-of-living crisis, that the UK Government seem to be incapable of doing anything different. The Chief Secretary reeled off a list of…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATI agree wholeheartedly. It is interesting that the Government are now revisiting the Rough gas-storage scheme. Yes, there has been a global impact on wholesale prices and prices…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 1 Key definitions for Part 1 Amendment proposed: 1, page 1, line 15, at end insert— “(6) ‘Owned by a…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillWill the Minister give way once more?10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillUnlike the hon. Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (David Morris), I do not support the Bill, which may come as a surprise to some. The basis of the Bill, as outlined by the…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI express my condolences on the untimely passing of Jack Dromey. I pass on my sympathies to his family, particularly the Mother of the House. I rise to speak to new clause 1 and…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI agree wholeheartedly with that. Actually, as far back as 2015, Steve Halliday, the then chief executive of National Grid, said that baseload was an “outdated” concept and a…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillWhen the hon. Member speaks to the amendments, will she explain why she opposes any of them? I would have thought that tabling amendments about transparency and to highlight the…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillThe RAB model has been used successfully for some infrastructure projects, but as outlined earlier it has not been very successful in the United States when applied to nuclear…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI agree wholeheartedly, and I said earlier that the £1.7 billion allocated for the final investment stage of Sizewell C could deliver two pumped-storage hydro schemes in…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy ideal recommendation would be not to invest in a new nuclear plant. That would be the first thing, but if we take the situation as it is and look at the position going forward,…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillThe hon. Gentleman spoke about the importance of nuclear to get to net zero, but the UK Government are committed to decarbonisation of the electricity grid by 2035. If we are…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillWill the Minister explain why he does not want to put forward a report that explains the public funding that is allocated to a project? I do not understand why that would be so…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillIf there is such a desire for investment, why was £1.7 billion allocated in the last Budget just to develop this project to final investment stage? What are we getting for that…10 Jan 2022