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HANSARD Warm Home DiscountI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. Today, the Government have announced an expansion of the warm home discount, with a change to the criteria that will see…25 Feb 2025HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure: Chinese CompaniesThe indication that Mingyang will get the green light from the Treasury to supply wind turbine technology to the Green Volt wind farm in the North sea is concerning. Indeed, alarm…12 Feb 2025HANSARDRosebank and Jackdaw OilfieldsNew applications?10 Feb 2025HANSARDRosebank and Jackdaw Oilfields(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if he will make a statement on the ruling on the Rosebank and Jackdaw oilfields as unlawful.10 Feb 2025HANSARDBiomass GenerationI also apologise, as I am sure that the House is a little fed up hearing the Minister and me this afternoon. I thank the Minister for advance sight of this statement. In the past…10 Feb 2025HANSARDRosebank and Jackdaw OilfieldsIn August, this Government withdrew lawyers from the case defending the legal challenge to the issuing of licences for Rosebank and Jackdaw in the North sea. Given this…10 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy: Regional OfficesThe Minister has a right cheek to come to this Chamber and talk about protecting jobs in Aberdeenshire, when tens of thousands of energy workers are going to lose their jobs…04 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy: Regional OfficesIt was refreshing yesterday to have some clarity on Great British Energy’s plans, not from the Secretary of State or from Ministers—that would be asking far too much—but from the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government’s ideological obsession with intermittent renewables at the expense of stable, clean, baseload nuclear power will, we think, be their greatest mistake. They have…04 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Mr Twigg. It is a day full of energy; we cannot get enough energy—in all respects, I suppose. As we discussed just…04 Feb 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to speak on behalf of His Majesty’s official Opposition, and I congratulate the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) on…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillI could not agree more with the hon. Member; in fact, it is quite nice to hear the Liberal Democrats acknowledge that they were actually part of the Government over the last 14…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillI will not. I have given way a few times and other Members want to speak, so I want to make some progress. Aligning to the targets, which the Bill would oblige the Secretary of…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillI agree in part with my hon. Friend—indeed, the committee has neglected some of its responsibilities—but I want to make progress on the Bill, which does not address the Climate…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillI thank the hon. Lady for her question, but how do we get away from the problem of double accounting for those emissions? If, for example, India is counting them as part of its…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillI did not know it was official Labour party policy to dissolve the other place in its entirety—if it is, please correct me; I would be keen to be educated in that regard—but no,…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillMy problem is that the Government’s position on oil and gas, and their position on the support of our domestic industry in the UK, is having a detrimental impact. The advancements…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillThe hon. Member is drawing me into setting out what a great record the previous Conservative Government had on investment in new technologies. I would love to believe that Great…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillIf the hon. Gentleman would have some patience, I am about to turn to the exact provisions that we take issue with. The Bill states that it is “to require the United Kingdom to…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillI will make progress, because I know more Members wish to speak. When the wind does not blow and the sun does not shine, we simply do not have the technology available—we do not…24 Jan 2025