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HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 21, in clause 6, page 3, line 38, at end insert— “(1A) (a) The Secretary of State must give a specific direction to Great British Energy that it must…15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)Well, that was a long time ago. Although I do not agree with all those arguments for not accepting the amendment, I will not press it to a vote. We will explore those points more…15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)I am sad not to hear a full-throated defence of Mrs Thatcher’s legacy when it comes to climate change—maybe the Minister is more of a “Hug a husky”, “Vote blue, go green” kind of…15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)While not accepting all of the Minister’s arguments, I look forward to him personally presenting me with the financial returns. I will not press amendment 21 to a vote, but we…15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)However, I accept that more work can be done.15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)A shame.15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)Right hon. and hon. Members have made some disparaging comments about the Conservative legacy on our climate, but I remind them that we halved our carbon emissions faster than any…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Afghan Special Forces Relocation ReviewI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement and for its tone. The debt of gratitude that we owe all those who bravely served for, with or alongside our armed forces in…14 Oct 2024HANSARDVeterans: SupportThis weekend marked 40 years since one of the most appalling and audacious terrorist attacks on British soil, the attack on the Conservative party conference in Brighton in 1984.…14 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. The amendment would bring to the Bill a concrete objective for Great British Energy to reduce the wholesale price of…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)I do think that the amendments are necessary. If we are to go through the process of creating this company, we should set out as one of its objects the creation and sustainability…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Gentleman almost had me —I was almost there. We support creating new jobs in Cornwall. The opening of the mine last year was an incredibly positive step. It was delivered…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)I would be delighted to give way to the hon. Member for Cornwall.10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)I am mid-flow, but yes.10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)Well, not quite. We did have an industrial strategy. We had a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It is not an industrial strategy. The amendment aims to…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)In respect of the point that the Minister has just made, and also the point that he made to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire, who represents the Liberal Democrats, he said…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)I will not detain the Committee long, but I want to express the Conservatives’ support for the Liberal Democrat amendment, primarily because of our concern about the impact of the…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)I must take issue with some of the language about this reset—the normalisation of relations and the new respect agenda. We had an incredibly constructive working relationship with…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)Last year, almost to the day, we launched the £10 million fund for community energy projects, building on the success of previous community funds, to be delivered through local…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way; he is being incredibly generous with his time. Subsection (6) deals with Northern Ireland in the context of what we are discussing. Energy is…10 Oct 2024