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HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Q Do you have enough clarity thus far, through this Bill and the creation of GB Energy, to give confidence to those people in the sector who are worried about their jobs—08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Q For the record, can I say how nice it is to see Dan again? And also to thank you, Adam, and Emma for the support and, indeed, challenge you posed when I was sitting on the other…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Absolutely. By the end of the year would be great.08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you think this Bill will do that, Mr Whitehouse? David Whitehouse: I think what you have is a Bill that, as you have heard in evidence, provides broad definitions and broad…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Q I think we are all agreed that “the production, distribution, storage and supply of clean energy” should include nuclear energy—very important to your members, Mr Clancy. But to…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q This will be my last question, Chair, I promise. Mr Norquoy, you represent Scottish Renewables. In the past, there have been moments when the aims and objectives of the UK…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for those clear answers. It says under “Strategic priorities and plans”, which is clause 5 of the Bill: “The Secretary of State must prepare a statement of strategic…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q This is a question to Ms Dawes and then to Mr Norquoy. You obviously represent two different types of energy companies. The Net Zero Technology Centre represents companies that…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q We had the CCSA before us a few minutes ago, and there was some concern from its members about the objects in clause 3(2), which states that “Great British Energy’s objects are…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q I have one last question, if I may beg your patience, Sir Roger. Obviously, Mr Whitehouse, a lot of the members that you represent are in Aberdeen. In our very first piece of…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q 50 Good afternoon, gentlemen, and thank you for taking the time to be with us today. Clause 3 of the Bill, titled “Objects”, states that GBE’s “objects are restricted to…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Q Do you think there is enough provision in the Bill to allow for the Secretary of State to be publicly accountable for the decisions that he or she may take in the future, in…08 Oct 2024HANSARDClean Electricity GenerationOur record on nuclear speaks for itself. We launched the small modular down-selection process and Great British Nuclear, and invested £200 million in new advanced nuclear fuels.…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q I could not agree more. There will be 70,000 jobs created by SMRs alone over the next few years if we get it right. Would you like to see clarification in the Bill of the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q In the case of the Methil yard in Scotland—I think it is Burntisland we are speaking about—the UK Government and, I think, the Scottish Government did attempt to save that yard…08 Oct 2024HANSARDClean Electricity GenerationOne way to increase clean electricity generation in the United Kingdom would be to invest at pace in new nuclear. We left government with a clear plan to get to 24 GW of nuclear…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q In the context of the Bill—the objects, the financial assistance and the strategic priorities and plans—it is quite clear that you are seeking to develop a company in the mould…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q You can see why the interpretation of what you said might lend itself to the understanding that what is returned to the taxpayer is a monetary value from every single project…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)I am not!08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q This is my very last question, Sir Roger, as you will be pleased to hear. Earlier on, Juergen Maier, the chair of GB Energy, committed the headquarters in Aberdeen to employing…08 Oct 2024