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HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much for joining us, Mr Buckland. Obviously you come from the perspective of a company that is investing—alongside others that are investing—in the future…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q I will be brief, because I know that others want to come in. Mr McGirr, you specifically mentioned Berwick Bank and planning and consenting. Obviously, Berwick Bank is in…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 (First sitting)Q Good morning, Mr Maier, and thank you for joining us this morning. Congratulations on your appointment as chair of Great British Energy. It was announced with great fanfare at…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q It was the case once, Sir Roger. Thank you for joining us, Ms Powis. I was going to ask about the concerns that your association has brought to our attention about the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Sir Roger. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us today to help our deliberations on the Bill. My first question was going to be to Ms Powis, but I will expand…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Sir David Amess Adjournment DebateIt is an absolute pleasure to speak in this debate and to follow the hon. Member for Altrincham and Sale West (Mr Rand), who gave a fantastic maiden speech. I join him in his kind…12 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentOn 11 February 2021, the temperature in Braemar in my constituency sank to minus 23°. Some 17,000 pensioners there will lose their winter fuel allowance through a decision taken…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy Bill“Truth” is quite an interesting word coming from the party that has decided to prioritise train drivers over pensioners and that, on the very day it announced a 22% increase in…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. He was right the first time—hon. Gentleman, not right hon. Gentleman. I was very pleased to visit Sellafield and Moorside in his…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillIt has been a great privilege to listen to so many maiden speeches this afternoon, with so many Members of Parliament, pretenders to the throne, representing what they claim to be…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillI will not, because that will eat into his own Minister’s time to respond. Oh, maybe I will as it is the hon. Gentleman who is asking.05 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that rather surprising question on hydrogen. The Government recognise the value of hydrogen in supporting a decarbonised and secure power system. We…21 May 2024HANSARDBerwick Bank Wind FarmThe planning decision is devolved to the Scottish Government. Officials will work together to resolve cross-border matters. The UK Government are committed to effective…21 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can assure my right hon. Friend that we are indeed ensuring that the extent to which slave labour is used is kept very much at a minimum, if at all, in the supply chain of any…21 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a result of the Energy Act 2023, we launched a consultation and a multimillion-pound fund to help to support the expansion of community energy across the United Kingdom. It…21 May 2024HANSARDDistrict Heating Network ConsumersI am pleased to give that assurance to my hon. Friend. As I have said, we are talking to Ofgem right now about introducing regulations to make this much fairer and simpler and to…21 May 2024HANSARDDistrict Heating Network ConsumersI hear the passion with which the hon. Gentleman stands up for his constituents, and rightly so, given the circumstances that they find themselves in. We are introducing…21 May 2024HANSARDDistrict Heating Network ConsumersThe evaluation of our energy support schemes will conclude in summer 2025. To ensure their bills were fair, supported heat network customers received an average of £1,200 via the…21 May 2024HANSARDNuclear Energy CapacityAs the hon. Gentleman knows, I am keen to ensure that every part of our great United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland benefits from the expansion of nuclear power and…21 May 2024