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HANSARDOnshore Wind Proposals: Community EngagementThe Government want communities to participate in and benefit from onshore wind proposed in their local area. On 11 May, the Government issued a consultation for onshore wind…04 Jul 2023HANSARDOnshore Wind Proposals: Community EngagementI will take no lectures from the Labour party on developing renewable electricity. When Labour left office in 2010— [ Interruption. ] They do not like to hear this, but when…04 Jul 2023HANSARDOnshore Wind Proposals: Community EngagementI really wish the Labour party would stop talking down what we are doing on renewable electricity. I remind the House that the consultation on onshore wind finishes on 7 July.04 Jul 2023HANSARDClean Energy Projects: Planning SystemFood security is incredibly important, and we will, of course, prioritise less productive land for the deployment of solar farms. Our reforms aim to ensure that infrastructure…04 Jul 2023HANSARDCommunity Energy ProjectsThe Government are supporting local authorities and community energy groups to work together to develop projects within UK growth funding schemes, such as the UK shared prosperity…04 Jul 2023HANSARDCommunity Energy ProjectsAs we have outlined previously, the Government do not support the amendments that were tabled in the Lords, and believe that the issues raised should be considered as part of…04 Jul 2023HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsI am pleased, and indeed proud, to say that Great British Nuclear will be holding a competition for small modular reactors, because we want to attract the best designs from both…04 Jul 2023HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsThe Government recognise the support for nuclear power across north Wales. Great British Nuclear will work with the Government on access to potential sites for new nuclear…04 Jul 2023HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsRolls-Royce is a great British company, which is why we previously made up to £210 million available from the advanced nuclear fund to Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd to support the…04 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince day one, the skills challenges that we face have been a top priority for me, which is why my Department is working closely with the Ministry of Defence, the DFE and the…04 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt was this Prime Minister who created the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and it is this Government who have delivered more than 43% renewable electricity on to the…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this…03 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2023I thank both my counterparts. Obviously they have not spent enough time locked in a Committee Room over the past six weeks, so they wanted to come back for some more today. It is…03 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2023I would not want to commit either to another SI being on its way or to a timescale for that happening. However, as the hon. Gentleman has just heard me say, any changes would…03 Jul 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighteenth sitting)For the record, may I point out that it is not just leaflet publishers of left-wing tendencies who are au fait with risograph printers? I have spent many hours standing by a RISO…29 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his contributions on the new clauses. I have said in Committee, on the Floor of the House and elsewhere that this is the biggest challenge we…29 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighteenth sitting)I have just a 3,000-word speech— [ Laughter. ] Government amendment 171 is consequential on the previously debated new clauses associated with providing powers to the Secretary of…29 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun for amendment 114. I highlight the fact that the UK Government have worked closely and constructively with the devolved…29 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 11, in title, line 3, leave out “industrial”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 10.29 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighteenth sitting)The amendments simply make changes to the Bill’s long title to reflect amendments made in Committee. The amendments reflect the introduction of measures on greenhouse gas…29 Jun 2023