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HANSARDTopical QuestionsGrid-scale lithium-ion battery energy storage systems are covered by a robust regulatory framework, which requires manufacturers to ensure that products are safe before they are…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Transition Projects in ScotlandWe are supporting Scotland’s energy transition through the North sea transition deal. Additionally, 44 of the 161 projects awarded contracts for difference for renewable…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Transition Projects in ScotlandYes, I completely agree with my right hon. Friend. He is absolutely right on this issue. Indeed, shamefully, Scottish Government Minister Patrick Harvie, a member of the SNP’s…18 Apr 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Projects: Connection to the GridAs I said, this country is leading the way in investment in new renewable technology. We acknowledge that there are difficulties connecting to the grid, and we are investing in…18 Apr 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Projects: Connection to the GridThis Government are committed to onshore wind as a huge part of our renewable energy mix—14 GW, in fact. We are also committed to new renewables offshore and to new nuclear, which…18 Apr 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Projects: Connection to the GridThe east of England does do a lot of heavy lifting for renewables—almost as much as the north-east of Scotland—but this is not a competition. I am delighted to inform my right…18 Apr 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Projects: Connection to the GridI thank my hon. Friend for his question. In March, we launched consultations on community benefits for transmission network infrastructure and on supporting the consenting process…18 Apr 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Projects: Connection to the GridFrankly, that question is utterly ridiculous. It is because of the Government’s investment in new renewable technology that we are powering ahead and leading the world in reaching…18 Apr 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Projects: Connection to the GridI thank the hon. Lady for her question. It is interesting that she references Gordon Brown, because it was under his Administration that the decision was taken not to invest in…18 Apr 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Projects: Connection to the GridReducing connection timescales is a high priority for the Government. We will publish a connections action plan in the summer, which will articulate actions by Government, Ofgem…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Efficiency Measures: InstallationBefore I go any further, I congratulate my hon. Friend on championing the self-build housing sector and that house building sector on doing what it can, moving so far and so fast,…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Efficiency Measures: InstallationThe energy efficiency taskforce is committed to driving forward energy efficiency measures throughout the United Kingdom and, on that measure, I would be delighted to meet with…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Efficiency Measures: InstallationWe in this party and this Government support community-led initiatives just like the one the hon. Gentleman referenced and we are consulting on how we can further support…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Efficiency of Buildings: FundingMy noble friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Callanan) made the following statement on 22 March: Today the Government are announcing £1.8 billion of funding to…24 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Support for FarmsIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I thank all hon. Members for joining us in Westminster Hall for this debate. All of us—especially those…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy Charter TreatyI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention; of course, that is being considered. As I said, an assessment of the UK’s position in regard to the treaty is being undertaken right…21 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Support for FarmsAcross the entire United Kingdom, 1.9 million vouchers remain unused, which is why I ask all hon. Members to encourage people who have not received their vouchers, or who are not…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy Charter TreatyI was not suggesting a pathway forward; I was giving a brief history of how we have got to the stage we are at. If my right hon. Friend hangs fire for two seconds, I will explain…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy Charter TreatyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray, and to respond to my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood (Chris Skidmore) on such an important and pertinent…21 Mar 2023HANSARDNuclear Decommissioning and Radioactive Substances ConsultationThe UK Government and devolved Administrations are today publishing for consultation proposals to update policies on nuclear decommissioning and the management of radioactive…01 Mar 2023