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HANSARDEconomic Recovery from Covid-19: Climate ActionI would be thrilled for the hon. Lady to go back and say to her constituents that in putting carbon budget 6 into law, as I did just a few weeks ago, we are driving up not only…14 Jul 2021HANSARDGreen WorkforceAs we look ahead to publishing our comprehensive net zero strategy and hosting COP26 in the autumn, we must focus on how we invest in the UK’s most important asset—our…14 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK is already leading the way on tackling air pollution. The Government are backing a £3.8 billion plan to clean up transport and tackle air pollution, investing in green…14 Jul 2021HANSARD UK Emissions Trading Scheme: WalesI congratulate the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake) on securing this really important debate on the operation of the UK ETS in Wales. The four Administrations of the UK have…13 Jul 2021HANSARD UK Emissions Trading Scheme: WalesI take note of that. The hon. Gentleman may want to call for a similar debate with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to discuss other aspects of the funding…13 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2021. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. The…12 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2021I thank the hon. Gentleman for his remarks, which were careful and considered, as ever, and for his support for the statutory instrument. The Government continue to believe that…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Electricity Network Grid ChargesMy hon. Friend is a doughty campaigner on the matter and continues to drive the Department to make sure that we are moving the offshore transmission network review at pace to find…08 Jul 2021HANSARDFuel PovertyI beg to move, That this House has considered fuel poverty. I am pleased to be able to open this debate, which is an annual opportunity for Members to raise their constituents’…08 Jul 2021HANSARDFuel PovertyI will continue, if I may, and I hope I will answer the hon. Gentleman’s points. Government-led energy-efficiency upgrades over the last decade have reduced the cost of heating…08 Jul 2021HANSARDFuel PovertyI thank all those who have spoken this afternoon. It has been a really powerful and important debate. I particularly thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (John…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Electricity Network Grid ChargesI congratulate the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown) on securing an important debate. Network charging arrangements are central to the delivery of a secure and…08 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI fully agree with my hon. Friend. Closing Britain’s remaining coal units by 2024 will mean that we have reduced coal’s share of our electricity supply from a third to zero in…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we are world-leading—and, like a number of world leaders, I think Mark Carney stated at a Select Committee yesterday that we are doing as well as anybody else across the…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are one fifth of the way. If this is a journey to net zero in 2050, we have put into law—in fact, I did so just two weeks ago—carbon budget 6, which has brought forward the…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I mentioned in an earlier answer, I met a number of trustees a few weeks ago and we discussed a number of issues in detail. I left them with a number of issues to go away and…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman will know, the process is in full swing and we will make an announcement before too long about those first clusters, and who will be able to lead in the…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are committed to new nuclear power, as we set out in the Energy White Paper last year. We have entered into negotiations with the developers of Sizewell C to…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe continue to invest in new nuclear, as I set out earlier, and we are working to grow our renewable energies at an extraordinary pace. We are world leading, with our offshore…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat fund—one might describe it as a backstop—is there for support if there is a need to increase pensions. I am pleased to continue discussions with the trustees to look at…06 Jul 2021