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HANSARDFossil FuelsHappy birthday, Mr Speaker. Moving from gas to electricity in home heating is an important part of reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. Yet at the Select Committee hearing last…10 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI thank my right hon. Friend for listening to Steve Rotheram, the Liverpool city region’s metro mayor, and Liverpool city region MPs, who jointly asked for pretty much what he has…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Energy Grid ResilienceThere are some inconvenient truths for those on the Opposition Benches who wish to blame low-carbon energy for what happened in Spain and Portugal. As the Minister has said, the…30 Apr 2025HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference 2025The overwhelming majority of those at the international energy summit last week said that the transition to low-carbon energy is crucial to energy security. Does my hon. Friend…29 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelWe need steel for wind turbines, for the equipment for carbon capture and for the expansion of grid infrastructure. In short, it is an essential part of how we expand our energy…22 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillThat is a relevant question, given that the hon. Gentleman was Boris Johnson’s business adviser when the Jingye deal was being negotiated. What advice did he give Boris Johnson…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillMy hon. Friend makes extremely well the point that our economic security and our national security are two sides of the same coin. I am pleased to hear about the work being done…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) Billrose—12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillWell, thank you, Mr Speaker—no pressure. [ Interruption. ] I will put some of my papers down. May I start by praising the Business Secretary and his team for the way in which they…12 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI very much welcome the Chancellor’s commitment to investing in life sciences in this country. May I encourage her to support the bid for a national mental health diagnostics and…08 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateOn behalf of those of my constituents who work at JLR Halewood, I thank my right hon. Friend for the stability and confidence that she has given to our automotive industry; it…07 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksIt is a shame that the Conservative Members who were heckling the Minister have forgotten their own Government’s failure to tackle the problems of high industrial energy prices. […07 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsThe US tariffs have serious implications for UK industry. They are a reminder of the importance of the industrial strategy and Government support, including for domestic steel-…03 Apr 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowThe power outage, which had such a significant effect on Heathrow and its immediate surroundings, has raised real concerns about resilience and back-up in our energy system for…24 Mar 2025HANSARDElectricity Grid DecarbonisationUK electricity bills are the highest in Europe compared to gas. Evidence given to the Select Committee suggests that the Government are absolutely right to reduce our reliance on…18 Mar 2025HANSARD North Sea EnergyThe Minister was right to remind us that the North sea is a mature basin, she was right to remind us that 70,000 jobs have been lost there in the last 10 years, and she was right…06 Mar 2025HANSARDNICs Increase: Impact on Economic GrowthDoes the Minister agree that it is in the interests of business to see waiting lists in the NHS reduced, roads repaired and the public finances fixed? Does he agree that if…04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineThe Prime Minister was right to say in his statement that economic security is national security. The same is true of energy security, as we see in the clean power plan. May I…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure: Chinese CompaniesI was pleased to hear the Minister confirm the importance of our energy security, in contrast to what we saw under the previous Government. [Interruption.] Opposition Members can…12 Feb 2025HANSARDBiomass GenerationI congratulate my hon. Friend the Minister on his marathon stint and on the pragmatic and well-crafted analysis of how the Government’s energy policies will address the security…10 Feb 2025