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HANSARD Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandI hope the hon. Member will recognise that as I continue my remarks I will address many of the points that he made in his speech, including the point about peatland. From the…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandI am grateful for that intervention, because the hon. Member is right; he mentioned that and I meant to respond to it, but I had forgotten. It is important to note that there is…21 Apr 2026HANSARDBritish Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI am pleased to be able to update the House that the Government are continuing to make progress on delivering a key flagship policy of the industrial strategy. This includes…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCarbon Dioxide SupplyThis statement provides an update on Government intervention in the supply of carbon dioxide. On 26 March 2026, in response to risks to supply chains arising from the ongoing…13 Apr 2026HANSARDBritish SteelThe Government committed to updating Parliament on British Steel every four sitting weeks for the duration of the period of special measures being applied under the Steel Industry…26 Mar 2026HANSARDFusion Energy: Private Sector InvestmentI share the hon. Member’s affection for Dounreay—I have family based in Reay and Thurso and have enjoyed many a holiday on the north coast of Scotland. As he said, it has a…24 Mar 2026HANSARDClean Energy: Private Sector InvestmentMy hon. Friend is right that the allocation round was incredibly successful. Of course, the Conservatives wanted to cancel it, given their opposition to clean industry jobs across…24 Mar 2026HANSARDClean Energy: Private Sector InvestmentAfter a lot of hullabaloo about the oil and gas industry, we now get to turn to the areas where we are doubling down—namely, on our vast natural resource in clean energy…24 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe now have record public sector investment in the development of this technology, with £86 billion to 2030. As a techno-optimist, I agree with the International Energy Agency…24 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to point out the importance of finishing companies. I know that some spinning and weaving businesses are included in the supercharger, but finishing is…24 Mar 2026HANSARDFusion Energy: Private Sector InvestmentI do indeed welcome the £200 million design and build contract for ILIOS with, as my hon. Friend mentioned, Kier and firms like Turner & Townsend who can be relied on to deliver.…24 Mar 2026HANSARDFusion Energy: Private Sector InvestmentFusion energy really is the energy of the future. Our fusion strategy, with a fusion prospectus to follow, has a strong focus on inward investment, very much ensuring that Britain…24 Mar 2026HANSARDClean Energy: Private Sector InvestmentI appreciate the right hon. Member’s concerns, having spoken to the hydrogen industry myself, and the representation he has made to me and to the Energy Minister on this issue. I…24 Mar 2026HANSARDPrivate Sector Investment: Buckingham and BletchleyWe are supporting private sector investment in Buckingham and Bletchley by working with partners across the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor to find new opportunities for…12 Mar 2026HANSARDPrivate Sector Investment: Buckingham and BletchleyI congratulate my hon. Friend on his work with the Bletchley investment taskforce. I know that businesses in his constituency, such as Envisics, Carnot and Pulsar, have benefited…12 Mar 2026HANSARDPrivate Sector InvestmentThe Minister responsible for the Post Office and the Royal Mail, my hon. Friend the Member for East Renfrewshire (Blair McDougall), is sitting beside me. Just yesterday, he spent…12 Mar 2026HANSARDPrivate Sector InvestmentThe Government recognise the importance of the defence industrial plan, which will be brought to the House as soon as it can be. On private sector investment, £10 billion of…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right: Cornwall has loads of critical minerals. They will be beneficial in driving not only the UK economy but great businesses and export opportunities. As we…12 Mar 2026HANSARDPrivate Sector InvestmentI thank my hon. Friend for his work in establishing the all-party parliamentary group on quantum technologies. He is right to identify these technologies as very important for the…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are incredibly concerned about the gradual erosion of UK domestic steel production compared with imports. I ask my hon. Friend to wait a very short time until the…12 Mar 2026