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HANSARDPrivate 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 2026HANSARD Department for Business and TradeI thank everyone who has participated in today’s debate. I particularly thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne) for opening…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Department for Business and TradeLook out for our plan for high streets, which will be published shortly. My hon. Friends the Members for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Gareth Snell) and for Stoke-on-Trent South (Dr…04 Mar 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 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Member and I debated this at length in the Delegated Legislation Committee last week. On the impact of this measure on Northern Ireland, I am sure he will be…10 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend does a good job of standing up for workers in his constituency and, following the statement that I made in the House before Christmas, he will know very well the…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBusinesses: Cost of EnergyIt is exactly that disparity in international energy prices for industry, which the previous Conservative Government left us with, that we are addressing through our clean power…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBusinesses: Cost of EnergyWe recognise that high energy costs remain a significant pressure on UK businesses. We are acting now through the British industry supercharger and the new British industrial…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBusinesses: Cost of EnergyThe hon. Gentleman is quite right to point out the impact of energy costs on small businesses. As we have seen, that has been largely driven over many years by the linkage between…10 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government were pleased to provide an exemption for the islands around Scotland for a number of reasons, but particularly because of the small populations on those islands and…10 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat was an extremely sweet question, and I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss the issue further and outline many of the initiatives that the Government are taking…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBusinesses: Cost of EnergyOf course, it is central to the Government’s policy that businesses are incentivised to invest in renewable energy and electrification where that is possible, so that they can…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBusinesses: Cost of EnergyThe hon. Lady and I agree that more needs to be done to alleviate the high energy costs for small businesses. I used to run an energy-intensive small business myself, and I know…10 Feb 2026HANSARDUK Emissions Trading SchemeThe carbon pricing emissions trading scheme is set by the market, rather than the Government. The price is effective at driving investment in carbon abatement measures, but it is…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBusinesses: Cost of EnergyMy hon. Friend is right to champion the small manufacturers in her constituency, which I know well from the time that I spent working in south Wales. It is important to note the…10 Feb 2026HANSARDUK Emissions Trading SchemeI am not sure if the shadow Secretary of State is conflating the various carbon taxes with the emissions trading scheme, but to be clear: the Government do not set or comment on…10 Feb 2026HANSARDUK Emissions Trading SchemeThe Government do not comment on or interfere with the carbon price. Ultimately, the price is set by the market to ensure that the ETS drives decarbonisation where it is cheapest.…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBusinesses: Cost of EnergyIn fact, the Government are taking an approach across the whole United Kingdom to deliver the energy infrastructure and energy generation capacity to guarantee low-cost,…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBusinesses: Cost of EnergyI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend for engaging with me on this topic in advance of the recent changes to the emissions trading scheme to include maritime emissions. It is…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBusinesses: Cost of EnergyI am very concerned about gas-intensive industries, and the Government’s policy is intended to ensure that they are given the support to decarbonise by electrifying, where that is…10 Feb 2026