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HANSARDConstitutional LawI will now give way to my shadow—in this particular instance—on the Opposition Front Bench.10 Apr 2019HANSARDConstitutional LawI welcome the opportunity to reassure the hon. Gentleman that the offshore wind sector deal focuses on exactly that. What had happened historically was that we had essentially…10 Apr 2019HANSARDConstitutional LawI believe that it is based on the location of the site, but I will double-check that and write to the hon. Gentleman to confirm it. The order ensures that the statutory appeal is…10 Apr 2019HANSARDConstitutional LawI beg to move, That the draft Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 4 March, be approved. Thank you…10 Apr 2019HANSARDConstitutional LawI think we have seen an outbreak of consensus, which is always welcome on the Floor of the House. I welcome the comments of the hon. Member for Glasgow North East (Mr Sweeney),…10 Apr 2019HANSARDConstitutional LawI hope that the hon. Gentleman will regain his usual sunny nature should we have an Easter break next week. As he will know, what he has asked is not for me to decide. These…10 Apr 2019HANSARDConstitutional LawI will give way again briefly, but I sense that the House would like me to wrap up, and I also want to give way to the Leader of the Opposition. [Laughter.] I mean the potential…10 Apr 2019HANSARDConstitutional LawI will give way to the hon. Gentleman and allow him to congratulate our four nations on the progress that they have made.10 Apr 2019HANSARDEU Emissions Trading SystemOn 11 March, the Government published legislation which changed the compliance deadline to surrender allowances for the 2018 reporting year under the EU emissions trading system…22 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have said repeatedly that the opportunity to create a home-grown energy source that provides thousands of jobs in parts of the country that economic policies have not been able…19 Mar 2019HANSARDFeed-in Tariffs and Power GenerationSolar is a UK success story: 99% of the solar capacity in the UK has been installed since 2010 when I became an MP. The feed-in tariff, however, as the hon. Gentleman knows, is a…19 Mar 2019HANSARDFeed-in Tariffs and Power GenerationIt is news to me that the Labour party’s policy is to be anti the oil and gas industry that employs so many hundreds of thousands of people. And when it comes to rhetoric, the…19 Mar 2019HANSARDCarbon EmissionsFar from it. I do not recognise those numbers. I have got into trouble before for saying I probably would have been out there with those kids several years ago—I recognise the…19 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman says the unions are wrong—that is probably a first. People support fracking because of its potential to create jobs. [ Interruption. ] Crikey, if he would stop…19 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman, as a proud representative of a former coalfield community, knows that, to the contrary, many people, including the GMB, support the fracking policy because of…19 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend speaks proudly of the hundreds of high-skilled jobs in his constituency, and there are hundreds of thousands such jobs across the UK. We are increasing R&D spend…19 Mar 2019HANSARDSkilled Green JobsRange anxiety is diminishing as battery technology improves. My hon. Friend will know of the Faraday challenge, a cross-Government and industry commitment to not only improving…19 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe switchover has already started. The priority is smart meters that have gone dumb through customers switching, because we do not want there to be an impediment to switching.…19 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right that CO 2 molecules do not care where they are emitted or where they have an impact. I am delighted to tell him that we are one of the world’s largest…19 Mar 2019HANSARDCarbon EmissionsMy hon. Friend—whose constituency is known for its engineering excellence—is absolutely right. As is clear from the smart systems plan for the future and the smart export…19 Mar 2019