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HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI thank the Minister for giving way on the point about fiscal responsibility. I am not sure of the morality of trying to balance this country’s fiscal books on the backs of…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI grateful to the Minister for giving way. On awareness, is she aware how much more it costs to heat a home in winter in Blairgowrie, compared with Brighton or Belgravia?10 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Jayne Kirkham) on a really wonderful maiden speech. It is heartening to see how much love and passion she has for her…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillWill the Minister give way?05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillI hesitate to thank the right hon. Member for his intervention— [ Laughter. ] I will need to fact check his 13 million figure—I will get back to him on that. But let us be really…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillI am fully aligned with the hon. Member’s priority for national security in energy not to rely on other nations. Of course, within the UK, Scotland generates vastly more energy…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillWill the Minister give way?05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillOn that point, will the Minister give way?05 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Portsmouth North (Amanda Martin) and that rundown of her fantastic constituency. I want to go there now that I have heard…04 Sept 2024HANSARDSupport for Working PeopleI welcome the Secretary of State to his position. He will know that the Scottish Government have their own tax-raising powers. He will remember criticising the Scottish Government…04 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor would have known, in advance of the cut to the winter fuel payment and the stripping of £160 million from pensioners in Scotland, that Scottish pensioners suffer…03 Sept 2024HANSARDContracts for DifferenceFair play to the new Secretary of State: 5.3 GW of offshore wind is a great achievement, especially compared with the flat zero achieved by the Tories in auction round 5. It…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Budget Responsibility BillI am very pleased to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Martin Rhodes), who just delivered a textbook maiden speech, and negotiated his way around the fairly awkward…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero is trumpeting that 76% of the electorate are right behind GB Energy, and why would they not be? Why would they not want a…25 Jul 2024HANSARD International Immunities and PrivilegesIt is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. I look forward to you extending your authority to unruly fourth parties, even if they are new to that role. I…24 Jul 2024HANSARD International Immunities and PrivilegesIf we take, as the United Kingdom has, an extraordinarily complex programme somewhere down the road, then the opportunity cost, much less the financial and operability cost, of…24 Jul 2024HANSARDHealth and Social Care ReformIn integrating health and social care it is vital to take the staff component along with you. It is also vital to have sufficient funding. We integrated health and social care in…23 Jul 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Energy EfficiencySlightly more enthusiasm might have been welcomed by people living in England in cold and draughty houses. Nevertheless, it is not simply our extensive ambition that leaves the UK…21 May 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Energy EfficiencyThe Scottish Government are working at pace to replace polluting heating systems and improve energy efficiency in Scotland’s building stock, with £1.8 billion being invested in…21 May 2024HANSARDDefence Funding: Efficient SpendingIncreased defence spending is obviously only a means to an end. It is not an end in itself. The Treasury rightly takes a jaundiced view of the MOD’s ability to spend money wisely…20 May 2024