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HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI am always glad to deliver the Liberal Democrats a late Christmas present. I agree with some of the hon. Lady’s points, particularly on our dependence on fossil fuels and on why…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanAny cases should be brought to the attention of the Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, my hon. Friend the Member for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanMy hon. Friend asks a really important question, and I congratulate Green Rose CIC on its work. We see organisations like that as central to this plan, and we are working with…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI have to say to the hon. Lady that we inherited from the Conservatives—21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI will get to the question. We inherited the system from them, and we have raised the standards in the solar road map through the solar stewardship initiative with the solar…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanMy hon. Friend is right. Working with the private rented sector to raise the standards is incredibly important and, frankly, we cannot let this scandalous situation, which affects…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI thank the right hon. Member for his really important question. We will shortly publish our local power plan, which is precisely about the community ownership he mentions. We see…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I guess the shadow Minister will be wondering where his hon. Friends have gone, and whether they are going to another political party. Let…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. It is because we recognise the immediacy of the affordability crisis that we took the action we did in the Budget to take £150 of…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanThe target we are setting in this plan for 2030 is 450,000. Our skills taskforce is designed to do what my hon. Friend set out, which is to meet the skills needs—the very…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanWhat the hon. Gentleman said at the beginning of his question will resonate with every Member of this House, because so many people are facing a chronic and acute cost of living…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanWe absolutely see leaseholders as being eligible for this help, and it is very important that they are. My hon. Friend, with his constituency experience, speaks compellingly about…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanLet me address my hon. Friend’s questions; he speaks with great knowledge on these issues. On the ECO scheme, I think he refers to the installers, and it is important to emphasise…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Offshore WindWe will certainly not be doing that. We want as much as possible of this to be built in Britain.14 Jan 2026HANSARD Offshore WindYes. My hon. Friend, who speaks so well on these issues, is absolutely right. There are huge opportunities for Cornwall in this area of offshore wind. One thing that I have been…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Offshore WindI fear that securing time in the House is way above my pay grade. [Interruption.] I promise that it is. Let me say more generally to the right hon. Lady that I agree with her, and…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Offshore WindI look forward to having conversations with my hon. Friend. I think that there are huge opportunities for Scotland, and the Government intend to maximise them.14 Jan 2026HANSARD Offshore WindMy hon. Friend speaks so well on these issues and he is so right. This is about energy sovereignty and our security as a country. When the Conservatives were in government, at…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Offshore WindThose are incredibly important technologies, and we need to do more to help bring down their cost. Tidal schemes will be in the next auction pot, and we are continuing to look at…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Offshore WindMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. We will be setting up five technical excellence colleges in clean energy, and they will be incredibly important in training young…14 Jan 2026