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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is wrong, if he listened to my answer earlier, because actually bills across 2025 were lower than in 2024. He should welcome our measures to cut bills by £150,…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a brilliant advocate for his constituency, and indeed for Blackpool. I would be very happy to meet him to talk about how we can ensure that the jobs that those…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsDear, oh dear, oh dear. What can I say to that, Mr Speaker?06 Jan 2026HANSARDNational Grid: Supply Point CapacityMy hon. Friend makes a crucial point. There was this terrible backlog, where the queue had something like five times as much capacity as was required and the wrong priorities. We…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do not understand the hon. Gentleman, if I am honest. The truth is that he would give up on young people. He would sell them down the river, as he would today’s generation, the…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes; my hon. Friend is entirely right. Home-grown clean power is what will give us energy security.06 Jan 2026HANSARDNational Grid: Supply Point CapacityThe Government inherited a legacy of huge under-investment in the grid, which piled up constraint costs and created a chaotic system for grid connection, which left crucial…06 Jan 2026HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsMy hon. Friend asks an important question. In our 2030 clean power plan, we talk precisely about the importance of low-carbon dispatchable power as a way forward. I am really…06 Jan 2026HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsMy hon. Friend is right. The figures that came out from NESO over Christmas show that we had extra renewable power in 2025 equivalent to powering 2 million homes; that is 2…06 Jan 2026HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsThe hon. Lady has just done a good job of highlighting the importance of this matter, and she gets to the crucial point. The Opposition parties that reject solar, onshore wind and…06 Jan 2026HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsWe have regular discussions with the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Executive on a range of issues. On the hon. Gentleman’s point about nationally significant projects, it is…06 Jan 2026HANSARDEnergy Bills ReductionI really enjoyed my visit to Kensa—I would recommend that all Members go—which is a really innovative company that is leading in heat pump manufacture. As my hon. Friend knows, we…06 Jan 2026HANSARDEnergy Bills ReductionThe decision by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor to take an average £150 of costs off people’s energy bills from April is a reflection of this Government’s commitment to…06 Jan 2026HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsI do not really understand what the question was about, but we are in favour of AI and we are working with our colleagues on AI. I have to say that I am glad the right hon. Lady…06 Jan 2026HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsThe 2023 generation costs report published under the previous Government shows the levelised cost of electricity to build and operate a new gas-fired power station to be…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I am happy to respond, because we are going to deal in the facts. Bills were lower in 2025 than in 2024 in real terms, and the price…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical Questionsrose—06 Jan 2026HANSARDEnergy Bills ReductionI can tell the hon. Gentleman that bills are going to be lower. [ Interruption. ] If he just listens, I will tell him. If we compare 2025 to 2024, energy bills are lower in real…06 Jan 2026HANSARDEnergy Bills ReductionI will tell the hon. Lady. We are proud of the fact that in the Budget we raised taxes on the wealthy so that we could cut bills for millions of families across this country. I am…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur team would be happy to meet my hon. Friend. That question, and so many others, shows the huge opportunities arising from home-grown, clean power, including in fantastic…06 Jan 2026