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HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday we have set out our proposal for the seventh carbon budget, as new research from CBI Economics shows that over a million workers are now supported by the UK’s net zero…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important point. The strategic spatial energy plan, which will be coming out later this year, is designed precisely to ensure the kind of co-ordination…02 Jun 2026HANSARDClean PowerThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. I know that the Energy Minister has met him and the National Fire Chiefs Council to discuss this issue. We take the safety of battery…02 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI am not going to give way. Don’t take my word for it. This is what the Energy Transitions Commission, which includes energy companies, says: “Any national strategy which assumes…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityWell, we may agree on some things, but not on this. I have great respect for the right hon. Gentleman, so let me say this. Even the most ambitious plans for solar involve less…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI am going to make some progress. By contrast, we stand for national security through energy security and energy independence. How we protect consumers is very important. My right…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityIt was not worth giving way after all. The shadow Secretary of State cannot answer the question.19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityThe hon. Lady obviously does not understand that prices are going up, including from the North sea. Let us look at the amount that the tax raises. According to the Office for…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityNo, I am not giving way. At this moment, what have the official Opposition, alongside the SNP, decided to call for? They have called for the Government to dump that policy. Let us…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI am not going to give way as I need to finish soon. The energy independence Bill will legislate to help deliver the biggest investment in home upgrades in British history through…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityMy hon. Friend makes his point incredibly well, and I do want to say something about renewables before I move on. At the time of the AR7 auction, the right hon. Member for East…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI will just make a bit of progress. We say tax those profits to help the British people.19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityNo, I am not giving way. The energy profits levy has raised £12 billion since it was introduced in 2022.19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and this is what is so exciting. Contrary to what the shadow Energy Secretary said, we are seeing a renaissance of nuclear in this country, and…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityMy hon. Friend puts it well. There is something ironic about the fact that Reform says nationally that it wants fracking, but its representatives in Scarborough and Lancashire…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI will give way to the right hon. Gentleman, because he and I go back a long way.19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI am not giving way, no. Let me quote the right hon. Member for Richmond and Northallerton (Rishi Sunak), the former Prime Minister, who was the Chancellor at the time. These are…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityBecause if we did that, we would end up in climate disaster. That is the truth.19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI am always happy to work with the hon. Gentleman, for whom I have great respect, as are my team of Ministers.19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI am not going to give way again. This is the difference with Labour: we are learning the lessons of the fossil fuel crises we face, and we are acting.19 May 2026