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HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionLet me welcome my hon. Friend to her place, and congratulate her on her election; she will be a great Member of Parliament. She raises such an important issue. More than 3 million…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionI will look at all proposals, but I think the hon. Gentleman knows that underground cables cost six to 10 times more; that is why the last Government did not agree to them. […18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionI was delighted to visit the port of Milford Haven during the election campaign. There is an interesting issue here: the £1.8 billion investment that this Government are making in…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionI thank my hon. Friend and welcome him to the House. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience on these issues. I enjoyed my visit to Basingstoke. What really came home to me…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionWith permission, I would like to make a statement about the Government’s mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower. This Government were elected two weeks ago. Since then,…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionThe hon. Gentleman nods his head. I will be honest with him: we are not going to give community veto. The last Government did not give it either. There are nationally significant…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionI welcome my hon. Friend to his place. He raises the important question of how we ensure—this issue will be familiar to Members across the House—that we not only have the capacity…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionI was delighted to visit the Cheyne Court wind farm with my hon. Friend—a wind farm that I opened 15 years ago on my first visit as the Secretary of State. Pictures of how much I…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionI am pleased that my hon. Friend has asked me that question. The world wants to see British leadership, but British leadership starts at home with the power of example. If we do…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionMy hon. Friend, who I welcome to his place, makes such an important point about the role Teesside can play. I saw on a recent visit how much potential there is and we look forward…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionI welcome my hon. Friend to his place and congratulate him on his election, and I commend his housing association for what it is doing. He raises one of the biggest issues that…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionAgain, I congratulate my hon. Friend. He raises an important point that we have not touched on: the role of citizens in this change. My sense is that, while of course there are…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionI welcome my hon. Friend to this House and thank him for the work we did together in opposition on all these issues. As this is the final question, he ends on a really important…18 Jul 2024HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure Planning ProjectsThis statement confirms that it has been necessary to extend the deadlines for decisions on the following four applications made under the Planning Act 2008: The Mallard Pass…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionMay I start by congratulating the right hon. Lady on her recent engagement? I wish her and her fiancé all the best for the future. We may disagree on some issues, but I believe…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionOn the points the right hon. Lady made, there is a fundamental issue, which is that unless we drive for clean energy—this is what the Climate Change Committee said; I strongly…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionMy hon. Friend has long been an eloquent advocate for the role that business can play in generating the clean energy of our future and generating prosperity. I can absolutely…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionI thank the hon. Lady for her question. As with any planning decisions, there are clear parameters in the legislation on the consultation that needs to take place with local…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionMay I welcome you to the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker? I welcome the hon. Lady’s questions; we worked together on these issues when we were in opposition. Let me deal with her two…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionI definitely concur with what my hon. Friend says about ITM Power—an incredibly impressive company that I have visited. I also concur with him on the SMR programme. Our manifesto…18 Jul 2024