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HANSARDIEA Co-ordinated Oil Stock Release: UK ParticipationMy thoughts are with British citizens and those across the world affected by the events in the middle east of recent days. Since the conflict began, we have seen Iran target…12 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsWith permission, I will make a statement about the situation in energy markets in the light of the unfolding conflict in Iran and the middle east. My thoughts are with the British…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsI am glad to hear that my elbow is renewable, and I agree with my hon. Friend that we must be willing to act on behalf of his constituents and others.05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsMy hon. Friend speaks with great eloquence on these issues, and he is absolutely right. As I said earlier, it is striking that so many countries now talk about this as an energy…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsThe hon. Gentleman speaks with great eloquence on these issues on behalf of his constituents and others. He is absolutely right to say that, in a situation like this, everyone has…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsNo, I do not think that is right at all. The truth about these crises is that it is incredibly important that the Government look at everything we can do, particularly to help…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsMy hon. Friend is right to raise the issue of heating oil. As I have said a number of times, it is an important issue and is very much on our radar. On her wider point, she is…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsActually, 5 GW, which is really good.05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsSomebody asked me about standing charges earlier, and I neglected to respond. One important thing that we did was transfer the warm home discount to unit rates, which helped make…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsMy hon. Friend is so right. I talk to partners around the world, including in Europe, which the Liberal Democrats asked about, and elsewhere, and it is interesting that so many…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsI agree with my hon. Friend. It is incumbent on all of us to tell people, on the basis of the evidence, what we should be doing as a country. Today we have heard from Members of…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsMy hon. Friend makes his point in a very eloquent and amusing way. It is so important to recognise that crises like this show that gambling on low fossil fuel prices is dangerous,…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsMy hon. Friend puts it incredibly well: this is about clean, home-grown power that we control. We need to get off the roller coaster of fluctuations in international markets,…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsThe step forward we are taking is to give more help to the energy-intensives, both this April and when we get to help 7,000 businesses next April. However, I acknowledge—as I did…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsMy hon. Friend is a very important advocate for his constituents and, indeed, for Project Willow. He will know that we have made a number of announcements about Grangemouth in…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsAn important decision that we took was to extend the warm home discount not only for this winter, but for five years ahead, to give an assurance to 6 million people, including…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsI agree with my hon. Friend that driving to renewables and clean, home-grown power is crucial. I would also say, as I know she takes an interest in these things, that the North…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsLast week, I said that what the Conservatives were saying about the memo was a whacky internet conspiracy theory, and they said, “No, it isn’t, so why don’t you publish it?”, so I…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsI will answer the hon. Lady’s questions in a moment, but first I say to her that the biggest question for this House and for the country is: do we learn the lessons of these…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsMy hon. Friend speaks wisely on these issues. I agree with what he said about how we get energy security and the right thing to do. On the question of bill payers, across…05 Mar 2026