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HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsThe hon. Gentleman, who is supposed to lead on this subject for his party, should have listened to what I said earlier. In 2022, 38% of generation came from gas. By the mid-2030s,…13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsI thank my hon. Friend. He and my right hon. Friend the Member for North East Somerset (Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg) are absolutely right to focus on the economics. We have to get the…13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I suggested, on different scenarios, about 1% or 2% of total generation coming from gas in future, compared with 38% in 2022, on an…13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsThe right hon. Gentleman could not be more wrong: we have record levels of employment, and we overtook France recently to become the eighth largest manufacturer in the world. I…13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsI agree with my hon. Friend about the importance of hydrogen. Where I disagree with him is that, having seen the projects in hydrogen allocation round 1—eight projects, I think—I…13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsI was with the hon. Gentleman nearly all the way. He is right: the whole world is looking at carbon capture and hydrogen, because that is what the science says. Everybody who…13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsI agree with my hon. Friend and I applaud those who are investing in our system. We have made ourselves one of the most investable countries in the world for clean energy. Gas has…13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsAs so often—the hon. Lady does it spectacularly well—she is completely and utterly wrong. Renewables are turned off, as she would say, because of constraints within the system,…13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsI meet representatives of the oil and gas industry a lot, because the truth is that even given our world leadership—and we have cut emissions by more than any other major economy…13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsMy hon. Friend will be aware of all the work we are doing to speed up transmission. We are halving the timeline from 12 to 14 years to seven, and the connections action plan has…13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsAs I have said, further legislation will come forward in the not-too-distant future, and the hon. Lady will be able to scrutinise it—but it is extraordinary that she should say of…13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsUnlike the hon. Gentleman, I am not primarily concerned with words—I am primarily concerned with action—but in fact I did use the “emergency” word. I do not know whether I broke…13 Mar 2024HANSARDHigh-carbon AdvertisingAs I said, the ASA would be the key people to go to. Companies in the sector are, and should be, mindful of their net zero obligations. They are looking into making commitments to…27 Feb 2024HANSARDHigh-carbon AdvertisingThe Advertising Standards Authority is responsible for regulating advertising in the UK across traditional forms of media, and it takes environmental issues seriously. I encourage…27 Feb 2024HANSARDElectricity Market ReviewThe Government plan to publish the second consultation imminently. It will set out a clear direction on how the GB electricity market arrangements will evolve to keep electricity…27 Feb 2024HANSARDElectricity Market ReviewThe Government are moving on from our appalling inheritance in 2010 of less than 7% of our electricity coming from renewables, with that figure today up to well over 40%. Every…27 Feb 2024HANSARDElectricity Market ReviewIt can be a complex matter. That is why the Government have committed to looking at rebalancing the system costs across electricity and gas, as well as to ensure that people can…27 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his continuing interest in this issue. The REMA programme is considering a number of options, including sending more efficient locational signals, which…27 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are doing the right thing, have done the right thing and will continue to do the right thing in coming to a fair settlement between miners, the Government and the…27 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course, my hon. Friend has a highly distinguished history in the marketing industry. We agree that it is important that the public get the information they need to save money…27 Feb 2024