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HANSARDNet Zero Targets: BusinessesMy right hon. Friend is right, and it is great to see excitement across the Chamber about developing nuclear. It is just a shame that, when it came to the secondary legislation to…16 Jan 2024HANSARDNet Zero Targets: BusinessesMy hon. Friend is quite right to highlight the benefits and attractions of South Ribble, and indeed the wider UK economy. It is not just that the areas that have those services…16 Jan 2024HANSARDNet Zero Targets: BusinessesI am not the Minister who leads on carbon capture, usage and storage, so I may have just swerved a visit, but of course I am always delighted to talk to my hon. Friend. If I can…16 Jan 2024HANSARDNet Zero Targets: BusinessesJust to spell it out—because we do have to speak very slowly for the Opposition Front-Bench team—we have cut our emissions more than any other major economy, and our plans and the…16 Jan 2024HANSARDOil and Gas SectorThe North sea is a mature basin and production will naturally decline in the coming years. The Government are committed to supporting our oil and gas industry and the energy…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK is the first major economy to halve its emissions. Since the Prime Minister’s speech in September, we have announced the £960 million green industries growth accelerator,…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are providing targeted support for the most vulnerable through the warm home discount. I am pleased to say that we have raised it to £150 and extended it so that it now reaches…16 Jan 2024HANSARDOil and Gas SectorMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. This is a declining basin, and it is so important as we go through the transition that we do not lose the skills and jobs of those people…16 Jan 2024HANSARDOil and Gas SectorEffectively, we are part of a European market. Most of the gas that we produce is consumed in the United Kingdom, and most of our oil is refined elsewhere in Europe and…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we have rehearsed, the UK is the first major economy to halve its emissions. It is the one that is delivering more going forward. It is so important that we recognise that we…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman would love to think that was the case, but the Conservative party is united in driving this forward and in delivering. We are powering up Britain from…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with my hon. Friend and the Prime Minister on the importance of Bacton, which, like all gas terminals across the country, has the potential to play a crucial role in our…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to highlight that issue. At the autumn statement, we announced plans to halve the time it takes to build new critical powerlines as well as…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we make the transition, it is essential that we do so fairly, not least for those with less. We have committed to keeping the transition to electric vehicles affordable for…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI apologise for the Secretary of State not being here. I will write to the hon. Lady promptly in answer to her question.16 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen my right hon. Friend thinks that something is important, she does not let it go. That message will go out clearly from this Chamber, and I will happily work with her to see…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt will be useful for us both if I write to my hon. Friend and set out the technical assessments, constraints and issues around that, because he makes an interesting point.16 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her support for the introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism. This is to make sure that we do not have carbon leakage—to use the jargon—where…16 Jan 2024HANSARDConsumer Energy DebtThe Secretary of State is unwell and sends her apologies both to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to the House. Ministers in the Department regularly meet Ofgem to discuss a range…16 Jan 2024HANSARDConsumer Energy DebtI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question; he is right to highlight the issue of debt and families who are struggling. This is why we are providing £104 billion—or, on average,…16 Jan 2024