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HANSARDOil and Gas Exploration: SubsidiesOf course, we are a net importer of oil and gas and, if we do not produce domestic gas, for example, we will have more tankers— [ Interruption. ] We will have more tankers with…23 May 2023HANSARDOil and Gas Exploration: SubsidiesIt is quite simple. We are reducing demand for fossil fuels, but we are net importers of them. Producing them here and destruction of demand have to be our focus and that is what…23 May 2023HANSARDNet Zero Goals: Local AuthoritiesAs a distinguished member of the Environmental Audit Committee, my hon. Friend has recently returned from the Arctic, where he saw the impacts of climate change. We recognise the…23 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for separately sharing his detailed thoughts on REMA and its reform. This is a complex area with multiple interrelated mechanisms; it requires careful…23 May 2023HANSARDPolluter Pays: PolicyThe hon. Gentleman is right to highlight that. Those on the frontline suffering the impact of climate change often have done least to contribute to it. It is important that we…23 May 2023HANSARDGreen Industries: JobsThere are huge opportunities for our world-leading aerospace sector in the move towards sustainable aviation fuels. The Jet Zero Council helps to lead that work. We have set…23 May 2023HANSARDGreen Industries: JobsI congratulate Pembrokeshire College. It is so important to have the skills in place. That is what the green jobs delivery group is all about. Industry is working to make sure…23 May 2023HANSARDGreen Industries: JobsWhat I can tell the hon. Gentleman is that the Government are working flat out to deliver that. I am looking to ensure that we strengthen the UK automotive industry as we move to…23 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe share my hon. Friend’s concerns. That is why we asked the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate. It is doing an inquiry. It came up with an interim report in recent…23 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her question and her years of effort to support constituents in this respect. I would be delighted to meet her.23 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen I recently visited Aberdeen, Inverness, Port of Nigg and Orkney in the constituency of the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael), it struck me that nearly…23 May 2023HANSARDNet Zero Goals: Local AuthoritiesThe Government invest £5 million a year in the local net zero hub programme. We have established the UK Infrastructure Bank, with an initial £12 billion of capital, for the twin…23 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn 30 March the Government launched a consultation to explore potential measures on carbon leakage, including a carbon border adjustment mechanism, mandatory product standards and…23 May 2023HANSARDNet Zero Goals: Local AuthoritiesThe right hon. Gentleman, as so often, is absolutely right; this is a real issue. We have Nick Winser working on the transmission system and he will report next month. On the…23 May 2023HANSARDGreen Industries: JobsThank you, Mr Speaker. I will ask the Minister who leads on networks, my hon. Friend the Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie), to get in touch with my hon.…23 May 2023HANSARDGreen Industries: JobsI am pleased to say that the green jobs delivery group is co-ordinating across Government to ensure we maximise the number of jobs in green sectors. The group has wide Government…23 May 2023HANSARDGreen Industries: JobsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. He is quite right to highlight the need for innovation and for keeping us at the cutting edge of science. We committed £4.2 billion to…23 May 2023HANSARDClean Energy Technologies: Private Sector InvestmentIt is ironic that the hon. Lady says that. We have already set out the position: our energy efficiency figures have gone from 14% to about 50%, and our renewable electricity…18 Apr 2023HANSARDClean Energy Technologies: Private Sector InvestmentIt is playing catch-up. The Opposition do not believe in powering Britain from Britain, and they do not believe in supporting the record. The truth is that the UK has cut its…18 Apr 2023HANSARDClean Energy Technologies: Private Sector InvestmentThe truth is that the rest of the world is playing catch-up. Our regulatory systems—the contracts for difference, for instance—have entirely unlocked renewables in this country.…18 Apr 2023