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HANSARDElectric Vehicle Battery ProductionThe hon. Lady is right to highlight the importance of semiconductors to the automotive industry. I hope we will see that coming out as soon as possible.18 Jan 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicle Battery ProductionMy hon. Friend takes a close interest in these issues. He is right that we need to do more and critical minerals are a part of that. A whole series of elements need to come…18 Jan 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicle Battery ProductionOpposition Members lose no opportunity to talk down the UK. It is quite extraordinary, especially in the week when we have just seen evidence come out that the UK is seen by— […18 Jan 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicle Battery ProductionI thank my hon. Friend, who is always championing her constituency and its interests, and emphasising the fact that yes, quite rightly, critical minerals are important, and that…18 Jan 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicle Battery ProductionIn the net zero strategy it was announced that there would be £350 million of funding for the automotive transformation fund, in addition to the £500 million announced as part of…18 Jan 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicle Battery ProductionIn terms of vehicles on the road, as one of my hon. Friends mentioned, we are actually seeing record sales. We are seeing that transformation going ahead. [ Interruption. ] As the…18 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and for so assiduously pressing the case, along with his colleagues, for Northern Ireland residents. I am delighted to see payments…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme: Alternative FundingThe energy bills support scheme alternative funding will provide £400 of credit to around 900,000 households without a direct relationship with an electricity supplier. This…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme: Alternative FundingI share the hon. Gentleman’s frustration. It is complicated. We do not live in a database society, so finding and identifying these people without putting public money at risk has…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme: Alternative FundingI have spoken on a number of occasions with my hon. Friend, and with colleagues on both sides of the House, about making sure these residents are not forgotten. We have worked…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe levelling-up White Paper outlined that the new UK shared prosperity fund will support interventions that reinforce the Government’s commitment to net zero by 2050. That…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend rightly highlights the target set by the Chancellor to reduce by 15% demand across our energy system. The energy efficiency taskforce is being established, with my…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsObviously, management of safety is not something for which I am directly responsible, but I am happy to follow up with my hon. Friend. I always thank him for giving me prior…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the need for skills and training if we are to meet our ambitious net zero targets. On 20 September, the Government launched the latest phase…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for this question and for the numerous parliamentary questions he has also tabled, highlighting the need to ensure that vulnerable customers, including…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will write to the hon. Gentleman as I do not have those numbers to hand. I am delighted that we have gone from just 14% of homes being rated EPC C or above in 2010 to more than…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is important to differentiate between the domestic market, which is much more heavily regulated and for which, of course, we have the energy price cap, and the non-domestic…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsPost offices, like all non-domestic businesses and institutions, will benefit from the new energy price discount scheme, which follows the energy bill relief scheme, as announced…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend who, along with colleagues, has been assiduous in championing constituents’ interests and making sure that no infrastructure that imposes a burden on…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme Contingent Liability NotificationToday, I have laid a departmental minute which describes a contingent liability undertaken by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to support citizens of…12 Jan 2023