Contributions
1,787 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDMarine EnergyWell, there was there an attempted linkage to the question, but I do not think that made it any less pompous or, indeed, irrelevant.25 Oct 2022HANSARDMarine EnergyAs my hon. Friend says, the fifth round is very exciting. We are moving from two-yearly to annual rounds—of course, they were interrupted by the pandemic, so it became slightly…25 Oct 2022HANSARDMarine EnergyWe are seeing these technologies mature, and the hon. Gentleman is right: tidal and floating offshore wind projects have won CfDs for the first time ever, which will help these…25 Oct 2022HANSARDMarine EnergyRev. Andrew Langley sounds like a community hero. It is exactly that kind of grassroots approach that is at the heart of Conservative philosophy as we deliver these high-level…25 Oct 2022HANSARDOnshore Wind FarmsIf only Labour’s record in office was as good as the oratory that the hon. Gentleman uses today—less than 7% of electricity was from renewables then. We are also absolutely…25 Oct 2022HANSARDOnshore Wind FarmsIt was this Government who passed the net zero legislation. It was this party that was the first major party to call for the climate Act, which has driven this behaviour, and it…25 Oct 2022HANSARDOut-of-Turn Supplementary Estimates 2022-23Grid charges need to reflect the costs involved. As the hon. Lady will be aware, we are reviewing and looking at how best to deal with the grid going forward, because the grid is…24 Oct 2022HANSARDOut-of-Turn Supplementary Estimates 2022-23I thank all Members who have spoken in this wide-ranging debate. The hon. Member for Ealing North (James Murray) spoke for His Majesty’s Opposition, and I say to him that the…24 Oct 2022HANSARDOut-of-Turn Supplementary Estimates 2022-23I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. It is great that she mentions particular difficult cases with such passion. She will recognise that moving at speed to try to create…24 Oct 2022HANSARDOut-of-Turn Supplementary Estimates 2022-23I will give way to the hon. Lady.24 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillIt is interesting to see on his feet the Liberal Democrat Member who in his speech suggested that not a drop more gas or oil should come out of the ground, forgetting that 75% of…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. We will continue to lead the world and drive forward offshore and onshore wind and solar energy, we will have SMRs and gigawatt-level nuclear, as…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillIt is a great pleasure to wind up this debate, to which there have been so many excellent contributions from across the House. Perhaps not for the first time, the right hon.…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Billrose —19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has brought calm to the Opposition to point out that only 7% of electricity came from renewables when they left power, but the figure is more…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend, and we are investing. Near both our constituencies, we have seen the transformation—19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillMay I at least answer this without being permanently harassed by the right hon. Gentleman, who should learn to sit? My hon. Friend has seen the transformation of the whole…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI feel as though if I do not give way to the right hon. Gentleman, he may suffer some serious medical emergency.19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI will not give way. [ Interruption. ] The right hon. Gentleman is getting over-excited. He has described himself as a nerd—accurately, of course. Perhaps he should have spent…19 Oct 2022