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HANSARDEnergy Prices BillIn the knowledge that the hon. Gentleman is succinct and will be welcomed by the Committee, I give way to him briefly.17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillThe hon. Member is so persistent that I will give way to him.17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillWe are facing a global energy crisis, which has been exacerbated by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. This Bill puts support to help people, businesses, charities and the…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillIndeed. On amendments 5 and 7, I am pleased to note that the hon. Members for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) and for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) agree with my decision to extend…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillIf the hon. Gentleman will allow me, I will try to cover—17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillI have so much to do and a duty to cover as much as I can, having agreed not to go on too long. New clause 9 aims to remove regional variations from standing charges. Ofgem, which…17 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesNo—I will have to sit down very shortly. We have long-term regulations to ensure that landlords are incentivised to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and to set a minimum…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesForgive me; if I had been left anything like half the time that was available by the Opposition spokesman, I would have been able to accommodate the hon. Gentleman. After that…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesWith respect to the hon. Gentleman, I am going to press on. The Government’s package of interventions makes up the biggest proportion of the fiscal package set out in the growth…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesThe growth plan and the Government’s intervention will have a significant impact on reducing inflation, protecting households, mortgages and the like. Households in Northern…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate the hon. Member for Cardiff North (Anna McMorrin) on securing the debate, although I share with…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesThe hon. Gentleman rightly says that the crisis may not necessarily go away quickly, so why is it Labour party policy to intervene for six months? The Government have come in with…11 Oct 2022HANSARDUK’s Updated 2030 Nationally Determined ContributionThe Glasgow climate pact, agreed by almost 200 countries at COP26 in November 2021, recognised the need for accelerated action to limit global warming to 1.5° C above…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Small Modular Reactors: Government FundingThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I want to begin by congratulating my right hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) on securing this important debate and speaking so…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Small Modular Reactors: Government FundingI thank my right hon. Friend, and I am happy to do that. He will forgive me, perhaps on this one day only, for not leaning in to chastise any other Department or the Government in…07 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolThe hon. Gentleman makes very strong points. At the heart of the Belfast/Good Friday agreement is the idea of communities coming together, to have the Executive, to make sure that…06 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolThe Northern Ireland protocol is not delivering the goals set out in it. First and foremost among those is ensuring peace and prosperity in Northern Ireland, and protecting the…06 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI am grateful for the hon. Lady’s passionate espousal of the need for us to be a member of Horizon, Euratom and the other programmes, all of which were agreed, as she will recall,…06 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy hon. Friend is right. The protocol is not delivering the main objectives set out on its face. That is why something has to be done. I was delighted to spend Friday and Saturday…06 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe must support Ukraine’s vision for rebuilding a sovereign, prosperous, democratic nation that is stronger than it was before Putin’s invasion. Significant support will be…06 Sept 2022