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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree that payment for small businesses is very important, particularly when it is not done by larger companies that have the resources. That is one of the reasons why the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith Sizewell C, we are securing a cheap, clean and reliable supply of energy to supercharge growth—I will provide more details in my oral statement. We have recommitted to…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy SecurityIt will not be news to hon. Members that in the past year, Putin’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine has sent energy prices soaring. Without this Government’s support, it would have…29 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI very much welcome the hon. Gentleman’s welcome, I hope to be in post for a long time, not to disappoint him in any way. His talk about the instability of policy is a bit rich,…29 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Labour Members talk about helping businesses, but that is what you get with a Labour Mayor in London, bashing businesses. I would be proud to…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSizewell CMy hon. Friend will be interested and happy to learn that I met two apprentices at Sizewell yesterday, who have two of what we expect to be 1,500 new apprentice jobs. He is right…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee: Impact on HouseholdsThis Government have a very proud record when it comes to renewables. When we came to power, barely 10% was from renewables; now the figure is 42%. In fact, on one day the week…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee: Impact on HouseholdsI absolutely do not agree with the hon. Gentleman. I have already talked about the £400 that everybody has been able to receive back, with some additional measures coming through…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee: Impact on HouseholdsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the pressure those manufacturers are under, and I absolutely recognise that. There is the energy-intensive industries discount of 85%, but…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee: Impact on HouseholdsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to point out the plight of park home owners, who are in a different position from others because of the lack of connection, sometimes, to…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee: Impact on HouseholdsI have mentioned the household support fund, which is also available for the most vulnerable. I do just have to say, to this line of questioning, that it is extraordinary that…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee: Impact on HouseholdsI have mentioned the 8 million homes, but perhaps it will help the hon. Lady if I point out the specific means-tested benefits which mean that those families will receive an extra…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee: Impact on HouseholdsI just mentioned support for 8 million families that goes beyond just the £400 and the energy price guarantee. Those 8 million families will benefit from all manner of additional…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee: Impact on HouseholdsOf course, everybody has had a £400 discount from their bill that is not repayable, and 8 million families also have additional support—those on income support and the like. The…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee: Impact on HouseholdsAs the hon. Gentleman will know, a comprehensive range of different support is in place, including the energy price guarantee, which on average looks to guarantee £2,500. It is…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee: Impact on HouseholdsFuture energy prices remain highly uncertain and are expected to remain elevated throughout next year. The energy price guarantee from April ’23 is currently expected to equate to…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSizewell CI visited the site yesterday and was delighted to confirm the nearly £700 million investment in Sizewell C pledged in the autumn statement.29 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLike my hon. Friend, I am very keen on small nuclear reactors as part of the solution. We will be launching Great British Nuclear early next year to assist both Rolls-Royce and…29 Nov 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabI thank my hon. Friend, who was key in persuading the Government to take forward the national security and investment legislation. That has been important in this case—definitive,…21 Nov 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabAlthough we have not met up, I pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s work in this area. As I have said, we are of course very keen to ensure that we have semiconductor manufacturing in…21 Nov 2022