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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have raised this issue continually. I have been in Scotland six times in this role in the past nine months and I have raised the issue repeatedly with the SNP—with Scottish…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a consistent champion for his York constituents, and I assure him that we remain committed to delivering on the fastest sustained uplift in research and…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is exactly what we are doing. We have committed £6.6 billion over the course of this Parliament. The local authority delivery scheme, £787 million; the home upgrade grants,…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady will have studied the evidence that I gave to the Welsh Affairs Committee a couple of months ago on the national grid in Wales. When it comes to ensuring that we are…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to have further conversations with Treasury Ministers. As the hon. Lady knows, the Government’s position on the core issue remains unchanged, but I will ensure that the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to examine this issue as a former employee of a swimming pool. In 1985, I worked for six months at a German swimming pool, Sommerbad Kreuzberg, which I am happy to read…12 Jul 2022HANSARDOffshore Transmission Network: Holistic Network Design and Pathfinder ProjectsToday marks a significant milestone for the offshore transmission network review and the British energy security strategy, with the publication of the first major deliverable—the…07 Jul 2022HANSARDHome Energy Efficiency: North of EnglandIf the hon. Gentleman has a specific case in mind, I would urge him to take that up with the local authority trading standards. In an excellent contribution, my hon. Friend the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDHome Energy Efficiency: North of EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) on securing this important debate. As ever,…06 Jul 2022HANSARDHome Energy Efficiency: North of EnglandI fundamentally disagree. Solar has done incredibly well in this country. We have a big capacity in solar—I think around 14 GW. Our ambition is to grow that to 70 GW. Part of that…06 Jul 2022HANSARDHome Energy Efficiency: North of EnglandI will make some progress and respond to the points made in the debate. My hon. Friend the Member for Darlington and the hon. Member for Weaver Vale (Mike Amesbury) raised the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyThank you, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mick Whitley) on securing this important debate. I do not have much time to respond, but to start I would like…05 Jul 2022HANSARDGB Warm Home Discount (Scotland) SchemeMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility (Lord Callanan) has today made the following statement: The Government…30 Jun 2022HANSARDCarbon Capture and StorageI thank my hon. Friend, the chair of the all-party group on hydrogen, for his continuing support for hydrogen-related and CCUS-related projects. We see that as offering…29 Jun 2022HANSARDCarbon Capture and StorageI thank the hon. Member for her question and I agree with her sentiments. We are engaging continuously on CCUS with the Acorn cluster and other possibilities. I agree with her on…29 Jun 2022HANSARDCarbon Capture and StorageThe Government recognise the importance of Scotland in achieving our goals on carbon capture utlilisation and storage. We have supported Scottish CCUS projects through the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) and Electricity Market Reform (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I am glad that we are in alignment on the need for supply chain plans. It is key to note that in its first phases, floating offshore wind will typically consist of significantly…28 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) and Electricity Market Reform (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I thank the hon. Members for Southampton, Test and for Kilmarnock and Loudoun for their good, detailed questions and contributions. I welcome the broad support of the hon. Member…28 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) and Electricity Market Reform (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) and Electricity Market Reform (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2022. It is a…28 Jun 2022HANSARDEnergy Supply Company Special Administration RegimeToday I will lay before Parliament a departmental minute describing a number of contingent liabilities arising from the issuance of letters of credit for the energy administrators…28 Jun 2022