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HANSARDSolar Energy: Agricultural LandMy officials have regular discussions with DEFRA about the deployment of low-carbon solar photovoltaics on farms. Many solar farms are constructed with raised panels that enable…22 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear PowerThe hon. Lady is right: we have to make sure that our grid capacity is good for the big expansion of renewables, and indeed for the big expansion of nuclear, which is what this…22 Feb 2022HANSARDHydrogen SectorThe hon. Gentleman and I know that Northern Ireland has an incredible capability and tradition in bus making. He is absolutely right that hydrogen-powered buses have a big future.…22 Feb 2022HANSARDAutomotive SectorI thank my hon. Friend for his long-standing and passionate interest in community energy. I was delighted to meet him and colleagues just before the recess. Through the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDAutomotive SectorEnergy security is an absolute priority for the Government. Our exposure to global gas prices underscores the importance of not only our own UK North sea gas production but…22 Feb 2022HANSARDAutomotive SectorAs the current energy Minister and the former exports Minister, I agree entirely with my hon. Friend on the export potential of the Rolls-Royce SMR technology, which has the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDSolar Energy: Agricultural LandWe are committed to ensuring that solar developments are carried out with local community support. That is the most important consideration. We recognise that in some cases solar…22 Feb 2022HANSARDAutomotive SectorThe death of the hon. Lady’s young constituent bears heavily on all of us as London Members of Parliament. I remind her that the principal responsibility for air quality in London…22 Feb 2022HANSARDSolar Energy: Agricultural LandLet me first join the right hon. Lady in her tribute to Sir Richard Shepherd. I share her sadness at his passing, of which I was not aware. He and I used to overlap with each…22 Feb 2022HANSARDHydrogen SectorI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question; I think I have an existing commitment to go to his constituency. In fact, in my five months in this job, I think I have been four…22 Feb 2022HANSARD North Sea Oil and GasI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. I will need to have a look at the timeframe for his statistic on doubling production, because clearly during the first year of the…09 Feb 2022HANSARD North Sea Oil and GasMy hon. Friend puts it very well and succinctly. The key word to use is “transition”: the transition from our existing energy mix to the energy of the future.09 Feb 2022HANSARD North Sea Oil and GasI thank the hon. Gentleman for taking a slightly more constructive approach than his Scottish National party colleague, the hon. Member for Aberdeen South (Stephen Flynn). He is…09 Feb 2022HANSARD North Sea Oil and GasThe Chancellor outlined the disadvantages of a windfall tax at the Dispatch Box last Thursday, when he said that it was “superficially appealing” but probably counterproductive.…09 Feb 2022HANSARD North Sea Oil and GasThe hon. Gentleman is right that matters being discussed today are for gas production in the future, but I refer him to the Chancellor’s statement to the House on Thursday for the…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Edmonton EcoPark: Proposed ExpansionThe hon. Gentleman raises an interesting point, and I will go back and check that. My understanding is that that is not consistent with the consent orders that have been granted,…09 Feb 2022HANSARD North Sea Oil and GasThe right hon. Gentleman has asked a probing question. I would say that we have both those obligations. We are obligated to take action on climate change and reducing emissions,…09 Feb 2022HANSARD North Sea Oil and GasWe are proud of the record and our delivery at COP, and the COP President continues to deliver. It is a fantastic achievement to get coal written into a COP document for the first…09 Feb 2022HANSARD North Sea Oil and GasMy hon. Friend is right: this is an industry in transition, which is why we did the North sea transition deal with the sector last March. There are obligations in both directions.…09 Feb 2022HANSARD North Sea Oil and GasMy hon. Friend makes some strong points. He is absolutely right that these are not new fields; they are fields that have already been licensed and that therefore have been taken…09 Feb 2022