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HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesAs I mentioned, I spent Friday in Aberdeenshire seeing the situation on the ground. I was joined by Chris Burchell, the managing director of SSE, and I put him on the spot about…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI thank the hon. Gentleman for that constructive question. I would say to his constituent Craig Fraser that I think it is unacceptable that it took him more than four days to get…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI will deal with it head on, because not only did I take a call from the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) on the Friday morning but I visited and talked to…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI thank my hon. Friend for that, and it was invaluable to have his assistance on Friday when visiting his community in Banff and Buchan. I met the SSE engineers at Methlick, and…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesLet me deal with each point in turn. It would not be fair to say that yesterday was a photo opportunity. The Secretary of State visited the armed forces, engineers, local…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI commend my hon. Friend, with whom I spoke on Tuesday and Wednesday. It was a pleasure to visit his constituency. At Ireshopeburn, I saw the generator being connected to the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for those further questions, and for his concern. It was good to have a chance to give him an in-person update on Friday morning on the situation…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesAs the House will know, the Secretary of State updated Members last week on how we are continuing to work to ensure that power is restored to people’s homes following Storm Arwen.…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Community Energy SchemesLet me begin by congratulating the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on securing this important debate, and for pre-submitting the three questions that I will answer during the…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Community Energy SchemesThank you, Mr Betts; let me carry on. It is important that we take a broad view of all consumers when making changes to the energy markets. That includes consumer protection…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Community Energy SchemesI appreciate the hon. Lady’s line of questioning. I replied specifically to a letter from my hon. Friend the Member for Wantage seeking a meeting. I think the best thing to do…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Community Energy SchemesFantastic. I will leave some time for the hon. Member for Bath to reply. Finally, earlier this year, we jointly published with Ofgem our new smart systems and flexibility plan and…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Offshore Renewables Wind SectorI think, Mr Betts, that as they have given us quite a bit of time, I am happy to let the Member speak.30 Nov 2021HANSARD Community Energy SchemesI am certainly committed to examining the obstacles and speaking to my hon. Friend; I know his long-standing interest in this, as indeed in all energy questions—he is the Mr…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Offshore Renewables Wind SectorI do not think I have time—I am afraid I only have one minute, and the hon. Gentleman got a pretty fair crack of the whip earlier, to be frank. Floating offshore wind is an area…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Offshore Renewables Wind SectorI begin by congratulating the hon. Member for East Lothian (Kenny MacAskill) on securing this important debate. We know that renewable electricity generation is essential to the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)May I welcome you to the Chair, Mr Gray? It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I will be brief. Clause 31 is the first clause of part 3 of the Bill, which establishes…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTidal Energy Generation: Ringfenced FundingI congratulate the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford) on securing this important debate, and I welcome his support for the UK Government. He said that…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTidal Energy Generation: Ringfenced FundingI gladly accept my hon. Friend’s invitation to meet. He does a brilliant job as the chair of that APPG and he does an amazing job as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Indonesia.…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTidal Energy Generation: Ringfenced FundingThe right hon. Gentleman is mixing up funding with the process of an auction. It is a contract for difference auction. The idea of £20 million being available is that it allows us…25 Nov 2021