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HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyThe hon. Lady asks a set of very reasonable questions. First, I commend her for saying that the Government have announced big figures, because her Front-Bench colleague, the right…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI am always ready to meet our three brilliant Conservative Members of Parliament for Stoke. I have met them over the years on a host of different topics, often in relation to…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI did not quite understand the hon. Gentleman’s point about connectivity, but what I will say to him is this: Scotland is vital for the UK’s energy needs, both currently and in…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI thank my hon. Friend, who is a tireless advocate for Ynys Môn, particularly on the economy and jobs. Of course, Ynys Môn, the whole of Wales and north Wales will benefit from…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyWe are in constant dialogue with the steel sector, and the hon. Gentleman and I both know that half of steel production and half the jobs in the sector were lost under the last…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyMy hon. Friend and I spent many happy, productive years working together in the Department for International Trade to market our technological breakthroughs in clean energy,…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyThat is sort of a question, for which I thank the hon. Gentleman. He might be a proponent of the Labour party’s net zero by 2030 policy. I am not sure whether the shadow Secretary…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s warm congratulation on that decision. Perhaps he might have a word with some of his colleagues near him on the Opposition Benches. He makes a good…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI concur with my hon. Friend, who is a tireless champion for his Warrington constituents. We are delighted with today’s announcement. Carbon capture, utilisation and storage is a…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyThe hon. Gentleman asks a reasonable question with a rather unreasonable preamble, if he does not mind my saying so. I do not think there have been failures of Government policy…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyMy right hon. Friend is right to highlight off-grid properties and the importance of making sure that the overall Government agenda, including levelling up, reaches those people.…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI spent significant time in Aberdeen last week, and I did not meet a lot of people who share the hon. Gentleman’s doom and gloom approach to all things when it comes to energy. I…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyThe comments that I made in relation to Cornwall earlier probably also apply to parts of north Norfolk. Of course I will commit to making sure that households that are in fuel…19 Oct 2021HANSARDInvestment in Green ProjectsA year on from the publication of the ten point plan the Government can confirm more than £5.8 billion of investment in green projects has been secured, along with at least 56,000…18 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: 2021 Annual Progress ReportThe Government are carefully considering the Climate Change Committee’s progress report and will respond to it in full as part of our forthcoming net zero strategy ahead of COP26.…21 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions by 2050My hon. Friend will know about the North sea transition agreement, which we announced earlier this year. I share his concern about the Scottish Government’s approach to all these…21 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions by 2050The hon. Lady will know the course of that scheme through her important work as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee. She will also know that we are committed to publishing a…21 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions by 2050I look forward to a visit to Yorkshire and the Humber region as quickly as possible. My hon. Friend will know how Yorkshire has delivered incredibly for the UK as a whole,…21 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions by 2050The hon. Gentleman’s talk of Scotland being short-changed on renewables is entirely wrong. Scotland is a massive part of our renewables offer, today and going forward. Secondly,…21 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions by 2050We recognise that this project has good potential, but obviously we need to work through these kinds of projects in a proper and methodical way, to make sure that all of the…21 Sept 2021