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HANSARD Climate ChangeLet me just finish. Back then, it often felt like a cause that sat at the margins of politics, rather than at its centre. Progress felt slow; success felt uncertain. If someone…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeThe right hon. Lady used the Committee on Climate Change to discredit some of the figures and questioned food bills, but she knows that bills have already gone up by £361 as a…24 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I thank hon. Members for their valuable contributions. As many of us have come from the Jo Cox event, I would like to start with what is “more in common”. I think that we are…17 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I have two excellent colleagues who serve in Scotland and who do a lot of work on that, but I will endeavour to take it back and make sure we do everything we can to try and…17 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. The regulations were laid before the House on 23…17 Jun 2026HANSARDClimate-related Transition PlanI thank my hon. Friend for her leadership in West Bromwich, in this place, and internationally. This Government have consulted on our manifesto commitment to introduce transition…02 Jun 2026HANSARDVoluntary Carbon and Nature MarketsMay I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for her leadership on this issue? The UK is a global leader on carbon pricing and nature recovery. We are committed to strengthening carbon…02 Jun 2026HANSARDDeep Geothermal EnergyI thank the hon. Gentleman once again for championing this issue. I know he has been calling for it, and I welcome the engagement. It was exciting to see the first deep geothermal…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are grateful for the Severn Estuary Commission’s work, and we recognise the benefits that tidal range can bring to our energy system. For now, the Government remain open to…02 Jun 2026HANSARDVoluntary Carbon and Nature MarketsWe are pursuing that through the local power plan, and we intend for that to happen.02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her continued championing of this matter. It was exciting to see the opening of the first project in February. We are focusing on the local heat…02 Jun 2026HANSARDClimate-related Transition PlanI am glad to see the right hon. Member’s agreement on the direction of travel. We must ensure that we involve local communities in decisions, but choices need to be made. I was…02 Jun 2026HANSARDDeep Geothermal EnergyI pay tribute to the hon. Member for championing deep geothermal. This Government recognise the potential that deep geothermal represents, particularly as a source for heat…02 Jun 2026HANSARDVoluntary Carbon and Nature MarketsI assure my hon. Friend and investors that nature-based solutions are central to our response to this issue. London is the centre of carbon markets, and we want to protect that.…02 Jun 2026HANSARDClimate-related Transition PlanElectrification is key—that is something we can agree on across the House and outside. As my hon. Friend rightly says, since July 2024 we have secured £90 billion of investment in…02 Jun 2026HANSARDDeep Geothermal EnergyI welcome my hon. Friend’s question. The opportunity to visit sounds fabulous, and I look forward to it.02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this incredibly important issue. We need to make sure, when pushing forward with our planning developments, that they are undertaken with…02 Jun 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI thank my hon. Friend for raising that. He is exactly right. When it comes to our energy policy, the way that we work at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is by…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI thank the hon. Lady very much for her kind invitation. I will consider it and get back to her. Finally, I thank the hon. Member for Winchester (Dr Chambers), who raised some…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeThat got a little bit feisty at the end, didn’t it? I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Luke Murphy) for securing today’s debate. He is a fantastic…19 Mar 2026