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HANSARDWater Industry: Financial ResilienceIt has been reported that the companies are drawing up their business plans for 2025 to 2030 and that, on average, they are looking at a 25% increase in bills. Given what we have…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyThe Care Quality Commission report at the end of last year said that workforce issues and staffing shortages are the greatest challenge facing the mental health sector. I am sure…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Energy Company Obligation SchemesThat is very much the case. I have been in this place for 18 years. Earlier in my career, I saw in my casework people who had been ripped off really struggling to deal with the…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Energy Company Obligation SchemesIt is a pleasure, as always, to see you in the Chair, Mr Paisley. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake) on securing the debate. We have heard from all Members…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)We certainly need more focus, and to hear more from the Government about ensuring that this is a just transition. We know that we cannot reach net zero without the skilled…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Seventeenth sitting)You wish! New Clause 44 Maximum economic recovery in the North Sea “(1) The Petroleum Act 1998 is amended as follows. (2) Omit sections 9A to 9I.” —(Dr Whitehead.) This new clause…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)I was about to move on to that, because it is important. On the Government’s lack of action on developing a strategy, I have been trying to ask questions about the Green Jobs…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)As I said, the Government have had their green jobs taskforce, and now they have the delivery group. They are also doing things on the nature side. I would argue that they should…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)As always, it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Nokes. I rise primarily to speak in support of new clause 38, but it has quite a lot of overlap with new clause 2. Our new…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)The Minister may be about to come to this point, but I am wondering how it is going—does he know how many warrants are now being issued by the courts? Is he aware of statistics on…27 Jun 2023HANSARDHonours Nominations7. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department’s processes for scrutinising nominations for honours.22 Jun 2023HANSARDHonours NominationsThe Prime Minister insists that he was only following convention when he waved through Boris Johnson’s honours list. It should be obvious to anyone that this former dishonourable…22 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fourteenth sitting)Will the Minister explain why he does not think that consumers should bear the cost of community energy projects but does think that they should bear the cost of new hydrogen,…22 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fifteenth sitting)I thought you were great. Question put and agreed to. New clause 72 accordingly read a Second time, and added to the Bill. New Clause 73 Great British Nuclear “(1) The Secretary…22 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)Further to that point of order, Dr Huq. I sought the advice of another Committee Chair, James Gray, on whether it was appropriate. Obviously, it is appropriate for a shadow…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)Perhaps the hon. Member might like to make a speech after I have sat down. All I can do is reiterate the comments I have had from people who are very much at the heart of the UK…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)It is good that we have all had a chance to refresh ourselves over lunch and have come back ready to do battle once again over the need to prohibit new coalmines. Clause 270,…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)I just do not understand how clause 270, which would ban new coalmines, would handcuff us, given that we are seeking to compete with the US and the EU on green investment.20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)I will come to that point in a moment, and I have some quotes from the steel industry. It is not just carbon dioxide that is a problem. The Green Alliance estimates that the mine…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)It is net zero, but that requires us to make significant reductions in carbon emissions in the areas where we can, and we know that we can do that in replacing coal use. There…20 Jun 2023