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HANSARDNet Zero PoliciesYesterday, the Secretary of State made an incredibly important statement to this House outlining the crises we face when it comes to climate change and the decline of nature.…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI appreciate my hon. Friend’s concerns. This is a matter for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, but I am happy to talk to colleagues as they bring forward…15 Jul 2025HANSARDClimate Change Committee ReportI am happy to join the hon. Member in congratulating his local council. I visited the Local Government Association the week before last, I think, with the local net zero delivery…15 Jul 2025HANSARDNet Zero PoliciesYes, of course we look at the cumulative impact of these developments. Having been in the Department, the right hon. Gentleman will know that we have an excellent team of…15 Jul 2025HANSARDNet Zero PoliciesAs someone who grew up in Luton, I am not sure I am allowed to say that I love Watford, because there is an age-old rivalry there—but yes, we know that acting now with our clean…15 Jul 2025HANSARDClimate Change Committee ReportWe know that there is strong public support, and we are keen to engage more at a local level with groups like Bracknell Forest Community Climate Action. That is why we have set up…15 Jul 2025HANSARDClimate Change Committee ReportThe Climate Change Committee report made clear the progress we have made in the past 12 months on overturning the terrible legacy of the Conservatives, who turned their back on…15 Jul 2025HANSARDNet Zero PoliciesPerhaps if the right hon. Member had been here yesterday, she would have been able to engage with the Secretary of State on this. The science is absolutely clear: every avoided…15 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025The shadow Minister went through his list of questions rather quickly. I will try to respond to some of his comments and answer a few of the questions, but apologies if I did not…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025We have nuclear production in this country— [Interruption.] We have nuclear power as part of the mix. Obviously, the investment we have just announced does not come into effect…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025I could not agree more, and that is what the clean industry bonus is: it is designed to help foster those jobs through the manufacturing and supply chain. I am going up to my hon.…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.3) Regulations 2025. The regulations were laid before the House…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025It is a whole factor. There is solar, onshore wind, offshore wind, and increasingly storage. We have nuclear as part of the mix now, and we have said—30 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025It’s Sir Desmond!30 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025I am not aware of that announcement, not least because I am not the Energy Minister—he is in the Chamber, making a statement about the oil refinery. But we are doing all we can to…30 Jun 2025HANSARDGeo-engineering and the EnvironmentI will not be tempted too far down that path, other than to say that it is very much on our radar. We know that renewables are the cheaper option, but that needs to be reflected…23 Jun 2025HANSARDGeo-engineering and the EnvironmentI can certainly reassure my hon. Friend. I have received quite a lot of correspondence on that, which MPs have passed on from their constituents. I have answered written…23 Jun 2025HANSARDGeo-engineering and the EnvironmentIt is a pleasure, as always, to see you in the Chair, Ms Furniss. I congratulate the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) on leading the debate and on showing respect for…23 Jun 2025HANSARDNet Zero Transition: Rural EconomiesIf rural communities are to benefit from the clean energy transition, it is important that they play a role in hoping to host the infrastructure. When the Great British Energy…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNet Zero Transition: Rural EconomiesHappy birthday, Mr Speaker. The Government are committed to ensuring that everyone can access the benefits of our net zero transition, including rural communities, which will play…10 Jun 2025