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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will take no lessons in political stability from the hon. Gentleman, who stood on a platform to elect a neo-Marxist as Prime Minister of this country. That would have been a…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsPeople will understand that the increase in the national insurance contribution was precisely to pay for the NHS backlog and for ongoing health and social care costs. In that…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will appreciate that when he first came into the House we did not have any auctions and then for about six years we had an auction every other year. It was very…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have talked about this issue with my right hon. Friend the Transport Secretary, and we are looking at ways in which egregious action can be mitigated.12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe new CMA chair, Marcus Bokkerink, was confirmed by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee. He and I are working very closely to see how we can improve the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will appreciate that I have been to Coventry many times to discuss this issue and that we have landed gigafactories in Sunderland. There were none when I became…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is absolute nonsense. My answer to the hon. Gentleman’s specific question was that pumped storage hydro was something that was particular in Scotland—it was something that…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think it is absolutely essential. I am sure that my right hon. Friend would agree when I say that he was an excellent Science Minister, and I am delighted to see him take an…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. He knows that I am in constant talks with officials in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and my right hon. Friend the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsDuring my time as the Energy Minister, my hon. Friend lobbied hard and consistently on this subject, and I am pleased to say that through my successors as Energy Minister and with…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to announce that we have, in the first instance, committed to Horizon, but we also have a plan B—an alternative that will ensure that all the money we have put into…12 Jul 2022HANSARDPhotonics IndustryMy hon. Friend will be aware that photonics is one of the seven technology families highlighted in the innovation strategy with the absolute intention of showing and developing…12 Jul 2022HANSARDPhotonics IndustryMy hon. Friend will appreciate that in the current circumstances 18 October is a very long time away, but of course I will do my best to attend that conference.12 Jul 2022HANSARDPhotonics IndustryBy a curious anomaly, the semiconductor strategy is fully owned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, so that question could be directed to it, but I am…12 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Cap: Living StandardsI am very pleased to tell my hon. Friend that we recognise the difficulty there. There was a loophole, but we are in the process of consultation about how to deal with that…12 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Cap: Living StandardsWe talk in Cabinet about the cost of living and the price cap all the time. The hon. Member will know that decisions on the level of the price cap are for Ofgem, but it is…12 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Cap: Living StandardsThe hon. Member will know that the various parts are moving in the Government, but I am sure there will be the customary statement or Budget in November from my right hon. Friend…12 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Cap: Living StandardsWe have already announced, in the course of the past few months, £37 billion-worth of cost of living support measures this year. I have also mentioned that there will be a Budget…12 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Cap: Living StandardsI am not going to take any lectures from the hon. Gentleman about economic management when his core policy is to separate from the UK, which will have a devastating economic…12 Jul 2022HANSARDOnline Products: SafetyAs the hon. Lady should know, a consultation, which includes proposals to take further steps to address unsafe products sold online, is being finalised, and the consultation paper…12 Jul 2022