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HANSARDEnergy Price CapI am delighted that my right hon. Friend has raised that issue. As a keen follower of these matters, she will know what we have done in relation to the heat and buildings…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNew and Advanced Nuclear PowerAs my hon. Friend knows, for the first time in 20 years we are committed to much more nuclear capacity than we have ever seen, and the target of 24 GW by 2050 is ambitious but…07 Jun 2022HANSARDEnergy Price CapAs I have said once and am sure I will repeat, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer has dedicated £37 billion precisely to help people through what is a very…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very happy to speak to the hon. Lady about the details of that fiscal change. The energy profits levy was announced by the Chancellor and the details will be worked out in…07 Jun 2022HANSARDEnergy Price CapThe hon. Lady will remember that throughout the covid period my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer supported businesses to the tune of something like £400 billion.…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think that we deserve and are all well placed and right to demand the highest standards in any profession across any position and in any institution.07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am always very pleased to hear the hon. Gentleman’s contributions, given that he was born in my constituency—I am always pleased to see constituents doing extremely well in…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member will know that issues relating to taxation are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer. As far as the hon. Member’s windfall tax is…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will know that the NSI Act, which came into scope at the beginning of this year, gives me as Secretary of State powers to call in transactions that I feel are…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNew and Advanced Nuclear PowerThe strategy is committed to 24 GW, and it is about large-scale nuclear and SMRs, which my hon. Friend the Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke (Jack Lopresti) referred to. It will…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNew and Advanced Nuclear PowerEarlier this year I was delighted to announce investment—£210 million as I remember—in Rolls-Royce, and the SMRs, as well as advanced nuclear reactors, represent an exciting…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to announce that since I last addressed the House we have committed £37 billion, along with our friends in the Treasury, to support the most vulnerable households…07 Jun 2022HANSARDReforming Competition and Consumer PolicyI wish to inform the House that the Government have today published their response to the consultation “Reforming Competition and Consumer Policy—Driving growth and delivering…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyI would be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman, as I meet many of his Scottish colleagues, to discuss really critical energy issues.19 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyIn partnership with Ofgem, we have discussed trying to secure a much more resilient energy retail market, with financial covenants involving much more financial discipline and…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyWe have done more than many in driving onshore wind. The hon. Lady will know that we suspended the pot 1 auction and have brought it back, that we have more onshore wind than…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyI cannot make any commitments on behalf of the company, because it is at arm’s length and has its own corporate structure, as my hon. Friend will know. However, as Secretary of…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyMy right hon. Friend will appreciate that tax issues specifically are not in my portfolio, but I speak to the Chancellor of the Exchequer all the time about how we can incentivise…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyI have been very clear. The hon. Lady is right to mention 2019: in October 2019 I was responsible—as was my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyI think it was Keith Anderson who spoke to the Committee this morning. I speak to Keith and others in the sector all the time, as does the Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and…19 Apr 2022