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HANSARD 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 think I would be getting a bit ahead of myself if I were to decide here and now at the Dispatch Box where that body will be sited, but I pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s tireless…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyCeramics, yes. All those industries are covered by the energy-intensive scheme that we want to promote.19 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyI should be very happy to go with my hon. Friend to see the nuclear reactors. The future is decarbonised baseload power. That is what we need, and it is something with which my…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 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 StrategyI had a feeling that my hon. Friend was going to mention Loughborough. She will know that we are absolutely committed to hydrogen. It has many uses: it can be used, potentially,…19 Apr 2022HANSARDRenewable Energy SectorAs the hon. Lady will know, few countries have done as well as we have in respect of offshore wind. We are backing a range of other technologies through our strategy, and also…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Increase in April 2022Very shortly.29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the announcement. I was also very pleased to spend time with my hon. Friend in the unfortunate circumstances of Storm Arwen, and I look forward to the publication of…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will know that support is ongoing. We have the industrial energy transformation fund, which has allocated more than £50 million. We have also supported…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady will know that not only did my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announce a £9 billion package particularly for the most vulnerable, but for all our…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to identify this as an issue. That is why we are working, not only in Government but across G7 partners, to ensure diverse sources of…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Lady is aware, we have made a number of interventions that have gone some way to lightening the burden. There is the £9 billion that my right hon. Friend the…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will appreciate that the Department continually looks at a range of schemes to see how best we can lighten the burden of rising energy prices.29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend knows that energy efficiency is at the centre of any net zero strategy, and I would be happy to work with him to ensure that we can drive progress in this area.29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Lady knows, local authority delivery of the green homes grant was very successful, but I would be very happy to meet her to discuss the case she mentions.29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be happy to talk to my hon. Friend about those issues. I would like to point out that we had a significant victory in extending the safeguards last summer, and there has…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are, absolutely, excited about the prospects for geothermal. I would be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss this. I was happy, also, to talk to my Cornish…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThey do. I was very pleased to take up my office as Minister of State for Energy a month after the net zero legislation was passed, and for the last three years we have been…29 Mar 2022