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HANSARDStorm EuniceI am very saddened to hear about the fate of my hon. Friend’s all too young constituent. These tragic events remind us of the real human cost of climate change and extreme weather…21 Feb 2022HANSARDStorm EuniceThe hon. Gentleman will know that Northern Ireland gets its fair share of support through the Barnett formula. On the specifics of climate change and erosion, I would be happy to…21 Feb 2022HANSARDContracts for Difference: Frequency of Allocation RoundsSince 2014 the contracts for difference scheme has been at the heart of our efforts to diversify and decarbonise our power system. Since 2010 we have increased the percentage of…09 Feb 2022HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention AgencyThe leadership of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) has been the subject of much Parliamentary interest. Today, I am delighted to update the House that I have…01 Feb 2022HANSARDRegulation of Business, and Water, and Water Energy and TelecomsThe UK has left the European Union. We have regained sovereign control over our laws, borders and money. For the first time in half a century, we have the freedom to conceive and…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSizewell C: Update on Negotiations with EDFThe UK was the first major economy to legislate for a target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. As set out in the net zero strategy and the Prime Minister’s 10-point…27 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsVery briefly, we have reduced carbon emissions by 45% since 1990, more than any other country in the world. We have grown the economy by 80%. We think that net zero and economic…11 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very happy to meet my hon. Friend. We have discussed that important issue on a number of occasions when I was wearing different hats in Government, but I am happy to meet him…11 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend knows full well that, as Secretary of State, I have visited his constituency at least two or three times, and I would be very happy to do so again.11 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend raises a very serious point. Clearly, HSBC’s dealings with China are of commercial interest to it, but those dealings also have a wider implication. He will…11 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Lady knows, we remain absolutely committed to helping people through a difficult time. We have the warm home discount, which is worth £140, and the winter fuel…11 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady will know that I have extensive conversations with my right hon. Friend the Chancellor about that very issue. That is why we have kept to the energy price cap,…11 Jan 2022HANSARDUK ProductivityAbsolutely. I know that my hon. Friend is doing an excellent job of representing his constituents and making sure that the Government deliver on the levelling-up agenda.11 Jan 2022HANSARDUK ProductivityAs we recover from the pandemic, the Government are seizing the opportunity to drive up productivity. We seek to level up the private sector in all parts of the UK.11 Jan 2022HANSARDOff-grid Homes: EmissionsI think that is a complete misrepresentation of all the work that the Government have done to help customers. There are the winter fuel payments, as the hon Gentleman well knows,…11 Jan 2022HANSARDOff-grid Homes: EmissionsI would like to reassure my hon. Friend that if we look back at where we were this time last year, we came out with the heat and buildings strategy, which directly answered this…11 Jan 2022HANSARDUK ProductivityThe hon. Gentleman will know that the UK has led the world in life sciences manufacturing. I am delighted that the Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Mid…11 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to see the hon. Gentleman take his place. I remember him being a prominent member of the economic team under the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy…11 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy understanding of the Labour proposal—I might have got it wrong—was that the windfall tax would not be directed to companies; it was, as I read it, directed to consumers. He…11 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsBefore we proceed, I think it is fitting and right to say that I was desperately sad to hear that the hon. Member for Erdington had passed away last week. It is particularly…11 Jan 2022