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HANSARDSteel IndustryThe hon. Gentleman will remember that Mr Gupta asked me and the Department for £170 million. Many Labour Members—dare I say it?—were hollering and screaming and saying we should…25 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would like to say that over the last few weeks I think we have gone through a trying time, but two things have really stood out as remarkable successes. The vaccine roll-out…25 May 2021HANSARDWorkplace Health and Safety LawWorkplace health and safety is of critical importance, and I am in regular discussion with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on this and other…25 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are two issues there. On fracking, I was very pleased, as Minister of State, to impose a moratorium on it. The language that we used at the time was that it was going to be…25 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady will know that that was a very difficult decision. The Treasury and the Government made a decision to reduce ODA spending from 0.7% of GDP to 0.5%. In the integrated…25 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnOf course, the number of jobs depends on the definitions that you use. The 250,000 number specifically relates to the measures in the 10-point plan. I am sure the hon. Gentleman…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnI am delighted to see this degree of cross-party fraternity on that. All I would say is that the Acorn project has a lot to recommend it.18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnThat begs the question, when will Southend become a city? Leaving that to one side, of course I will help my hon. Friend achieve those goals. The electric charging point roll-out…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnLet me declare an interest: I served under the hon. Lady’s chairmanship on the Public Accounts Committee and I am very grateful for the time that I spent on the Committee. Of…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnMy hon. Friend will know that this is a critical point. There is always a balance between trying to decarbonise and making sure that energy bills are low to protect people. That…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnThe 50,000 jobs related to the green homes grant. The hon. Lady will know that there were three elements to the green homes grant. One related to the decarbonisation of public…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. When MPs talk to their constituents, we hear them talk about range anxiety, and it is critical that we have the right charging infrastructure…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnWhen I was Energy Minister, I wanted it to appear in the first quarter and I think I made public commitments to that. The hon. Gentleman will understand that many of the issues…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnThe right hon. Gentleman asks when. Unfortunately, wide though BEIS’s purview and authority are, my right hon. Friend the Transport Secretary will have a more accurate perspective…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnI am pleased to say to my hon. Friend that I would be happy to meet him in Cornwall at any time of his choosing, provided, of course, that it fits in with my diary commitments. I…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnI am conscious of the work that the hon. Gentleman has done, as he put it, to get this over the line. I was gratified to see Mr Tavares’ comments yesterday and I think that we are…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnI am pleased that my right hon. Friend mentions gigafactories and the opportunities that they represent. There are conversations as we speak between people who are making…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnThe right hon. Gentleman raised a number of points. The heat and buildings strategy was always due in 2021; I know that because I commissioned it when I was the Energy Minister. I…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnThe hon. Gentleman raised three issues. The hydrogen strategy should be coming out in the summer. It is a twin-track strategy, as I described it as Energy Minister. We are…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnWith your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement. Last November, the Prime Minister announced a radical and ambitious response to the economic impact of…18 May 2021