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HANSARD Business to Business SellingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I am grateful for the opportunity to respond. I am also grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby (Mark Pawsey)…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Business to Business SellingThat is an interesting question, and one that many industries are debating. There is huge value in chartered status and the accreditation that it provides. At the same time, we…19 Apr 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK ManufacturingMy hon. Friend is a great champion for his constituency. I have been to the west midlands regularly to talk about the importance of the manufacturing base, and I would be happy to…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Security: Nuclear PowerThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point about the importance of a diversified and secure energy supply. This is one of the reasons that the Government are looking at all…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Security: Nuclear PowerMy hon. Friend is an absolute champion of the nuclear industry. I believe that this proposal would make the UK third in the world. We are working hard to see what can be done and…29 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK ManufacturingI could hardly say no. I look forward to doing that and visiting many great manufacturers across the country. We are highlighting the brilliant work of the sector, and we continue…29 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK ManufacturingI would be very happy to speak to the Department and come back to the hon. Gentleman on that.29 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK ManufacturingThe UK remains one of the world’s largest manufacturing nations, and the Government agree that manufacturing plays a vital role in the health of the UK economy. It is ultimately…29 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK ManufacturingThere is no bigger champion of the ceramics industry than my hon. Friend and his colleagues from Stoke, who work as an excellent team in supporting the industry as a whole. The…29 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK ManufacturingThe hon. Lady is right to highlight the importance of a strong manufacturing base, which is one reason why we have spent so much time supporting and having active discussions with…29 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK ManufacturingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. He will be aware of the substantial support we have given manufacturers over many years, including more than £2 billion to…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Security: Nuclear PowerMy hon. Friend is right to emphasise not only the importance of nuclear in concept but the huge significance of the supply chain, which is estimated to support more than 60,000…29 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK ManufacturingMy hon. Friend highlights an important point about getting the balance right between regulation, and ensuring that the output and productivity of these industries works. I would…29 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK ManufacturingThe hon. Gentleman highlights the importance of manufacturing, which we have already talked about in these questions. This Government are a champion of manufacturing…29 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK ManufacturingI am happy to meet my hon. Friend to talk about that in more detail.29 Mar 2022HANSARDNet Zero Targets: Synthetic FuelsMy hon. Friend makes two crucial points: first, that technological innovation—the ingenuity of human endeavour—is crucially important in helping us to get to net zero in the first…29 Mar 2022HANSARDNet Zero Targets: Synthetic FuelsThe net zero strategy highlighted the potential importance of sustainable and synthetic fuels as part of the transition to net zero and committed to additional strategies. In…29 Mar 2022HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: Change of NameThe North Sea Transition Authority decided to change its name to reflect its important role in the energy transition, driving the UK upstream oil and gas industry towards net…29 Mar 2022HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: Change of NameIf the hon. Lady accepts the principle of transition, then she needs to accept the principle that we will need oil and gas for a number of years yet. That is logical, simple and…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Security: Nuclear PowerNuclear energy is crucial in providing low-carbon baseload power, which, over the long term, assists in reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and our exposure to volatile global…29 Mar 2022