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HANSARDHydrogen EnergyWe will have to look at what bids come in in respect of how that funding is used, but I say again—I made this point yesterday at the Dispatch Box—that it is not just public money;…15 Dec 2020HANSARDLow-Carbon Industries: Employment GrowthOur 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution, which we set out last month, has an ambition to support 250,000 highly skilled green jobs across the UK by 2030. The plans we…15 Dec 2020HANSARDLow-Carbon Industries: Employment GrowthOnce again, a Conservative colleague talks about jobs, which is what the energy White Paper and the 10-point plan are all about. My hon. Friend is a tireless champion for offshore…15 Dec 2020HANSARDClimate ActionAs conference of the parties president, I have held bilateral meetings with over 40 countries and spoken at about 50 international events over the past months. Throughout, I have…15 Dec 2020HANSARDClimate ActionMy hon. Friend is right: it will be a big moment for the UK in Glasgow next year and, of course, in the lead-up to it as well. I have been very encouraged and impressed by the…15 Dec 2020HANSARDClimate ActionThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. I said that at the climate ambition summit. Leaders from around the world have come forward with ambitions, but we definitely need to…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate the hon. Lady’s constituent, Kevin Sinfield. We have a good settlement in the spending review for R&D: we are committed to reaching £22 billion a year by 2024-25.15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would just point out to the hon. Gentleman that, on support for businesses, what we have done is to look at the requirements and increase that support. As he will have heard,…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt this last Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy oral questions session of the year, I take the opportunity to thank my brilliant ministerial team, our…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point, and of course we have dialogues with landlords and tenants. As he will have heard, the rent moratorium has been extended to 31 March,…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI completely accept that it is a very difficult time for many businesses, particularly in the hospitality sector right now, but as the right hon. Gentleman will know, support is…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are in regular dialogue with Royal Mail and others. I am happy to take up the point that the hon. Gentleman raised separately, and I know that my hon. Friend the Member for…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will refrain from coming back on that jibe. As a Government, we have been working incredibly hard to support businesses. I know that it is very difficult. The right hon.…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman knows, a range of support is available. I completely accept that not everyone will feel they have got precisely the amount of support that they would have…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important point, and my right hon. Friend the Health and Social Care Secretary is working very hard to help NHS trusts return to pre-covid levels of…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assure my hon. Friend that the Government are committed to ensuring that whistleblowers enjoy high standards of protection under UK law. The international standard to which she…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman knows, the kickstart scheme is a Government initiative, and the Treasury and the Department for Work and Pensions have led on this. I have had discussions…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know it is a very difficult time for very many families, and that they will feel that particularly acutely as we get to Christmas. I would just say that across the country we…15 Dec 2020HANSARDClimate Ambition Summit 2020On 12 December, the United Kingdom co-convened the Climate Ambition summit with the United Nations and France, and in partnership with Chile and Italy, on the fifth anniversary of…15 Dec 2020HANSARD Energy White PaperYes, of course. If there are interesting projects out there we want to know. I do not know whether this is one of the projects that came forward in the call for evidence, but of…14 Dec 2020