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HANSARD Carbon Capture Pipeline Projects: CheshireI will take interventions in a moment—I have clearly started something. The major thrust of the hon. Lady’s speech was about how the voices of communities are heard in the…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Carbon Capture Pipeline Projects: CheshireI congratulate the hon. Member for Chester South and Eddisbury (Aphra Brandreth) on securing the debate and on her work gathering her constituents’ views. I genuinely welcome the…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Carbon Capture Pipeline Projects: CheshireMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. The National Wealth Fund is independent in the decisions it makes. It has clearly made decisions based on the Government’s ambitions…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Carbon Capture Pipeline Projects: CheshireI agree with my hon. Friend, and I will come on to that point. I appreciate the importance of consultation, but I thought the hon. Member for Chester South and Eddisbury put it…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. The draft regulations were laid before the House on…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I welcome the comments of both hon. Gentlemen, in particular those of the hon. Member for West Dorset, who spoke to the actual draft regulations. I thank him for his support. I…09 Jun 2026HANSARDFusion Energy GenerationMy hon. Friend Lord Vallance of Balham, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation has today made the following statement: The Department for Energy Security and Net…08 Jun 2026HANSARDTransition from Fossil Fuels: ProgressThe very simple answer is that we are continuing to use the North sea—no one is switching off what we are producing in the North sea—but the amount that we are able to extract…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, but because it is a live planning application under independent examination, it is not possible for me to comment further. I obviously…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right to highlight this issue. We have provided funding to support the development of carbon capture projects in Northern Ireland, such as Catagen’s…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTransition from Fossil Fuels: ProgressWith that new-found consensus on the clean power mission, I am happy to report to the House that we are making good progress towards our targets. We delivered the most successful…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTransition from Fossil Fuels: ProgressThe hon. Member is right to champion her local community. I have met with those involved in the Dorset super cluster before, and I am happy to do so again, because we do see huge…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTransition from Fossil Fuels: ProgressThe hon. Member is right to highlight the enormous potential. For a very long time, the UK has not been good at growing the good innovation and spin-outs coming out of our…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTransition from Fossil Fuels: ProgressWell, it is a basic fact that the very short-term disruption at both Glasgow and Edinburgh airport was caused by driver disruption. That has now been resolved, and flights are…02 Jun 2026HANSARDEU Internal Electricity MarketCo-operation with our EU counterparts is vitally important when it comes to energy security. I recently travelled to the WindEurope conference in Madrid, where I joined other…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member is right about the ambition, and that is why we commissioned the independent review by my noble Friend Lord Whitehead. We will respond to that review in due…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I have said before from the Dispatch Box, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on live applications for obvious reasons. We look at every single application on its…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for all the work he has done to support the workers from Grangemouth. I wrote to him earlier this week on the case of his two constituents. The training…02 Jun 2026HANSARDChinese-manufactured Solar PanelsThe provisions under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 drive industry action via due diligence and transparency to tackle forced labour in supply chains for solar panels. All…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. This is a crucial aspect of the local power plan. We need to support communities in developing the project, and then creating a…02 Jun 2026