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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and the Minister for Climate are in Brazil at the conference of the parties, fighting for Britain’s interests in the global transition…18 Nov 2025HANSARDRenewable Energy Sources: FundingGreat British Energy and Great British Energy Nuclear will invest over £8.3 billion this Parliament in home-grown clean power. We will keep backing renewables through contracts…18 Nov 2025HANSARDClean Power: Energy SovereigntyThe hon. Lady is right: domestic production is important, which is why we have said that for decades to come, oil and gas will continue to be part of our energy picture in the UK.…18 Nov 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy: Public Services and Renewable EnergyThanks to the success of the initial scheme, Great British Energy is expanding the roll-out of solar panels for public services. Now, 50 more schools, 60 more NHS sites and 15…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is partly why the upgrade of our grid is so important. My hon. Friend references the particular example of the Isle of Wight, but right across the country we need to build…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think the shadow Secretary of State has a bit of a cheek talking about anyone’s action on the climate crisis when she has completely reversed her own position on it. The UK’s…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, I am sure the whole House would echo my hon. Friend’s comments about her constituents in Monmouthshire. Our thanks go to the emergency services, who have done an incredibly…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to all those who toiled in our coalmines for a very long time—we owe them a great debt. As the Prime Minister said in the House on 12 November, the Government remain…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne reason why we are so keen for the supply chain for the upgrade of our grid to be in the UK is our wish to ensure that there are opportunities for factories in constituencies…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who has worked extremely hard with the Government and with the national wealth fund to ensure that we are bringing projects forward. More than 100…18 Nov 2025HANSARDLarge-scale Solar FarmsI always welcome consensus in the House, so I am delighted to hear that there is still consensus on rooftop solar. The Conservatives have moved away from so many of their previous…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate the school in my hon. Friend’s constituency. It will start to receive money off its bills immediately, which of course can then be reinvested into delivering…18 Nov 2025HANSARDRenewable Energy Sources: FundingIt sounds like a great idea. I am very happy to meet my hon. Friend and representatives from the trust to discuss that.18 Nov 2025HANSARDRenewable Energy Sources: FundingYes. The hon. Lady touches on a number of points. The transition means building on the industrial strategy that we outlined as a Government, because are not agnostic about…18 Nov 2025HANSARDLarge-scale Solar FarmsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. There is a broad consensus across the House that if we can put solar on rooftops, that space can be utilised to generate clean power. We are…18 Nov 2025HANSARDClean Energy Transition: New Nuclear PowerMy hon. Friend is a fantastic champion of her community and of the potential of businesses in her community to contribute to this. We have been clear as a Government that we want…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have always appreciated my engagement with the hon. Lady on these questions. The cumulative impact of applications is covered by the planning system, which considers all those…18 Nov 2025HANSARDClean Energy Transition: New Nuclear PowerWe are delivering the biggest nuclear building programme in a generation, overturning the legacy of the Conservatives, who failed to complete a single project in their 14 years in…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are taking a leading role at COP and at home by driving forward the clean power mission, which requires the infrastructure that the Green party regularly opposes—the party…18 Nov 2025HANSARDNorth Hyde Substation Outage Review: Government ResponseIn March 2025 the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero commissioned the National Energy System Operator to undertake a comprehensive review of the incident at North…18 Nov 2025