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HANSARDFossil Fuel Advertising and SponsorshipI suspect that if we go through all the words that have ever been spoken inside and outside this place, we might find two words that go side by side quite often. In answer to the…07 Jul 2025HANSARDFossil Fuel Advertising and SponsorshipIt goes back to what I said earlier. I take the hon. Lady’s point, and I take seriously the number of people who engaged with the petition. I also reflect on the number of…07 Jul 2025HANSARDUK Onshore Wind IndustryI am tabling this statement to inform members of the publication of the onshore wind taskforce strategy and updated community benefits guidance for onshore wind in England. The…04 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewFirst, it is important to say that Heathrow had multiple routes into its electricity network—three in fact—which is unique. This report and the processes identified in the Kelly…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewSince I did not realise in my statement earlier this week that the hon. Gentleman is now the SNP’s energy spokesperson, I welcome him to his place—I hope he will bring the same…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewI thank my hon. Friend for the question and for her thanks to NESO, which has done a comprehensive job on this report in a fairly short space of time. There are lessons to be…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewI have spoken to colleagues across the Department on these questions. They are rightly constantly looking at how we review our processes. Importantly, they are also working…02 Jul 2025HANSARDNorth Hyde Substation Outage Review: NESO Final ReportIn March 2025, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero commissioned the North Hyde substation review, an independent report delivered by the National Energy System…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewWith permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the publication of the report from the National Energy System Operator following its review into the fire…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewMy hon. Friend always reminds me how much he knows about many of these issues; it is hugely welcome. He is right: there are wider lessons to be learned across the system, and not…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewThe hon. Gentleman may be confusing two things. The National Energy System Operator is no longer part of National Grid, as it was made into a publicly owned company by the…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewFirst, on the point about joining up, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. The response that I have seen from National Grid identifies that as one of the points it will take away.…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his remarks and for the way he made them. He is absolutely right to recognise the heroic role that our emergency services played on the…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewI was going to start—and I will, regardless of the rest of that speech—by warmly welcoming the right hon. Lady back to her place as the shadow Secretary of State. I will miss…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to broaden this beyond the electricity system and North Hyde to take in wider questions around critical national infrastructure. He is also…02 Jul 2025HANSARDPrax Lindsey Oil Refinery: Contingent LiabilitiesToday I am notifying the House of the steps taken by the Government with regard to the insolvency of Prax Lindsey oil refinery and related subsidiaries. We know that this will be…01 Jul 2025HANSARDSolar Road MapI am tabling this statement to inform Members of the publication of the solar road map. The Government are committed to delivering a clean, affordable and secure energy system by…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Prax Lindsey Oil RefineryThat is a very powerful and well-put point that I am very happy to agree with. Workers are right at the heart of our entire economy and will be at the heart of the transition in…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Prax Lindsey Oil RefineryI am always delighted to give the hon. Gentleman an opportunity for his soundbite. Of course, the problem with soundbites is that one needs some detailed, credible proposals…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Prax Lindsey Oil RefineryWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement about the Prax Lindsey oil refinery. Today its owners have declared insolvency at the refinery, and the Government…30 Jun 2025