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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. We are trying not just to build the renewables that we need for the future, but to bring the good jobs, the manufacturing and the industry along…10 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important point. The UK’s energy grid is very resilient, but we are investing to make sure that remains the case in the decades ahead. Ofgem requires…10 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, and I was grateful for the opportunity to meet the hon. Gentleman recently to discuss exactly those points. We encourage all developers to provide a range of local community…10 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right, in that we had ambitious plans in our manifesto to create thousands of jobs funded through Great British Energy—something that he failed to vote for,…10 Jun 2025HANSARDCapacity Market: Consumer-led FlexibilityI am tabling this statement to inform Members of a publication relating to the capacity market. The publication provides a response to the Government’s recent consultation on…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments (No. 2) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure once again to serve under…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025We are somewhat through the looking glass with the response from the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for West Suffolk, who seemed to forget in his long list of things that were…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025We are considerably off the topic of the draft regulations, but since the shadow Minister makes the point, I will answer the question. We have not said that there will be no new…02 Jun 2025HANSARDEnergy National Policy StatementsToday, I am laying before Parliament the draft revised energy national policy statements. The energy national policy statements were first designated in 2011. They set out the…22 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Jardine. I have missed our Wednesday “Politics Scotland” soirées, so it is nice to be with you again. I will begin by speaking to new…22 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I hate to let the hon. Gentleman down at this hour of the Committee, but I will outline why we cannot accept his new clauses. I think he will, however, be pleased with the…22 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourteenth sitting)A working group, involving people from across the Department and all those involved in this area, has been working on these proposals, and a consultation will be brought forward…22 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Taunton and Wellington for tabling the new clause, and the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage for speaking to it—and for his praise of Labour councils,…22 May 2025HANSARDCommunity Benefits and Shared Ownership for Low-carbon InfrastructureToday my Department is publishing a working paper on community benefits and shared ownership of clean energy infrastructure. Britain is moving at speed to build the clean…21 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am standing in as both Energy Minister and a Whip, Ms Jardine. As far as I know, the assumption was that we would have made speedier progress on various clauses today, and might…20 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Twelfth sitting)In all our diaries, the session was from 2 pm until 5 pm. That is when the Government will adjourn.20 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsI am listening.15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsI will briefly give way to the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont).15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsI will not, because I am conscious that there is another debate to come. These questions about the planning system are important. There is a rigorous process in place. We recently…15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsI begin by congratulating the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson) on securing a debate on this important issue. It is the first day in a while that Westminster…15 May 2025