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HANSARDEnergy SecurityGreat Britain’s energy system is robust and reliable, and delivers 24/7 for households and businesses across the county. However, in an era of geopolitical uncertainty, we need to…07 Jul 2026HANSARDNuclear Energy Sites: ScotlandMinisters commissioned Great British Energy Nuclear’s study of Scotland’s potential for new nuclear last autumn. That study indicates that Scotland has land areas with high…07 Jul 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityThe shadow Secretary of State has made some very serious claims. If she has that information, she should share it with the Department. [ Interruption . ] Well, she has shared it…07 Jul 2026HANSARDAgrivoltaicsThank you, Mr Speaker. I have always enjoyed my conversations with the right hon. Gentleman, even if we disagree on many things. First of all, it is possible for farming practices…07 Jul 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityA shout-out to the energy and environment parliamentary knowledge scheme—there are some Members of this House who would really benefit from gaining some of that knowledge, I…07 Jul 2026HANSARDAgrivoltaicsThe Government closely follow developments in the agrivoltaics sector and support innovative technologies, for instance through initiatives funded by UK Research and Innovation.…07 Jul 2026HANSARDAgrivoltaicsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and we are in favour of innovation wherever we can deploy solar. He talks about solar on reservoirs, which is absolutely an opportunity that we…07 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI suspect that in the coming days England fans will learn a lot from Norway in something else. On the serious point that the hon. Member raises, we should first recognise that…07 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I completely agree. I am sure that if my hon. Friend’s local authority is listening, it will hurry up and make those decisions. We also want the process to be more…07 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady could go on all day reading out the things that this Government are already going to do. We want to see much more community ownership, because it matters to us that…07 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe take those issues seriously across the energy resilience and security piece. It is for individual developers to look at their individual sites and ensure that they comply with…07 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, we are delighted to be building the first long-duration energy storage in Britain in 40 years, including pumped hydro storage projects that will help us store renewable…07 Jul 2026HANSARDNuclear Energy Sites: ScotlandMy hon. Friend is right. The industry estimates that more than 5,000 Scots are currently working in the nuclear industry, but not in Scotland. There is a huge potential for the…07 Jul 2026HANSARDNuclear Energy Sites: ScotlandI echo the shadow Minister’s words about those who lost their lives on Piper Alpha 38 years ago. That event was a wake-up call in respect of safety in the industry, but, as the…07 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, just to be clear, we are not abandoning at all the idea that we should put solar on as many car parks as possible and encourage the creation of car ports, so that there can…07 Jul 2026HANSARDCommunity-owned Renewable EnergyI love all the work that the hon. Member has been doing on community energy; I am tempted to say that we were going to do it anyway, but it was great to have the report on my…07 Jul 2026HANSARDCommunity-owned Renewable EnergyThat sounds like a great project, and I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend, as I would anyone across the House who has exciting community energy projects in their area. The…07 Jul 2026HANSARDPoint of OrderI am very happy to answer, because I responded to all the right hon. Lady’s written parliamentary questions, as I always do. In my answers, I set out very clearly that this is not…07 Jul 2026HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I repeat these points regularly, but the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, often talks about his party’s “intention to do”, “ambition to do”,…07 Jul 2026HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. Thank you, Mr Wishart. Not…07 Jul 2026