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HANSARDElectricity Grid DecarbonisationI think the hon. Gentleman knows more than anyone about the work that the previous Prime Minister Theresa May did in this area—work that his party is now moving away from rapidly.…18 Mar 2025HANSARDElectricity Grid DecarbonisationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is important to recognise that where once there was consensus in this country on how we tackle the climate crisis and, crucially, how we…18 Mar 2025HANSARDElectricity Grid DecarbonisationNever mind long-winded answers—that was a very long-winded question. I have not revealed any secret plans, but the Conservatives have revealed their not so secret plan, and I can…18 Mar 2025HANSARDLarge-scale Solar FarmsMeeting our clean power mission will require a significant increase in the deployment of both ground-mounted and rooftop solar projects. As well as consenting record amounts of…18 Mar 2025HANSARDLarge-scale Solar FarmsUnder even the most ambitious scenarios, less than 1% of agricultural land would be occupied by solar farms. On the right hon. Gentleman’s point about their being holistically…18 Mar 2025HANSARDLarge-scale Solar FarmsI think we have rehearsed the arguments about the absolute failure of the previous Government over the past 14 years. The Conservatives have just gone further back today. On GB…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that we have moved forward on delivering our plan that people hosting important infrastructure in their constituencies should benefit from it.…18 Mar 2025HANSARDElectricity Grid DecarbonisationThe Select Committee Chair makes an important point. Along with the Minister for Energy Consumers, my hon. Friend the Member for Peckham (Miatta Fahnbulleh), I am looking at all…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThroughout the seven months that we have been in government, we have been doing everything we can to work with the operators of the Grangemouth refinery. Of course we were…18 Mar 2025HANSARDViking CCS Pipeline: Development Consent ApplicationThis statement concerns an application for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by Chrysaor Production (UK) Ltd for the construction and operation of an onshore…05 Mar 2025HANSARDManagement of Italian Nuclear Materials in the UKMy hon. Friend the Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath) made the following statement today: The Department for Energy Security and Net…26 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of EnergyI had a segue planned in my speech that was going to get me to the hon. Gentleman’s point, but he pre-empted me, and he is quite right to do so. He is right. This is a real…11 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of EnergyI will not, because I am going to come to the point made by the hon. Member. He has made the point about a highland pricing formula in the past—he is very reasonable about the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of EnergyThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. Upgrading the grid is important for transmitting the clean power that we want to generate in the future, but it is already 50 or 60…11 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of EnergyI will come to the right hon. Gentleman’s point about transmission costs later, because it is important, particularly when it comes to how we grapple with constraint costs. The…11 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of EnergyNever will it be said that I enjoy criticising the former Government. I would flip what the hon. Member for Bath says on its head: that change also presents a real opportunity to…11 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of EnergyI was not expecting the hon. Gentleman to stop at that point. I saw him in his place earlier and knew that I would talk about community benefits. I will turn now to the points…11 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of EnergyGood morning; it is a pleasure to speak in this debate under your chairmanship, Mr Western. May I thank the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) for securing this debate and,…11 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of Energyindicated assent .11 Feb 2025HANSARDRosebank and Jackdaw OilfieldsMy hon. Friend touches on some of the key questions that we asked in the consultation, which closed just a few weeks ago and to which we had a significant number of responses. The…10 Feb 2025