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HANSARDOff-grid Communities: Energy PricesI thank the hon. Gentleman for that helpful point. Where we can co-ordinate information and data across Government to identify people who need more support, we will do so. My…04 Feb 2025HANSARDOff-grid Communities: Energy PricesMy hon. Friend is, of course, right to say that, even if oil and gas are extracted from the continental shelf, they are sold on the international markets. The companies that…04 Feb 2025HANSARDEnergy-based Development: Mid BuckinghamshireI congratulate the hon. Gentleman not just on this question, but on securing an Adjournment debate last night on exactly the same subject. As I stated last night, clean power…04 Feb 2025HANSARDEnergy-based Development: Mid BuckinghamshireI would be testing the patience of the Deputy Speaker if I were to go into more detail than I could in an Adjournment debate. The point I made clearly to the hon. Gentleman was…04 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy: Regional OfficesWe announced that Great British Energy’s headquarters will be in Aberdeen, recognising the decades of experience in that city as the energy capital of Europe and our determination…04 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy: Regional OfficesMy hon. Friend is right. Of course, the Great British Energy legislation is still going through Parliament at the moment; we hope that process will conclude soon, but in the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy: Regional OfficesThe right hon. Gentleman strongly makes the case for the importance of a publicly owned energy champion investing in parts of the energy system that are not currently getting that…04 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy: Regional OfficesThe shadow Minister must be the only Member of Parliament representing Aberdeenshire who is against investment in Aberdeenshire. He will have to explain to his constituents and…04 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy: Regional OfficesFirst, let us be absolutely clear that Great British Energy will invest in clean power projects right across the country, including in the shadow Minister’s constituency.…04 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. Although we are clearly on the sprint to deliver clean power by 2030, demand for electricity in this country is likely to double by…04 Feb 2025HANSARDOff-grid Communities: Energy PricesOur commitment to make Britain a clean energy superpower is the only way to protect bill payers permanently. The Government are determined to support all households with their…04 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI cannot speak on behalf of the House of Commons authorities, but under the building regulations of 2021, all new non-residential buildings and those undergoing major renovations…04 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with my hon. Friend. The local power plan is a key part of what Great British Energy will deliver. It will give communities the power to develop local power projects…04 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2025. Good morning, everyone. It is a pleasure to serve under your…04 Feb 2025HANSARD Energy Development Proposals: Mid BuckinghamshireI take the point, but although the Government absolutely do say, “We need to build a clean power system and therefore these projects are important,” what we do not say is, “Please…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Energy Development Proposals: Mid BuckinghamshireI thank the hon. Member for securing this evening’s Adjournment debate. It has certainly not been lacking in hyperbole, and I look forward to responding to his specific points.…03 Feb 2025HANSARDPlutonium Disposition StrategyThe Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will work with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to immobilise the UK-owned civil separated plutonium inventory at Sellafield.…24 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustryThe right hon. Gentleman makes an extremely important point. One of the things we announced before Christmas in the clean power action plan was the broad outline of where we see…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustryI will touch on the Crown Estate later in my speech. On that specific point, I am afraid that I fundamentally disagree with the idea that devolving the Crown Estate is the answer,…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustryI am tempted to say that, although this debate has been great, it has gone on for so long that Ms Jardine has turned into Mr Betts, so I did not get the chance to congratulate her…16 Jan 2025