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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do not believe that at all. This Government are committed to a just and prosperous transition. The reality is that 100,000 jobs have been lost in the oil and gas industry in the…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Fuel PovertyAh! I was just going to refer to the hon. Member.06 Nov 2024HANSARD Fuel PovertyI thank all right hon. and hon. Members for participating in the debate. I particularly thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for securing the debate…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Fuel PovertyI am always willing to take help from any Member. If the hon. Gentleman can take some of this work off my plate, I will be very happy to work with him. Of course, we will first…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure PlanningThe Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero, my noble Friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE, has today made the following statement: This statement concerns an application for…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Energy Rebates: Highlands and IslandsI think that would be true if transmission charges were higher in Scotland than in other parts of the UK, but that is not the case. Distribution charges might be lower in certain…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Fuel PovertyThe hon. Gentleman, as always, makes a very good point, although I noticed that he called the shadow Minister his friend but not me. But, over time, I think we will build on that…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Energy Rebates: Highlands and IslandsI thank the hon. Member for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey (Graham Leadbitter) for securing this incredibly important debate. He has the pleasure of representing one of the most…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Fuel PovertyI aspire to that—quite. The hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) made a number of important points, and I have to confess that I was not aware of the statistic that he cited.…06 Nov 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillJust say it in Gaelic!29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI thank all Members who have made contributions to the debate, and I am grateful for all the points raised in Committee. I thank the witnesses who gave their time to the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI do not have time, I am afraid. We are unapologetic that Great British Energy is a long-term project for this country, as part of a sustainable, long-term plan to protect bill…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI do not have time—I have a minute in which to finish. I hope the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire will recognise that there is really no need to put an amendment such as this…29 Oct 2024HANSARDContracts for DifferenceI would like to advise the House that today I am laying draft regulations to implement two amendments to the Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme in time for the next allocation…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Fusion EnergyIt is a pleasure to serve in this debate with you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bassetlaw (Jo White), for securing today’s important debate,…23 Oct 2024HANSARDLarge-scale Energy Projects and Food SecurityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I thank the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Llinos Medi) for securing this important debate. We have been in a number of…22 Oct 2024HANSARDLarge-scale Energy Projects and Food SecurityI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and for the collegiate way in which he engages in these debates. We will be saying more about the future homes standard in due…22 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)That has nothing to do with it.15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)You were once!15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for succinctly introducing his amendment; I will be succinct in my response. In debates about previous amendments, I made the points—I will not repeat…15 Oct 2024