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HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Lady is well versed in how Parliament works, and there are a number of mechanisms already open to Parliament to scrutinise the work of the Department and the Secretary of…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)These are very important amendments, as I alluded to when discussing the last group of amendments. Since I became a Minister, I have worked very hard to reset the relationship.…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for her well-made point. Across the UK, we are resetting the way we do these relationships. It is not just the visits and set-piece moments; it is the…10 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy SecurityI completely agree. The only way to permanently protect hard-working families and businesses from the high energy bills from which many are still suffering is to get ourselves off…08 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy SecurityI thank my hon. Friend for that incredibly important question. Community energy has so many benefits in our energy mix, including giving communities a stake in our energy future.…08 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy SecurityI am always happy to have meetings with any right hon. and hon. Members across the House on a range of issues, so I will take that away. The evidence suggests that undergrounding…08 Oct 2024HANSARDClean Electricity GenerationThe latest contracts for difference round secured a record 131 renewable electricity projects across Great Britain. This will deliver a total capacity of 9.6 GW, enough to power…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGrid CapacityWe are halving the development time for new transmission infrastructure through reforms of planning, supply chains and other areas, delivering the grid capacity that is needed to…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGrid CapacityThe hon. Lady is right to draw attention to the importance of community energy projects throughout the country. We want to see many more of them, but we have inherited a grid that…08 Oct 2024HANSARDClean Electricity GenerationI was not aware when my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State changed the titles of the ministerial portfolios that we had moved away from having a Minister for consultation,…08 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that that issue is holding back projects across the country, which is why we have tackled it from day one. We are attempting to release…08 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsBatteries will play an important part in the short-duration storage required for the energy system we are building for the future. It is a question of balance. Communities will be…08 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. A similar point has been raised by many hon. Members across the House. This issue affects areas right across the country. We are doing…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)I am also a member of the GMB.08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)I think a few of us have.08 Oct 2024HANSARDGrid CapacityThe hon. Lady is right to highlight those issues. The connections queue, in particular, is a huge challenge, with more than 700 GW waiting to join it. The last Government did some…08 Oct 2024HANSARDClean Electricity GenerationI could be wrong, but I think the right hon. Gentleman previously said that his own Government’s plans on onshore wind in England were not the right approach to take. I agree with…08 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy SecurityI very much welcome the hon. Gentleman’s question—which I must say is somewhat of a surprise. I will absolutely meet him to discuss that. We have been clear that any technologies…08 Oct 2024HANSARDClean Electricity GenerationI thank my hon. Friend for her question. She is absolutely right to say that, in order for us to meet our 2030 ambitions, we will need a whole range of different options.…08 Oct 2024HANSARDClean Electricity GenerationI will give credit to the Conservative Government on one thing: they were very good at making grand announcements. On delivery, however, they were much poorer. Looking at a whole…08 Oct 2024