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HANSARDClean Electricity GenerationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that in the three and a bit months that we have been in government we have moved at pace to deliver the largest renewables auction in…08 Oct 2024HANSARDClean Electricity GenerationThis is the whole point about the Conservative Government, and it is why we have inherited such an economic mess: they made a series of announcements, with absolutely no funding…08 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy SecurityThe energy shocks of recent years have laid bare the exposure of our energy system to the international fossil fuel market. That is why we have started a mission to reach clean…08 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure Planning ProjectsMy noble Friend the Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE), made the following statement today: This statement concerns an application…07 Oct 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillI will not give way; I am very short on time. In an unstable world, the only way to guarantee our energy security and protect bill payers from future energy shocks is to speed up…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillI will carry on just now, because we have a very short time before we finish. I wish to address the reasoned amendment tabled in the name of the right hon. Member for East Surrey…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillI have said that I do not have time. The hon. Gentleman gave a speech in which he raised a number of points, and I am happy to come back to him at another time. Community energy…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy Billindicated dissent.05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillMay I begin by thanking right hon. and hon. Members who have participated in this extremely wide-ranging debate this afternoon? I particularly pay tribute to all Members across…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillWe have heard from the hon. Gentleman already. There were multiple questions in this debate about how Great British Energy will lower bills and when taxpayers will see a…05 Sept 2024HANSARDPublication of Statutory Consultation and National Energy System Operator Licences Jointly With OfgemOur nation stands at a pivotal moment in our energy and net zero journey. As we navigate the challenges of energy security and the urgent need for a sustainable future, I am proud…02 Sept 2024HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure Planning ProjectsThe Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, my noble Friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE, made the following statement today: This statement concerns an application…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerMy hon. Friend has raised two important points. To answer the first, GB Energy will invest in a range of projects and will have a key stake in them, delivering a return for the…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerMy hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point. This transition has to be hand in hand with the industrial strategy that the Government are driving forward. That is why the…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerI thought for a moment that my hon. Friend was going to make a bid for GB Energy to be headquartered in Wales, which is one thing that I cannot commit to. She raises a really…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerThe hon. Gentleman is right to represent his constituents, of course, and we will not in any way remove the ability of communities to be part of the consultation process and the…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerAgain, I thank my hon. Friend not just for his intervention, but for all the work he has done before and since his election. He has been a dedicated campaigner on this issue and…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerMy hon. Friend raises a very important point. The Department is reviewing the NAO report at the moment. This area will need investment, but we also need a concerted effort to…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerI was hopeful that that was going to be a very positive question, but then we got to a “however”. I thank the hon. Lady for her support of what I have said so far. North sea…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerI will carry on, if that is okay. We will ensure that we have a regulator that fights for consumers as well. We have seen repeated failures in recent years, including the scandal…26 Jul 2024