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HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026That is how we end up with absolutely no industry left in the country. That is what we are trying to rebuild after 14 years of it falling apart. I will turn to the specific…17 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026I will address a few things. There were some contradictory comments from different Members of the same party: on the one hand, we should support the supply chains, but on the…17 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026It is a no, because the counterfactual, of relying on gas, as his party is so determined to do, would put up everyone’s bills significantly. We are the ones bringing down bills,…17 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026I understand the point. First of all, I have been really clear. This regulation, as it clearly sets out, comes to an end on 31 December 2028. We will come back to the Committee to…17 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026I thank the right hon. Member for his second speech in the debate.17 Mar 2026HANSARDFusion StrategyThe Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is today publishing “A New Energy Revolution: The UK’s Plan for Delivering Fusion Energy”. This strategy builds on the Government’s…16 Mar 2026HANSARDNuclear Regulatory Review 2025: Government ResponseOn Friday, the Government set out their response to the nuclear regulatory review 2025. The review found that while the United Kingdom has a strong safety culture, the current…16 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2026. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. The draft…11 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2026I always welcome unanimous support from the House for the Government’s energy policy, and it sounds like we will have that this afternoon, which I appreciate. I always thank the…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy Security and Net Zero: ScotlandThank you, Dr Huq. There is genuinely nothing I would rather do on my birthday than answer an important Westminster Hall debate on this topic. It is a pleasure and a privilege to…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy Security and Net Zero: ScotlandThat is a well-trodden argument that, unfortunately, the facts do not bear out. The energy produced in Scotland is more than it uses, but at any given time Scotland often relies…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy Security and Net Zero: ScotlandI was going to come on to the North sea later, but let me do that now, because the hon. Lady raises important points. Yes, our domestic supply is important—particularly the gas…04 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2026I am grateful for all those technical questions on the statutory instrument before us. Let me turn to the more general questions that were asked. I welcome the support from the…03 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2026. It is a pleasure to be in this Committee this afternoon, Sir…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy Developers LevyIt is a pleasure to join this debate under your chairship, Mr Twigg; I know that you take a great interest in these issues. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Energy Developers LevyThe right hon. Gentleman makes a good point; a generation of lobbyists should look back at the history books of Shetland Islands council at the time, because it is an…25 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI visited Ratcliffe-on-Soar for the closure ceremony. It was a good example of a just transition done well, and an historic moment of consensus, delivering the phase-out of coal…10 Feb 2026HANSARDContracts for Difference: AR7 Solar and Onshore Wind ResultsThe seventh contracts for difference auction results for onshore wind, solar and tidal stream have been published today—with a record number of projects, 189, totalling 6.2 GW.…10 Feb 2026HANSARDLocal Power PlanBritain’s drive for clean, home-grown energy is central to our mission to build an economy that works for the many. Today, jointly with Great British Energy, the Department for…10 Feb 2026HANSARDNuclear Projects: Alternative Routes to MarketOn 4 February, the Government published the advanced nuclear framework, which establishes a pathway to market by introducing the UK advanced nuclear pipeline and clarifying the…10 Feb 2026