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HANSARDEnergy SecurityAt the Welsh Affairs Committee this morning, we heard from the Minister for Energy and Climate on the enormous potential of floating offshore wind to contribute to UK energy…23 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyIn response to the criticism of the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine) about not responding fast enough to proposals to extend the windfall tax, I would say that…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. Does he agree that one of the most worrying aspects of the trend that he highlights is the increase in younger people being signed…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney). I want to take a few minutes to make a few brief points, which I hope go with the flow of some of the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, and I will go on to say something about that, but I agree with the point he is making. Over the past 10 to 11 years,…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyI agree with the hon. Gentleman’s point. A number of trends since the pandemic should be causes of concern: the drop in the number of older workers; the increase in younger people…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabI commend my right hon. Friend for the careful way he has approached this sensitive issue. I know he is acutely aware of the importance of those skilled jobs for south Wales. Will…21 Nov 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore WindFloating offshore wind is emerging as a major new industry, both globally and for us in the UK, in places such as the Celtic sea. The key question for us is how much of the real…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ2. I welcome the commitments made by my right hon. Friend at COP27 this week. If he wants to do something that will really help us get to net zero, improve our energy security…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomically Inactive People19. What steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of people who are economically inactive.31 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomically Inactive PeopleI congratulate my right hon. Friend and send him my best wishes for his time in this important job. May I suggest that he has a look at some research published earlier this year…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranMurder and brutal repression internally, sponsorship of terrorism overseas, selling deadly drones that target civilians to the invading Russian army—the list of the crimes of the…25 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living Crisis: Devolved Budget, Households and BusinessesIn welcoming the contributions from our friends from the Scottish National party to Wales questions, may I politely remind them that in March 2020 the Government stepped in to…19 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsI beg to move, That this House has considered delivery of floating offshore wind projects. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher, and I am grateful to…18 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsI thank the Minister for her response to the debate. I am also grateful for the contributions from the hon. Member for Southampton, Test (Dr Whitehead) on the Opposition Front…18 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsAs is typical, the hon. Member has gone right to the heart of the matter. Floating offshore wind is going to happen in a big way in UK waters— I absolutely believe that. The…18 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsI will mention freeport opportunities a bit later, but my right hon. Friend is exactly right. So often when people talk about freeports, it is in the context of an answer looking…18 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsI swear I have not shared a copy of my speech with the hon. Gentleman, but he anticipates the next section extremely well. I will just finish this point about the freeport bid. I…18 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsThe hon. Gentleman is exactly right about the operations and maintenance role. That is not just a job creator; they are valuable jobs. There is real economic value in those…18 Oct 2022HANSARDFreeports: Wales9. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on establishing a freeport in Wales.17 Oct 2022