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HANSARDNet Zero Emissions and Green InvestmentThe Government have used the Green Book to mandate that policies must be developed and assessed against how well they deliver on our long-term policy aims, including net zero. We…07 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions and Green InvestmentI thank my hon. Friend for her letters and her continued campaigning for her constituency. We are working closely with the Welsh Government and remain committed to establishing at…07 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions and Green InvestmentAs I said, the report will be published in advance of COP26, but we have published other things that the hon. Member does not seem to have heard of or read. We have set out…07 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions and Green InvestmentWe will put affordability and fairness at the heart of our reforms to reach net zero. Our latest estimates put the costs of net zero at under 2% of GDP—broadly similar to when we…07 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe support the UK oil and gas sector, especially as gas is a transition fuel to net zero. The sector supports 147,000 jobs directly in its supply chains. I take the point that the…07 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions and Green InvestmentI will ask my counterparts in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to answer the hon. Lady’s question directly—they are responsible for aid. What I will tell her is…07 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions and Green InvestmentI am afraid I do not think that is what the report has said. What I will say is that we will be releasing many publications this autumn around net zero, not least the net zero…07 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions and Green InvestmentThe Prime Minister’s 10-point plan demonstrates our commitment to net zero. It sets out £12 billion of new Government investment in green industries. This will create and support…07 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions and Green InvestmentI will tell the hon. Lady what the Treasury is doing. We are issuing £15 billion of green bonds over the next year, and launching a world-first green savings bond ahead of COP26…07 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions and Green InvestmentI thank my hon. Friend for that question. I do agree with him: building back better and building back greener are at the heart of this Government’s strategy. I thank him for…07 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions and Green InvestmentI thank the hon. Lady for that question. We recognise that this is an issue under intense speculation. We will publish a strategy that will set out many of the answers to the…07 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine: Ethnic Minority CommunitiesI should start by reiterating that the covid-19 vaccines are safe and there is no evidence that they affect fertility. I recognise that there is much information about the…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine: Ethnic Minority CommunitiesI do agree. I thank my hon. Friend for her engagement on this issue and for so effectively representing a very diverse constituency and its complex needs. I pay tribute to…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine: Ethnic Minority CommunitiesMy third quarterly report to the Prime Minister on covid disparities summarises the unprecedented measures taken to promote vaccine uptake among ethnic minorities. This work…07 Jul 2021HANSARDGender EqualityThe Treasury carefully considers the equality impact of both individual measures and fiscal events on those sharing protected characteristics, including gender, in line with both…22 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that the Government will need to ensure that revenue from motoring taxes keeps pace with the change away from petrol and diesel vehicles…22 Jun 2021HANSARDGender EqualityThe Treasury complies with its public sector equality duty and takes into account all sorts of circumstances that need to be considered before putting forward any policies. We…22 Jun 2021HANSARDInvestment in Green IndustriesI entirely agree with my hon. Friend. Since June 2020, the Government have spent £1.5 billion on supporting low-income households to improve energy efficiency and install clean…22 Jun 2021HANSARDInvestment in Green IndustriesThe Prime Minister’s 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution set out £12 billion of new investment in green industries and will crowd in three times as much private…22 Jun 2021HANSARD National Insurance Contributions BillI would like to thank Members for their well-considered contributions to what has been a very productive debate, and I am very grateful for the support across the House on Second…14 Jun 2021