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HANSARDDraft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2019So let me come to the hon. Gentleman’s second point around whether we can include companies that do not pass the direct exemption, although it can be indirect because part of…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2019. The draft instrument, which was…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I was coming to the importance of the energy-intensive industries that are excluded. We exclude sectors that apply for that exclusion from any renewable obligations by up to 85%.…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that question. For clarification, I want to return to his earlier point on the nuclear CfD. The EII applies to renewables costs only and…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I will take the last point first. My hon. Friend the Member for South Thanet raises a powerful point. At the beginning of my remarks, I referred to carbon leakage. We need to get…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2019Not quite, because obviously the baseload is still needed. We have been able through efficient and safe operation to mitigate the delay, but obviously we do not want further delay.03 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2019It needs to be part of the mix—that is my very strong view. We will, quite rightly, have a portfolio tilted heavily towards renewables, and leaning into offshore wind even more…03 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince it launched in April 2016, Ceramic Valley enterprise zone has been a fantastic success: it has attracted private sector investment and has already secured 1,000 new jobs in…21 Jan 2020HANSARDSmall-scale Modular Nuclear ReactorsI am grateful for the hon. Member’s pertinent question. He is absolutely right; we do have discussions with the Ministry of Defence. The Minister for Business, Energy and Clean…21 Jan 2020HANSARDBerwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk: Business SupportThe Government are committed to spreading prosperity to all parts of the United Kingdom. We are investing £565 million through the borderlands growth deal and the Edinburgh and…21 Jan 2020HANSARDSmall-scale Modular Nuclear ReactorsIt is delightful to see you in your place, Mr Speaker; this is the first opportunity I have had to congratulate you. Small modular reactors have significant potential to reduce…21 Jan 2020HANSARDSmall-scale Modular Nuclear ReactorsThe Rolls-Royce consortium has proposed a significant public-private joint innovation programme worth more than £500 million to design a first-of-its-kind SMR. The consortium…21 Jan 2020HANSARDBerwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk: Business SupportScottish textiles are, as my hon. Friend rightly points out, an important part of the Scottish economy, our overall economy and our heritage. We will do everything we can to…21 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, she does.21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuratom Exit StrategyThe Government have further advanced their preparations for the UK’s withdrawal from Euratom and the European Union. As made clear in previous statements on the topic, the UK has…05 Nov 2019HANSARDElectric Vehicle TechnologyI am very pleased to hear that the London Electric Vehicle Company had record sales in September. I spoke to the CEO recently and was very impressed with their capability. I…22 Oct 2019HANSARDHigh Speed 2The hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point, although his colleague, the hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell), was shaking her head, so there is clearly division on the…22 Oct 2019HANSARDHigh Speed 2The independent Oakervee review will advise the Government on High Speed 2, including potential business benefits and how it should proceed. The hon. Lady will understand that I…22 Oct 2019HANSARDHigh Speed 2The hon. Lady mentions the CBI. Both the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and the Mayor of Birmingham, Andy Street, who sits on the panel conducting the review, have…22 Oct 2019HANSARDBusinesses: DartfordI am pleased to say that Dartford has been shortlisted for the future high streets fund to renew its town centre. This will build on £4.3 million support already allocated from…22 Oct 2019