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HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 1 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 2 Crown status Question proposed, That the clause…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)The objects of Great British Energy need to be wide-ranging and flexible so that it can be innovative and pivot where necessary. But one issue, which the Liberal Democrats also…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)The debate so far has all been about the ability to delimit what limits Great British Energy, but that allows for everything else that has not been mentioned. However, it is…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)It is wonderful to hear hon. Members say how supportive they are of community energy and give examples from their local areas. In Cambridgeshire, the expertise is still there—it…10 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2024Thank you very much, Mr Mundell—learning so much in such a short time. I thank the Minister for her opening remarks. This measure builds on the work in the Energy Act. It is…09 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Q To go back to the few organisations that you mentioned in connection with consultation, you got to devolved Administrations but I did not hear about local government. The Local…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Q May I follow up on that? We are looking at the governance side. We know that on the spatial side, we have the local energy action plan. Rather than taking an individual look, I…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q We have heard how, working together with the Crown Estate, we could be accelerating GB Energy’s investments, particularly through accelerating the consenting process. It was…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q You talked about the objects within the scope of the law, about facilitating and encouraging, and about frontier innovation in technology and energy generation, but you also…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGrid CapacityAs we have heard from my hon. Friend the Member for Wells and Mendip Hills (Tessa Munt), the lack of national grid capacity is holding back the UK’s push towards renewable energy.…08 Oct 2024HANSARDWarm Homes PlanKeeping vulnerable people warm and lowering their energy bills is, I am sure, something we can all agree on across the House. Insulating homes is a key part of that puzzle. We…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q Given your history as a civil servant and in government over the last years, one of the issues around governance under clause 5 was the level of scope and power given to the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q Mr Norquoy, you said in your opening remarks that businesses would like a little more assurance, which would perhaps come in the Secretary of State’s statement on the strategic…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q I would like to understand whether you see this as the missing limb in clause 3, on the objects. I heard you mention in the Chamber that the fifth objective of GB Energy is…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Q Welcome, Mr Maier. The main thing for me is the public accountability of GB Energy. You are very clear that the Bill gives you strategic direction. How do you feel that it also…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Q My question was exactly on that point. Thank you all for coming here to present your evidence. Can you explain a little more your concerns? First, given that innovation needs to…08 Oct 2024HANSARDCarbon Capture, Usage and StorageI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. The Liberal Democrats are committed to supporting British industries in cutting carbon emissions and getting the country back on…07 Oct 2024HANSARDCOP29: UK PrioritiesThe hon. Member talked about peace and working together with international stakeholders. I would like to add to the calls on the Government for a special climate envoy nominated…10 Sept 2024HANSARDHealthcare Provision: East of EnglandIn my constituency of South Cambridgeshire, we are witnessing the tragic consequences of an outdated funding formula. It is entrenching deep inequality across the region and the…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and congratulations on your new role. I also congratulate the hon. Member for East Thanet (Ms Billington), with whom I worked before we both came…26 Jul 2024