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HANSARDBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeI thank my hon. Friend for his kind words, and I will do exactly that and set out what the challenges and the differences are. Having a process of work ongoing with the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeI completely appreciate my hon. Friend’s comments. I think everybody in this House shares them, and I feel that strongly and am committed to doing exactly that. We have recently…11 Jun 2025HANSARDBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeI certainly have oomph, yes, and I am working as fast as I can on this. I will not talk now about the wider support that we are offering people in our former coalfield…11 Jun 2025HANSARDBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeI am always very happy to meet my colleagues, particularly my hon. Friend. I am very happy to meet anybody in receipt of or campaigning on the BCSSS. My door is always open. He is…11 Jun 2025HANSARDBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeWe are certainly moving as fast as we can. I will explain where the process has got to, and I hope that Members will be reassured. The transfer of £1.5 billion from the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeI would not want to give the impression that this decision is waiting on the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to say yes. That is not the case. We have to go through the correct…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpace IndustryThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point. NASA and the European Space Agency are both really important in terms of ensuring that our companies get the contracts they need. We will…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpace IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I join everybody else in congratulating the hon. Member for Wyre Forest (Mark Garnier) not just on securing the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDClean Power Industries: JobsThe North sea will continue to play an important role for years to come, which is why we are keeping existing fields open for their lifetime. This is a declining base, and the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDClean Power Industries: JobsUnder the previous Government, we lost 70,000 jobs in the oil and gas industry and more than 1,000 jobs in the ceramics industry. We produced only 30% of the steel that we need in…10 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Northern Endurance Partnership, which is developing the infrastructure to transport CO 2 across Teesside and the Humber, will create thousands of jobs. There is a 50% local…10 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are developing proposals that will minimise costs and ensure a fair outcome for consumers throughout the country.10 Jun 2025HANSARDTrack-2 Acorn ClusterWe know how important carbon capture, usage and storage is—the Climate Change Committee said there is no route to net zero that does not include carbon capture—with, of course, up…10 Jun 2025HANSARDTrack-2 Acorn ClusterMy hon. Friend is right to say that we lost thousands of jobs under the previous Government, whether in ceramics, chemicals or steel. The previous Government saw foundational…10 Jun 2025HANSARDClean Power Industries: JobsSince the election, over £40 billion of investment has been announced in clean energy, creating good jobs with good wages, and by 2030, the industry could support hundreds of…10 Jun 2025HANSARDClean Power Industries: JobsI thank my hon. Friend for that speech— [ Interruption. ] I mean, for that beautiful short question. I welcome the jobs that are coming to the port of Mostyn. This Labour…10 Jun 2025HANSARDClean Power Industries: JobsWhen we hear the SNP opposing jobs, it seems sad for the people of Scotland. We are supporting jobs up and down Scotland. The hon. Gentleman does not have long to wait to hear…10 Jun 2025HANSARDTrack-2 Acorn ClusterHappy birthday, Mr Speaker. We have always been clear that we support the Acorn project. My colleagues and I have had many discussions with the industry, and we know what an…10 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025Gas is still being produced in this country, and that will continue for many years to come, as the hon. Gentleman knows. We could rehearse these arguments, but I am not sure they…20 May 2025HANSARDBritish Steel: Special Measures UpdateThe Government committed to updating Parliament on British Steel every four weeks for the duration of the period of special measures being applied under the Steel Industry…20 May 2025