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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend and several other Welsh colleagues have been talking to me about this. We renegotiated the deal with Port Talbot and the £500 million that goes alongside that. I…01 May 2025HANSARD Energy Prices: Energy-intensive IndustriesThe hon. Lady is right to point out that there is a lot of misinformation in this space, and it is often used by the Conservatives to hide their own failings in government. Of…01 May 2025HANSARD Energy Prices: Energy-intensive IndustriesThe Conservative party is hiding behind this new-found scepticism of net zero to conceal its complete failure to support and grow our foundational and manufacturing industries on…01 May 2025HANSARD Energy Prices: Energy-intensive IndustriesI think the hon. Gentleman knows that his own party are the experts on deindustrialisation, which we saw significantly across all parts of our manufacturing sector, including at…01 May 2025HANSARDNational Wealth Fund: Opportunities for IndustryThe National Wealth Fund has a critical role to play alongside Great British Energy in driving investment and jobs into clean energy industries. The fund is already making great…29 Apr 2025HANSARDReducing Industrial Electricity PricesMy hon. Friend is right to point out the huge amount of private sector investment that is coming in with clean energy. This is why, in the industrial strategy, clean energy is one…29 Apr 2025HANSARDNational Wealth Fund: Opportunities for IndustryThe Government welcome the plans to invest in and around Luton, including the expansion of Luton airport and the incredibly exciting Universal theme park, which is on the “perfect…29 Apr 2025HANSARDNational Wealth Fund: Opportunities for IndustryI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question, though it was not quite about the National Wealth Fund. He is right to highlight electricity prices. This is a challenge for industry…29 Apr 2025HANSARDReducing Industrial Electricity PricesIndustrial energy prices doubled under the previous Government and industry suffered, as did consumers, when wholesale prices rocketed at the start of the Ukraine war. The best…29 Apr 2025HANSARDClean Energy TransitionWe firmly believe that the clean energy transition is the economic opportunity of the 21st century. In recent weeks, we have secured thousands of new jobs in carbon capture,…29 Apr 2025HANSARDClean Energy TransitionI was delighted that last week the Government were able to announce an initial £300 million through Great British Energy to invest in supply chains for domestic offshore wind. The…29 Apr 2025HANSARDClean Energy TransitionI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s support for Government policy and for our investment in CCUS. As he knows, Acorn is a matter for the spending review. I talk to many industries in…29 Apr 2025HANSARDReducing Industrial Electricity PricesAs UK Steel said recently, the main driver of the price disparity is the wholesale electricity cost, which is driven by the UK’s reliance on natural gas. The best way to secure…29 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Office for Clean Energy Jobs is focused on developing a skilled workforce in core energy and net zero sectors that are critical to meeting our mission to make the UK a clean…29 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelI think the hon. Gentleman is referring to the situation at Whitehaven. As I have already said, British Streel told us directly that it could not use that coal because of the…22 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelI thank my hon. Friend for his work and for the support that he has provided to me, officials and others because of his expertise in this space. He is right to thank staff; they…22 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelMy hon. Friend is quite right to raise ceramics and their importance in blast furnaces. We have all become steel experts through the many podcasts that everybody has been…22 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelAs the Secretary of State made clear during the debate of Saturday before last, the capacity for primary steelmaking production is important, and the steel strategy will look at…22 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelI thank the hon. Gentleman for his words of appreciation. The construction sector is incredibly important when it comes to steel. We are looking at every measure we can take to…22 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelThe ridiculous energy costs that the hon. Gentleman refers to are a result of 14 years of Conservative Government—we need to be really clear about that. His point about the steel…22 Apr 2025