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HANSARDNuclear PowerI am hoping that it will take less than the 14 years in which the previous Government failed to deliver anything. We will see the announcements on the first SMR in the spring. Our…18 Mar 2025HANSARDNuclear PowerI am not sure how many times the hon. Member promised he would get to the final investment decision on Sizewell under the last Government—I think he and his colleagues promised…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsClean energy is one of the eight growth sectors in the industrial strategy and will provide a core part of that strategy. If anybody wants to build new nuclear in this country,…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his concern for his constituents. As I said, I am very receptive to calls from BCSSS trustees. I wrote to the Chancellor, who sent back a positive…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI talk every day to my hon. Friend about her constituency and I am very happy to meet whoever she wants me to, because we think this is an incredibly important matter. The…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Shipyards: Economic GrowthI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. He mentioned the importance of the £55 million that has gone to Cromarty Firth. Of course, we need to ensure, when looking at supply…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Shipyards: Economic GrowthI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and I will bow to his wisdom as to why and how that situation has transpired, but for sure the ferry service is crucial for people’s…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Shipyards: Economic GrowthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes and Mid Fife (Richard Baker) on securing such an important…18 Mar 2025HANSARDManufacturing: West MidlandsThe right hon. Gentleman is right that the west midlands is a big exporter to many different countries, including the US and others. Of course, we will keep talking with the US,…13 Mar 2025HANSARDManufacturing: West MidlandsIt was a good night for Villa fans last night, so I congratulate anyone in the west midlands who supports the club, as my husband does. The west midlands, in many ways, leads the…13 Mar 2025HANSARDManufacturing: West MidlandsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; we do not want a race to the bottom. Advanced manufacturing jobs in the west midlands are well paid for a reason: there is a very highly…13 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI saw many incredible businesses when I went to the Exeter business park last year. When I was in Saudi Arabia in January, I was with a range of businesses that were promoting…13 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend asks a very good question. I am very pleased that the Department for Transport today launched the new UK bus manufacturing expert panel. We need to support our bus…13 Mar 2025HANSARD North Sea EnergyOur manifesto was clear that we would not issue new licences, we would not revoke existing licences, we would manage existing fields for the entirety of their lifespan, and we…06 Mar 2025HANSARD North Sea EnergyThe hon. Gentleman raises a really important point. We know that energy bills have been rising because of the oil and gas we rely on and the impact of the war in Ukraine. We have…06 Mar 2025HANSARD North Sea EnergyI do not agree with that framing whatsoever. We have Putin who invaded Ukraine, leading to the massive global shock for energy prices, and we have a Secretary of State who is very…06 Mar 2025HANSARD North Sea EnergyI met BP yesterday to talk about that. If we look at somewhere like the US, there are massive supplies of oil and gas. BP has made its decision. We are working with it very…06 Mar 2025HANSARD North Sea EnergyI welcome my hon. Friend’s question. What GE Vernova is doing and the jobs it is providing are incredibly important for her community. We will continue to encourage growth in that…06 Mar 2025HANSARD North Sea EnergyThe shadow Minister quoted trade union representatives, having not met them or supported them in government. That is always rich. [Interruption.] He says that he did; I stand…06 Mar 2025HANSARD North Sea EnergyI thank my hon. Friend for his work on the Select Committee, which is very important. As he knows, for a long time we have been a bit stuck in trying to set up a passport system…06 Mar 2025