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HANSARDGas Shipper Obligation ConsultationToday the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is publishing a consultation on the design of a gas shipper obligation. The Government intend for the gas shipper obligation…16 Jan 2025HANSARDSteel Strategy: Next StepsToday the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and I will convene the first meeting of the renewed Steel Council. This forum brings together leaders from across the sector to…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Wealth Fund: Opportunities for IndustryMy hon. Friend is a great champion for her area, and we have talked about the opportunities of Falmouth and the surrounding areas previously, and I am sure we will do so again.…17 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. We were talking about this issue in the Tea Room only this morning, and I will meet the ceramics sector and him first thing in the new year…17 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to meet the hon. Member and talk about her plans.17 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be absolutely delighted to meet my hon. Friend; we can talk about data centres at the same time. Carbon capture is an incredibly important part of our future. We know that…17 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is absolutely right.17 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be very happy to meet my hon. Friend and members of the scheme. I met the trustees of the scheme yesterday, and I have committed to talking to the Treasury about their…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Wealth Fund: Opportunities for IndustryI would love to hear more, as I am sure would the Minister for Energy, my hon. Friend the Member for Rutherglen (Michael Shanks). We are committed to all forms of renewable energy…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy: Job CreationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Green hydrogen is vital, not just for the decarbonisation of heavy industry but for aviation and maritime. It has the potential to create…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy: Job CreationI will work with my hon. Friend on creating the jobs that we all want. It has been announced that Great British Energy will be located in Aberdeen, and there are two additional…17 Dec 2024HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension Scheme: Living StandardsIt is every constituency.17 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy: Job CreationGreat British Energy will deliver well-paid jobs in industrial communities. It will own and invest in projects across the country, it will crowd in private investment, and it will…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy: Job CreationI do not recognise those figures at all. I would be interested to see where she got them from—perhaps from her Twitter threads, which contain things that we do not quite…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Wealth Fund: Opportunities for IndustryThe national wealth fund is delivering a key manifesto commitment to set up a Government-backed investor—in some ways like the sovereign wealth funds we see in other…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Wealth Fund: Opportunities for IndustryThe hon. Gentleman puts his finger on the problem. That is what vehicles such as the national wealth fund and GB Energy are looking to resolve. We are of course open to it, and we…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Wealth Fund: Opportunities for IndustryI appreciate the uncertainty faced by people in my hon. Friend’s constituency. We have Project Willow and the plan for the site’s future. A joint committee, which I co-chair, has…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Wealth Fund: Opportunities for IndustryThe national wealth fund makes decisions on what it funds and what it does not, but our plan is for the whole country. For too long, this country has been held back in every…17 Dec 2024HANSARDBusiness: Northern IrelandBusinesses in Northern Ireland, like businesses across the UK, are crying out for stability, open trade and an environment in which we can break down barriers to growth and…12 Dec 2024HANSARDChancellor’s Mansion House Speech: Funding PlansMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the UK’s world-leading financial services sector. Through the Treasury, we are developing a 10-year financial services strategy…12 Dec 2024