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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Budget was a major step forward, paving the way for investment in clean, home-grown power, creating jobs and delivering energy security. Last week, the National Energy System…12 Nov 2024HANSARDRenewable Energy: Job CreationDelivering good jobs is the driving force behind our growth and clean energy missions. Great British Energy and the national wealth fund will crowd in private sector investment to…12 Nov 2024HANSARDCarbon Capture and StorageOn 4 October, the Government announced £21.7 billion over the next 25 years to launch the UK’s carbon capture, utilisation and storage industry. We will provide further details on…12 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe process in terms of what is on the list of critical minerals is independent, but I have a strong interest, as does my hon. Friend, in ensuring that we produce as many critical…12 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is correct. It will mean, on average, an extra £29 a week, putting right a wrong that has persisted for far too long. Although the money is important and a key part of it, we…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Road Fuel MarketThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point. That is why we need to start monitoring the situation properly. When we all have access to that real-time data and can understand exactly…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Road Fuel MarketI start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) on securing this debate, making such an excellent contribution and championing the…06 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have no plans to undertake any trials on a four-day week for five days of pay. It is for employers and employees to reach agreements that fit their specific…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn little more than 100 days in government, this Department and its Secretary of State, who is flying to Doha today, have set about delivering on the promises made in our…31 Oct 2024HANSARDInternational Investment SummitWe held, as we have said, an international investment summit on 14 October, 100 days after we formed the new Government. We secured £63 billion of investment, which is twice the…31 Oct 2024HANSARDInternational Investment SummitI agree wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend. I also agree with the former Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, in his article yesterday. I quote: “Conservatives, like myself, should be…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIndustrial StrategyWe have made significant progress in developing a new industrial strategy and I am delighted to report to the House that we published a Green Paper on 14 October, setting out our…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, indeed. I can reassure my hon. Friend that, on this Front Bench, there are Members, including me, who do have private sector experience, and who have run businesses. Of…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend often and regularly, as we do, to talk about these matters. Of course, the offshore wind supply chain is incredibly important. We have…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI admire the hon. Gentleman’s ability to shoehorn in a question on a subject that is not in the Department for Business and Trade’s remit, but we are of course happy to help with…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I will work with my hon. Friend. We are delighted with the £1 billion investment secured to transform the Shotton mill site. I think that a Labour Government in Westminster…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with my hon. Friend. It is essential that local communities see the benefits of landmark investments. I am pleased that Blackstone is investing £110 million in a fund to…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am glad that the hon. Gentleman asks what we are doing to engage with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, because I sit across that Department and the Department…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIndustrial StrategyThe challenge we have is that we have inherited the worst living standards growth during a Parliament in modern history. We have inherited huge challenges that we have to…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIndustrial StrategyThe right hon. Gentleman makes a really good point, and I would be happy to have a proper conversation with him about it. Marine renewables are a huge opportunity for us. We can…31 Oct 2024