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HANSARDTopical 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 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 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 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will of course keep the House updated on the results of the investment summit, but the £63 billion, as I said earlier, was a massive show of confidence in this new Government.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 2024HANSARD International Investment SummitI am always happy to meet and to talk about what more we can do in our next 100 days, and indeed—we hope—our next five to 10 years in government. Some Conservative Members have…17 Oct 2024HANSARD International Investment SummitThe hon. Member for Grantham and Bourne (Gareth Davies) was doing so well. [ Laughter. ] He was doing so well in the first half of his comments and then he returned to the same…17 Oct 2024HANSARD International Investment SummitThe shadow Minister knows that we are working very closely with businesses, business organisations and others to ensure that the changes we bring in grow our economy. We have huge…17 Oct 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Richard Tice) on securing this important debate, which I am…16 Oct 2024HANSARDSteel Industryindicated dissent .16 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) (Amendment) Regulations 2024. As always, Sir Edward, it is a…16 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I have a couple of points to make. The first carbon capture and storage commitment was made in 2009, I think, but cancelled in 2010. It was then set up again at some point in the…16 Oct 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryThe process of selling the company is going through. That is a market situation, being dealt with in that way, so Government are not providing funding or anything such as that at…16 Oct 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and for reading out a message from somebody watching the debate. We all agree that it is time for action and that is exactly what…16 Oct 2024HANSARDSteel Industryindicated dissent.16 Oct 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryThe hon. Gentleman will understand that I am not in a position to define what commercial companies do. While we are trying to do what we can, I cannot do anything other than say…16 Oct 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryI think I was fairly clear. We have been in opposition. We want to produce primary steel in this country; the previous Government got us to a point where that is almost impossible…16 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2024. It is a pleasure to…09 Oct 2024