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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the Minister and the Secretary of State for the work that they have put in to secure a future for the Harland & Wolff yard at Arnish in my constituency, and…31 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillIt is a pleasure to follow the maiden speech of my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover (Natalie Fleet), who has proved by her passion and ability that she will soon emerge from…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillDoes the hon. Lady recall the evidence of Juergen Maier, EDF, SSE and the Minister to the Committee? They all gave commitments to community energy and to the local power plan…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillDoes the hon. Member accept that my constituents and hers have earned energy security for this country for the last two generations, and will do so in the North sea for another…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI could have said it in Gaelic. [ Laughter. ] It is not necessary for that to be part of the Bill or the company. Communities must be at the heart of what GB Energy does, and…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI remind the hon. Member that to switch on one lightbulb in Lincoln from a turbine on the Isle of Lewis will require a link and a chain of dominos to fall in order, on a scale…29 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineI thank the Secretary of State for this additional £2.26 billion for Ukraine, which will find a strong echo from the hundreds and thousands of individuals across this country who…22 Oct 2024HANSARD Renewable Energy Projects: Community BenefitsYes, I will wind up quickly. There has been an apparent breakthrough, in that three community-owned estates have come together with a plan for a 43 MW wind farm and have been…15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)I agree with the hon. Gentleman that none of that will happen without the involvement, commitment, backing and consent of communities. Through GB Energy, that is what we will…15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Gentleman has almost made my point for me. Through GB Energy, communities will have a share and an investment. We will all share in the wealth of wind and in the grid…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Renewable Energy Projects: Community BenefitsWill the hon. Gentleman agree that the difference between Dumfries and Galloway and many parts of the highlands and islands that have benefited from community or…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Renewable Energy Projects: Community BenefitsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I commend the hon. Member for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire (Mr MacDonald) for raising this important matter.…15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)I question whether amendment 3 would be beneficial to Scotland or give Scotland a competitive advantage, as has been claimed. I think it is deeply contrary to Scotland’s…15 Oct 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to those points of order, Mr Speaker. May I pass on my condolences to Alex Salmond’s family, friends and former colleagues, and may I also do so on behalf of many of my…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI am glad that the hon. Member mentions rural communities, because the stain of terror reaches across the United Kingdom. One of the victims of the Ariana Grande attack was Eilidh…14 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)I, too, have been checking online—with Full Fact, which discloses that the £300 figure that the shadow Minister raises is not based on Labour’s plans; it comes from a report from…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)I rise not just to reassure the right hon. Gentleman that the sun does shine in the Western Isles, but to note that these amendments seem quite complex—blocking amendments,…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)What the shadow Minister is describing sounds like an industrial strategy—something that we have been missing for 14 years.10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)Was it not also a Conservative Government who refused to take the decision to give Harland & Wolff the funding that would have kept it open and avoided administration and now…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Oct 2024