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HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)It is difficult to argue against home insulation, but I do not know whether we need legislation or an amendment to the Bill to achieve it, particularly when it is happening…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)I take the hon. Member’s point about rights. Usually, land rights prevent communities from taking a stake in energy projects. Community-owned land, which we have plenty of in the…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)I am pleased to hear that the Minister has such enthusiasm for municipal and community schemes. There are examples in my constituency of communities that have come together. There…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)I rise to reinforce not just the evidence that we heard from the Minister and Juergen Maier about the commitment to community energy, but the evidence we heard from private…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)I am also a member of the GMB.08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)And economic benefit too, we hope. Juergen Maier: Of course.08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Minister, for your assurances on the Bill’s commitment and your own commitment to investing in community energy schemes and municipal schemes. We have heard from…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q Welcome, gentlemen. In relation to clause 3(2)(a) and “the production, distribution, storage and supply of clean energy”, you have welcomed state intervention and the role of GB…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Andy, for your impressive evidence. I also declare an interest as a member of the GMB. You welcome the Bill, possibly the prescription part for renewables, but what…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q Hello, Mr Labbad. I realise that Crown Estate Scotland is devolved and under different jurisdiction, but it was in the water first, so to speak, with its Scotland licensing…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, gentlemen. Dan, you have argued in the past that GB Energy should have a very focused mission. What is your view of the objects for GB Energy set out in clause 3?…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Yes, what can the Bill and GB Energy itself do? Ravi Gurumurthy: I have already articulated what it can do on the development side to get rid of some of the risks to do with…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Q You anticipated my question. To pivot back, Ravi, you talked about innovation, and you talked, Shaun, about closing that 20% towards net zero. What can this Bill and GB Energy…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, Mr Maier. Following on from Catherine’s questions, can you highlight how GB Energy will involve communities in the renewable transition? What kind of benefits will…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q Mr Whitehouse, I hear what you say about the Bill and GB Energy being an opportunity, but I hear from some of your members that they think renewables are a threat. How can we…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Some see them as a threat, not an opportunity. David Whitehouse: Okay. So I need to do a better job, because I do not see a threat whatsoever. In the UK at the moment, we are on a…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationI agree entirely with the right hon. Member. The language requirement is just one aspect of the present visa system that is unsuitable for our fishing industry, the islands, and…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationI thank the Minister, the shadow Minister and other right hon. and hon. Members who contributed to this debate. It was not bad for a birthday party—it turned out quite well. I…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Rural DepopulationI beg to move, That this House has considered depopulation in rural areas. Tapadh leibh, Ms Vaz; thank you. It is an honour to have you in the Chair. I thank all colleagues for…11 Sept 2024HANSARDEnergy IndustryI welcome the Secretary of State to his position. We watched him for many lonely years as he held the fort on his own. He was always outnumbered, but never outgunned. Will he now…04 Sept 2024