Energy Infrastructure

I commend the right hon. Gentleman for bringing this debate forward. As Chair of the Welsh Affair...

As ever, the hon. Gentleman is correct: we are one United Kingdom. Of course, on energy on the is...

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I give way to the Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Security and Net Zero.

The right hon. Gentleman makes a good point there. One other issue to address is the plethora of ...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for bringing that to the House’s attention. There are current...

Did any of the witnesses point out the eye-wateringly high cost of new nuclear, as well as how pa...

The hon. Lady makes a good point. Investment in large-scale nuclear, or even small modular reacto...

I was going to make a similar point to that made by the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Carol...

I am going to disappoint the hon. Gentleman, because I do not have those specific figures in the ...

Particularly on estimates day, are we really “putting our heads in the sand” when that technology...

The evidence we considered took in the entire life cycle of a nuclear power station. Looking at t...

The right hon. Gentleman talks about the long-term future for nuclear, and I agree, but surely th...

We took evidence from Rolls-Royce, and we heard about the £200 million it has already received fr...

Does my right hon. Friend agree that contracts for difference have been vital for offshore wind, ...

I do agree, yes. I made the point earlier that, with fixed-bottom offshore wind, we perhaps misse...

I call the Chair of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee—[Interruption.]

1.16 pm

That was an unnerving cheer from the Minister on the Front Bench. Luckily, I know him personally....

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that there is also an important role for further education and univ...

The hon. Gentleman is correct: the technical education sector has a lot to offer and Government m...

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I will give way to the hon. Lady.

I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way; I was trying to work out where his semicolon was going...

Yes, one of the Climate Change Committee’s main bullet points has been lack of urgency from the G...

There is not perfection either.

The hon. Lady says from a sedentary position that there is not perfection either. This is the spa...

Order. A little reminder to Members that if they intervene on another Member, it is courteous to ...

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I take this opportunity to thank the Department for its...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for West Bromwich East (Nicola Richards). I particular...

The east coast cluster track 1 application, of which the Humber was a part, was perhaps not the b...

It might be worth talking to the companies involved. They are telling me that the indecisiveness ...

The hon. Member is being generous in giving way. I talk with those businesses weekly and that is ...

As it stands, the Government have not approved any of the carbon capture and storage projects for...

My hon. Friend is making a very powerful and informed speech. She will be aware of the INEOS proj...

Absolutely. The UK is unique in wishing to have a bidding process. In the USA, if a company says ...

Before I begin, I would like to say llongyfarchiadau—congratulations—to my right hon. Friend the ...

It has been an interesting debate so far, but there is no doubt that the pace at which we are get...

Will the hon. Lady give way on that point?

Let us not make the 2050 target something that we cannot reach. We must reach it—it is an absolut...

The hon. Member is making a powerful case, and I thank her for it. The Secretary of State told me...

I could not agree more. This is about creating level playing fields—at least for the renewable se...

Will the hon. Lady give way, please?

I have already said that I will not give way, and I stick to what I have said.

The US plan ...

In September last year, I was lucky enough to go back to visit New Zealand, tone up my accent, le...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?

Sorry, but the hon. Gentleman came late to the debate, and I am just about to finish.

This,...

I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I chair the all-...

On Friday I found myself, rather unusually as the Member of Parliament for Peterborough, on a sit...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Peterborough (Paul Bristow). I very much enjoyed h...

Net zero by 2050 is not an arbitrary target but a scientific assessment of what is needed to limi...

I draw the Chamber’s attention to my entry in the Register of Member’s Financial Interests: my sh...

The hon. Gentleman is making a thought-provoking speech. He makes a point about solar and wind, b...

Yes, we have discussed the benefits of potential tidal energy. We have huge tidal ranges in the U...

In following the hon. Member for North West Leicestershire (Andrew Bridgen), I want to say that h...

Is the hon. Lady aware that Just Stop Oil protesters are paid up to £500 a day by their sponsors ...

I was not aware of that, but to anyone I meet and to schoolchildren when I go to schools, I say, ...

It is a great honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Siobhan Baillie). Who knew a...

Before I call the Scottish National party spokesperson, I must emphasise again how important it i...

I am sure you do not need to remind people to come and listen to me starting the wind-ups, Madam ...

I call the shadow Minister.

3.12 pm

I congratulate the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) on securing this a...

Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Thank you very much; I will not even try myself. Among other things, the hon. Member mentioned th...

We are here in the UK Parliament talking about the UK context, but does the hon. Gentleman agree ...

The hon. Member is absolutely right. We are in global competition for resources that are presentl...

It is a pleasure to close this debate for the Government. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member...

I thank the Minister for that informative response. Will he emphasise that although the Viking pr...

Given the limits on time, I will not. However, I commit to meeting the hon. Lady and other Member...

Will the Minister give way?

I will not, sorry.

My hon. Friend the Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford) was right...

With the leave of the House, I call Stephen Crabb to wind up briefly.

3.33 pm

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. With the leave of the House, let me thank the Minister for that sum...