Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
LabourMP for Rutherglen
“My Honourable Friend Lord Vallance of Balham, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation has today made the following statement:…”
“My Honourable Friend Lord Vallance of Balham, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation has today made the following statement:…”
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“My Honourable Friend Lord Vallance of Balham, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation has today made the following statement:…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. And can I begin by congratulating the honourable gentleman from West Dorset for securing the debate on this important topic? Can I also thank him genuinely for all his engagement on this and many other issue…”
“I'm very happy to answer because I responded to all of her written parliamentary questions, as I always do, and in my answers I set out very clearly this isn't a government project, so government doesn't have all of the details. It's a priv…”
“I am very happy to answer, because I responded to all the right honourable Lady’s written parliamentary questions, as I always do. In my answers, I set out very clearly that this is not a Government project so the Government do not have all…”
“Great Britain’s energy system is robust and reliable, and delivers 24/7 for households and businesses across the county. However, in an era of geopolitical uncertainty, we need to do all that we can to strengthen our energy security here at…”
“Ballard and, Lina from my private office. This legislation is widely supported by our stakeholders, highly anticipated by our constituents inside and outside this House. And I want to thank all those working at the Environment Agency and po…”
“My Honourable Friend Lord Vallance of Balham, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation has today made the following statement:…”
“My Honourable Friend Lord Vallance of Balham, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation has today made the following statement:…”
“I congratulate the honourable Member for Chester South and Eddisbury (Aphra Brandreth) on securing the debate and on her work gathering her constituents’ views. I genuinely welcome the tone that she has taken. As a personal reflection, I mi…”
“My Honourable Friend Lord Vallance of Balham, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation has today made the following statement:…”
“With that new-found consensus on the clean power mission, I am happy to report to the House that we are making good progress towards our targets. We delivered the most successful renewables auction in history through allocation round 7, sec…”
“It is a privilege to close this debate on the Gracious Speech. It has been a pleasure to sit here all afternoon and listen to all the contributions in what turned out to be a far more wide-ranging debate than one just on energy policy, and …”
“I am tabling this statement to inform members of the publication of four documents relating to the Capacity Market. This includes the:…”
“My noble Friend Lord Vallance, Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear, has today made the following Statement:…”
“The Government is working tirelessly with international partners to find a permanent solution to the current Middle East Conflict, and is playing a leading role in the international effort to support the free flow of shipping through the St…”
“Today I am setting out the Government position on the supply of offshore wind turbines from MingYang, a Chinese turbine supplier. This has followed offshore wind developers seeking the Government’s view on the use of MingYang Smart Energy t…”
“This has been an interesting debate at times—at other times, perhaps it has not been—but it is a timely and important debate, as many people sitting at home will be watching the situation in the middle east concerned about the cost of livin…”
“This is a matter for the Treasury, although we remain closely engaged. The UN framework convention is focused on improving effective and inclusive international tax co-operation, not on creating specific global taxes on oil and gas companie…”
“The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is today publishing A New Energy Revolution – The UK’s Plan for Delivering Fusion Energy.…”
“On Friday, the Government set out its response to the Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025. The Review found that while the United Kingdom has a strong safety culture, the current system for nuclear regulation and delivery is fragmented, slow, an…”
“Britain’s drive for clean, homegrown energy is central to our mission to build an economy that works for the many. Today, jointly with Great British Energy, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has published the Local Power Plan,…”
“The Seventh Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction results for onshore wind, solar and tidal stream have been published today – with a record number of projects (189) totalling 6.2GW.…”
“As we explained in our solar road map, the Government consider effective community engagement to be crucial as we scale-up solar deployment throughout the country. Developers must consider local community views as part of their applications…”
“Today we are publishing the Advanced Nuclear Framework for private projects which reinforces the golden age of nuclear. The Framework sets out our approach to enabling privately-led advanced nuclear projects, including Small Modular Reactor…”
“I am tabling this statement to inform members of the publication of a consultation response relating to the Capacity Market (CM) titled ‘Government Response to consultation on proposal regarding locational changes of Capacity Market Units’.…”
“I congratulate the honourable Member for North Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller) on securing the debate. Although I disagree with some of what he said, the tone of his remarks is welcome. I will respond to some of his points, but given the time…”
“The Secretary of State will be using powers under the Energy Act 2013 to increase the hourly rate for use of military fuel tanker drivers paid by hauliers during a deployment of this capability. This programme is a long-standing fuel supply…”
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