Speeches by Griffiths.

“We share the hon. Member’s view that we should all be ambitious for the United Kingdom. There is no ideology on our side. We are simply seeking a global perspective rather than a constrained perspective.”

“I ask the Minister to speak slightly slower; I am partially deaf and am really struggling to hear him. I am grateful for his forbearance.”

“My constituents in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton have been subjected to an enormous increase in their water bills. Will the Secretary of State reassure the House that his water review will seek ways to prevent the costs of water companies’ mismanagement being passed on to their customers?”

“I am sure the Minister will agree that the economic landscape has changed dramatically since 26 March: we have had the trade deal with India, we have had today’s pact with the United States, the Employment Rights Bill will come into law later this year, and there is much more besides. In the interests of transparency t…”

“You may have already answered some of this in your previous answers, but I am interested in your approach to delivering low-carbon homes and neighbourhoods. What challenges have you faced scaling up the delivery of low-carbon homes?”

“What needs to happen to get that certification process moving? Has it started, or is there a role for Government and regulators in pushing that forward?”

“I am conscious of taking too much more of my allocated time but, briefly, will low-carbon homes be more expensive than average homes? How do homes in Nansledan compare to the future homes standard?”

“I do not agree with the hon. Gentleman’s diagnosis, but I do agree that the fines need to be collected and distributed. The other issues that have been identified in my constituency—I imagine that they are wider issues, too—are illegal misconnections and cowboy builders, which we must crack down on. Without addressing …”

“I am pleased to be able to bring the House’s attention to my constituents’ concern about the continuing discharge of raw sewage into our local seas and other bodies of water. In my constituency, we saw 529 such discharges in 2024 from just 14 storm overflow points. These incidents continued for a combined duration of o…”

“We have talked a lot about decarbonisation, but, in your experience, what has been the impact on the supply chain of BP in the North sea as a consequence of the decarbonisation over the last few years and the ambitions of the Government?”

“Just to answer the specific question, let us stick with high‑heat processes. What degree of confidence do you have that we will get to those processes in the next five years?”

“Brian Holliday, let me ask you the same question.”

“It is the link between skills and technology.”

“We have heard from BMW on the ZEV mandate, which I will come back to. More generally, to what extent have the recent changes to the ZEV mandate alleviated pressure on UK manufacturers?”

“I just wanted to follow up on the point you made, Professor Greenwood, about heat processes moving from gas-based production to electricity. This is also a question to Brian Holliday. Are you confident that we can create those new technologies that will enable that? At the moment, from what you have both been saying, w…”

“Can I just pick up on something that Markus said earlier about infrastructure? We can incentivise all we like, but is the demand not there because the cars are too expensive or because consumers have a lack of confidence in the UK’s charging infrastructure?”

“Steve, what changes, if any, would you make to the design of the mandate?”

“I would like answers of one word, or a handful of words, for this last question. The UK plans to phase out the sale of petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030. Is this target realistic?”

“Can I ask a quick counter-question based on something that you just said? There is the cost burden, but Steve very eloquently laid out the volume burden as well. Do you see it as part and parcel of the same thing?”

“Alan, what would your view be?”