Speeches by Midgley.

“I support the measures set out in this statement to get people who can work into work. I have been contacted by constituents who are worried, such as my constituent Lisa, who has a son with a severe disability. He will never be able to work and relies on support. Can my right hon. Friend assure me that people like my c…”

“12. What steps he is taking to support workers’ rights in the renewable energy sector.”

“I thank my right hon. Friend for his answer. The Employment Rights Bill is an historic step forward for workers, but these rights must go hand in hand with good jobs. What action is he taking to strengthen the UK’s manufacturing capacity and supply chains to ensure that communities such as mine in Knowsley benefit from…”

“Every year more than 1.6 million women in this country experience domestic abuse, and my constituency of Knowsley has recently had the highest rate of femicide. I am determined to do everything in my power to keep women safe in my constituency. Paula Leather was from Knowsley and in her family’s words, Paula was “beaut…”

“Finally, I think you mentioned earlier, Dr Calvillo, not losing out to offshore competition. We face challenges in manufacturing, infrastructure, supply chain readiness and skill shortages. What steps should be taken to ensure that the economic benefits that are possible from the 2025 to 2030 clean power projects remai…”

“How do you bring that in? How would you do that?”

“It is the reality of it though: a lot of times the individuals in those workplaces will feel like things are being done to them, rather than that they are part of it. They are not going to see any agency in going in and representing themselves. In reality, what does that look like and how realistic is it?”

“On that—this relates to what we were talking about before—we have previously had evidence that as well as what you have raised, gas boiler fitters are paid about £10,000 more than heat pump fitters. Also, for them to be trained, they will lose thousands of pounds in terms of loss of earnings, and the grant is not enoug…”

“Thank you for coming and giving evidence to us. I am going to go into a bit more about supporting workers transitioning from high-carbon sectors. You have touched on some of this in your evidence previously in this session. Given the complexities of industrial transitions that you have all touched on in this session, d…”

“Going on from that, recent experiences in Port Talbot and Grangemouth suggest that redundancy is often more likely than redeployment. Do you think we have sufficiently planned for this transition? What are the challenges around that? In reality, what does a just transition actually mean? Where is the “just” when you lo…”

“I will open it up to you all, because I am interested to hear your answers. We have had the GMB here, which represents the sector with its members. It has raised the issue of wages, but also said that it has called for funding that might include direct grants, tax incentives or transitional wage funds that support olde…”

“I welcome the Minister’s statement and the vision that will truly transform communities and constituencies such as mine. I am made up that Kirkby will get a massive funding boost under the Government’s plan. Knowsley is the second-most deprived area in the country, yet communities across the constituency never stop wor…”

“Constituents in Kirkby have endured a foul stench from Simonswood industrial estate in west Lancashire for years, making some physically sick. My constituent Gina Griffiths says that it is giving her child a persistent sore throat, while Joanne Day and her husband are having breathing problems because of the Simonswood…”

“Olivia, what measures are the UK Government taking to mitigate the bottlenecks specifically affecting nuclear and carbon capture utilisation and storage projects? How well are those sectors being prioritised?”

“Olivia, what measures are the UK Government taking to mitigate the bottlenecks specifically affecting nuclear and carbon capture utilisation and storage projects? How well are those sectors being prioritised?”

“Thanks for coming in, Olivia and Darren. I am going to ask a couple of questions around supply chain bottlenecks. First of all, to both of you, which elements of domestic supply chains would you say need the most development and what are the important bottlenecks for reaching the net zero targets?”

“What are the answers to that? The written evidence from the CCSA mentioned delivering “an able supply chain and skilled workforce” and said, “Government and industry need to work more closely together, with academia and civil society”. How, practically, is that being addressed? We have heard at so many sessions that th…”

“You were talking about the reform of the apprenticeship levy. Do you have confidence in Skills England, the body being put into existence to look at apprenticeships and skills?”

“Thanks for coming in, Olivia and Darren. I am going to ask a couple of questions around supply chain bottlenecks. First of all, to both of you, which elements of domestic supply chains would you say need the most development and what are the important bottlenecks for reaching the net zero targets?”

“What are the answers to that? The written evidence from the CCSA mentioned delivering “an able supply chain and skilled workforce” and said, “Government and industry need to work more closely together, with academia and civil society”. How, practically, is that being addressed? We have heard at so many sessions that th…”