Speeches by Chope.

“Yes, exactly.”

“Who pays for that?”

“Can I ask all of you about the issue relating to the preparation for these schemes? I think anybody listening to the evidence today would not touch a heat pump installation with a barge pole, for all sorts of reasons, including the issue around whether or not insulation is needed and other adaptations to the house. We …”

“I would like to ask Mr Ayers to start off with whether he believes that the mortgage lenders are wrong to withdraw mortgages from 250,000 homes.”

“For all the virtues of AstraZeneca, let us not forget that thousands of people suffered serious injury or death as a result of having the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccines. Why, then, are the Government continuing to waste taxpayers’ money on indemnifying AstraZeneca against claims for civil liability brought by those vict…”

“My hon. Friend has not mentioned China specifically, but China is still intent on increasing its CO2 emissions until at least 2030. As a result, it is able to compete unfairly with what would be UK enterprise if we had not put a stranglehold on it with all these regulatory restrictions. How does he expect to deal with …”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“I am grateful to the hon. Lady for having engaged with me about her Bill. She shared with me the frustrations she has had in discussing its contents with the Government. Can we get to the key issue here? She talks about urgency, but is it true that the Government are intent on kicking the Bill into the long grass becau…”

“I very much welcome the Minister’s announcement, but can she tell us where we are getting to with the industrial strategy in utilising Rolls-Royce’s expertise to produce small modular reactors? There seems to have been a lot of delays in actually delivering on those, yet Rolls-Royce has demonstrated by this contract th…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that one organisation that fits his description is the Climate Change Committee, which is charged with various responsibilities but has neglected its responsibility to promote adaptation and resilience?”

“For more than 15 years, the European Union has been in breach of its international treaty obligations to join the European convention on human rights. What are the Government doing to address the arrogance of the European Union on that issue?”

“How much longer will it be before we get an answer from the Government on the review of the vaccine damage payment scheme? It was initiated when my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Esther McVey) was in the Cabinet Office about a year ago. When will we get an answer?”

“You and other regulators recently had a meeting with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Can you tell us what transpired and how you were able to say to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that electricity and energy prices are fundamental to our ability to grow as a nation and that, at the moment, we have the highest electri…”

“Is that not a bit of a red herring? Gas prices are international. If they are international, why is it that our energy prices are higher than anybody else’s?”

“Will the Minister ask the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate why we have the highest energy prices in the world, particularly for electricity?”

“Christchurch priory is on the list of churches at risk. Will my hon. Friend confirm that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport could be saved any costs if my private Member’s Bill—the Exemption from Value Added Tax (Listed Places of Worship) Bill—which is due for a hearing in the House on Friday 28 March, were pa…”

“On a point of order, Mr Western. Before my hon. Friend develops the debate, may I inquire about the fact that, according to the Order Paper, the fourth of the written statements to be made today, by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, is titled “Future of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme”? If …”

“The Department has the information I have asked for.”

“You do not know how many people could have heat pumps.”

“Is this talk about everybody having heat pumps or going on to hydrogen not a bit pie in the sky? I went on one of these ready reckoner things, which asked questions as to whether my property would be suitable for a heat pump. First of all, I found out it would not be suitable if it was a flat on the first floor or abov…”