Speeches by Young.

“In terms of equity, are you saying only a small proportion of the population have it, so it is unreasonable to spend public money because it only benefits what are likely to be disproportionately affluent parts of the population? Is that the point you are making?”

“Alastair talked about it in terms of being a resource and a problem. Are there drawbacks to having more electric vehicles with bi-directional charging plugged into the grid? If so, what are those drawbacks?”

“How significantly could bills be lowered if the NESO reduced skip rates?”

“Can you put a figure on how much that would reduce consumer bills?”

“Can I start with Alastair for this one? What scope is left to remove market access barriers to flexibility?”

“How significantly could bills be lowered if the NESO reduced skip rates?”

“Can you put a figure on how much that would reduce consumer bills?”

“Can I start with Alastair for this one? What scope is left to remove market access barriers to flexibility?”

“The sustainability of imported biomass is controversial. Is it more sustainable in the broader sense than abated methane gas?”

“How economically competitive would BECCS be against abated methane gas in generating electricity?”

“I want to talk about Drax and biomethane or biogas. There has been a lot of criticism of the carbon negative claims made by Drax, and some analysts have predicted that the revamp of the site could be one of the most expensive energy projects in the world. If I can start with you, Dr Bukhsh, why do you think the Governm…”

“It was said earlier that we need to focus on the big contributors to flexibility, with EVs being one of them. At the moment, is there a noticeable impact of EVs on demand flexibility and reducing peak demand and system costs?”

“Alastair talked about it in terms of being a resource and a problem. Are there drawbacks to having more electric vehicles with bi-directional charging plugged into the grid? If so, what are those drawbacks?”

“In terms of equity, are you saying only a small proportion of the population have it, so it is unreasonable to spend public money because it only benefits what are likely to be disproportionately affluent parts of the population? Is that the point you are making?”

“Given we have the new mileage charge coming, but we also have grants to encourage electric vehicles, do you think the Government are sending mixed signals on EV adoption? Does that have consequences for flexibility?”

“You say you are quite relaxed about EVs. Do you see heat pumps and the heat storage that you were talking about earlier as far more important?”

“You say you are quite relaxed about EVs. Do you see heat pumps and the heat storage that you were talking about earlier as far more important?”

“Given we have the new mileage charge coming, but we also have grants to encourage electric vehicles, do you think the Government are sending mixed signals on EV adoption? Does that have consequences for flexibility?”

“A 2021 University of Bristol report stated that women in their 40s with dependent children were disproportionately represented among the excluded. That raises concerns about child poverty, mental ill health and compounding the effects of the gender pay gap. Does my hon. Friend agree that research is needed into those a…”

“Last July, I wrote jointly with other Members to the Government to seek support for Gympanzees to open the UK’s first fully accessible exercise, play and social centre for disabled children and young people. I have had no response. Will the Secretary of State meet me and representatives of the charity to discuss how he…”