Speeches by Young.

“Elizabeth, go back to the original question about whether UK refineries should invest in hydrogen and in carbon capture and storage.”

“Can I press you on that? What can refineries that are not in the Government’s track process do about it? Are there locational factors at play that make those refineries unsuitable?”

“Should UK refineries invest in hydrogen and in carbon capture and storage?”

“Stuart, do you have anything else to add on what the Government could do to help support emissions reductions?”

“What is the Government’s role in that? What more could the Government be doing?”

“Would it be fair to say that the lower-hanging fruit has been dealt with and the next steps will be considerably harder?”

“But if Norway is already getting there with electrification, it does not require innovation; it requires us to learn from somewhere else.”

“I would like to switch to emissions reductions for a moment. Stuart, what progress has been made on that so far?”

“Is there anything that the current Government could do to change that, or has the ship sailed and it is too late?”

“How would you have liked the project to have progressed instead?”

“Talking of competition, what impact do you think the track process has had on competitiveness in the refining industry?”

“Elizabeth, go back to the original question about whether UK refineries should invest in hydrogen and in carbon capture and storage.”

“Can I press you on that? What can refineries that are not in the Government’s track process do about it? Are there locational factors at play that make those refineries unsuitable?”

“At a recent roundtable meeting in my Thornbury and Yate constituency, small businesses told me about the particular challenges they face in delivering apprenticeships. Given that the Secretary of State’s Department is now responsible for this important policy area, what is he doing to reform apprenticeships to make the…”

“10. What steps he is taking to ensure that skills provision meets the needs of employers.”

“Last week, Billington Structures, one of the UK’s leading structural steelwork contractors, announced proposals to close its Yate site, with 81 jobs at risk. Businesses of all shapes and sizes are struggling due to the increase in national insurance contributions and rising energy costs. Will the Leader of the House ag…”

“We talked briefly at the very end of the previous session about shared ownership. How could incentivising shared ownership help align connection reforms with community energy needs?”

“Mairi, you made it clear in earlier answers that you think that shared ownership should be mandated, but can you elaborate a bit on how the current voluntary approach is working for community energy projects?”

“Sarah, what caveats do you need in place to ensure mutual benefits from shared ownership, and avoid it being used, effectively, just to game the system in terms of commercial developers jumping the queue?”

“If you are getting special status through it, that is part of the definition.”