Speeches by White.

“I can.”

“I thank my hon. Friend, who contributes to many of these debates. We want to ensure that we have a system that supports reductions in emissions, while also maintaining supply. I do not think that what my hon. Friend says is the case, but we do see a future for Grangemouth, and we look forward to continuing to work with…”

“Let me just finish. Back then, it often felt like a cause that sat at the margins of politics, rather than at its centre. Progress felt slow; success felt uncertain. If someone had told me that one day I would stand at this Dispatch Box I might have struggled to believe it, but what that journey reminds me of is that r…”

“This week has been like no other. At this very moment, people across our country are experiencing another reminder of the world we now live in. If anyone in this Chamber still thinks that climate change is a problem for tomorrow, they should step outside today. Parents will struggle to get their children to sleep throu…”

“I will make some progress. Postponing difficult decisions has never been how our country has met its greatest challenges. We have always been strongest when we have looked beyond the immediate horizon, recognised the risks ahead and taken practical steps to prepare for them. That is what the carbon budget framework rep…”

“I beg to move, That the draft Carbon Budget Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 2 June, be approved.”

“I will just finish. History has many authors. As a result of that shared effort, Britain was the first major economy to cut emissions by more than half, while growing its economy by more than 85% between 1990 and 2025. We have helped to inspire around 60 countries to adopt similar legislation and we have shown it is po…”

“I will keep going. In determining the level of the seventh carbon budget, we assessed different pathways for Britain’s future. What the analysis showed was remarkably clear: whether viewed through the lens of economic growth, national security, public health or long-term prosperity, the benefits of continuing on Britai…”

“I will keep going for a bit if that is okay. This is a market solution to a generational challenge, providing certainty about the destination while allowing competition, innovation and enterprise to determine the journey, and the results can be seen across the country. On the day we laid this order before Parliament, n…”

“No, I will make some progress. Those benefits include greater protection from flooding, cleaner rivers and greater biodiversity. But this is not simply about what we avoid; it is about what we build. Across the world, more than $2 trillion is now invested in clean energy every year—roughly twice the amount invested in …”

“I thank hon. Members for their valuable contributions. As many of us have come from the Jo Cox event, I would like to start with what is “more in common”. I think that we are agreed on the global gold standard towards nuclear, both on safeguarding and the opportunity for our international competitiveness, and that is a…”

“I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. The regulations were laid before the House on 23 April. I will set out the purpose of nuclear safeguards and explain the proposed amendments to the Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit) Regulations 2019…”

“Committee rose.”

“I have two excellent colleagues who serve in Scotland and who do a lot of work on that, but I will endeavour to take it back and make sure we do everything we can to try and influence those decisions. As I set out in my opening remarks, these amendments to the nuclear safeguards regulations will strengthen the UK’s abi…”

“You make some excellent points. At the moment, we have these net zero hubs, and with the warm homes plan and Great British Energy we are looking at what the needs are going forward, what we have learned and what the service should be. We are also looking at what is out there in the market already. I will not name energ…”

“You are absolutely right to raise ECO4. We have to be honest, and that was what we did with ECO4. We said, “This is not working. It has been a failure. We are going to stop it now and shut it.” Being honest when things are not working is really important. We are trying to make choices, but there is no perfect way of do…”

“Thank you to all the Committee for some excellent questions and for food for thought. I look forward to continuing to engage with you and to hearing more of your feedback. It is genuinely welcome.”

“Absolutely. Forests have been key to this Government’s agenda and, with due credit to the previous Government, its agenda as well—I think they had begun work on this. I used to work in the predecessor Department, and what I noticed coming back in was the centrality of nature and specifically forests to the internationa…”

“With all due respect, my hon. Friend is an expert on international negotiations and knows that our nationally determined contribution, which I believe is 81% by 2035, is absolutely world leading. We are held up as an example among other leaders. We want to make sure that we have an ambitious target that we can deliver …”

“There is quite a lot in there. I think people can hold the sense that they would like a low-carbon, secure, cheaper energy future, and at the same time there are behaviour change measures. You talk about aviation, where people would still like to go on holiday and fly, but they would like to have a low-carbon future. I…”