Speeches by Sullivan.

“Mr Leslie, we have heard about the relatively high curtailment costs in Scotland. Battery storage sites could have a role in reducing curtailment, but it has been reported that some storage sites have been bypassed or skipped up to 90% of the time. Why is that? What role do you see battery storage sites having in reduc…”

“At a strategic level, do we have an aim or an end date in sight when we can have a bit more clarity?”

“Do you have a timeframe for that?”

“Are we going to get to a place where the network will have sufficiently evolved again for the thresholds in Scotland to be increased?”

“I welcome the opportunity to speak, even if it is briefly, in the debate. Young people have often felt left out of discussions and decisions about their future, and have felt that their voices do not matter, so I welcome the steps that the Bill will take to standardise the vote age across all elections. In Scotland, th…”

“Does the right hon. Gentleman recognise the valuable contribution that young people in Scotland have made to the democratic process, first in 2014, when they were able to vote in the independence referendum, and subsequently in Scottish local and parliamentary elections? Does he value their contribution?”

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“T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

“The airspace modernisation strategy will rationalise flightpaths last redrawn in the 1950s to cut emissions and noise. However, the community in the historical village of Blackness, in my constituency, are concerned that the opposite will happen with the plans for Edinburgh airport airspace, and that their tranquil vil…”

“Last week, my constituents Gillian Greenwell and Craig Turpie from Bathgate’s Turpie & Co visited Parliament and watched business questions from the Gallery. They were visiting London for the Guild of Property Professionals awards, where they won silver in the overall UK award and gold in the Scotland award. As est…”

“As a Labour and Co-operative MP, I am absolutely delighted by the publication of the local power plan. I have seen that work in action through local energy projects such as Bo’ness scout group, which is reducing its bills with 40 solar panels and delivering funding support for young people. What steps will the Governme…”

“The yearly Linlithgow marches organised by the Deacons Court is a 16th-century tradition marking the boundaries of the ancient and royal burgh. The marches celebrate civic pride. There are floats, parades, and much merriment from early in the morning. Last year, the court celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. As a Committee member, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (Elaine Stewart) for this statement. My constituency of Bathgate and Linlithgow has a proud industrial tradition, from mining and manufacturing to electronics. However, when …”

“How do you think they could further reduce those additional policy costs?”

“At the moment, approximately 18% of an electricity bill is made up of levies to fund environmental and social programmes, but there have been long-standing calls—including from the Climate Change Committee and yourself, Dr Calvillo—to remove these policy costs in order to make bills cheaper. Ms Gabriel, how you think t…”

“Lawrence, you mentioned the CARES programme. I am aware, as is this Committee, that £5.5 million of funding from the UK Government went into CARES at the tail end of last year, specifically for community projects. Do you think more work needs to be done to raise the profile of this funding, which could better support c…”

“Does the hon. Gentleman share my concern that kidnap is increasingly being used as a tool of war in areas of conflict, whether Ukraine, where thousands of children have been abducted and torn from their homes, or in Nigeria and Sudan? This is becoming more prevalent, and it is causing immense worry.”

“We heard earlier that in some cases households are really reducing their usage because they are worried about the cost, but there is a huge element that they cannot affect and that is the standing charge. They are still being pushed into debt because they cannot afford the standing charge, even though they are turning …”

“To summarise, there will be a combination of regulation that needs to keep pace in terms of being able to achieve the deliverability of the programme, and a combination of the measures and different technologies could achieve more than has been set out in the plan. So we need to focus on a number of different things ra…”

“As you are aware, the warm homes plan announced energy efficiency upgrades for low-income families and incentives for other homeowners. Mr Hammond, you said that it was a good start. Ms Gabriel, how confident are you that these measures will help reduce energy bills for most consumers?”