Speeches by Murphy.

“7. What progress his Department has made on using technology to help increase levels of productivity in the public sector.”

“I thank the Secretary of State for that answer. The Government are rightly focused on driving public sector reforms through the smarter use of technology, and in Basingstoke we have seen what is possible. ICS.AI has already helped Derby city council to save millions of pounds using AI. GemaSecure, another local firm, i…”

“I rise briefly to welcome the clause, which underlines the Government’s commitment both to tackle climate change and to restore and protect nature. As the Minister said, we have seen how Forestry and Land Scotland has been able to make use of its estate to install more than a gigawatt of generating capacity, which has …”

“I do not need to have encyclopaedic knowledge to read the newspapers this morning, which is where the shadow Secretary of State made those comments.”

“Will the shadow Minister give way?”

“Can I withdraw my criticism about the absence of the shadow Minister for Energy?”

“It is a pleasure to be able to speak briefly on clause 22, which I welcome. This scheme is key to delivering the key Government commitment to ensuring that those who are closest to new electricity infrastructure feel the benefits soonest. Also important is the Government guidance that will be brought forward on how dev…”

“I, too, rise to support the measures. The Committee heard evidence from developers that they do not at all mind paying higher fees as long as they get a fast, quality service that delivers quicker and better outcomes for everyone involved. We know that planners are absolutely vital to planning the future of our communi…”

“I thank the shadow Minister for his intervention. I do not disagree. Instavolt, one of the largest public electric vehicle rapid charging network providers in my constituency of Basingstoke, fully supports these proposals. The reason why I think the Conservative party’s position is anti-business and anti-jobs is that b…”

“It is a delight to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I welcome these proposals. This is a major reform that will allow the Government to speed up the delivery of vital electric vehicle infrastructure, to deliver on our climate targets and ensure that we can meet the growing demand for electric vehicles. I share t…”

“Do you think that anyone should really be using the terms “clean jobs” or “green jobs”, other than the Office for Clean Energy Jobs? Is it helpful for anyone else to use those terms? Should we just be talking about high-quality, skilled and well-paid jobs, as long as they are those things, and just leave that kind of l…”

“Do you think there is enough working across Government? Do you think the Department for Education and Skills England are involved in the way they should be, in terms of workforce planning? Is there enough join-up between Government Departments?”

“Finally, we obviously do not want to wait until 2030 to see whether the Government’s workforce planning has succeeded. What are the things that you are going to be looking out for, and how should we be measuring and monitoring whether the workforce planning that the Government are undertaking is succeeding? What are th…”

“Do you think that workforce planning is done well by any country or Government, around the world?”

“Welcome to the witnesses. How relevant is the Government’s definition of a green or clean job to the running of your business, Leah?”

“I am very familiar with the Farmer review, and I did a lot of work around that at the time. There is an issue around diversity, for example, in construction in terms of the breadth of people from different backgrounds who are attracted to the industry. Do you think there is any language or terminology that would be use…”

“Sorry—when you say “they”, who are you talking about?”

“Do you think that anyone should really be using the terms “clean jobs” or “green jobs”, other than the Office for Clean Energy Jobs? Is it helpful for anyone else to use those terms? Should we just be talking about high-quality, skilled and well-paid jobs, as long as they are those things, and just leave that kind of l…”

“It is good to see you both. One of the big calls in the written evidence that we have received is for greater collaboration between Government and those involved in workforce planning—trade unions, businesses and educational institutions. Could you say a little bit about how you think that collaboration is working? Do …”

“What kind of engagement have you had with the Office for Clean Energy Jobs?”