Speeches by Murphy.

“If that commercial expertise does not exist in Government, will there be a way, when we are thinking about other infrastructure projects, to learn from and build on the expertise in your body? How will we ensure that there are some learnings for other infrastructure projects from your delivery of nuclear projects?”

“Is there a tension between investing in mature tech in order to build a revenue base to then invest more in emerging tech, which some have suggested GB Energy might want to do, and wanting only to play a role that is supportive of the private sector and crowding in private investment? Will you ever make investments sol…”

“You have covered the technological priorities a bit, but on the timelines, when do you think it is reasonable for us to expect details of the technological priorities and the investment pipeline that is going to be adopted by GB Energy to be published, including a statement of strategic priorities by the Secretary of S…”

“What balance are you expecting between short-term and long-term investments and between mature and emerging tech? Emma also mentioned the portfolio approach. As has been alluded to, we would want to see GB Energy making a profit on every investment but, Juergen, you rightly—from my perspective anyway—referred to the fa…”

“Thanks very much, and welcome to the Committee. Further to Polly’s question, you were really clear about specific examples where you think the Secretary of State might intervene, but is that going to be set out in the framework document? In terms of giving reassurance around genuine operational independence, that confi…”

“I will do that in one second, but my first question, which is relevant to the technological question, and which has been a theme throughout, is about the overriding purpose of GB Energy. You are very clear you want GB Energy to be a national champion within about 10 years, and in your answer to Harriet you alluded to s…”

“You have covered the technological priorities a bit, but on the timelines, when do you think it is reasonable for us to expect details of the technological priorities and the investment pipeline that is going to be adopted by GB Energy to be published, including a statement of strategic priorities by the Secretary of S…”

“What balance are you expecting between short-term and long-term investments and between mature and emerging tech? Emma also mentioned the portfolio approach. As has been alluded to, we would want to see GB Energy making a profit on every investment but, Juergen, you rightly—from my perspective anyway—referred to the fa…”

“Is there a tension between investing in mature tech in order to build a revenue base to then invest more in emerging tech, which some have suggested GB Energy might want to do, and wanting only to play a role that is supportive of the private sector and crowding in private investment? Will you ever make investments sol…”

“If that commercial expertise does not exist in Government, will there be a way, when we are thinking about other infrastructure projects, to learn from and build on the expertise in your body? How will we ensure that there are some learnings for other infrastructure projects from your delivery of nuclear projects?”

“I had a question I was going to ask specifically related to that, around whether it would make sense for GB Energy and GB Nuclear to be one body. I feel like you have answered that by saying maybe in the future, but maybe you want to answer that at the start of your next answer. I want to come back to value for money. …”

“Thanks very much, and welcome to the Committee. Further to Polly’s question, you were really clear about specific examples where you think the Secretary of State might intervene, but is that going to be set out in the framework document? In terms of giving reassurance around genuine operational independence, that confi…”

“I will do that in one second, but my first question, which is relevant to the technological question, and which has been a theme throughout, is about the overriding purpose of GB Energy. You are very clear you want GB Energy to be a national champion within about 10 years, and in your answer to Harriet you alluded to s…”

“The Post Office provides an essential service for residents and businesses in our town centres. However, in Basingstoke the franchise branch located in WHSmith is set to close next year, and there are currently no clear plans for a replacement post office in the town centre. Given the Government’s commitment to establi…”

“I am grateful to the shadow Chancellor for giving way. Based on his performance, everyone on the Government Benches heartily welcomes his promotion. Does he accept that the OBR says in the letter he mentions that its forecast would have been “materially different”?”

“I congratulate my hon. Friends the Members for Huddersfield (Harpreet Uppal), for North Somerset (Sadik Al-Hassan) and for Wrexham (Andrew Ranger) on their excellent maiden speeches. As the first ever Labour MP for Basingstoke, I am proud to champion the first Labour Budget in 14 years, delivered by the first ever fema…”

“The Minister talked eloquently about how the Government intend to work with councils, providers and others on the reform of the system. How can parents like those I represent in Basingstoke and those represented by other hon. Members present inform and provide input into the future review and reform? Their experience a…”

“Will the Minister give way?”

“I completely agree with my hon. Friend: crucial to fixing the system will be rebuilding trust between parents, national Government and local authorities. There is much work to do, but I think yesterday’s Budget showed that this Government are making a downpayment on that commitment—and there will be more to come. As my…”

“I thank all hon. Members who have contributed to the debate and I will conclude by referring to some of their remarks. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for highlighting the issue around early intervention, which many parents in my constituency have also recognised. I thank my hon. Friend the Member …”