Speeches by Onn.

“Within that, are there safeguards for consumers? If there was legitimate back billing under the current rules and a consumer faced a significant bill, are there protections if they were struggling to pay, or are they just at the mercy of the energy company?”

“This is the bread and butter of the energy retailers—this is their job. If I went into a shop, I would not be expected to pay three times the amount for a product some months later and to be told, “Oh, I’m so sorry, we didn’t realise that was the product we gave you.” I would not expect that with my mobile phone bill o…”

“Thank you for bearing with us while we disappeared—we appreciate your time. You started to touch on consumers and the complaints process. Do you think it is straightforward enough for people to complain? You mentioned the fact that suppliers could print on their bills something like, “If you think that we have got it w…”

“This is the bread and butter of the energy retailers—this is their job. If I went into a shop, I would not be expected to pay three times the amount for a product some months later and to be told, “Oh, I’m so sorry, we didn’t realise that was the product we gave you.” I would not expect that with my mobile phone bill o…”

“Carbon capture, utilisation and storage is the central plank of the Humber 2030 vision. Does the Secretary of State have any plans to meet the Humber Energy Board, and if he does not will he join me in doing so?”

“Today’s Telegraph has done a right hatchet job on the most socially deprived ward in my constituency. The people of the East Marsh are sick and tired of journalists taking a day trip to write their poverty porn stories about people who are proud and keen to play their part in society in every way that they can. They ha…”

“The shadow Minister references the number of apprentices, and he pointed to the previous Government’s record on that, but, in my constituency, apprenticeship starts fell year on year under the previous Government. Lots of young people have been completely disenfranchised, having had their apprenticeships end early with…”

“I was asking the shadow Minister to clarify the numbers. He refers to the report and makes a sweeping generalisation about it, so what exactly were the numbers? What is the accuracy of the report?”

“That is not what I am rising to my feet to say. It is interesting that the shadow Minister points out the differential rates of pay between young people and older people, because we have just had the Employment Rights Bill going through Parliament, during which Conservative Members were absolutely incandescent that we …”

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“Will the shadow Minister explain why he does not think that the rationalisation of unelected and largely unaccountable arm’s length bodies—quangos—is a bad thing? Why should the Secretary of State not be the person who is held accountable for post-16 skills education?”

“I thank the Minister for his communication with me through this unfolding situation and everybody who has been involved in it. The situation is evolving minute by minute, and I pay tribute to the local RNLI, coastguard and emergency services for their rapid rescue response, and to the local community, who have been hea…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Earley and Woodley (Yuan Yang) on securing this important and timely debate. For places like Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes, football is more than a game; it is the beating heart of our town, a source of identity, …”

“Conservative-led North East Lincolnshire council has embraced the green industries that are helping to reshape our identity in Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes, and it is playing a critical role in decarbonising our energy estuary. Does the Minister agree that the Opposition’s new anti-renewables position undermines the a…”

“The Opposition’s new-found position is apparently anti-ideological, but I have just read the article in the Telegraph—not my usual source of news—and it is in fact deeply ideological. Furthermore, it now sets the Opposition against the reality of industry in coastal and remote communities that has been generating the j…”

“By the time that the new renewables obligation closed, the cost of large-scale offshore wind had come down by half, allowing contracts for difference to be introduced, which have seen it grow at scale. It has enabled a brand-new industry to start and progress in this country, has it not?”

“The hon. Gentleman is being very generous. What he says is very interesting, but I am not entirely clear where he is headed. Is this a shift in Conservative policy on green industry and the renewables industry, which they have previously championed, or is this just an attack on Labour’s plans because he does not like t…”

“Thank you very much, Mr Vickers; it is appreciated.”

“Thank you for inviting me to put my case to you for a debate on access to NHS dentistry, Mr Blackman. We have not had a debate on NHS dentistry since the Government made further announcements last month on the pledge they made during the general election to deal with the 700,000 extra urgent appointments. There is cont…”