Speeches by Onn.

“In your statement, Jonathan, you said that gas still sets the price for electricity the majority of the time. My question is why? If renewables went over 50% of UK delivery in 2024, and if we include other low-carbon measures, like nuclear power, that takes us up to 60%. So why are we still stuck with electricity being…”

“I want to talk about some connections reform and constraint costs in a bit more detail. If grid connections are not facilitated in a timely manner, what impact will there be on consumer bills? Can you put figures on it over the next few years?”

“I am pleased to support the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill and the Lords amendments. The Bill is about backing a world-class aviation sector and supporting its growth in a way that meets our decarbonisation responsibilities. The fact that SAF could contribute to the 65% reduction in emissions needed by aviation to meet…”

“The Nuclear Futures Institute at Bangor University says that, “undergraduate students, the number of Centre for Doctoral Training in fission-related subjects has fallen over the last 3 years”. That is not the same as your information. Why is not it the same?”

“Do you know what model the NIA uses compared to yours?”

“I do, yes. Mark, I want to check on some numbers. You said that over the last year 16,000 people have been recruited towards this additional 40,000 target, but the NIA says 11,000. Why is there a 5,000-person discrepancy?”

“What does the impact of that lull mean? What did the decrease look like?”

“What does a bit of a lull mean?”

“You do a survey of the companies. Do you get 100% return on the survey or do you have to extrapolate some of the numbers?”

“How far down the tail of the supply chain do you go?”

“You did not maintain the numbers, because they went down. They fell over a three-year period. What did they look like three years ago and what do they look like now?”

“Industry has not felt the need to keep that steady, for its own sake?”

“Do you include supply chain in this 40,000 figure?”

“Do you know what model the NIA uses compared to yours?”

“How are people accountable if nobody will be removed if this 16,000 does not materialise up to 40,000?”

“Sue, what more should Government and industry do to strengthen the nuclear skills pipeline at every level, including apprenticeships, undergraduate programmes and PhD training?”

“Thank you. Mark, the Nuclear Skills Plan is meant to be increasing academic places, but they seem to be decreasing those as well as the centres for doctoral training. Why is that?”

“We have recruited 16,000 people?”

“Directly?”

“It is not an achievable outcome?”