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17 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Doug, nuclear promises low energy costs nationally. What thresholds determine whether a local community can block infrastructure that may deliver benefits far beyond its borders?

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

Michael, I will come back to the questions in front of me and I will talk about cross-border trading. We heard from Make UK, the Chemical Industries Association, and the Energy Intensive Users Group that rebalancing and a better relationship with Europe in terms of energy is the number one thing that would reduce their

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

It is a very quick one. Tom, in reading, you are an expert in market arrangements, regulation and policy. Do you think that Ofgem is an effective regulator in controlling the energy markets and controlling the cost to the consumer?

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

Tom, I might as well give you one as well and then I will go on to my real questions. [Laughter.] Everyone else is up to it today. Tom, you are an expert—

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

We have talked about the windfall tax, for example. We have implemented it, but all the energy companies will do is find a way round it and keep making their millions of pounds of profit. We will still see record debt in the UK. Are we not agile enough as a Government to deal with this market? Are they running rings ar

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

Just before I come on to my questions, I have been listening intently. There is a lot of talk here about trading, hedging, bidding and how the energy price works. It does sound as though there are practices here that would make the Wolf of Wall Street blush. Is there enough regulation and control of this market, or are

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

No, I have to go.

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

Tom, this is obviously a priority for the UK. Is it a priority for the EU to get a better arrangement with the UK? We have heard evidence that in France cross-border trading is blamed for higher prices.

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

Do you think we are relying too much on ETS and having CBAM realignment? The evidence I have heard is that for Europe it is not a priority, and it would put their bills up so why would they want to agree to it? The UK seems very certain that we must have better UK-EU alignment, get CBAM-aligned and our bills come down

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

Michael, I will come back to the questions in front of me and I will talk about cross-border trading. We heard from Make UK, the Chemical Industries Association, and the Energy Intensive Users Group that rebalancing and a better relationship with Europe in terms of energy is the number one thing that would reduce their

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

It is a very quick one. Tom, in reading, you are an expert in market arrangements, regulation and policy. Do you think that Ofgem is an effective regulator in controlling the energy markets and controlling the cost to the consumer?

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

Tom, I might as well give you one as well and then I will go on to my real questions. [Laughter.] Everyone else is up to it today. Tom, you are an expert—

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

We have talked about the windfall tax, for example. We have implemented it, but all the energy companies will do is find a way round it and keep making their millions of pounds of profit. We will still see record debt in the UK. Are we not agile enough as a Government to deal with this market? Are they running rings ar

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

Do you think we are relying too much on ETS and having CBAM realignment? The evidence I have heard is that for Europe it is not a priority, and it would put their bills up so why would they want to agree to it? The UK seems very certain that we must have better UK-EU alignment, get CBAM-aligned and our bills come down

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

Tom, this is obviously a priority for the UK. Is it a priority for the EU to get a better arrangement with the UK? We have heard evidence that in France cross-border trading is blamed for higher prices.

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10 Dec 2025Women’s Economic Empowerment

Danielle Stone, Northamptonshire’s brilliant police, fire and crime commissioner, has just launched the women’s charter, which brings together employers, community groups and the public sector to create safer workspaces for women across my constituency. Will the Minister join me in commending Danielle’s work and set ou

economy-jobslabour-market
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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

No, I have to go.

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10 Dec 2025Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736)

Just before I come on to my questions, I have been listening intently. There is a lot of talk here about trading, hedging, bidding and how the energy price works. It does sound as though there are practices here that would make the Wolf of Wall Street blush. Is there enough regulation and control of this market, or are

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10 Dec 2025Women’s Economic Empowerment

13. What steps she is taking to support women’s economic empowerment.

economy-jobslabour-market
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10 Dec 2025 Resident Doctors: Industrial Action

People in Northampton are on a bit of a rollercoaster: they have seen the benefits of a Labour Government in the £16 million that has been secured for our new urgent care centre at Northampton general, but they will now rightly be worried reading the news. Will the Secretary of State send a message to my constituents t

healthlabour-marketeconomy-jobs
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