Speeches by Reader.

“There are direct incentives for installing solar from DEFRA that do not exist for some of those other technologies. Could the Government do more to incentivise those other technologies beyond solar?”

“Judicaelle, we have data from DEFRA that shows that there has been uptake of renewables on around a third of farms, but almost all of that is solar. Most farms are not exploring wind or biodigestion—anaerobic digestion—and so on. Why do you think that is?”

“I will pick up on that, then go back to talking about renewables. Would a stronger link in the Government narrative between defence and the need for an energy transition help build better consensus for the investment that we need to make in our energy sector?”

“Are brown bread and baked beans ultra-processed?”

“Build the solar on golf courses?”

“Why do you think that the public don’t recognise that? I am sorry that my colleague Bradley has left, because his big attack on the Government is that the transition to net zero is impacting on food security. I am sure that he and other Opposition Members make that point time and again in debates on food security. Why …”

“I will pick up on my point and ask if we could focus on the cost of energy to the consumer. What has a bigger impact on reducing bills? Should we just carry on paying curtailment costs, so we do not have to build loads of batteries, or should we be building batteries to have an impact now on the cost of energy?”

“I will pick up on my point and ask if we could focus on the cost of energy to the consumer. What has a bigger impact on reducing bills? Should we just carry on paying curtailment costs, so we do not have to build loads of batteries, or should we be building batteries to have an impact now on the cost of energy?”

“How do we avoid the potentially significant costs of the development of large scale energy storage under the capacity market cap and floor scheme and other schemes setting consumer bills for years to come?”

“I will ask the questions on large scale energy storage in a second. In terms of the cost to the consumer right now and in the next few years, and in terms of energy bills, is there more of an impact from the Government paying lots of curtailment costs or from investing in loads of 40 GW of storage? What is actually goi…”

“I was at the same breakfast as Wera yesterday; we heard that the cost of batteries is through the floor and lithium is very cheap at the moment, primarily driven by China’s trade ambitions. If we start building lots of batteries and the price goes up, are we at risk of market extortion from China if we become reliant o…”

“I was at the same breakfast as Wera yesterday; we heard that the cost of batteries is through the floor and lithium is very cheap at the moment, primarily driven by China’s trade ambitions. If we start building lots of batteries and the price goes up, are we at risk of market extortion from China if we become reliant o…”

“I will ask the questions on large scale energy storage in a second. In terms of the cost to the consumer right now and in the next few years, and in terms of energy bills, is there more of an impact from the Government paying lots of curtailment costs or from investing in loads of 40 GW of storage? What is actually goi…”

“Lawrence, if our supply-side flexibility is provided through large scale energy storage, how much does that add to the cost of bills?”

“Lawrence, if our supply-side flexibility is provided through large scale energy storage, how much does that add to the cost of bills?”

“How do we avoid the potentially significant costs of the development of large scale energy storage under the capacity market cap and floor scheme and other schemes setting consumer bills for years to come?”

“T8. In her interview two weeks ago in The Sunday Times, the Foreign Secretary warned that the only person who benefits when NATO is divided is Vladimir Putin. That warning looks even more relevant today, so may I ask her once again to remind her colleagues across the Atlantic that this is the time to come together as a…”

“For your assessment of this case, what do you think, roughly? Are we talking a few months? Are we talking a year?”

“Is that because it is out of your remit as a regulator?”

“Typically, is that weeks, months?”