Speeches by Reader.
Every Hansard contribution by Mike Reader this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 361–380 of 851 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “Calum, what do you think could be the eligibility criteria for a community energy project to be given designated status if we had a specific scheme for community energy?” | 29 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “What challenges would you see if that was brought forward, apart from perhaps the big developers saying, “We do not need this,” and using their lobbying power to say, “We do not need a community-energy-specific designation process because we have got it covered, guys, because we are the big boys. We are going to get it…” | 57 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “Alex, NESO told DESNZ that all the projects needed to meet clean power 2030 are in the queue. They have designated project status. Do we need a community-energy-specific designation to ensure that community energy projects can get on to the grid system or the queue?” | 45 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “Do you see any challenges with having a community-energy-specific designation process needed in the grid system?” | 16 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “I will come on to prioritisation. Mairi, I will start with you. We have had it suggested that larger community projects should be prioritised in the transmission queue by designating them as needed for 2030. Would you support that? What do you think are the key challenges in creating a community-energy-specific designa…” | 53 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “Yes, the project actually getting to spades in the ground. The risk is higher that it will not get there.” | 20 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “I am going to talk about prioritisation in the transmission queue. Before I do, I would like to come back to something briefly that you talked with Torcuil about, which was securities. You said that the community projects, Calum, do not need that £2.5 million up front: “You can trust us. We are a community project.” Al…” | 140 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “Matt, do you see community energy as a benefit or a hindrance?” | 12 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “If we had a definition of what a community energy project was, there could be a change to your licensing requirement to enable you to deal with them in a different way and one that is perhaps more appropriate to the scale of the organisation. Sarah and Mark, do you see community energy as a benefit or hindrance to deli…” | 64 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “Sarah, one of the areas that we heard frustration about is the complexity of engaging with DNOs. What is your organisation doing to help community organisations and community energy projects through that engagement process?” | 34 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “Thank you, Matt. I will come on to colleagues on engagement. We have heard that community energy is needed. You probably heard the first panel and even some of our previous sessions, and you have seen the passion in the sector. One of the challenges that groups have mentioned is that their voices are not always heard. …” | 84 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “Matt, I am going to carry on with you, if that is okay. I will come to the other panellists on engagement with community energy after my question. On 1 October, NESO published revised timelines on grid connection offers, which means that you now have significant delays. The gate 2 notifications may now not be coming un…” | 138 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “Did you just point at me when you said that?” | 10 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “We have also had evidence that has warned us that, if we have a case-by-case assessment of all these community energy projects, it is a lot more cumbersome for regulatory authorities and community energy companies to implement. Would you agree with that assessment?” | 43 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “Calum, what do you think could be the eligibility criteria for a community energy project to be given designated status if we had a specific scheme for community energy?” | 29 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “What challenges would you see if that was brought forward, apart from perhaps the big developers saying, “We do not need this,” and using their lobbying power to say, “We do not need a community-energy-specific designation process because we have got it covered, guys, because we are the big boys. We are going to get it…” | 57 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “Do you see any challenges with having a community-energy-specific designation process needed in the grid system?” | 16 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “Alex, NESO told DESNZ that all the projects needed to meet clean power 2030 are in the queue. They have designated project status. Do we need a community-energy-specific designation to ensure that community energy projects can get on to the grid system or the queue?” | 45 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “I will come on to prioritisation. Mairi, I will start with you. We have had it suggested that larger community projects should be prioritised in the transmission queue by designating them as needed for 2030. Would you support that? What do you think are the key challenges in creating a community-energy-specific designa…” | 53 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 394) “Yes, the project actually getting to spades in the ground. The risk is higher that it will not get there.” | 20 |