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“I am sure that the whole House will join me in congratulating Nicky Wright, who was last week named consultant of the year in the Women in Construction and Engineering Awards. Nicky’s career started with work in Iraq and Angola, and now she is part of the leadership team delivering the fantastic transformation of Gatwi…”

“A key function of joined-up Government is joined-up procurement, and I have had the pleasure of working with the Crown Commercial Service as a supplier for over 15 years. There is an ongoing issue that the CCS runs its major procurements during holiday exercises, and this summer is no different. The construction profes…”

“Very good. How will the composition of consumer energy bills change by 2030? What do you think are the distributional consequences that might result? I will start with Merlin again.”

“We will go for quick answers from Angus and Dhara.”

“Let’s say from the point of the election, when that was on the leaflets that we all delivered.”

“A quick yes-or-no question for you, Merlin: do you think that the Government will reduce household energy bills by £300 by 2030?”

“Caroline, it is very positive to hear your views that it is more than just the winter fuel payment that will solve this and solve the underlying problems. Do you think particularly the actions of Age UK have misled the public when what you tell my constituents, who send me your template emails, is “Fix the winter fuel …”

“Angus, do you want to add anything to that?”

“Dhara, I am conscious of the clock ticking, so I will ask you a different question. Could the broader energy system bear more of the cost of decarbonisation, or does it have to all be covered by consumers and bill payers?”

“Very good. How will the composition of consumer energy bills change by 2030? What do you think are the distributional consequences that might result? I will start with Merlin again.”

“We will go for quick answers from Angus and Dhara.”

“Let’s say from the point of the election, when that was on the leaflets that we all delivered.”

“Caroline, it is very positive to hear your views that it is more than just the winter fuel payment that will solve this and solve the underlying problems. Do you think particularly the actions of Age UK have misled the public when what you tell my constituents, who send me your template emails, is “Fix the winter fuel …”

“A quick yes-or-no question for you, Merlin: do you think that the Government will reduce household energy bills by £300 by 2030?”

“Angus, do you want to add anything to that?”

“Dhara, I am conscious of the clock ticking, so I will ask you a different question. Could the broader energy system bear more of the cost of decarbonisation, or does it have to all be covered by consumers and bill payers?”

“To come at this from a different approach, what role can technology and modernised delivery methods play in reducing manual labour demands?”

“Minister, I will give you a bit of a break. Hugo, I have a couple of questions for you. How do you see the responsibilities of the Office for Clean Energy Jobs and Skills England interacting to attract people into the sector, set career pathways and make sure training is adequate not just for now but for the future?”

“What about retention? We talked a lot about bringing people in, whether that is getting people to transition or getting new people in. What work are you doing to make sure we keep those people in the clean energy sector in the long term?”

“It will be a long-term reversal, which is understandable. In the short term, Clean Power 2030 will deliver a whole grid upgrade involving earthworks and non-degree labour that, I guess, will come from a migrant, imported labour market.”