Speeches by Hobhouse.

“Do you have any ideas for how to fix that? Should we stop the whole thing? Is it a fantasy—should we not go any further with it? How else can we fix it?”

“Before the meeting, we had our private meeting and we talked about the loss and damage fund, but I do not want to go into that because that opens a whole other can of worms.”

“There is a consensus that the UK needs to increase the provision of international climate finance to sustain its credibility and climate leadership. My question is getting to understand how non-state actors can help deliver on the UK’s commitment to developing countries. Eliot, you suggested that mechanisms such as the…”

“I recently visited Ralph Allen school in my constituency and saw how students were leading the way in improving the standard of their food. They have created a vegetable bed in an empty space, and are now offering vegan and vegetarian choices. How will the Department support schools in pupil-led improvements to their f…”

“How about that for timekeeping? I thank every Member for staying so disciplined within the time limit.”

“Minister, please watch the time.”

“After this debate, we all feel very thirsty for an ice-cold lemonade.”

“I will call Liz Twist to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. As is the convention in 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to …”

“I want to have time to go back to David, but before I do, Claire, do you agree that decommissioning roles can bridge the job security to the green economy? Just very quickly—yes or no.”

“I encourage everybody who wants to speak to bob. I intend to call the Front Benchers at about 3.28 pm, which gives everybody else an informal time limit of four minutes. If Members do not stick to that, I will have to put on a formal, and shorter, limit, so please respect each other. I thank Saqib Bhatti for sticking v…”

“How could decommissioning be arranged so that the taxpayer does not pick up the bill? What I am getting at is that decommissioning can be set off against profits that the company makes, but what stops companies from walking away at the point where they do not make the profits any more, and leave the decommissioning to …”

“Order. Can I make sure that we all understand that lots of Members want to speak? If you start debating with the Minister now, we will lose time. Please respect that, and I encourage you to come to the end of your speech.”

“A last question to Elizabeth because I think we need to move on again: do electrification and low-carbon alternatives undermine the business case for UK domestic refineries?”

“I am on a timer now to make sure that we stay within time. Before I come to decommissioning, Claire, you mentioned workers do not feel supported in the transition. Who do they blame for that? Is that the employers who do not support them, or is it the Government that do not set up the direction? We have heard about the…”

“Would unionising the renewables sector make a difference? You said the oil and gas industry has big unions, but for the—”

“Sorry that I am rushing you. I want to have a very quick response from David. Why the delays in decommissioning?”

“I call the Minister. You have until about 5.30 pm; please leave a little time for the Member in charge to wind up.”

“Before I call the Minister, I remind him to leave a couple of minutes at the end for the Member in charge to wind up.”

“I took some interest, although I am not the MP for Dover, in the fact that for the port of Dover to get electricity to decarbonise the shipping, across a short strait, seems to be a problem. I need to move on, but I know your difficulties. Verity, how can the Government manage the pacing or sequencing of industrial dec…”

“I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called. I also remind Members that they must always talk through the Chair. I know it is a little strange, but you have to address each other as “he” and “she”. I think I heard “you” three times.”