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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 07 Sep 2021
Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing

"Welcome, everyone, to this session at Westminster Hall. It is good to see you all in person. To begin with, I need to remind everyone of the guidance. It is not my guidance; it is Government guidance and guidance approved by the House of Commons Commission, encouraging all Members to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 07 Sep 2021
Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing

"I think we have five hon. Members who want to catch my eye, which gives them about nine minutes each. I am not imposing a time limit, just giving guidance on how long to speak for...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 07 Sep 2021
Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing

"Finally, but not least, Richard Graham. Just to say that we need to start the wind-ups at 3.28 pm at the latest...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 07 Sep 2021
Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing

"We now move on to the Front-Bench speeches. We have slightly more than the normal 10 minutes. We will allow two minutes for the mover of the debate to wind up at the end, so you have about 12 minutes. You do not have to take that time, of course. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 07 Sep 2021
Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing

"If the Minister could allow a minute at the end for the mover of the motion to comment, that would be helpful...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Mar 2021
UK Steel Production: Greensill Capital

"I am sure the Secretary of State will recognise that Sheffield is the home of steel. Stainless steel was invented in Sheffield, steel made in Sheffield is famous not merely in the UK but throughout the world, and thousands of Sheffielders still work in the steel industry and in related …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" I am sure that the Secretary of State is aware that ITM Power based in my constituency is a leader in hydrogen research and production. It has just massively expanded its factory in my constituency. It is obviously disappointed that in the recent funding announcements the Government backed blue …..."
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Written Question
Research: Finance
Wednesday 17th March 2021

Asked by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the level of demand on the UK Research and Innovation budget.

Answered by Amanda Solloway

In contrast to the number of open calls that UKRI runs, which remained relatively stable with an additional surge to deliver specific COVID-19 related funding, the number of applications for funding from UKRI has risen over the last year, including in response to COVID-19. To date the trend has already shown an increase of over 1,000 applications ending December 2020, with a further projection of another 2,000 applications to be received in the final quarter. These increases are against an active portfolio of approximately 14,000 grants.

UKRI has also responded to increased demand to help stabilise the system and the pressures felt across the research and innovation community. Active grants continue to attract a high number of requested changes through their life, but more recently hundreds more enquiries have resulted from COVID-19 disruption, generating many requests for both costed and no cost extensions with £90 million in costed grant extensions paid this year.

Other stabilising interventions that UKRI has made in response to the pandemic include bringing forwards £100 million of Quality Related funding from Academic Year 2020-21 to AY 2019-20, and providing additional funding through the Sustaining University Research Expertise (SURE) Fund in financial year 2020-21.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Mar 2021
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"There are a lot of things missing from this Budget that I could comment on, but I will try to highlight some of the really important ones.

First, local government went into the covid crisis having had the biggest cuts of any part of the public sector since 2010. Some …..."
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Written Question
Hydrogen: Environment Protection
Tuesday 12th January 2021

Asked by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to stimulate private investment in green hydrogen production facilities; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on increasing demand for green hydrogen from the transport sector.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan

My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution and subsequent Energy White Paper, set out that the Government, working with industry, is aiming for 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity in the UK by 2030. In support of this we have also announced a £240m Net Zero Hydrogen Fund for capital co-investment in new low carbon hydrogen production, to bring forward a combination of CCUS-enabled ‘blue’ hydrogen and electrolytic ‘green’ hydrogen projects.

We have also committed to consulting on a preferred hydrogen business model in 2021 and will bring forward further details this year on the revenue mechanism to bring through private sector investment via our new business models. Again, our business model work will focus on supporting both green and blue hydrogen.

I meet with my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport regularly to discuss all aspects of transport decarbonisation including the role for green hydrogen. A good example of cross departmental working is the recent announcement in the spending review of £3 million to support the development of the UKs first Hydrogen Transport Hub in Tees Valley.