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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Mar 2017
Fuel Poverty

"It was the predecessor Minister who made the point that people should not be penalised because of where they live—nobody should pay more. It is a matter of fairness that there should be a universal market, as exists in many other European countries. We have such things in other areas …..."
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Written Question
Fossil Fuels: Scotland
Wednesday 18th January 2017

Asked by: Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party - Ross, Skye and Lochaber)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the oil and gas decommissioning action plan, published by the Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Enterprise in December 2016.

Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

BEIS and the Oil and Gas Authority are in regular contact with the Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise. The Department is supportive of the Scottish Government on the Oil and Gas Decommissioning Action Plan and, alongside activities related to the Oil and Gas Authority’s Decommissioning and Supply Chain Strategies, is working collectively to ensure the approach to decommissioning harnesses opportunities for the UK supply chain.

Written Question
Ports: Scotland
Tuesday 17th January 2017

Asked by: Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party - Ross, Skye and Lochaber)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department provides to Scottish ports that wish to engage in oil and gas decommissioning.

Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Offshore decommissioning is a significant UK-wide opportunity, with Oil and Gas UK estimating that $1 - $1.5 billion is likely to be spent each year on decommissioning for the next 5 years. Government and the Oil and Gas Authority are working with industry and industry bodies to support UK content.

Last year Government committed to supporting an Aberdeen City Deal which includes an Aberdeen Harbour expansion to compete for more decommissioning work.

The Oil and Gas Authority’s Decommissioning Board is working with industry to forecast future demand and opportunities. As part of this work the Oil and Gas Authority engages with ports to discuss decommissioning priorities, work opportunities and future decommissioning-related plans.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 31 Oct 2016
Nissan: Sunderland

"We know that there are attempts to do a deal for the City of London and we now know there is a deal for Nissan. At the same time, however, the Fraser of Allander Institute tells us there is a threat to 80,000 jobs in Scotland. Why is it that, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Oct 2016
BHS

"Should we not be raising questions if any company pays out dividends in excess of its free cash flow? That should ring alarm bells, and perhaps there should be a test that companies need to meet if they behave in such a way...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Oct 2016
BHS

"I agree with every comment that the hon. Gentleman has made, but does he not accept that part of the difficulty we are in with defined-benefit schemes has been the Government’s policy of giving responsibility to the Bank of England in the quantitative easing programme, which is now at £435 …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Oct 2016
BHS

"It is a privilege to speak in the debate. I thank the Committees for the report and the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Frank Field) for securing this important debate.

The issue of quantitative easing has come up, and I have to say that the powers of analysis of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Oct 2016
BHS

"I will make some progress and then perhaps I will give way—[Interruption.] I will give way in a second.

Philip Green’s weak apology is a case of too little, too late. He lined his pockets and did not stop to think about his employees. On Tuesday 18 …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Oct 2016
BHS

"I thank the hon. Gentleman. I am aware of the time and I am about to sum up. The point I was making is that we have been put in a situation whereby workers have suffered as a consequence of the actions of Philip Green, but the Government must not …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Oct 2016
BHS

"Will the Minister give way on that point?..."
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