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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 May 2022
Fairness at Work and Power in Communities

"In giving some thought to what I might say today, I thought that the best way I could say, “Where is the employment Bill in this Queen’s Speech?”, would be to quote the Scottish TUC, which absolutely got it right:

“20 times the Tory UK Government promised to bring forward …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 May 2022
Fairness at Work and Power in Communities

"Unfortunately, I missed the article this morning but I will be sure to read it. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that one of the biggest issues with this scheme is the length of time it takes for decisions to be made? People are waiting a significant length of time even …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 May 2022
Fairness at Work and Power in Communities

"Wil the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 May 2022
Fairness at Work and Power in Communities

"If the Conservative Government have done all those wonderful things, how come my constituents cannot afford to eat?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Apr 2022
Subsidy Control Bill

"It is very good to be here to talk about the Subsidy Control Bill again. The Lords amendments that have been accepted and put forward by the Government do make the Bill better. The Bill is better as a result of almost all the amendments that have been introduced; I …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Apr 2022
Subsidy Control Bill

"I absolutely do. The Government cannot hide behind agricultural being in the trade and co-operation agreement, because the TCA specifically says that agricultural subsidies can and should be excluded from subsidy control regimes. The Government still have not given a good reason for including agriculture in the subsidy control regime. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Apr 2022
Subsidy Control Bill

"The issue with that is that if a company is given money to run a freeport and it runs a freeport with that money, it can sack all the staff it likes at P&O and still be eligible for the subsidy. The issue is that there is a gap, which …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Apr 2022
Subsidy Control Bill

"The Scottish Government asked that the freeports that were going to be in Scotland had green stuff in them and fair work rules, but the UK Government said no. Now the Minister is saying, “Yes, we can totally do that. That definitely should be in it.” The UK Government refused …..."
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Written Question
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
Wednesday 6th April 2022

Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he has met with representatives of the (a) Scottish Government and (b) Welsh Government to discuss floating offshore wind.

Answered by Greg Hands

The Department has regular discussions with the Devolved Administrations on matters of mutual interest. The Government will work with the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and industry to build a sustainable, competitive UK based floating wind supply chain.

Written Question
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
Wednesday 6th April 2022

Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)

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 floating offshore wind industry on the potential economic benefits of setting a target of 15GW of floating wind by 2035.

Answered by Greg Hands

The Department holds regular discussions with representatives of the offshore wind industry. The Government has a world-leading target of 40GW by 2030 including 1GW of floating wind and anticipates further rapid expansion of both fixed and floating offshore wind through the 2030s and beyond.