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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 29 Jan 2018
Fireworks

"I congratulate you on your smooth transformation into the Chair, Mr Hanson. It was seamlessly done.

I want to pay tribute to the large number of my constituents who encouraged me to attend today’s debate and made really passionate cases about why this issue matters and why we, as parliamentarians, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Jan 2018
Office for Students: Appointment

"I suspect I am one of the few people in the Chamber who has been to the West London Free School. I saw there for myself the outstanding work that Toby and his team have delivered, and they have done that blind to people’s background and wealth, to the colour …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Sector Deal for Steel

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. I was pleased to support the debate application from the hon. Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock), with whom I serve on the all-party group on steel and metal related industries. He is a great advocate of the steel industry …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Nov 2017
Industrial Strategy

"My right hon. Friend is a great ally of Teesside, and there is so much in the strategy document that is welcome, whether it relates to steel or to the Heathrow northern logistics hub. However, I want to focus briefly on carbon capture and storage. The Teesside Collective is keen …..."
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Written Question
National Grid: Privatisation
Wednesday 1st November 2017

Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits for consumers of national grid privatisation.

Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford

Network costs are now 17 per cent lower than at the time of privatisation (excluding inflation). Operating efficiency has increased, for example, real unit operating expenditure has fallen by approximately 5.5 per cent, per annum across the electricity distribution networks since privatisation. Capital investment in the electricity networks is higher on average than the period immediately prior to privatisation. The improvements this paid for have reduced power cuts by around 40 per cent since 2002. There are also record levels of customer satisfaction with local electricity and gas distribution networks.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Oct 2017
Carbon Capture and Storage

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered carbon capture and storage.

I thank the Backbench Business Committee, chaired by the hon. Member for Gateshead (Ian Mearns), for granting this debate, and the sponsors who helped to secure it, particularly my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Oct 2017
Carbon Capture and Storage

"I agree with my hon. Friend that carbon utilisation is something we should look at. It is not necessarily the same as carbon capture and storage, but it is definitely a valuable mechanism to ensure we are not wasting carbon dioxide that we have to produce. Therefore I would certainly …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Oct 2017
Carbon Capture and Storage

"On that point, we have had disappointing news from Norway this week. I spoke to the Teesside Collective to discuss what was going on there. It is important to put it on record that although the Norwegians have retreated somewhat in the scope of their ambition for when things will …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Oct 2017
Carbon Capture and Storage

"It has been a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Sir David. This has easily been the most pleasant debate that I have experienced in my short time in this House. I hope that it marks a new era of consensus in our politics.

We have heard about the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Oct 2017
Clean Growth Strategy

"I echo what colleagues from across the House have said about this being an excellent announcement, and I congratulate the Minister on everything she has done to bring it about today. I echo what the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham) said about how this will be particularly warmly …..."
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