Speeches by Young.

“Julian, you seemed to suggest earlier that it was not possible for you to communicate with the whole of the public, but, in producing the electricity transmission design principles, how will you ensure that there is close engagement with the communities who will host these transmission projects, so that the rules do no…”

“One of my constituents waited more than eight hours in a mental health crisis for 111 to get back to them, in which time their mental health deteriorated. Previously, they accessed a dedicated local support line, which gave them prompt access to professional support. Does the hon. Member agree that prompt access to sup…”

“I welcome last week’s written statement confirming that the cases of many of the Triples—the Afghan commandos who served shoulder to shoulder with UK special forces—will be reviewed. What guarantees can the Minister offer that those individuals will be protected, wherever they are, and that their evidence will be heard…”

“Flooding is an increasing concern across the country. Only last month, I met agencies involved in tackling flooding on the railway at Old Sodbury, which impacts on the surrounding farmland and caused homes in Yate to be flooded during Storm Bert—yet the Government have made no funding commitment for flood protection be…”

“The Transport Secretary recently refused to commit to keeping the £3 cap on bus fares outside London beyond the end of this year, leaving many in rural areas worried about how much more they will end up having to pay to get to work. Residents across my constituency have already seen vital routes scrapped or scaled back…”

“Do the Government intend to expand conditionality, such as in large projects or the clean industry bonus, to drive demand for skills and well-paid jobs? There is a public procurement aspect here also.”

“Have you considered reviewing how the apprenticeship levy works so that the unused money stays within an area? At the moment that is returned to the Treasury, isn’t it?”

“Minister, I want to talk about regional and local labour supply, skills and planning. We know about the warm homes skills programme in England, which is over a relatively short timescale and is allocated by way of competition. There is a question about whether that is the right way to get the skills in the different re…”

“Finally, are the Government considering allocating additional funding to enable employers to provide more real-world experience in training?”

“We have heard in the evidence that has been presented to us that some companies would like more modular skills programmes that can be more tailored to their needs, whereas from the employee’s point of view you still want to ensure that you have national portability. Are the Government considering supporting education p…”

“Should the Government give local authorities more of a role and more support in driving demand for skills by leading on retrofit programmes?”

“Given the small size of most enterprises in construction and the focus of many of them on the owner-occupied sector, are the Government confident that public procurement can drive demand for skills?”

“Have you been working with the DfE on trying to map out those areas where you have commonality between different sectors and the skills they need, and then identifying the add-on skills that particular technologies require?”

“The commission did not consider flood protection, but it did make some comments about it being a significant function of a tidal range structure. Do you agree with this?”

“The commission did not consider flood protection, but it did make some comments about it being a significant function of a tidal range structure. Do you agree with this?”

“Would you say the technology involved in the construction of either tidal barrages or lagoons is sufficiently proven?”

“Welcome to the panel. I will address my questions to Dr Angeloudis to start with. You would agree that tidal range energy in the Severn could create predictable low-carbon energy independent of weather conditions, but do you agree with the commission’s assessment of the amount of energy that could be generated?”

“Talking about NESO, you have called for it to review its strategic spatial energy plan to include a pathway for tidal range energy. How would this help encourage investment into tidal energy, and how would that interact with the national policy statement you are referring to?”

“Just to be clear, you have not had direct discussions as a commission with the UK Government on this specific point.”

“You have called for a tidal range energy national policy statement to reinforce government commitment and strengthen regulatory certainty. What discussions have you had with both the UK and Welsh Governments regarding this recommendation?”