Speeches by Young.

“When I was leader of South Gloucestershire council, in partnership with Labour, we restored the right of local people to speak at planning committee site visits, giving people back their voice in the affected community. However, clause 46 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill would enable the Secretary of State to by…”

“18. What her policy is on the future role of planning committees in the planning process.”

“When I met Great Western Railway earlier this week, we discussed how the half-hourly Bristol to Gloucester service is vital not only for capacity at Yate station, but to serve the new station due to open at Charfield in 2027. However, the current funding ends next year and an extension is vital to bridging the gap. Wil…”

“I congratulate the hon. Member for Stafford (Leigh Ingham) on securing the debate. I could easily spend my whole speech talking about the challenge of increasing girls’ participation in PE and sport in schools. Despite the progress made through initiatives such as the “This Girl Can” campaign, there is still a gender g…”

“Let me come back on that point about the community energy contracts for difference idea. Does the complexity of the contracts for difference regime and the uncertainties around the auction process make this less preferable? You almost sound like you are framing it as an envelope around the outside of having things such…”

“You think that they have to.”

“You have been talking about the unfairness, and I can see that this may exist at a number of levels, because it may be that you are more likely to develop community Energy Local clubs in more affluent areas where there is perhaps more local capacity within the community to develop that. Stephen talked about that risk, …”

“Afsheen, what difference would the proposal make to projects you have been involved in?”

“Let me come back on that point about the community energy contracts for difference idea. Does the complexity of the contracts for difference regime and the uncertainties around the auction process make this less preferable? You almost sound like you are framing it as an envelope around the outside of having things such…”

“Pete, why has Community Energy England proposed a community energy export guarantee and how would it work in practice?”

“Maybe I phrased it in a slightly provocative way, but should the focus be on how we support those sorts of schemes more directly when developing them in the first place? Government have limited resource that they are going to be directing towards these things. I am just trying to understand where the Government should …”

“You think that they have to.”

“You have been talking about the unfairness, and I can see that this may exist at a number of levels, because it may be that you are more likely to develop community Energy Local clubs in more affluent areas where there is perhaps more local capacity within the community to develop that. Stephen talked about that risk, …”

“Pete, why has Community Energy England proposed a community energy export guarantee and how would it work in practice?”

“Maybe I phrased it in a slightly provocative way, but should the focus be on how we support those sorts of schemes more directly when developing them in the first place? Government have limited resource that they are going to be directing towards these things. I am just trying to understand where the Government should …”

“Afsheen, what difference would the proposal make to projects you have been involved in?”

“In the south-west last year, 77 police community support officers were taken off our streets; my local Avon and Somerset force accounted for 60 of them. It said that the change was a direct result of lack of funding. Will the Home Secretary agree to raise the matter with the Chancellor as a matter of urgency, so that w…”

“Anna, how might the Government redirect existing funding pots more effectively to deliver the workforce for clean energy by 2030 and decarbonisation of buildings by 2050?”

“Anna, how might the Government redirect existing funding pots more effectively to deliver the workforce for clean energy by 2030 and decarbonisation of buildings by 2050?”

“James, some of the evidence we have heard suggests that, rather than tax incentives and so forth, more funding should be directed directly into training initiatives, further education colleges and so forth. Would you agree with those who suggest that incentives aimed at consumer demand should be rebalanced towards labo…”