Speeches by Young.

“I thank the Minister for that clarification. In conclusion, I welcome the Bill and the protections it provides, but I urge Ministers to accept the Liberal Democrat amendments put forward by my hon. Friends the Members for Taunton and Wellington and for St Albans (Daisy Cooper).”

“I am sure that all Members have plenty of examples in their inboxes of why this Bill is so needed. Recent cases in my inbox have ranged from someone who had to wait two years for a boiler to be fixed, to someone who has a home so damp that they cannot walk through it without shoes on, as the carpets are permanently wet…”

“Following up one of the things you said, you talked about getting the auctions right. Can you briefly say what you mean by that?”

“Even though we still have this ongoing need for dispatchable power, to what extent do you think that decarbonising the power system will in fact shield customers from international gas prices?”

“Yes, 47% of periods.”

“I have two further questions, and you may give the same answer to both of those as well. NESO’s advice indicates that gas could still be used in 47% of periods under the Government’s clean power targets, so are the Government being less than honest with the public in their suggestion that clean power by 2030 will prote…”

“Turning to hydrogen and gas, in your 2023 report, “Delivering a reliable decarbonised power system”, you warn that the use of blue hydrogen at scale would mean continued exposure to international gas prices through reliance on imported gas. Do you have the same concerns about carbon capture and storage?”

“Finally, on electricity supply, your top recommendation is to reduce the cost of electricity by removing policy costs. Where should those go instead?”

“It will give you more time to think about that one. In light of the power cuts caused by Storm Darragh in December, does more need to be done to increase the resilience of existing and future energy infrastructure?”

“Perhaps you could write to us about that later.”

“There are, aren’t there?”

“How important is the strategic spatial energy plan to achieving the ramp-up in renewables? How should that plan interact with other spatial strategies, such as DEFRA’s forthcoming land use framework and the special development plan being developed by MHCLG?”

“Specifically on electricity supply, how realistic is the ramp-up in renewables deployment by 2030 that is recommended in your report?”

“T3. When we think of social care, we often think of those who are older, but at a recent advice surgery I met the mother of a 20-year-old with complex needs that local services are unable to meet, so the only option that would allow him to engage with his peers is residential care further afield, taking him away from h…”

“Returning to the issue of wider infrastructure in surface water flooding, recent examples in my constituency include a householder who has been affected by water running from an incomplete major housing development who has been told nothing can be enforced until the development is finished, and another where a road saf…”

“A merry Christmas to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to everyone across Parliament and in my constituency. Thornbury and Yate residents driving home for Christmas will face a second festive season of chaos on local roads, with at least one more still to come, thanks to the ongoing closure of the A432 M4 over-bridge. The…”

“I should have declared an interest as a member of the nuclear energy APPG. I think that you have already partly answered this question, but would you like to add anything about whether the new reactors being built, particularly the small modular reactors, will use the same materials as legacy sites, or whether there is…”

“Is there scope for a more lucrative arrangement?”

“You talked earlier about your £1 billion income. Does the money from EDF to take oxide wastes cover the cost of storing and disposing of those wastes?”

“Is the challenge coming from the nature of the sites rather than the material?”