Speeches by Young.

“If I understand your answers to the previous questions, you have been focusing on the SMRs, so you have not taken significant steps to do that evaluation. What are you basing your confidence on?”

“It is not just about skills; these bodies have also been doing work on issues related to technologies. You talk about technology clusters, and some of the work on that has involved those partnerships. I am just trying to understand how you relate to them, if at all.”

“Just following up on that last point, you talked about engagement with local authorities, and pan-regional partnerships have been doing work in this space on skills. Do you see a role for partnerships like the Western Gateway and the Northern Powerhouse, and if so, how do you plan to engage with them?”

“You need policy in order to be able to take those next steps, but beyond that simple decision that we should go ahead with gigawatt, is something else needed in order to make this realisable?”

“If we were to pose the question of how we should judge your success, it sounds like it is very difficult for you to set benchmarks when you do not have that clarity about where you are going to evolve to. But what would you say at this point in time?”

“Okay. You talked earlier about the fact you are focused on SMR at the moment, because you are waiting for the policy on gigawatt, but how do you foresee your role evolving over time? From your earlier answers, I suspect the answer is that you will focus on gigawatt next, but are there other things that you are likely t…”

“In answer to my question, you are essentially saying they have no specific responsibilities in relation to nuclear?”

“Obviously, we spoke to GB Energy previously. How do you expect GB Nuclear to work alongside GB Energy, and can you clarify what its specific responsibilities are in relation to nuclear energy?”

“If we were to pose the question of how we should judge your success, it sounds like it is very difficult for you to set benchmarks when you do not have that clarity about where you are going to evolve to. But what would you say at this point in time?”

“Do you think the proposals set out in the civil nuclear road map and the consultation for a new nuclear national policy statement are adequate to realise the Government’s stated ambitions?”

“If I understand your answers to the previous questions, you have been focusing on the SMRs, so you have not taken significant steps to do that evaluation. What are you basing your confidence on?”

“It is not just about skills; these bodies have also been doing work on issues related to technologies. You talk about technology clusters, and some of the work on that has involved those partnerships. I am just trying to understand how you relate to them, if at all.”

“Just following up on that last point, you talked about engagement with local authorities, and pan-regional partnerships have been doing work in this space on skills. Do you see a role for partnerships like the Western Gateway and the Northern Powerhouse, and if so, how do you plan to engage with them?”

“You need policy in order to be able to take those next steps, but beyond that simple decision that we should go ahead with gigawatt, is something else needed in order to make this realisable?”

“Could you say briefly what those are?”

“Many of my rural constituents have commented that the level of the bus cap is irrelevant when there are no buses to use, so I welcome the extra funding today, but does the Secretary of State agree that it should be directed to ensuring a minimum level of service for all users rather than increasing the frequency of ser…”

“I also represent a very rural area. Despite the fact that it is a stone’s throw away from Bristol, there are people who do not have adequate services. Does my hon. Friend agree that the timeliness of getting the service is also important? If professionals such as doctors wait a long time for the installation, that is a…”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord) for securing the debate. Last year, a staggering 58% of children in south Gloucestershire were not seen by an NHS dentist, despite the NHS recommending that under-18s see a dentist at least once a year. When we talk to dentists, however, that is…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that it is wrong that patients who have been forced to seek private care in an emergency are then refused NHS registration, because they are considered to already be registered as private patients? Should this not be addressed in any revised contract?”

“That is exactly the point that my local GP was trying to make, and I am not clear from the Secretary of State’s earlier remarks whether this will be addressed. Similarly, the majority of social care providers are privately run companies. They play a huge part in reducing pressure on hospitals, and raising employer’s na…”