Speeches by Young.

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“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?”

“Have you been working with the companies that are currently bidding for SMR contracts on what materials they will use and produce?”

“You do not see any different approach being needed? Well, it sounds like you will need a different approach, but it will not need such—”

“What about waste from fusion reactors, if and when they come online?”

“The current strategy document, which is due to be replaced next year, outlines the plan for current fuel types. Will you need to create new processes or facilities for newer reactors such as the small modular reactors?”

“Given that there are at least two notably different SMR technologies coming forward, is it that you are not expecting to feed in your views because there is a decision-making process going on as to which technologies are adopted?”

“On the one hand, you have much more efficient use of fuel and therefore a smaller amount of waste, but on the other hand, if NESA is right about the large contribution that nuclear is expected to make to UK energy generation, there is going to be much more of it. When you balance those two things, how does the volume c…”

“My hon. Friend raises the need for improvements. The key issue for commuters in my constituency is that the existing GWR mainline is not fit for purpose. In recent weeks, we have seen significant delays and diversions caused by flooding and signalling failures, which has created even more pressure on other parts of the…”

“I am sure that the 69-year-old who contacted me explaining how she had missed out on being able to care for her dying mother due to needing to work longer would have welcomed a letter giving her enough notice to plan her finances to allow otherwise. What support can the Secretary of State offer WASPI women, who are sti…”

“Local further education colleges are actively pursuing the formation of a skills partnership to meet the opportunity and challenge of potential small modular reactor development in Oldbury in my constituency. Does the Minister welcome their proactive approach, and will she join me in meeting them to better understand t…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that in addition to the issues with the cost of drugs, the funding model for providing all the other services that pharmacies are expected to provide, including the Pharmacy First approach to avoiding GP appointments, needs addressing?”