Speeches by Young.

“Sticking with the issue of the security strategy, what specific metrics will determine whether it has been successful in increasing cyber-security resilience in the energy sector, particularly given increasing distribution and changing threats? The absence for a period of any successful cyber-attacks does not necessari…”

“Chloe, would you say that part of the further policy would need to be about some kind of prioritisation?”

“We have already had a fairly lengthy discussion about the vulnerability of UK’s subsea cables and interconnectors. I want to focus on a couple of things. The European Subsea Cables Association gave evidence to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy and alongside some fairly positive comments, they said, …”

“One final very quick question. Stuart, how do you assess the adequacy of funding for cyber-security upgrades under the RIIO-3 price control framework?”

“Do you feel that your feedback on that is being listened to?”

“Are there any gaps you would identify in that oversight?”

“Stepping back from that, do you think there is sufficient Government and regulatory oversight of the cyber-protection of electricity transmission networks?”

“You don’t think there is any difference between nation state-level attacks versus compromised supply chains?”

“It has been suggested to us that it is not clear what types of cyber-attacker the Government are now expecting OESs to protect the energy networks from. Do you think that is a fair criticism?”

“Given that we have new and emerging threats, such as rapid advancements in AI weaponisation by threat actors, how will the strategy be changed to counter those?”

“Sticking with the issue of the security strategy, what specific metrics will determine whether it has been successful in increasing cyber-security resilience in the energy sector, particularly given increasing distribution and changing threats? The absence for a period of any successful cyber-attacks does not necessari…”

“Chloe, would you say that part of the further policy would need to be about some kind of prioritisation?”

“We have already had a fairly lengthy discussion about the vulnerability of UK’s subsea cables and interconnectors. I want to focus on a couple of things. The European Subsea Cables Association gave evidence to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy and alongside some fairly positive comments, they said, …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. It was a positive step by the Government to remove the renewable obligations and ECO policies from consumer energy bills in the autumn Budget. Consumers in Northern Ireland should also be able to benefit, as consumers in Great Britain did, from the Government us…”

“Ukrainians in our constituencies woke up to headlines about watering down sanctions. Why are the Government not prioritising measures that would permanently cut bills and reduce fossil-fuel dependence, including fully removing the renewables obligation levy and fast-tracking energy market reform?”

“Happy St George’s day, Mr Speaker. A business I met recently raised concerns about grid resilience to Chinese sabotage. Given the precedent set on Huawei and 5G, what steps is the Cabinet Office taking to exclude high-risk Chinese components from our critical energy infrastructure?”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Vikki Slade) for securing this debate. Dozens of my constituents have come to me with stories of DVLA failure, each carrying a variation of the same theme: a system that has let them down, often involving delays in licence renewals or restorations relate…”

“My casework team routinely wait between three and six months—sometimes longer—for substantive replies from the Department for Work and Pensions on cases. I am also aware of colleagues experiencing similar delays. Will the Leader of the House advise on the most effective means by which Members can hold the Government to…”

“We are in a difficult geopolitical environment at the moment. We have seen in Iran and Ukraine that energy infrastructure can be a military target. How is scenario-planning accounting for both large nuclear sites and a future fleet of more geographically dispersed SMRs, Simon?”

“Which partner nations would those be?”