Speeches by Miliband.

“Not at all, and I am not sure what the evidence is for that being people’s understanding. Let me say one other thing and then come to your question. On the public understanding point, the reason that I made the statement in the summer, which will be an annual statement, about the state of climate and nature was precise…”

“There are two things I would say to you about what we have done. We have extended help with energy bills to 7,000 businesses through the British industrial competitiveness scheme. This is a really important announcement as part of our industrial strategy. I think it was approximately a few hundred under the last Govern…”

“There will definitely be a big emphasis on the nature and biodiversity crisis as part of our future ICF.”

“I think you know—I suspect we have had this conversation on previous occasions—that I cannot comment on specific planning decisions.”

“I am sure that there is more that we can do, and I will be really interested to see the results of your inquiry. I would say that the public do get this, though. I think they see what is happening around them, and indeed around the world. The task for us is of course to explain what the science is telling us—a new chie…”

“It means reducing other costs in the system to pay for that, so that businesses get reductions in their bills.”

“The road map needs to start with the science of what we need to do as a world and why fossil fuel extraction matters. Why do we need this transition away? Because of the role of fossil fuels in relation to the climate crisis. It needs to look at what the transition will mean for different countries at different stages …”

“There is a contextual point to make to begin with: some people said that when the US decided to pull out of Paris, there would be a domino effect—lots of countries would pull out. That has not happened: 190 countries said, “We continue to have faith in the Paris agreement.” That is significant. I would also say that, d…”

“The context of multilateralism working, which is important, is that after the Copenhagen summit of 2009 the world was heading for 4° of global warming. The world is now heading for 2.3° to 2.5° of global warming. That is really bad, but it does represent progress, and it is really important to register that. The succes…”

“Sure, but the point is that it is actually less about individual countries—the EU published its target—and more about painting a picture. The why of this is really important. Of course, the why is that people are concerned about the effects of the climate crisis, which are much more apparent than they were, but also th…”

“You are going to see reductions in bills for the most energy-intensive businesses. But let me go to your wider question, because it is important. The second point I would make is that the best thing we can do to help businesses with their energy costs is to drive towards clean power, because that is the way in which we…”

“This is a really important question, and I was pleased to be at COP30 with Mary Creagh, who is the DEFRA Minister for Nature, the special representative for nature, Ruth Davis, alongside Rachel Kyte, who is our special representative for climate. We are absolutely working together. It is worth emphasising the point tha…”

“Two points. First, alongside our SMR announcement, I have commissioned GB Energy-Nuclear to look at the potential of large-scale, and we see a strong case for another large-scale reactor. I am awaiting the strategic spatial energy plan, which will be published next year. This will try to go well beyond 2030 to say, “Wh…”

“I have already given way to the hon. Gentleman. With Russia still at war in Ukraine, with deep tensions in the middle east, and with NATO being tested, this is ridiculous irresponsibility from the Conservatives. [Interruption.] The hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie) should listen to this. …”

“I will not.”

“Yes, the right hon. Lady says. The Conservatives are the people who lost it all in the fossil fuel casino, and now they say, “Let me just have one more go at the roulette wheel. This time it will be different. Cross your fingers and hope for the best.” Let us think about this. What are they betting on? In today’s world…”

“I will not, for a few minutes. The result is new jobs building wind turbines at Siemens Gamesa in Hull, new jobs making transformers in Stafford, new jobs making heat pumps in Derby, and new jobs at Sumitomo’s new factory at the Port of Nigg—some of the 400,000 additional clean energy jobs that we expect our mission to…”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. When we recently announced the small modular reactor fleet at Wylfa in north Wales, we saw the huge opportunities, not just for the areas where nuclear power stations are being built, but rippling across the supply chain. That is why I am so proud of the investments that we have been…”

“Let me develop my argument, because this point is crucial: we can tackle the affordability crisis that people face only by investing in the future. Our vision of what makes an economy succeed is different from that of Conservative Members. We believe that public investment crowds in and does not crowd out private inves…”

“I will in a moment—let me develop my argument. The Conservatives say that this was their idea in the first place, but there is a crucial difference: they proposed abolishing the renewables obligation—”