Speeches by Onn.

“Q9. It is an emotional Prime Minister’s Question Time today, and I really welcome the tone that has been struck. I think we should hear more of this, more often. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] Last year, I convened a roundtable of stakeholders in my constituency to explore joined-up solutions to tackling the scourge of …”

“I always hear the UK being described as having a welcoming nature and being a haven for people in times of great difficulty. I would say that it is, but only in limited circumstances. With Ukraine, for example, there was a broad consensus that the UK should play its part and offer assistance, but we should be under no …”

“Last week I asked a question about a new café opening in my constituency, and it has caused a bit of a kerfuffle. I cannot mention every single fantastic café in my constituency, but I am going to list a few. I have got to name Rick’s café, and I apologise profusely for not mentioning it last week—it was obviously an o…”

“From sea to plate, fisheries need the same long-term certainty as farmers in order to strengthen our food security, encourage healthy, high-protein diets and help to build jobs and skills pipelines that coastal communities need. Will the Minister consider committing to adopting the all-party parliamentary group on fish…”

“Based on some of the answers that came from the last session, I wonder whether the UK Government are led by some of the failures of COP in where things are in relevance and priority. There was a landmark commitment on phasing out fossil fuels at COP28, and then an absolute abysmal failure to achieve any commitment at a…”

“You are talking about consensus, and obviously at the moment any one country can veto, which means that the signals and narratives that come out of COP are limited, but you are saying that there could be an alternative. I will turn to Matt and Richard now.”

“Richard, you can answer on all of those things, but to add another layer on to it, are we saying that if one in 25 attendees at COP were from the fossil fuel industry, it is irrelevant? They are welcomed and they are going to keep coming. The fact that the UK said nobody in 2021 should come from the oil and gas sector …”

“Should we expect any more whistleblowing incidents?”

“Do you think the pace of change has the necessary sense of urgency—taking into account the restrictions you have just laid out—that there is the right sense of urgency around the need to get this done, and get it done quickly?”

“It would be poor form to disclose the identity of a whistleblower. NESO has been criticised by the panel earlier today for not making the best use of the energy available, immediately reverting to gas, which is more expensive, rather than looking at other available, cheaper renewable sources. Is that a fair criticism? …”

“You are talking about consensus, and obviously at the moment any one country can veto, which means that the signals and narratives that come out of COP are limited, but you are saying that there could be an alternative. I will turn to Matt and Richard now.”

“Will NESO’s actions—I do not want to put it on your shoulders alone—stop constraint costs reaching £8 billion by the end of the decade?”

“Ana, do you agree?”

“When the signalling does not match the implementation—we are hearing about the finance signalling required from various institutions, including Government—doesn’t that mean that the implementation is weakened?”

“Based on some of the answers that came from the last session, I wonder whether the UK Government are led by some of the failures of COP in where things are in relevance and priority. There was a landmark commitment on phasing out fossil fuels at COP28, and then an absolute abysmal failure to achieve any commitment at a…”

“Richard, you can answer on all of those things, but to add another layer on to it, are we saying that if one in 25 attendees at COP were from the fossil fuel industry, it is irrelevant? They are welcomed and they are going to keep coming. The fact that the UK said nobody in 2021 should come from the oil and gas sector …”

“Ana, do you agree?”

“When the signalling does not match the implementation—we are hearing about the finance signalling required from various institutions, including Government—doesn’t that mean that the implementation is weakened?”

“Ms Dykta, if the allegations are untrue, is there an investigation under way at NESO as to how this information has been shared and why it has been shared?”

“Will NESO’s actions—I do not want to put it on your shoulders alone—stop constraint costs reaching £8 billion by the end of the decade?”