Speeches by Onn.

“Sue, how significant is the competition for skilled workers across different sectors, whether it is energy, defence, transport, other major infrastructure projects? Do you think that there is a risk to the timeline and timeframe for delivery of the nuclear programme, given that we have already seen quite extensive dela…”

“Does it all have to be about apprenticeships and graduate programmes? Are there other base-level training and entry routes that could be open?”

“Are there too many bodies, too many groups? Might that be part of the problem?”

“Industry has not felt the need to keep that steady, for its own sake?”

“Do you include supply chain in this 40,000 figure?”

“Are there too many bodies, too many groups? Might that be part of the problem?”

“The examples that my hon. Friend cites are incredibly traumatic. These situations are even more complicated for those who do not have legal parental rights and who have an informal kinship arrangement. Has he had any thoughts about what could be done to support those families?”

“I thank the Minister for the serious consideration that has been given to this pilot. It is exceptional. We heard from the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) what a difference financial support makes. I congratulate the Minister on making sure that this happens for these families, who are not asking for the earth…”

“It is not out of the air. It is under your control.”

“We risk losing investment if we do not get it under way. Is it a month, a quarter, six months, autumn, Christmas—”

“Isn’t that what we want to do?”

“I want to move on to refineries, which you probably will not be surprised by. Do you recognise the competitive disadvantage that refineries in the UK face, and are you doing anything about that?”

“You want it to actually do what it says.”

“Where is the promised hydrogen strategy?”

“Further to Sir Christopher’s point, I want to ask you about the statement that Dale Vince, the CEO of Ecotricity, made in January this year about heat pumps. He said: “Despite widespread claims that heat pumps cut energy bills, the independent Censuswide survey paints a very different picture. Eighty-five per cent of r…”

“Applications for expressions of interest on the technical colleges closes on Monday next week. There is an expectation that they will be established from April this year; is that remotely realistic?”

“That is on the Government website—that they will be established in April.”

“The Government have told us that the majority of the clean energy workforce needed in the UK is already in employment. They are already comfortably in their jobs and they are working. Can you explain why they would move to clean energy roles, particularly if those roles are less well remunerated than their current jobs…”

“I am going to move to workforce. My observation is that when it comes to workforce-related issues in clean energy, we seem to be facing a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation—you cannot train or recruit people to jobs that do not exist as yet. That causes huge problems; you either wait for projects to start before you re…”

“You just mentioned some of the methods by which you are hoping to move and transition people who are already in the energy sector. Part of that is the energy skills passport. Do you think that the word “passport” is quite misleading? You might think that you get the passport and that automatically gives you the opportu…”