Speeches by Onn.

“In your statement, Jonathan, you said that gas still sets the price for electricity the majority of the time. My question is why? If renewables went over 50% of UK delivery in 2024, and if we include other low-carbon measures, like nuclear power, that takes us up to 60%. So why are we still stuck with electricity being…”

“When do you think that will be?”

“Will it definitely, given grid connections, given constraints? We are going to talk about those things, but will it be?”

“I am pleased to support the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill and the Lords amendments. The Bill is about backing a world-class aviation sector and supporting its growth in a way that meets our decarbonisation responsibilities. The fact that SAF could contribute to the 65% reduction in emissions needed by aviation to meet…”

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

“The Nuclear Futures Institute at Bangor University says that, “undergraduate students, the number of Centre for Doctoral Training in fission-related subjects has fallen over the last 3 years”. That is not the same as your information. Why is not it the same?”

“What does a bit of a lull mean?”

“What does the impact of that lull mean? What did the decrease look like?”

“Do you know what model the NIA uses compared to yours?”

“Why has it fallen over in the last three years? Was it just a funding issue?”

“I do, yes. Mark, I want to check on some numbers. You said that over the last year 16,000 people have been recruited towards this additional 40,000 target, but the NIA says 11,000. Why is there a 5,000-person discrepancy?”

“You do a survey of the companies. Do you get 100% return on the survey or do you have to extrapolate some of the numbers?”

“How far down the tail of the supply chain do you go?”

“Can people be removed if they are not achieving?”

“How are people accountable if nobody will be removed if this 16,000 does not materialise up to 40,000?”

“How are they accountable?”

“Sue, what more should Government and industry do to strengthen the nuclear skills pipeline at every level, including apprenticeships, undergraduate programmes and PhD training?”

“I take a view on apprenticeships that they are harder to get, that the expectations of levels of qualifications are that those levels are even higher. If you are not meeting those requirements, you cannot even get a look in.”

“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…”

“Mark, is the National Nuclear Strategic Plan for Skills—catchy title—on track to deliver the supposed 40,000 additional workers who are required by 2030? If it is, who is responsible for making sure that that target is met? Who is accountable for that?”