Speeches by Reader.

“For your assessment of this case, what do you think, roughly? Are we talking a few months? Are we talking a year?”

“We have seen in the past year a loss of political consensus on the delivery of the Climate Change Act and reaching net zero by 2050, particularly with the policy U-turn from the Conservative party. How does that affect Ofcom’s application of due impartiality on broadcast debates on these issues?”

“At the previous session, you were very candid that there were obstacles that you had not yet stumbled across—I think they were the words you used—and from today’s session and from the evidence, I think political consensus, and probably, in some cases, public support for the energy transition and net zero could be one o…”

“Affordability has repeatedly been identified as a decisive factor in public support. Chris, you acknowledged that Clean Power 2030 may leave bill payers no poorer rather than materially lower. Are you confident that that is enough to sustain public backing?”

“It is interesting that you mentioned batteries, because I understand from the press that batteries have been removed from the future homes standard, so let’s see if that remains or not. This question is to both of you, but perhaps to Chris Stark first. The last time you appeared before the Committee, you described Miss…”

“To clarify, because this inquiry is about building support for the energy transition, we have one regulator that waits for a complaint before it investigates and a second regulator that does not regulate or support consumers in the online space apart from the information that you have rightly described that you put out…”

“At the previous session, you were very candid that there were obstacles that you had not yet stumbled across—I think they were the words you used—and from today’s session and from the evidence, I think political consensus, and probably, in some cases, public support for the energy transition and net zero could be one o…”

“This is a fantastic announcement for the UK, and it is also fantastic to hear that the Secretary of State is already preparing for AR8. Can he assure the House that his Department is going to focus as much on the mid-term and long-term storage that we need to support all this growth in generation?”

“To protect consumers?”

“As chair of the international trade and investment all-party parliamentary group, I am pleased that we are running the power of place campaign to encourage colleagues to highlight incredible small businesses that are exporting out of their constituency. Does the Secretary of State agree that this initiative and others …”

“9. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support economic growth in Scotland.”

“Typically, is that weeks, months?”

“Is that because it is out of your remit as a regulator?”

“It is interesting that you mentioned batteries, because I understand from the press that batteries have been removed from the future homes standard, so let’s see if that remains or not. This question is to both of you, but perhaps to Chris Stark first. The last time you appeared before the Committee, you described Miss…”

“The protection for consumers from misinformation—2 million people, which roughly works out as 4% of the adult population—is making sure that your own information is correct, but are you doing anything specifically to tackle deepfakes and misinformation in the online space?”

“What do you do? What specific things has Ofgem put in place to protect consumers from misinformation and deepfakes in the online space?”

“To clarify, because this inquiry is about building support for the energy transition, we have one regulator that waits for a complaint before it investigates and a second regulator that does not regulate or support consumers in the online space apart from the information that you have rightly described that you put out…”

“That is about 2 million people in the UK. Given Ofgem’s responsibility for protecting consumers, what are you doing to protect people who receive misinformation and deepfakes about climate and energy, which is in your remit? Can you give us specific things you are doing in that area?”

“To protect consumers?”

“In this case, how long will it take you to make a decision?”