Speeches by Billington.
Every Hansard contribution by Polly Billington this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 321–340 of 649 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2025 | SEND Provision: South-east England “It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. We are lucky in East Thanet to have several brilliant council-maintained SEND schools: Forelands Field, Laleham Gap, Stone Bay and St Anthony’s. They do brilliant and vital work, despite the incompetence of Kent county council. I know from my casework just how …” educationlocal-governmentsocial-care | 484 |
| 13 Jul 2025 | State of Climate and Nature “I welcome the statement, in particular the importance and emphasis that my right hon. Friend places on how climate change and nature loss are fundamentally linked and contribute to each other. I also remind the House that after the national health service, the thing that this country loves the most is its natural envir…” environmentenergyeconomy-jobs | 156 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “Verity, I would like to ask you about this, because you represent those small manufacturers in the supply chains.” | 19 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “It is probably best for me to ask Paul this. Are certain sectors or types of SMEs more vulnerable to energy price volatility?” | 23 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “Sorry, could you explain the difference?” | 6 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “That is interesting. I was also thinking of the risk for the electricity generators; if something goes bust in three years’ time, you have to hunt around for somebody else.” | 30 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “Do you think the Government should help to develop the market for corporate power purchase agreements?” | 16 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “So PPAs do not really work for your industries?” | 9 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “Business confidence in that kind of timeframe is challenging.” | 9 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “I represent East Thanet, which is Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate, heavily dependent on hospitality and tourism as our economy is. I am interested particularly in how the cost of energy impacts small and medium-sized businesses. I expect, David, you will probably want to go first, bearing in mind what I have already …” | 53 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “What do you think?” | 4 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “I represent East Thanet, which is Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate, heavily dependent on hospitality and tourism as our economy is. I am interested particularly in how the cost of energy impacts small and medium-sized businesses. I expect, David, you will probably want to go first, bearing in mind what I have already …” | 53 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “So PPAs do not really work for your industries?” | 9 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “What do you think?” | 4 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “Would it work if you were to exempt PPA buyers from renewables contracts for difference costs or allow PPAs to be set against climate change agreement targets?” | 27 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “That is interesting. I was also thinking of the risk for the electricity generators; if something goes bust in three years’ time, you have to hunt around for somebody else.” | 30 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “Do you think the Government should help to develop the market for corporate power purchase agreements?” | 16 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “I suspect that you have told us everything that you will want to tell us under this question, but I will ask it anyway, to give you an opportunity to totally mop up. Are the Government doing enough to support SMEs with reducing their business consumption and costs, for example on advice and support available for SMEs? …” | 78 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “That is quite interesting in and of itself. Thank you.” | 10 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 736) “I was thinking particularly about only scratching the surface, needing it to be more long term and those kinds of things.” | 21 |