Speeches by Crichton.

“They have never been used?”

“Thanks. Jake, just very quickly, you talked about the community right to buy in that Infrastructure Act 2015.”

“A 20% offer to get GB Energy money and grid connections more quickly as a community element. Jake, what is your view?”

“—and that there should be a mandatory approach. If GB Energy is going to be investing in lots of these schemes, should there be a minimum obligation for community share in schemes that GB Energy finances?”

“Basically, you are saying the guidelines approach has not worked—”

“I am going to go to Zoë first to ask what her experience was in Scotland and then I will come to you, Jake.”

“Do you think there should be a derogation, then, for schemes that have a community element or even a 100% community element?”

“We all know of one famous US citizen who has close family ties to Scotland, but there are 25 million Scots Americans who want to trace their lineage—it is a big market. That is why organisations in my constituency such as Hebrides People in Harris and historical societies in Ness and North Uist invest in family histori…”

“I thank the Minister for her statement, and for the role she played in securing a future for the Methil and Arnish yards in my constituency under the new ownership of Navantia, with new and secure jobs for the future. I am glad she is taking no lessons from the shadow Minister, given that under his Government’s watch, …”

“Dr Hanna, can we deliver clean energy by 2030 and decarbonising by 2050 alone? Can we do it with British jobs for British workers, or will we have to go into the international market?”

“You can write to us about that if you like.”

“Can anyone else help me with that?”

“You anticipated my next question. Are the requirements that different between different nations?”

“Finally, can I ask whether anyone knows where these workers may come from? Where will the welders come from? Where will the heating engineers come from? Is there a specific geographical part of the world where we have abundances in these sectors?”

“It has been put to us that the existing immigration skills charges could be redirected into domestic training. Is that feasible, or are there other mechanisms the Government could use to offset the lack of skills we have in the country?”

“Thank you all for coming in and giving your evidence. To pick up on that point, Professor Robson, you talked about quick wins becoming quick losses, but surely a simple win is that co-ordination you are talking about. Is that body you are talking about perhaps not Skills England, because remember we are talking about S…”

“Following on from that in one sense, instead of talking about skills transfer, we are talking about physical transfer of people across the country. Christian, I am sure you are aware already that to strengthen the grid in Skye there is talk of a work camp for 350 people. To get the interconnector across to the Western …”

“I would just make the point again about whether there should be a UK-wide co-ordination through the Office for Clean Energy Jobs. Dr Hanna, do you have any thoughts?”

“Anecdotally, Chair, and for you, Dr Calvillo, we find that even within Scotland one size does not fit all.”

“There are differences, though. It is 13 degrees and sunny outside just now. Where I come from, the wind just now is blowing 52 miles an hour from the south-west. The houses are heated by fuel oil or peat. An air-source pump just is not going to cut it. While there is uniform regulation for products and technical safety…”