Speeches by Crichton.
Every Hansard contribution by Torcuil Crichton this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 981–1,000 of 1,121 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
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| 15 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “I am glad you mentioned the workforce, because the rhetoric is good, and the jargon is good—just transition, clean energy, offshore skills passport—but how is this going to be done practically? What does a just transition mean for people who work and take helicopters into the North sea for three weeks at a time just no…” | 56 |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “Plus the industry.” | 3 |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “Thank you for coming in, Secretary of State and Permanent Secretary, and for your bold opening statement and outlining the urgency of the mission, which I will maybe return to if time allows. You talked about siren voices in your opening statement. I wonder whether these siren voices include the Aberdeen chamber of com…” | 104 |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “Let us talk briefly about that sense of urgency. You mentioned trade unions. I declare my interest as a member of the GMB. Trade unions warn that your 2030 targets mean you will be buying all the supply chains and manufacturing stuff off the shelf from other countries rather than building up the manufacturing base here…” | 135 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “Yes.” | 1 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “They set a target of a 75% reduction by 2030.” | 10 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “Let me ask my first question in another way. Are the UK Government in danger of repeating the mistakes that the Scottish Government made with over-ambitious climate change targets?” | 29 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “Indulge me for asking one off-turf question. One Government have abandoned their climate change targets; the Scottish Government gave up on them. From what you said in your preamble, do you advise the Scottish Government on climate change as well?” | 40 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “Let me put the question in a slightly different way. Is net zero sufficiently embedded across Departments in Government?” | 19 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “Are these mission boards and joint committees a help or hindrance to delivering net zero, or do you want to see a streamlined structure? You referred to a committee on net zero led by the Prime Minister. Is it a big enough priority in Government?” | 45 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “Do they have enough muscle?” | 5 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “You said that tone, leadership and ambition were important, but so are authority, clarity and resource. From your observations, does DESNZ have a sufficiently big role in Government to deliver net zero?” | 32 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “All the problems you mention are the remit of DESNZ.” | 10 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “Emily and Emma, welcome to the Committee. Thank you for your evidence. I would like to say happy new year, but your evidence doesn’t give me any reason for optimism. It is less than five years to the 2030s; it is four years, 11 months and however many days. Are we going to reach our climate change targets? Yes or no?” | 61 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “It is not going to be flying more, is it?” | 10 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “Where do flights come in that list, and what behavioural changes might be needed there?” | 15 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “Can I jump in quickly? Emily, what is the problem with vans? Is white van man resistant to climate change and to electric vehicles?” | 24 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “Is it driver resistance?” | 4 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “You touched on it, so I would like to know where the North sea sits in your skills strategy. Have you thought much about it?” | 25 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 396) “It is 200,000 jobs in the North sea. If you listen to your former colleagues, those jobs are at risk because of closing down licensing for oil and gas in the future. Do the Government need to do more to help oil and gas and the North sea workers to transition to this new economy?” | 55 |