Speeches by Hobhouse.
Every Hansard contribution by Wera Hobhouse this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 341–360 of 990 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “If it is the responsibility of the oil and gas sector and employers to prepare their workforce for the jobs of the future, would only 15 workers have gone to work in the offshore wind or renewables industry? What is it? Who should be reskilling? You have just said that, yes, it should be the employer.” | 56 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “We were hearing about projects in the previous panel through contracts for difference. We are getting many more offshore wind projects going. What prevents workers from the oil and gas industry from working in the supply chain to help ensure that new energy projects are constructed? What stops them? I am still not gett…” | 55 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “But who should then be responsible? The oil and gas industry has lately cut 250 jobs at Harbour Energy, although it makes quite a lot of profit and has also given out quite a lot of dividends to its shareholders. Who should be responsible for the reskilling and transition that we are talking about, and making sure that…” | 71 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “You admit, you acknowledge, that we need the transition—” | 9 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “Jobs supported by the UK’s oil and gas industry have significantly declined for a decade at least, long before there was a windfall tax and despite hundreds of new licences being issued. You are claiming that current Government policy is creating these concerning situations in the North Sea but is that not because it i…” | 146 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “Are you particularly talking about a hydrogen market, for example, which you know is currently very low? Is that something where you could play an important role?” | 27 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “Fair enough. It was a question of how it would ultimately work if we were to follow the EU carbon border adjustment mechanisms. My question is about how the UK producing less crude oil and gas has impacted you, but you have already answered quite a lot of questions on that. It is ultimately a global market, and imports…” | 131 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “You mentioned the international competition in refining, but that international competition is not so much in Europe. Lots of refineries have closed in Germany, and the refineries in France are diversifying into making products that help the transition to a zero fossil fuel future. Is it not slightly unfair to compare …” | 158 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “If I may quickly come back to the CBAM issue, I know the UK is currently considering whether we should follow the EU’s regulations or whether we should do our own. Before we can make a request to the UK Government to consider refining within carbon border adjustment mechanisms, should there not first be a discussion ab…” | 82 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “If it is the responsibility of the oil and gas sector and employers to prepare their workforce for the jobs of the future, would only 15 workers have gone to work in the offshore wind or renewables industry? What is it? Who should be reskilling? You have just said that, yes, it should be the employer.” | 56 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “We were hearing about projects in the previous panel through contracts for difference. We are getting many more offshore wind projects going. What prevents workers from the oil and gas industry from working in the supply chain to help ensure that new energy projects are constructed? What stops them? I am still not gett…” | 55 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “But who should then be responsible? The oil and gas industry has lately cut 250 jobs at Harbour Energy, although it makes quite a lot of profit and has also given out quite a lot of dividends to its shareholders. Who should be responsible for the reskilling and transition that we are talking about, and making sure that…” | 71 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “You admit, you acknowledge, that we need the transition—” | 9 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “Jobs supported by the UK’s oil and gas industry have significantly declined for a decade at least, long before there was a windfall tax and despite hundreds of new licences being issued. You are claiming that current Government policy is creating these concerning situations in the North Sea but is that not because it i…” | 146 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “Are you particularly talking about a hydrogen market, for example, which you know is currently very low? Is that something where you could play an important role?” | 27 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “If I may quickly come back to the CBAM issue, I know the UK is currently considering whether we should follow the EU’s regulations or whether we should do our own. Before we can make a request to the UK Government to consider refining within carbon border adjustment mechanisms, should there not first be a discussion ab…” | 82 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “Fair enough. It was a question of how it would ultimately work if we were to follow the EU carbon border adjustment mechanisms. My question is about how the UK producing less crude oil and gas has impacted you, but you have already answered quite a lot of questions on that. It is ultimately a global market, and imports…” | 131 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1206) “You mentioned the international competition in refining, but that international competition is not so much in Europe. Lots of refineries have closed in Germany, and the refineries in France are diversifying into making products that help the transition to a zero fossil fuel future. Is it not slightly unfair to compare …” | 158 |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Statutory Maternity and Paternity Pay “I remind Members to please stick to the informal time limit. If they do not, I will have to make it a formal time limit.” labour-marketsocial-carefiscal-policy | 25 |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Statutory Maternity and Paternity Pay “Jim Shannon will still have two minutes, and then I will impose a formal time limit of 90 seconds.” labour-marketsocial-carefiscal-policy | 19 |