In Parliament - Ed Miliband

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend puts it so well. This is the economic opportunity of our time. Our investment in carbon capture and storage shows what is possible. Today’s desperate request for attention...

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I speak as an old lag in these things: we have never had a Prime Minister and a Chancellor so enthusiastic and committed to the net zero agenda and what it can do economically for our country....

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

New nuclear is an essential part of our future energy plans. My Ministers and I would be absolutely delighted to meet my hon. Friend to discuss those plans.

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

The hon. Gentleman raises an important point. We are actively working on that in government. Whatever one’s view on ground-mounted solar—we in the Labour party think that it has a...

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

The hon. Lady is absolutely right on that. The Opposition are off to the “Wacky Races” when it comes to net zero. We in the Labour party know the truth: net zero is the economic...

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Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

The hon. Gentleman will know that any nationally significant project goes through a proper planning process, and it would not be right for me to comment on that. None the less, I am sure that the...

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend raises an important matter. As an energy nerd, I am really interested in this 2015 power, which, despite my nerdery, I did not actually know about. We are actively looking at this...

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Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

The hon. Gentleman raises a really important issue. Rolling out electric car infrastructure is incredibly important. If he writes to my Department, we will ensure that he gets the best possible reply.

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

The right hon. Gentleman and I do not necessarily agree on everything, but on this we do agree. The transformation of the West Burton site from a fossil fuel-fired power station to a fusion power...

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

Yes, that sounds really good. Community energy is a crucial part of our energy future.

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

As we discussed earlier, the CCC raised an important issue that we need to look at. The key question on this so-called rebalancing is that it must be looked at in the context of understanding the...

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Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

It is the Tory party that has an energy surrender policy: surrendering us to fossil fuel markets controlled by petrostates and dictators. The Tories would keep us locked in to fossil fuels,...

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I deeply regret the direction in which the hon. Gentleman is going. The Climate Change Committee does incredibly important work. We will look at CB7, but the biggest cost we face as a country is...

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

This, among many others, is a very, very important potential project and the hon. Gentleman is right to make the case for it. Green hydrogen is absolutely part of our energy mix in the future.

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

Britain produces 1% of global climate emissions. China is the world’s largest emitter, yet no UK Energy Secretary has visited it in eight years to make the case for it to do more. That is...

Renewable Energy: Workers’ Rights

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is a brilliant advocate for her constituency, and on this issue of manufacturing jobs. If we look at what this Government are doing—from GB Energy to the national wealth fund...

Renewable Energy: Workers’ Rights

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

For this Government, good pay and conditions for workers and the role of trade unions must be at the heart of the renewable energy sector, because that is the only route to a fair transition....

Carbon Capture and Storage

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I can tell him that the Minister for Industry held a roundtable with a whole range of industry voices on this precise topic last week. He is right...

Carbon Capture and Storage

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I join the hon. Lady in warmly congratulating the six students from her constituency whom she mentioned. I am sure that I speak for all Members of the House when I say that when we meet young...

Carbon Capture and Storage

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I do not agree with the right hon. Gentleman, for whom I have great respect. The situation that we inherited from the last Government meant that we had to consider matters such as security of...