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• 16 Sep 2024: Tweet

  GB Energy will be the UK’s first publicly owned energy company in 75 yrs, driving the government's sustainable energy mission ♻ I'm enthused about @Ed_Miliband interest in clean energy businesses in #EastDurham & have invited him to visit @PowerRollPV☀️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NozlD7hYwc&feature=youtu.be [Source]

• 16 Sep 2024: Tweet

  RT @HS2ltd: HS2’s materials will resist corrosion, expansion, and contraction, addressing climate change challenges. Our commitment to sust… [Source]

• 9 Sep 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  I am concerned about ensuring that sustainable aviation fuels under this mandate be required to meet the strictest sustainability standards. We must ensure that they are green fuels, and that there is a staged progression towards jet zero—we have heard what that is: 2% from 2025, 10% by 2030 and 22% by 2040—and we really must ensure that the greener fuels are responsibly sourced from the most sustainable locations, preferably in the United Kingdom. We had a debate last week about the launch of GB Energy and the importance of not exporting the jobs created through our efforts on decarbonisation. Will GB Energy play a role in some of these new technologies? We may well develop a hydrogen fuel cell that can produce green hydrogen much more cheaply, but in the meantime, to plug the gap, we must ensure that efforts are made to onshore as many of the jobs and benefits of this exciting opportunity as possible.

  Full debate: Transport

• 29 Jul 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  To meet decarbonisation goals, the UK needs to upgrade up to 4,000 rolling stock units, which will cost tens of billions of pounds, so we will need a new financing model to meet those demands. With adequate planning, that could also mean ample orders to sustain our British-based train manufacturing industry and avoid the gaps in the order books we have recently seen at Alstom and Hitachi. I praise the Secretary of State and her ministerial team for the effort and energy they have expended in trying to seek a solution.

  Full debate: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

• 14 May 2024: Tweet

  RT @labourlewis: Our privatised water system cannot build the infrastructure we need to adapt to climate change. I asked a panel of expert… [Source]

• 23 Apr 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  The industry-wide consensus is that our rolling stock is outdated and inefficient. Therefore, my question to the Minister is: why are the Government not protecting British rail manufacturing, especially given the rising demand for new trains to enhance the passenger experience and to meet our net zero targets? In relation to our environmental targets, all 2,898 diesel and 912 bi-mode trains in the UK emit carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides, with nitrous oxide—N 2 O—having various health impacts and being up to 280 times more potent than CO 2 in warming the planet over a 20-year period. That is according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report to the United Nations.

  To achieve net zero by 2050, a solution must be found to replace diesel trains, which are currently used by 14 operators—especially since only 38% of the network is currently electrified. My constituents, who travel on unreliable, second-hand ScotRail Sprinter trains—no offence to my friend from Scotland, the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands)—built in the 1980s, find it inconceivable that the rolling stock companies’ profits are sky high while our UK-based rail manufacturers are crying out for orders. Taxpayers are forced to travel on substandard trains purchased with Government funds, while subsidies remain at twice pre-pandemic levels. The system is inefficient and does not serve the taxpayer or the travelling public.

  Full debate: Future of Rail Manufacturing

• 18 Apr 2024: Tweet

  RT @IanLaveryMP: I asked the Minister at the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero why people in the North East are paying 75% more in… [Source]

• 23 Feb 2024: Tweet

  RT @MichaelMarmot: One of our @marmotihe key messages is that the climate emergency and health equity have to be tackled together. And they… [Source]

• 7 Dec 2023: Parliamentary Speech

  I, too, have met workers from the Alstom plant in Derby and, as a Unite member myself, representatives of Unite as well. It was pleasing to hear that workers, representatives and management are united in their desire to retain good, high-skilled manufacturing jobs and train production there. I want to press the Minister again about recognising the importance of retaining the only end-to-end train production facilities in the UK during this short-term blip in production, so to speak. Does he agree that this investment in public transport is vital if we want to tackle the net zero challenges we face?

  Full debate: Refurbishing Trains: Contracts

• 07 Apr 2023: Tweet

  RT @timlongson: @simonlightwood @UKLabour Around the #RestOfTheWorld #govts are admirably #investing in #RenewableEnergy, leading to #Reduc… [Source]

• 07 Apr 2023: Tweet

  RT @simonlightwood: The Tories promised 4,000 zero emission buses on UK roads by the end of this Parliament. How many are actually on the… [Source]

• 24 Nov 2022: Tweet

  RT @darrenpjones: High carbon emitting and fossil fuel based companies need to be investing in low carbon and renewable energy as much as p… [Source]

• 03 Nov 2022: Tweet

  RT @The_TUC: NEW ???????????? | The German government is introducing unlimited regional public transport for €49/month - to cut CO2 emissions and he… [Source]

• 31 Oct 2022: Tweet

  RT @premnsikka: Rishi Sunak received £141k donation from oil/gas investors/companies. Their Reward: Sunak shuns COP27 meeting. No curbs on… [Source]

• 19 Oct 2022: Vote

  Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 24 Sep 2022: Tweet

  RT @TWT_NOW: ???? First TWT22 lineup announcements are here! ???? In the face of soaring living costs, attacks on workers & climate breakdown -… [Source]

• 20 Sep 2022: Tweet

  RT @We_OwnIt: HUGE support from Labour voters for public ownership ???? Nationalisation would help with cost of living and climate crisis htt… [Source]

• 22 Aug 2022: Tweet

  RT @We_OwnIt: We need a publicly owned renewable energy company in the UK, like all these other countries have... https://t.co/vbZLIXjAJt [Source]

• 11 Aug 2022: Tweet

  RT @We_OwnIt: Dear @nadhimzahawi and @KwasiKwarteng Instead of asking private companies to generate more green energy, you can do it your… [Source]

• 28 Jul 2022: Tweet

  RT @We_OwnIt: 9 of the top 10 countries leading on renewables have a publicly owned renewable energy company: ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Only 1 do… [Source]

• 20 Jul 2022: Tweet

  RT @_OliviaBlake: ❌An illegal #netzero strategy ❌No national resilience strategy ❌15 areas declaring major incidents ❌11,500 firefighters c… [Source]

• 19 Jul 2022: Tweet

  RT @_OliviaBlake: It has now been 1,175 days since Parliament passed a #ClimateEmergency motion. Since then the Government has been missin… [Source]

• 16 Jul 2022: Tweet

  RT @PeoplesMomentum: As the cost of living crisis bites and the climate crisis gathers pace, we need a Labour Party that stands up for work… [Source]

• 07 Jul 2022: Tweet

  This #WorldChocolateDay, I'm choosing chocolate that means fairer pay, action on climate change,women's rights & more power for cocoa famrers. I'm choosing #Fairtrade ???? https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/media-centre/blog/world-chocolate-day/ [Source]

• 19 May 2022: Tweet

  RT @SamTarry: We need a transport system fit to tackle the climate crisis and work for the passengers and communities that rely on them. T… [Source]

• 21 Apr 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  T8. Vivarail showcased its world-beating, self-charging battery trains to delegates at COP26 in Glasgow. What steps is the Minister taking to promote UK manufacturing, especially green manufacturing, and win export orders for excellent businesses such as Vivarail, which is located in my constituency? ( 906482 )

  Full debate: Topical Questions

• 13 Dec 2021: Vote

  Subsidy Control Bill — Schedule 1 - The subsidy control principles - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 9 Dec 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  If the UK is going to meet our legally binding pledge to meet net zero by 2050, we need to step up the transition to a green economy and deliver more sustainable transport options. I was pleased that the hon. Member for Bath mentioned the importance of the national grid to EV charging. I was reflecting that we were the victims of the most appalling storm—storm Arwen—two weeks ago. It showed up a systematic lack of investment in the power grid system in the north-east, as many thousands of my constituents were left without the most basic of utilities—power—for over 10 days. I am trying to understand how my communities would have survived if we were solely dependent on electric vehicles. If we are going to facilitate the transition to a green economy, the Government need to get the basics right and climate-proof our power grid.

  However, there are other businesses that could benefit from this technological revolution. Vivarail, for example, is the only domestically based manufacturer of battery-powered trains in the UK. It has a production site in my constituency. Its cutting-edge green technology and innovative, fast-charging battery-electric train has enormous domestic and, indeed, export potential. Vivarail showcased its clean, green and reliable service in Glasgow at COP26, hosting my colleague, the Chair of the Transport Committee, the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman), who saw the fast-charging battery-powered train that was on show.

  Full debate: Electric Vehicles: Transition by 2030

• 21 Jun 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  Current trade policy is failing the UK’s regions. Despite the protestations of Government Members, time and again the Conservatives have failed to back British steel, opting instead to rely on imported steel in Government procurement contracts. Ministers and the TRA are undermining an industry that, as we have heard, directly employs nearly 34,000 people in relatively well paid and highly skilled jobs and supports a further 42,000 jobs in the supply chain. Labour has pledged to build in Britain to create UK manufacturing jobs in the low-carbon infrastructure of the future. We cannot allow the Government to offshore this vital industry. British steel should be at the heart of every major UK defence and infrastructure project. We need to see investment in decarbonisation and in hydrogen technology that will enable our steel industry to lead the way towards achieving the UK’s net zero target and safeguard good, well-paid green jobs in the process.

  Full debate: Protecting Britain’s Steel Industry

• 07 Jun 2021: Vote

  Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill — New Clause 1 - Human Rights Abuses - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 26 May 2021: Vote

  Environment Bill — New Clause 24 - Prohibition on burning of peat in upland areas - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 13 Jan 2021: Vote

  Financial Services Bill — Schedule 2 - Prudential regulation of FCA investment firms - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 10 Dec 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  The argument today is simple: the Government should stand by British businesses—companies that support our economy and do the right thing. The most responsible coach companies have invested in the newest clean fleets in our economy and are implementing the Government’s zero carbon climate change policy. However, ironically, they are facing the greatest loss, having to manage higher debt levels at a time when they have no income and the industry is shut down.

  Full debate: Future of the Coach Industry

• 16 Nov 2020: Vote

  Pension Schemes Bill [Lords] — Clause 124 - Climate change risk - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 12 Oct 2020: Vote

  Agriculture Bill — After Clause 42 - Contribution of agriculture and associated land use to climate change targets - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 29 Sep 2020: Vote

  United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — New Clause 6 - Economic development: climate and nature emergency impact statement - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 7 Jul 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  I thank the Minister for his answer. Horden, Easington and Blackhall in my constituency need investment in housing regeneration. The recovery plan is ready. However, we need investment to help us transform our communities with new, modern, clean and green housing. Will the Chancellor invest in housing regeneration in east Durham, because these schemes can deliver jobs, training, opportunities, green energy and sustainable domestic supply chains, and boost the local economy?

  Full debate: House Building and Regeneration: Domestic Supply Chains

• 05 Feb 2020: Vote

  Transport - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 25 Jun 2019: Vote

  Delegated Legislation — Value Added Tax - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 09 May 2016: Vote

  Housing and Planning Bill — Planning obligations and affordable housing - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 03 May 2016: Vote

  Housing and Planning Bill — Neighbourhood right of appeal - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 14 Mar 2016: Vote

  Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 8 — Decarbonisation target range - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 14 Mar 2016: Vote

  Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 3 — Carbon capture and storage strategy for the energy industry - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 26 Oct 2015: Vote

  Finance Bill (Ways and Means) (Payment of Corporation Tax) — Chapter 5 — Supplementary provisions - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 08 Sep 2015: Vote

  Bill Presented — Devolution (London) Bill — Clause 45 — CCL: removal of exemption for electricity from renewable sources - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 04 Dec 2013: Vote

  Recall of Elected Representatives — Schedule 4 — Application and modification of emissions limit duty - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 04 Jun 2013: Vote

  Energy Bill — Clause 133 — Financial provisions - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 04 Jun 2013: Vote

  Energy Bill — Clause 10 — Direction to offer contract - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 04 Jun 2013: Vote

  Energy Bill — Clause 1 — Decarbonisation - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 03 Jun 2013: Vote

  Communities and Local Government — Clause 42 — Duty not to exceed annual carbon dioxide emissions limit - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: Aye

• 19 Dec 2012: Vote

  Charities Act 2011 (Amendment) — Energy Bill - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 17 Oct 2012: Vote

  Relationship, Drug and Alcohol Education (Curriculum) — New Clause 22 — Interpretation of the green purposes: duty to assess impact on the Climate Change Act 2008 - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 11 Jun 2012: Vote

  Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 14 Sep 2011: Vote

  Prime Minister — Clause 42 — Domestic energy efficient regulations - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 14 Sep 2011: Vote

  Prime Minister — Clause 42 — Domestic energy efficient regulations - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 14 Sep 2011: Vote

  Prime Minister — New Clause 1 — Energy efficiency aim - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 17 May 2011: Parliamentary Speech

  “Economic growth is not the most important measure of our country’s success. The fair distribution of health, well-being and sustainability are important social goals. Tackling social inequalities in health and tackling climate change must go together.”

  Full debate: Public Health Observatories

• 3 Jun 2010: Parliamentary Speech

  The European consensus on renewables, green technology and combating climate change, which was referred to by my right hon. Friend the Member for South Shields (David Miliband), the shadow Foreign Secretary, is a prime example of the need for co-ordinated Government policies that cultivate a positive response from private business in these sectors. One NorthEast was created by the previous Government and was funded to deliver its ambitious plans for regeneration. We now understand that it faces cuts of up to 40%, which will effectively cut the legs from beneath it. We have also lost our north-east Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne East (Mr Brown), who provided leadership and a coherent strategy across a range of issues in our region, not least in his support for the Centre for Creative Excellence south of Seaham.

  Full debate: European Affairs