Speeches and Debates - Bill Esterson

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Energy Grid Resilience

Commons debates

There are some inconvenient truths for those on the Opposition Benches who wish to blame low-carbon energy for what happened in Spain and Portugal. As the Minister has said, the cause of the...

UN Climate Change Conference 2025

Energy Security and Net Zero

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

The overwhelming majority of those at the international energy summit last week said that the transition to low-carbon energy is crucial to energy security. Does my hon. Friend agree that those...

British Steel

Commons debates

We need steel for wind turbines, for the equipment for carbon capture and for the expansion of grid infrastructure. In short, it is an essential part of how we expand our energy security in this...

Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill

Commons debates

My hon. Friend makes extremely well the point that our economic security and our national security are two sides of the same coin. I am pleased to hear about the work being done by the Business...

Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill

Commons debates

Well, thank you, Mr Speaker—no pressure. [Interruption.] I will put some of my papers down. May I start by praising the Business Secretary and his team for the way in which they have...

Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill

Commons debates

That is a relevant question, given that the hon. Gentleman was Boris Johnson’s business adviser when the Jingye deal was being negotiated. What advice did he give Boris Johnson about...

Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill

Commons debates

Topical Questions

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

I very much welcome the Chancellor’s commitment to investing in life sciences in this country. May I encourage her to support the bid for a national mental health diagnostics and research...

Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate

Commons debates

On behalf of those of my constituents who work at JLR Halewood, I thank my right hon. Friend for the stability and confidence that she has given to our automotive industry; it will be enormously...

Scunthorpe Steelworks

Commons debates

It is a shame that the Conservative Members who were heckling the Minister have forgotten their own Government’s failure to tackle the problems of high industrial energy prices....

UK-US Trade and Tariffs

Commons debates

The US tariffs have serious implications for UK industry. They are a reminder of the importance of the industrial strategy and Government support, including for domestic steel- making capability,...

Disruption at Heathrow

Commons debates

The power outage, which had such a significant effect on Heathrow and its immediate surroundings, has raised real concerns about resilience and back-up in our energy system for major...

Electricity Grid Decarbonisation

Energy Security and Net Zero

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

UK electricity bills are the highest in Europe compared to gas. Evidence given to the Select Committee suggests that the Government are absolutely right to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels,...

North Sea Energy

Commons debates

The Minister was right to remind us that the North sea is a mature basin, she was right to remind us that 70,000 jobs have been lost there in the last 10 years, and she was right to praise the...

NICs Increase: Impact on Economic Growth

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

Does the Minister agree that it is in the interests of business to see waiting lists in the NHS reduced, roads repaired and the public finances fixed? Does he agree that if Opposition parties do...

Ukraine

Commons debates

The Prime Minister was right to say in his statement that economic security is national security. The same is true of energy security, as we see in the clean power plan. May I encourage my right...

Energy Infrastructure: Chinese Companies

Commons debates

I was pleased to hear the Minister confirm the importance of our energy security, in contrast to what we saw under the previous Government. [Interruption.] Opposition Members can groan all they...

Biomass Generation

Commons debates

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Minister on his marathon stint and on the pragmatic and well-crafted analysis of how the Government’s energy policies will address the security of supply...

Rosebank and Jackdaw Oilfields

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend for confirming the Government’s commitment to supporting production in existing North sea oil and gas fields and for confirming the desire to partner closely with...

Public Procurement: British Produce

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

Farmers and growers in my constituency want to sell to hospitals and schools, but over the past few years they have found that increasingly difficult, not least because of the procurement...