United Kingdom parliament
Polly Billington
Member of Parliament · Labour
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Second Delegated Legislation Committee · House of Commons · 1 September 2026
Minister: moves motion and outlines bill reductions
“I beg to move that the Committee has considered the draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) (No. 2) Regulations. It's a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond Swayne. The Government acted in the autumn budget…”
Watch from 0:15Scope of section 13 powers and Northern Ireland arrangements
“I thank the honorable gentleman for his intervention. Just to be clear, we will make, we will do this while we need to, and as soon as parliamentary time allows, we will be able to change the law so that…”
Watch from 3:57Minister’s closing reply, manifesto defence and vote
“Thank you, Chair. I thank honourable members for their contributions to this debate and I'll return briefly to the points that were raised. The number one priority for this government is to tackle the cost of living crisis that people…”
Watch from 13:18
House of Commons · House of Commons · 15 July 2026
Urgent Question: Political framing and future energy mix
“But does he also agree with me that alongside transparency of this process also comes along some the need for responsible reporting and a responsible opposition? Because actually the electricity margin notices are a standard tool that NESO has used…”
Watch from 1:35:44
House of Commons · House of Commons · 9 July 2026
Backbench debate: Ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. And I refer the House to my register of interests. I'm particularly honored to follow my honorable friend, the member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy, and indeed congratulate my friend, the member for Sheffield Central, for…”
Watch from 6:39:32
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee · House of Commons · 8 July 2026
Second global stocktake (GST2): evidence, politics and framing
“You may well want to reply to my questions by answering Mike's. However, first Joeri and then Matt. I mean, on this second global stocktake, which is obviously upcoming in 2028, is that stocktake on progress going to have any…”
Watch from 16:52Second global stocktake (GST2): evidence, politics and framing
“But on your political point, is it worthwhile a stocktake including how successful administrations are in building that consensus and support as well as their technical delivery?”
Watch from 19:24COP credibility, veto power and coalitions of the willing
“Yeah, I just wanted to ask fundamentally is it the is the fact that effectively everyone has a veto part of the problem? And I think it was well-meaning because it meant that the low-lying island states and so forth…”
Watch from 47:16
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee · House of Commons · 8 July 2026
Constraint Management Action Plan: priorities and gaps
“I just want to follow up on that just to make sure that we have it on the record and quite clear from the whole panel that flexibility first would help us make electricity cheaper. So they were basically saying…”
Watch from 15:48DESNZ trial of free or cheap power in constrained zones
“Okay, Rachel. DESNZ is trialling cheaper or free electricity in constrained areas where there's surplus generation. Is that a sustainable way to reduce constraint costs?”
Watch from 18:48Domestic behaviour change vs business flexibility and zonal signals
“Okay. Well, also, colleagues will be aware of my profound irritation about the idea that people should have to choose when they put their washing machines on in order to be able to get free electricity. I don't want to…”
Watch from 21:10
Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 30 June 2026
Suffolk Coastal MP: Sea Link, guidance and inadequacy of community funds
“I'm grateful to my honorable friend for giving way. As my honorable friend knows, the other part of the project is actually hosted partly in my constituency and we both agree that 2.1 million pounds is indeed a rounding error…”
Watch from 1:37:25Minister Shanks: balancing clean energy build‑out with community benefits
“Of course I will. I'm grateful to my honorable friend for giving way. I recognize what he is saying, but as my honorable friend the the member for South Coastal pointed out, at the moment these are guidelines rather than…”
Watch from 1:48:35Minister Shanks: design of benefit schemes, shared ownership and strategic planning
“I appreciate my honorable friend for giving way. That is definitely the case for renewable energy generation projects. We're talking about infrastructure projects. There needs to be some kind of mechanism wherein which we have some ownership and accountability for…”
Watch from 1:55:17
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