Oral Answers to Questions

Jacob Collier Excerpts

Tuesday 14th October 2025 Commons Chamber

[Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch) (Lab)]

6. What steps Great British Energy is taking to help public services use more renewable energy.

[Jacob Collier (Burton and Uttoxeter) (Lab)]

11. What steps Great British Energy is taking to help public services use more renewable energy.

[Rachel Hopkins (Luton South and South Bedfordshire) (Lab)]

19. What steps Great British Energy is taking to help public services use more renewable energy.

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[Ed Miliband]

My hon. Friend speaks very well about these issues. GB Energy is already taking advantage of the huge potential of clean energy, and hundreds of schools, hospitals and NHS sites across the country are already benefiting. The statement of strategic priorities made it clear that GBE will work collaboratively and in partnership with Scottish public bodies and the Scottish Government to increase investment in the local community energy sector in Scotland. Organisations such as my hon. Friend’s leisure centre sound like ideal candidates.

[Jacob Collier]

Thanks to Great British Energy and this Government, Queen’s hospital in Burton will get solar panels, which will save the trust money that can be ploughed directly into the frontline and be spent on patients. Does the Secretary of State agree that there is significant opportunity to expand that programme to other public buildings, and is he exploring that with his Department?

[Ed Miliband]

My hon. Friend is right, and I hope that the massive expansion to schools and hospitals that we have already ensured in 15 months is welcomed across the House.