Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Keir Starmer and Mark Hendrick

Wednesday 24th July 2024 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

Obviously, I understand the aspiration that parents who work hard and save hard have for the children they send to private school, but every parent has that aspiration, whichever school their children go to. I am determined that we will have the right teachers in place in our state secondary schools to ensure that every child, wherever they come from and whatever their background, has the same opportunity, and I do not apologise for that.

[Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op)]

Q10. I welcome last week’s announcement that the Government will introduce a new publicly owned company, Great British Energy. It will be critical to ensuring this country’s energy security while meeting our climate goals and lowering energy bills. Will the Prime Minister assure communities up and down the country that they will benefit from the good, skilled job opportunities that Great British Energy promises to unlock?

[The Prime Minister]

I am pleased that Great British Energy will be owned by and for the British people, to invest in the energy systems of the future. That means cheaper bills as renewables are cheaper, it means security so that Putin cannot put his boot on our throat, and it means the next generation of jobs for years to come.