On the hottest day on record and with escalating tensions in Iran, does my right hon.

I am pleased to hear my right hon. Friend acknowledge the world’s dependence on steel and the value that he places on British Steel.

I am pleased to hear my right hon. Friend acknowledge the world’s dependence on steel and the value that he places on British Steel.

It is.

Does the Secretary of State agree that nuclear energy must be part of the decarbonisation of this country?

I rise to support the HS2 rail development and to support the Government ahead of the votes this evening.

I do not have HS2 or, indeed, any significant infrastructure projects in my constituency, but I look forward to doing so.

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, but I refer him to the 11,000 pages of the environmental statement.

Any large-scale project, particularly a first like HS2, will see unintended costs, resulting in an increased budget.

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, but I refer him to the 11,000 pages of the environmental statement.