May 2026

Luke Evans voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Because if we did that, we would end up in climate disaster. That is the truth.

Sureena Brackenridge voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Chris Kane voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Jess Asato voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Connor Rand voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Parliamentary appearance by Tim Farron

Matthew Patrick voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Peter Prinsley voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Laura Trott voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Parliamentary appearance by Seamus Logan

Peter Swallow voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Adam Jogee voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

John Grady voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Julia Buckley voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

I am not going to give way. Don’t take my word for it. This is what the Energy Transitions Commission, which includes energy companies, says: “Any national strategy which assumes that all fossil fuel reserves must be exploited is incompatible with limiting global warming to safe levels”. The truth is that new licences are totally marginal to the North sea.

I thank the Secretary of State for her honesty in coming to the House with this update. Wales is, of course, footing the bill for HS2, a project based entirely in England now costing up to £103 billion. While Scotland and Northern Ireland have their fair share of Barnett consequentials, Wales has nothing. People in Wales have had enough of being treated as second-class citizens—they recently elected a Senedd with a majority of Members within it committed to ending this injustice. Will the Secret

Energy has become one of the most important issues in Caerfyrddin and the rest of Wales in recent years. Global events have exposed how vulnerable our communities are to energy shocks, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 cost the Welsh economy £5.65 billion, averaging over £2,000 per home in Wales. As the impact of the war in Iran intensifies, Welsh households are being hit once again. Rural households are paying hundreds more in fuel and heating oil costs, and the average on-grid household

I assure the hon. Member that I am sure that the funding will be released but, with all due respect, should it not have been released by the previous Welsh Government when that money was put in a few months ago? While the measures in the King’s Speech set out steps to reduce energy costs, they do not get to grips with the fundamental unfairness of our system. People in Wales pay some of the highest standing charges in the UK, despite average salaries being lower than the UK average. That is unsu