Speaking in response to an Opposition Day motion calling for a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers, Peter Aldous recognises that the Government needs to help households facing very high energy bills, but says that such a tax would have untold negative consequences.
Peter Aldous speaks in support of a Private Member’s Bill to make British Sign Language (BSL) an official language of the United Kingdom and calls on the Government to introduce a GCSE in BSL as soon as possible in response to the campaign by local campaigners Ann and Daniel Jillings.
Peter Aldous welcomes the joint fisheries statement but raises concerns among East Anglian inshore fishermen that the bureaucratic burden being imposed with regard to vessel testing stability, inshore vessel monitoring and the under-10-metre catch app is disproportionate and unrealistic.
Speaking in the debate on the Second Reading of the Building Safety Bill, Peter Aldous tables an amendment to add “the protection of property” to the role of the new Building Safety Regulator; as property protection measures, such as sprinklers, would provide greater safety for people, including firefighters, and more sustainable buildings.
Peter Aldous is optimistic about the future economic prospects for East Anglia but raises concerns that the Government's levelling-up strategy fails to take into account the challenges faced in many coastal, rural and urban communities in the region.
Peter Aldous calls for a meeting with the Prime Minister to discuss the opportunities for East Anglia to be a global exemplar in new and revitalised industries such as low-carbon energy and sustainable fishing, and establish a strategy to realise the region’s full potential.
Peter Aldous leads a Westminster Hall debate on the future of enterprise zones in the Waveney area, supporting proposals to reallocate 7.8 hectares of enterprise zone land from the South Lowestoft industrial estate to the port area to encourage clean energy and fishing-related developments. He also calls for the reintroduction of the rates relief incentive for a further five years.
Peter Aldous highlights the clear groundswell of support for community energy schemes across the country and calls on the Government to work with Ofgem to remove the regulatory barriers currently preventing local communities from playing their part in getting to net zero.