Bradford South MP, and the House of Commons deputy speaker, Judith Cummins, chaired the third reading of the Great British Energy Bill this week.

The bill would establish a publicly-owned energy company called Great British Energy, which aims to drive down costs by innovating and competing with rival companies in the market.

The founding statement of Great British Energy says: "In an unstable world, the only way to guarantee our energy security and protect billpayers permanently is to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and towards home‑grown clean energy."

It adds: "Great British Energy will own, manage and operate clean power projects. It will be a company that will generate energy in its own right, working in partnership with the private sector for the good of the country."

Speaking in Parliament, Michael Shanks, Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero, said: "Great British Energy is at the heart of our clean power mission.

"Every family and business in Britain paid the price of 14 years of Conservative failure through rocketing energy bills.

"Indeed, Britain faced a worse cost of living crisis than other countries, because the Tories left us exposed to international fossil fuel markets controlled by dictators such as Putin."

Speaking after chairing the bill, Ms Cummins said: "We live in an uncertain world, and our dependence on foreign states for our energy supplies is clearly a concern to people in Bradford South, and to people across the country."

The bill will undergo further scrutiny in the House of Lords at a later date.