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HANSARD Climate ChangeThe way that the legislation from the Climate Change Act 2008 has been framed means that impact assessments are not needed specifically for the SI. We did not have an impact…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeI thank the hon. Lady for her comments and for the leadership she has shown on the Environmental Audit Committee. I will come on to how the independent Committee on Climate Change…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeI have been generous in taking interventions—24 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeI thank my hon. Friend for putting on record the wide range of support from many companies that have written to the Prime Minister and set out their own ambitious targets. I feel…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his leadership on the issue. We have had several conversations in the past few weeks on the legislation, but he is right that we have to take a…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeThe format of this debate prevents me from responding to many of the points made, so I commit to write formally to every Member who has raised matters that require a Government…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeI have given way a significant number of times, and this will be the last intervention for a while so that I can make progress with my speech.24 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeI will get back to my speech in a moment. It is important that the Government are able to set out a pathway for considering the range of responsibilities across society, and that…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeI could not agree more with the hon. Lady: we want to see the greatest possible transition, as fast as possible, to electric and hybrid vehicles for the future, but we have to be…24 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and Funding ReviewCertainly. Unlike the Labour party, I am proud of the fact that the HE system has put an additional £6 billion of resource into universities since 2012 as a result of the fee…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeMy right hon. and learned Friend has also raised that point with me in private, and I am happy to raise the issue of bioethanol with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeMy hon. Friend is right that the legislation today is not simply about warm words or passing a law. We need to be able to demonstrate the action that lies beneath it. Action will…24 Jun 2019HANSARDCompetitiveness Council 27-28 May 2019: Post-Council StatementThe Competitiveness Council took place on 27-28 May. The UK was represented by Katrina Williams, deputy permanent representative to the EU on day one (Internal market and…20 Jun 2019HANSARDFuel Poverty: North-EastIt should be borne in mind that the fuel poverty metric is relative, which means that the number of people in fuel poverty will always fluctuate between 10% and 12%. It is…11 Jun 2019HANSARDFuel Poverty: North-EastAs my right hon. Friend the Member for Devizes (Claire Perry) has taken temporary ministerial leave of absence on compassionate grounds, I shall be answering all the questions…11 Jun 2019HANSARDFuel Poverty: North-EastI can confirm that that will be taking place very shortly.11 Jun 2019HANSARDIntellectual PropertyI have great sympathy with the hon. Gentleman’s constituent. Obviously, we provide funding for the police intellectual property crime unit, which has seen 94 investigations and…11 Jun 2019HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions: TargetsMy hon. Friend hits upon a crucial point. If we are to have clean growth and a sustainable pathway towards net zero, we must ensure that we continue to use gas. We have weaned…11 Jun 2019HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions: TargetsI certainly have the opportunity to do so, because I also sit in the Department for Education as Universities Minister. The Secretary of State for Education is keen to highlight…11 Jun 2019HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions: TargetsI think the key point is that the reforms that have led to the reduction in the use of coal over the past seven years have been taken forward using a market-based strategy. That…11 Jun 2019