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HANSARDShale Gas ProductionThe policy is clear and laid out in our 2019 manifesto. It is not possible for me at the Dispatch Box to comment on individual decisions as they may be being assessed by the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionI thank my hon. Friend for his engagement, and I know he has a long-standing interest in energy on a number of fronts. I commend him for his continuing interest. Nothing has…15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionI thank my hon. Friend for his support for renewables, nuclear and net zero, all three of which belong together, right at the centre of Government policy. He said that there was a…15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionI am delighted to see the right hon. Gentleman at the Dispatch Box. He says he is confused, but I have been absolutely clear that Government policy is unchanged from the 2019…15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionI thank the hon. Gentleman for that response. He is right in the first part of what he says: fracking is unlikely to change gas prices—or UK fracking is unlikely to do so. It is…15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionA huge part of the Government’s delivery on renewables in the past 12 years is down to my right hon. Friend, first as Energy Minister and then as Secretary of State at my…15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionWhat happens to the wells is soon to be a matter of discussion between the Oil and Gas Authority and Cuadrilla. On what the hon. Lady said about maintaining local support, the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionThere were a few questions there. In respect of the data on emissions, it is impossible to judge what UK fracking emissions would look like because data has not been produced on…15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionMy hon. Friend illustrates well the point about the importance of keeping local community support if this were to happen. As stated in our manifesto, this was based on what local…15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionI thank my hon. Friend for his question and for his continued interest. I am always happy to meet with his group to discuss these issues. He is absolutely right: domestic supply…15 Mar 2022HANSARDBulb Energy Ltd: Letter of CreditToday I will lay before Parliament a departmental minute describing a contingent liability arising from the issuance of a letter of credit for the energy administrators acting in…02 Mar 2022HANSARDHydrogen SectorI thank my hon. Friend; it is always brilliant to get a question about that great hub of innovation and science in Loughborough, and it is brilliant to hear about Intelligent…22 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear PowerMy hon. Friend is a passionate supporter of local jobs in Blackpool. He is right: in December, I visited Springfields, which is just outside his constituency. It reminded me of…22 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear PowerThe hon. Lady is right: we have to make sure that our grid capacity is good for the big expansion of renewables, and indeed for the big expansion of nuclear, which is what this…22 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear PowerI am not aware of any rejection by the NDA of increased transparency. I am happy to look at what the hon. Lady has to say; my experience from quite a few meetings with the NDA is…22 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear PowerMy hon. Friend is the MP for Springfields, as you rightly point out, Mr Speaker, and is a passionate backer of our nuclear industry. New nuclear is crucial to our plans for a…22 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear PowerThe Government have announced a £120 million future nuclear enabling fund to support new nuclear and are aiming for a final investment decision on at least one more large-scale…22 Feb 2022HANSARDSolar Energy: Agricultural LandWe are committed to ensuring that solar developments are carried out with local community support. That is the most important consideration. We recognise that in some cases solar…22 Feb 2022HANSARDSolar Energy: Agricultural LandLet me first join the right hon. Lady in her tribute to Sir Richard Shepherd. I share her sadness at his passing, of which I was not aware. He and I used to overlap with each…22 Feb 2022HANSARDAutomotive SectorEnergy security is an absolute priority for the Government. Our exposure to global gas prices underscores the importance of not only our own UK North sea gas production but…22 Feb 2022