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HANSARDNet Zero EmissionsThe whole United Kingdom needs to work together to make sure that we deliver on our climate goals. We clearly need a diverse energy mix to help to deliver on that, and nuclear has…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his characteristically robust Yorkshire question. As a fellow northern MP, I am obviously very keen to get cracking with higher transport infrastructure…07 Jan 2020HANSARDCarbon EmissionsThe most important thing to recognise is that last year was the first year on record in which renewable energy constituted more of our energy mix than fossil fuels. We also need…07 Jan 2020HANSARDCarbon EmissionsI thank my hon. Friend, who is very persistent in this area. I would be delighted to meet him to discuss following up on this issue.07 Jan 2020HANSARDCarbon EmissionsIt must be said that that was a rather ungracious recognition of the Government’s work in this area. We are clear that COP 26 is the centrepiece of the Government’s work on…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Member for his question. I met the National Caravan Council in October to discuss precisely these issues. We are clear that we need to incentivise the production…07 Jan 2020HANSARDCarbon EmissionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that we must avoid shedding jobs as we change our energy mix. As I mentioned in an earlier answer, we got £350 million allocated to the…07 Jan 2020HANSARDCarbon EmissionsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question. We are clear that this is a central priority for the Budget in March. Obviously, I am not going to disclose details of that…07 Jan 2020HANSARDCarbon EmissionsThe Government take our environmental responsibilities very seriously, and the Prime Minister established the new Cabinet Committee on Climate Change for that very reason. The UK…07 Jan 2020HANSARDVehicle Excise Duty: MotorhomesThe Government introduced a graduated system of vehicle excise duty to encourage the uptake of vehicles with lower carbon dioxide emissions and to help to meet our legally binding…07 Jan 2020HANSARDDouble Taxation Agreement: GibraltarA new double taxation agreement with Gibraltar was mutually accepted in an exchange of letters signed in London on 1 October 2019 and in Gibraltar on 15 October 2019. The texts of…17 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right that we need to ensure that the UK shared prosperity fund works for all the regions and nations of our country. I would be delighted to meet her, to ensure…01 Oct 2019HANSARDSmall BusinessesResponsibility for this issue falls between the Treasury and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. A late-payment regulator has been set up. I talked about…01 Oct 2019HANSARDMoray Growth DealI thank my hon. Friend for that question. Clearly, we want to see this investment move forward as quickly as possible. If he wants to raise that matter with us and indeed with the…01 Oct 2019HANSARDMoray Growth DealI discuss matters of importance regarding the Scottish economy with Government colleagues on a regular basis. In July, £32.5 million was allocated for the Moray growth deal.01 Oct 2019HANSARDSmall BusinessesAgain, that is a unifying principle to bring to the House. The Government have done an awful lot to try to promote the uptake of apprentices—we have seen action on things such as…01 Oct 2019HANSARDMoray Growth DealWe are committed to bringing forward growth deals across the UK. Obviously, in the devolved Administration areas, we want to bring forward money from our side, but with effect…01 Oct 2019HANSARDMoray Growth DealThat was a truly ingenious question. Of course, the UK shared prosperity fund is really important. We continue to make good progress on its design. Ministry of Housing,…01 Oct 2019HANSARDMoray Growth DealI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He has been a great champion for the growth deal, which will unlock huge benefits for the people of Moray. We hope to settle the heads of…01 Oct 2019HANSARDSmall BusinessesMy right hon. Friend is of course absolutely right that broadband connectivity lies at the heart of a modern economy. It was so welcome to hear my right hon. Friend the Chancellor…01 Oct 2019