Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Whitehead and Matt Hancock

Thursday 6th November 2014 Commons Chamber

[Matthew Hancock]

I would be delighted to visit my hon. Friend’s constituency and other constituencies in Bristol over the next six months. I pay tribute to her work on this front. Of course, making sure that energy supplies defined as renewable are indeed renewable and sustainable and have low overall carbon emissions is very important. We are working to ensure that that distinction is reflected in the Department’s policy.

[Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab)]

T6. What is the origin of the £128 million funding that the Secretary of State has committed, over 40 years, to communities affected by the Hinkley C development? Will it come from the developer, as is the case with other technologies, or will it come from his Department’s funds or another Department’s funds?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Whitehead and Matt Hancock

Thursday 4th September 2014 Commons Chamber

[Matthew Hancock]

I am delighted to say that I have spent the last two months working hard with UK Coal, meeting the head of the National Union of Mineworkers and the Union of Democratic Mineworkers to ensure that we can come to an arrangement that will help and support coal mining in this country. [Interruption.] From that heritage, which I have, we are looking for practical support for coal mining in the UK—instead of the shouting and the waffle from the man opposite.

[Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab)]

Will the Secretary of State reconsider his decision to exclude households that are renting less than a complete building from his proposals to require landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their properties to at least band E by 2018?