Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Harrington of Watford and Lord Bellingham

Tuesday 16th October 2018 Commons Chamber

[Sir Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk) (Con)]

T5. The Minister will be aware that there has been a remarkable revival in the UK extractors and mining sector. What can he and the Secretary of State do to make sure these ventures are environmentally sustainable and command local community support?

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Richard Harrington)]

My hon. Friend is very well informed on matters to do with minerals, but this is topical questions, which require quick answers, so I would like very much to meet my hon. Friend and any other colleagues to discuss this issue in detail.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Harrington of Watford and Lord Bellingham

Tuesday 1st May 2018 Commons Chamber

[Richard Harrington]

The hon. Lady will be aware that the same thing is happening in the retail sector all over the world. I would be very pleased—on another occasion—to find out whether there are any exceptions. The Government have taken action. My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy—who is the Minister for retail, among many other things—launched the Retail Sector Council recently. A lot of thought is going into this, to change retail into a modern, leisure-driven shopping choice.

[Sir Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk) (Con)]

9. What estimate he has made of the number of skilled jobs that will be needed to maintain the offshore wind sector by 2030.