Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Andrea Leadsom and Lord Sharma

Wednesday 19th January 2022 Commons Chamber

[Alok Sharma]

I wish that sometimes the hon. Lady would praise the work that the Government are doing in terms of pushing forward on renewables. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has set out a consultation on a climate compatibility checkpoint when it comes to future licences, and she should write in and set out her views.

[Dame Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con)]

3. What assessment he has made of the potential role of the North Sea oil and gas industry in the transition to net zero in line with objectives agreed at COP26.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Andrea Leadsom and Lord Sharma

Wednesday 20th October 2021 Commons Chamber

[Alok Sharma]

The whole Government are committed to our net zero strategy, which was published yesterday. It is about creating 440,000 jobs by 2030 and getting another £90 billion of inward investment, some of which we saw coming through at the global investment summit yesterday. The whole Government are committed to ensuring that we have success at COP26. The very fact that the Secretary of State for International Trade is sat next to me on the Front Bench shows her commitment to COP and to her work on adaptation.

[Dame Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con)]

3. What steps he has taken to prioritise support for a global green investment bank in COP26 commitments.