Oral Answers to Questions

Bill Esterson Excerpts
Tuesday 12th November 2024

(1 week, 2 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Catherine Atkinson Portrait Catherine Atkinson (Derby North) (Lab)
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2. What progress he has made on achieving clean energy by 2030.

Bill Esterson Portrait Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab)
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3. What progress he has made on achieving clean energy by 2030.

Baggy Shanker Portrait Baggy Shanker (Derby South) (Lab/Co-op)
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16. What progress he has made on achieving clean power by 2030.

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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call the Chair of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.

Bill Esterson Portrait Bill Esterson
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The last Government held a consultation on electricity market arrangements, but despite having said that that was their flagship policy in this area, they did not publish the results of that consultation. Does my hon. Friend agree that electricity and, indeed, energy market reform is crucial to achieving the Government’s stated 2030 clean energy targets and to reducing bills, and can he say whether this Government will publish the results of the last Government’s consultation and if so, when?

Michael Shanks Portrait Michael Shanks
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I congratulate my hon. Friend again on his appointment as Chair of the Select Committee—he brings a huge amount of knowledge and experience to the role—and I agree with him about the importance of reviewing electricity market arrangements. We are building on the last Government’s consultation, and we will have more to say in the months ahead. This is a crucial element of how we achieve clean power by 2030 and ensure that our energy system of the future is fit for what will be a different way of managing energy throughout the country. We will have more to say about that in the months ahead.