Coal-burning Power Stations
Debate between Charles Hendry and Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park(14 years, 2 months ago)
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Charles Hendry
We can certainly cover the remaining points in the course of a couple of minutes, because I think that it would be more convenient for colleagues if I deal with those remaining points now. We will be putting in place—
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con)
Will my hon. Friend the Minister give way?
Charles Hendry
If I may, I will give way for 30 seconds to my hon. Friend, because he knows so much about this subject.
Zac Goldsmith
I thank my hon. Friend the Minister for giving way. I will be very brief.
Last week at the Conservative party conference, the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Mr Letwin), who is also the Minister with responsibility for Government policy, all mentioned CCS, which was very good news for anyone interested in this issue or, indeed, in climate change. Is the Minister personally confident that the coalition Government’s commitment on CCS will survive the spending review?
Charles Hendry
My hon. Friend tempts me to go into an area that is way above my pay grade and the Chancellor would be deeply annoyed if I set out the response to the spending review now. We have looked at these things very carefully indeed, we have a clear commitment to CCS and we believe that it has a massive contribution to make. We are rolling forward the development of projects 2 to 4, in addition to project 1. We think that that is part of the way forward. We are determined to make this technology work in the UK and I look forward to working with my hon. Friend to achieve that outcome.
Question put and agreed to.