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Oral Answers to Questions

Chi Onwurah Excerpts
Thursday 17th May 2012

(12 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The Minister of State is a self-effacing fellow. If memory serves me correctly, although he was unsuccessful in Mansfield he did lose in 1987 by only 56 votes, and I think the House ought to know that.

Chi Onwurah Portrait Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab)
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I welcome the progress on carbon capture and storage, a technology with great potential. Will the Minister also update us on another clean coal technology being pioneered in Newcastle, underground coal gasification?