Oral Answers to Questions Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Department for International Trade

Drew Hendry

Main Page: Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party - Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey)

Department Debates - View all Drew Hendry's debates with the Department for International Trade


Prayers

Oral Answers to Questions

Drew Hendry Excerpts

Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests Resignation
Thursday 16th June 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
Share Debate
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Watch Debate Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

I call SNP spokesperson Drew Hendry.

Drew Hendry Portrait Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (SNP)
- View Speech - Hansard -
-

Thank you, Mr Speaker. May I echo your comments regarding our colleague Jo Cox?

Germany is a key export target, along with other nations, for Scottish clean hydrogen. Scotland is already a net energy exporter—an energy-rich country ready for independence. Given that clean hydrogen from Scotland can generate an extra £25 billion gross value added and create tens of jobs by 2045, what discussions has the Minister had with his Government colleagues about reversing the £1 billion betrayal of the carbon capture and storage scheme at Peterhead, dumped in 2017 and shamefully ignored ever since, in order both to capitalise on and turbocharge this export potential?

Return to start of debate - Return to top of page