Debates between Gareth Davies and Jim McMahon during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between Gareth Davies and Jim McMahon
Tuesday 14th November 2023

(1 year, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jim McMahon Portrait Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton) (Lab/Co-op)
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The Labour party and the Co-operative party have set out a shared ambition for more community-owned energy. That is not new: in Denmark, 52% of wind energy is community owned, and in Germany half of all onshore wind is community owned. Will the Government do far more to join that ambition of community-owned energy here in Britain?

Gareth Davies Portrait Gareth Davies
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We have ambitious plans for energy generation and our energy security. We want to bring communities with us, and we look at all options as we do so.