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Debate between James Cartlidge and Chloe Smith
Tuesday 7th February 2023

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Cartlidge Portrait James Cartlidge
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I say it again but, if anyone is a champion of the nuclear sector, it is my hon. Friend, who has consistently championed it. She is right that renewables are crucial but that we need baseload energy. Surely, on both sides of the House, if we have learned anything from the past 12 months and what has happened following Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, it is that we need policy not only on renewables but on overall energy security, to which nuclear is crucial.

Chloe Smith Portrait Chloe Smith (Norwich North) (Con)
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15. If he will make an assessment of the potential contribution of payroll employees to supporting economic growth.