Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jessica Morden and Greg Hands

Tuesday 11th January 2022 Commons Chamber

[Greg Hands]

I am not sure quite how to respond to that, but I remind the hon. Gentleman that there is a call for evidence on this and we are awaiting the responses to that call. Once again, I remind him of the support being given by the UK Government to renewables in Scotland: the £20 million tidal pot; the quadrupling of offshore wind capacity across the UK over the next decade; support for CCUS—all these things. It is about time he had a word with his party colleagues back in Edinburgh and got them to have a sensible energy policy when it comes to both the North sea and nuclear before he comes here and lectures us.

[Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab)]

13. What steps he is taking to support the steel industry.