Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Nov 2022
COP27
"I thank the Minister for her answers. The primary cause of our climate crisis has evidently been the lack of winding down of our fossil fuel use. Disappointingly, we have simply repeated the call to accelerate efforts to phase down our use of coal power, with still little result...."Jim Shannon - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Nov 2022
COP27
"Will she commit to a joint approach with our COP allies to protect the world’s most vulnerable and their reliance on fossil fuels, and to work harder towards actions that keep alive 1.5°, which is very much what we want to try to achieve?..."Jim Shannon - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Nov 2022
Newport Wafer Fab
"I thank the Secretary of State for taking decisive action to block the sale of Newport Wafer Fab to state-backed Chinese Nexperia on national security grounds. Will he assure the House that he will take all necessary and proportionate action to mitigate the risks to the UK’s economic security now …..."Jim Shannon - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 18th November 2022
Asked by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with his Northern Irish counterpart on Northern Ireland's Net Zero target to deliver energy savings of 25 per cent from buildings and industry by 2030.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Inter-ministerial Group (IMG) brings together Ministers from the four administrations to discuss emission reduction efforts across the UK. At the most recent IMG on 26 October, Minister Poots shared an update on progress towards net zero with others in attendance.
Written Question
Friday 18th November 2022
Asked by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues and the Northern Ireland Executive to help ensure that the proportion of energy generated from renewable sources is reflected in the energy prices charged to energy consumers in Northern Ireland; and what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the level of renewable energy generation.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation is the principal renewable energy scheme in Northern Ireland, supporting renewable electricity generation. Usually paid for by consumers via their electricity bills, the levy costs are currently further reduced under the UK Government’s energy bill support measures.
The Government continues to work with Northern Ireland’s Department for the Economy officials to identify a suitable pathway for a Northern Ireland Contracts for Difference scheme to bring more renewable generation online.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 16 Nov 2022
Energy Price Support: Northern Ireland
"I congratulate the hon. Member for North Down (Stephen Farry) on securing this debate. It is a great subject for us back home. The welfare of our local businesses is extremely important. He will know that our family-run and smaller businesses are the backbone of our constituencies—his, mine and those …..."Jim Shannon - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 16 Nov 2022
Energy Price Support: Northern Ireland
"I thought that was brief...."Jim Shannon - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 16 Nov 2022
Energy Price Support: Northern Ireland
"The hon. Gentleman is being incredibly generous, and I thank him for that. Some figures I got from Northern Ireland today indicate that an estimated 12% of Northern Ireland families live in absolute poverty—it is even worse than normal poverty, if there could be such a thing. Does that not …..."Jim Shannon - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 16 Nov 2022
Energy Price Support: Northern Ireland
"I thank the Minister for his response. In Northern Ireland, my understanding is that the proportion of those who are dependent on oil—I think the hon. Member for North Down (Stephen Farry) referred to this—is between 65% and 68%, so two thirds of the population in Northern Ireland need the …..."Jim Shannon - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Nov 2022
Fracking: Local Consent
"It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. You are a friend and colleague, but also a very impartial Chair. Everybody is impartial, by the way, but you are impartial in giving me the same chance as everybody else and not a better chance—that is the …..."Jim Shannon - View Speech
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