Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

John Howell Excerpts
Tuesday 11th February 2020

(4 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rishi Sunak Portrait Rishi Sunak
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The Prime Minister is passionate about improving connectivity across the United Kingdom. As my right hon. Friend the Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) will know, that is one particular project that the Prime Minister has expressed interest in and he can assume that we are busy at work fleshing out what it might look like.

John Howell Portrait John Howell (Henley) (Con)
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3. What fiscal steps he is taking to ensure that the Government meets its target of net zero emissions by 2050.

Simon Clarke Portrait The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Mr Simon Clarke)
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The clean growth strategy sets out our proposals for decarbonising all sectors of the UK economy through the course of the 2020s. This year, the Government will be setting out further detail on plans to reduce emissions in key sectors such as transport, energy and buildings, as well as publishing our net zero review.

John Howell Portrait John Howell
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The next UN climate conference is the perfect opportunity to set out exactly what we are doing to get our emissions down to net zero by 2050. Can the Minister assure me that the Government are committed to doing all they can to achieve that and to delivering the green jobs that come with it?

Simon Clarke Portrait Mr Clarke
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I am a passionate believer in the net zero agenda, and I believe that it is perfectly congruent with economic growth. COP26 presents a huge opportunity for the UK and globally. We are already a leader in tackling climate change, having reduced the emissions intensity of our economy faster than any other G20 country. We will be doing more at Budget.