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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Jan 2015
Offshore Wind Developments

"As ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I wish you and all colleagues a happy new year. I congratulate the hon. Member for Angus (Mr Weir) and the Backbench Business Committee on bringing forward this important debate.

This will come as no surprise to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Jan 2015
Offshore Wind Developments

"I take that guidance from the Chair, but I will say that we won the referendum.

Given this Government’s refusal to set a 2030 power sector decarbonisation target or allow the green investment bank to borrow, it is unsurprising that investment in renewable energy has fallen. Furthermore, according to the …..."
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Written Question

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Tuesday 8th April 2014

Asked by: Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with investors in renewable energy before the changes to the Enterprise Investment Scheme on tax breaks for companies benefiting from the Renewables Obligation.

Answered by David Gauke

Budget 2014 announced that companies benefiting from Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) and/or the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme will be excluded from the venture capital schemes, including the enterprise investment scheme.

This change ensures the venture capital schemes continue to support smaller and growing businesses in a targeted and effective way. The government consulted extensively with stakeholders when similar action was taken to exclude companies benefitting from Feed-in-Tariffs from the venture capital schemes in 2011.

Further information on the detail of the change will be published shortly, ahead of the publication of an impact assessment and legislation.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Nov 2013
Cost of Living

"As a fellow north-east MP, does my hon. Friend agree that for young people in particular, the often unsuitable and unstable employment that is out there if they manage to get a job—as she said, they are probably on zero-hours contracts—means that in many cases they have to do a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Mar 2013
amendment of the law

"I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the debate. I intend to focus on three central issues emanating from the Budget: housing, infrastructure and employment practices.

Increasing the level of house building is vital to any economic recovery and to assisting families and young people to get on …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2011
Public Service Pensions

"Although I welcome the Chief Secretary’s statement, I am disappointed that it has taken eight months to get any serious negotiation and any movement from the Government. I am particularly concerned about two issues. The first is to do with low-paid women workers in the pension scheme, and particularly those …..."
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