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Julie Hilling

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Oral Answers to Questions

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Thursday 8th March 2012

(12 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Barker of Battle Portrait The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker)
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I thank my hon. Friend. He, like me, is a great champion of community energy, but I am afraid he is tempting me down the path of forecasting the Budget, which is a somewhat career-limiting move for junior Ministers. I can say, however, that we have established a community energy contact group to discuss those issues, about which he knows I am particularly passionate.

Julie Hilling Portrait Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab)
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T3. Does the Secretary of State support WWF’s earth hour on 31 March, when across the world, everyone will be encouraged to switch off lights for one hour to highlight the issue of climate change? What will he do to promote earth hour?

Ed Davey Portrait Mr Davey
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That is a very good initiative, and I can certainly commit my Department to supporting it.