Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kerry McCarthy and Lee Anderson

Tuesday 12th November 2024 Commons Chamber

[Kerry McCarthy]

As I have said, showing domestic leadership gives us the credibility to show international leadership too. We will be doing both.

[Lee Anderson (Ashfield) (Reform)]

T3. Forests in North America are being chopped down to supply wood to burn at Drax power station, at a cost of £2 million a day in subsidies, while pensioners will perish this winter. Does the Minister agree that it is time to end this net zero madness and admit that fossil fuels are “a gift of the God?”