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Lincoln Jopp Excerpts
Tuesday 15th July 2025

(1 day, 23 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ed Miliband Portrait Ed Miliband
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That sounds incredibly exciting, and I look forward to finding out more.

Lincoln Jopp Portrait Lincoln Jopp (Spelthorne) (Con)
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We have been using floating solar technology in this country since 2016. Last month, the French started the largest plant in Europe, producing 74.3 MW. The Chinese have single plants that produce 350 MW. Given the scale of its use across the world, bar Britain, why did the Secretary of State refer to floating solar as a nascent technology? What is nascent about it?

Ed Miliband Portrait Ed Miliband
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It sounds like I am being educated about floating solar. I am happy to share the hon. Gentleman’s enthusiasm for it; if he has proposals about how we can take it forward, I am all ears.