Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Margaret Greenwood and Christina Rees

Thursday 17th September 2015 Commons Chamber

[Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West) (Lab)]

2. What steps her Department is taking to promote investor confidence in low-carbon energy generation.

[Christina Rees (Neath) (Lab)]

18. What steps her Department is taking to promote investor confidence in low-carbon energy generation.

[The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom)]

I welcome the shadow Secretary of State to her position, and in particular I welcome Otis, who I gather was born only a few months ago. That is fantastic, and I congratulate the hon. Lady on being here so soon afterwards. I wish her every success in her new role.

The Government remain totally committed to our green energy future and to tackling climate change. The success of our renewables programme has exceeded expectations, which means that we are on track to meet our targets comfortably. A key priority for the Government is to keep consumer bills down and limit the cost to hard-working families, while ensuring that the UK remains an attractive location for all forms of low-carbon energy.