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Martin Whitfield Excerpts
Tuesday 17th July 2018

(6 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Claire Perry Portrait Claire Perry
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That will be part of the entire review of how we bring forward the necessary investment in battery technology to support renewable energy intermittency.

Martin Whitfield Portrait Martin Whitfield (East Lothian) (Lab)
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Will the Minister confirm support for the Civil Nuclear Police Federation in its meeting this summer with his Cabinet colleagues over the proposals to reduce retirement and pension ages for armed officers from 67 to 68 down to 60 to match those of the police?

Lord Harrington of Watford Portrait Richard Harrington
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I can confirm that I have been in discussions with the CNPF. I have met the chief constable and the chairman, and I visited the civil nuclear police on site at Sellafield. I am well aware of the issue, and I am in discussions with colleagues at the Treasury and elsewhere.