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Ronnie Campbell

Main Page: Ronnie Campbell (Labour - Blyth Valley)

Oral Answers to Questions

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Thursday 4th September 2014

(9 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ronnie Campbell Portrait Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley) (Lab)
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When it comes to efficiency, would it not be more effective to allow this country’s three remaining deep-pit coal mines to exhaust their reserves, rather than bringing in Russian coal, which Putin could stop tomorrow, and also American coal?

Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd
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I thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. Of course this country’s energy mix must include renewables as well as coal. I think that my right hon. Friend the Minister for Business and Enterprise has largely answered that question already.