2 Stephen Lloyd debates involving the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Thu 28th Jun 2018
Wed 11th Oct 2017

Nuclear Sector Deal

Stephen Lloyd Excerpts
Thursday 28th June 2018

(6 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sam Gyimah Portrait Mr Gyimah
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That is a very good question. The deal should reduce the cost of decommissioning—while, obviously, maintaining the highest safety standards—but it will also bring us up to date with modern methods.

Stephen Lloyd Portrait Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD)
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The costs of all renewable technologies, including wind and solar, have fallen faster than almost anyone predicted, and they now represent much better-value low-carbon energy. However, the Government cut investment in renewables by more than 50% in 2017, and just this week they rejected proposals for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon. Is this additional investment in nuclear further evidence that the Government are turning their back on renewables?

Sam Gyimah Portrait Mr Gyimah
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On the contrary. Since 1990, the UK has cut emissions by 43%, while our economy has grown by more than two thirds. We have reduced emissions faster than any other G7 nation, while leading the G7 countries in growth in national income per person. We are actually increasing our economic growth, while at the same time ensuring that we are doing what we need to do for the environment by promoting clean growth.

Higher Education Funding

Stephen Lloyd Excerpts
Wednesday 11th October 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Johnson of Marylebone Portrait Joseph Johnson
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Yes, we feel it is important that there is greater transparency in the sources and uses of university income. In the regulatory framework consultation in the coming weeks, we expect the Office for Students to make great progress in this area, so that we can boost student confidence that their tuition fee income will be spent clearly, well and for the purposes they want.

Stephen Lloyd Portrait Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD)
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The Minister has said a few times now that he wishes to keep the system fair and effective. I remind him and the Government that further education is also a part of higher education and that, while additional sums have been going into HE, FE has been cut and restricted remorselessly. Would he say that what the Government do with FE is equally fair and effective? I can tell him it is not.

Lord Johnson of Marylebone Portrait Joseph Johnson
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Of course, excellent higher education is being delivered in our further education system, and the teaching excellence framework results in June highlighted the excellence in HE found in FE providers. On the hon. Gentleman’s question about funding, the Government made available an additional £500 million to support the evolution and development of T-levels, a transformational qualification that will help us to achieve parity of esteem for technical and further education in our system.