Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Stephen Morgan and Bill Esterson

Wednesday 24th May 2023 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South) (Lab)]

10. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries in Wales.

[Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab)]

11. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries in Wales.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Dr James Davies)]

This Government are committed to supporting the decarbonisation of Welsh industry. We have committed £20 billion over the next two decades to the deployment of innovative carbon capture technology. This builds on existing support for the HyNet cluster in north Wales and north-west England and the £21.5 million to develop the South Wales industrial cluster.