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Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Excerpts
Tuesday 28th November 2023

(5 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Graham Stuart Portrait The Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero (Graham Stuart)
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I thank my hon. Friend for all his work championing both this area and the concerns of his constituents. As he rightly says, planning policy and guidance encourage large solar projects to locate on previously developed or lower value land and we will indeed undertake to be vigilant in ensuring that those principles are respected.

Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Portrait Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough) (Lab)
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T4. Given the UK’s decline under this Government to seventh place behind the US and Germany in attracting green investment as per Ernst and Young’s analysis, what urgent steps is the Secretary of State taking to boost our competitiveness in green industries?