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Oral Answers to Questions

Theresa Villiers Excerpts
Wednesday 6th December 2017

(6 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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My colleagues in that Department are well aware of the issues that the right hon. Gentleman raises, which are important in ensuring the development of tidal energy in particular. We will continue to look at what funding can be made available for that.

Theresa Villiers Portrait Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (Con)
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Will the Secretary of State ensure that the Government support Scotland’s efforts to be at the forefront of the clean energy and technology industries, which are crucial to our future economic prosperity?

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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I absolutely will do that. My right hon. Friend will know that, at the recent conference of the parties event in Germany, there were considerable efforts on the part of the whole United Kingdom—the Scottish Government working with the UK Government —to deliver just that.