Debates between Tim Farron and Jim Shannon during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Tim Farron and Jim Shannon
Tuesday 12th November 2024

(1 week, 4 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call Jim Farron.

Jim Shannon Portrait Jim Shannon
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Me or him, Mr Speaker? [Laughter.]

Tim Farron Portrait Tim Farron
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Mr Speaker, perhaps if I start, the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) could finish.

In order to safeguard renewable jobs and to create new ones, will the Minister consider a specific project that has hydro-turbine manufacturers such as Gilkes in Kendal, and many others around the country, working alongside our farmers to make use of streams, becks and rivers that go through farmland to create renewable industry and, indeed, new jobs?

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