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Wera Hobhouse Excerpts
Tuesday 22nd October 2019

(4 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kwasi Kwarteng Portrait Kwasi Kwarteng
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My desire and propensity to visit all these installations know no bounds, and I should be very happy—diary permitting, obviously—to take up my hon. Friend’s offer.

Wera Hobhouse Portrait Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (LD)
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Does the Minister agree that hydrogen should be made from renewables via electrolysis in the medium and long term?

Kwasi Kwarteng Portrait Kwasi Kwarteng
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The hon. Lady is right to point to the advantages of hydrogen, but, as she will understand, the issue with electrolysis is that it is currently very expensive, so the green hydrogen to which she has referred is something that we are continuing to develop.