Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to support at the European Council for the Energy Union the EU-level (a) 35 per cent renewable energy and (b) 35 per cent energy efficiency target.

These dossiers are now under discussion between the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Parliament, where the UK approach will be to support balanced texts in line with the Council General Approaches, supporting achievement of EU objectives while leaving Member States flexibility to decarbonise in the most cost-effective manner.