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Proceeding contribution from John Hayes (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 15 July 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on UK Low Carbon Transition Plan.


UK Low Carbon Transition Plan

Does the Secretary of State appreciate that scepticism about his policy on wind turbines, fed by the feeling that insufficient account is taken of their cumulative impact on flat landscapes such as the fens, where they can be seen in all directions for miles, would be exacerbated if he granted permission for new fossil fuel power stations fed by imported gas in those same vulnerable landscapes?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
496 c306 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disadvantaged Agriculture Conservation Climate change Competition Carbon capture and storage Housing Finance Fees and charges Investment Energy Electricity generation Ofgem Government departments Innovation Fuel poverty Exhaust emissions Government assistance Powers Nuclear power Pollution control Meters Prices Microgeneration Social tariffs Carbon emissions Research Regulation Transport Waste management Renewable energy Wave power Tidal power Wind power National grid
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk