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Proceeding contribution from Joan Ruddock (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 December 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Energy Bill.


Energy Bill

May I correct the hon. Lady? I have a long history of leading a campaign against nuclear weapons. The hon. Member for North Southwark and Bermondsey (Simon Hughes) said that he wanted to see more ambition in the Bill, although he welcomed many aspects of it, and we are grateful for that. He challenged us to say whether there would be new coal that did not have some sort of constraint on emissions. We have made it clear that all new coal will have to have a degree of carbon capture, and that if the technology is proven, there will be retrofitting. As he knows, other old stations will go out of use, so it is clear—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
502 c120 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Conservation Coal Climate change Biofuels Carbon capture and storage Energy Electricity generation Ofgem Fuel poverty Fossil fuels Fuel oil Oil Planning Natural gas Nuclear power Markets Prices Pipelines Regulation Storage Utilities Wind power Science Carbon emissions Social tariffs
Legislation
Energy Bill 2009-10
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk