Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 16 December 2020, in the House of Commons, led by Jerome Mayhew. The answering member was Kwasi Kwarteng.

Border Carbon Adjustment Tariffs and Decarbonisation

Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 686 cc353-364
Session: 2019-21
Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Jerome Mayhew | 686 c354 (Link to this contribution)
Border carbon adjustment: it may not trip off the tongue, but this is not a dull subject. This po...; Jim Shannon | 686 c354 (Link to this contribution)
I commend the hon. Gentleman on bringing this matter forward. He is right about the Prime Ministe...; Jerome Mayhew | 686 cc354-6 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is entirely right. That is one of the great benefits of a border adjustment: i...; James Cartlidge | 686 c356 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making an incredibly sophisticated argument. On international competition, can ...; Jerome Mayhew | 686 c356 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend has anticipated a point in my speech
that I was coming to in a few minutes. ...; Anthony Browne | 686 c356 (Link to this contribution)
I commend my hon. Friend and his campaign for border carbon adjustment payments, which makes abso...; Jerome Mayhew | 686 cc356-7 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. The answer is that there are many different ways tha...; Duncan Baker | 686 c357 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making a fascinating speech—despite starting off talking about sheep, he has ma...; Jerome Mayhew | 686 cc357-8 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend has hit the nail on the head, because one of the key benefits of a border carbon a...; Bernard Jenkin | 686 c358 (Link to this contribution)
I have no doubt that my hon. Friend is right about the application of WTO rules, but what happens...; Jerome Mayhew | 686 cc358-9 (Link to this contribution)
The example that my hon. Friend gives—that of Germany—would fall neatly into the European Union, ...; Anthony Browne | 686 c359 (Link to this contribution)
I commend my hon. Friend on his absolutely fascinating speech. It is clearly good to try to get g...; Jerome Mayhew | 686 c359 (Link to this contribution)
I say that we go it alone. I think it is one of the great freedoms that we have from Brexit. We h...; Barry Gardiner | 686 c359 (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted to hear the depth with which the hon. Member is exploring this subject. What he ha...; Jerome Mayhew | 686 cc359-360 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member recognises that we are on a journey in our decarbonisation of industry. I would b...; Kwasi Kwarteng | 686 cc360-1 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend the Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew) gave a compelling and fascinating speech....; Bernard Jenkin | 686 c361 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend has said something that I regard as significant. Yes, we are going to try to...; Kwasi Kwarteng | 686 c361 (Link to this contribution)
This is an interesting debate. My hon. Friend suggests that a unilateral approach, punishing othe...; Barry Gardiner | 686 c361 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Minister recognise that at the moment, £10.5 billion of public money goes from the Treas...; Kwasi Kwarteng | 686 c361 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. That is exactly what I was trying to say with regard to TC...; Barry Gardiner | 686 c361 (Link to this contribution)
So will the Minister speak with the Chancellor about how we can reduce the subsidies to fossil fu...; Kwasi Kwarteng | 686 cc361-2 (Link to this contribution)
Sorry—I was just respectfully pointing out to my hon. Friend the Member for South Cambridgeshire ...; Bernard Jenkin | 686 c362 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. Friend give way?; Kwasi Kwarteng | 686 c362 (Link to this contribution)
No, I have to make some progress.
Ahead of COP26, obviously, as the hon. Member for Brent N...; Jerome Mayhew | 686 c362 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister has repeatedly said that the best way to proceed is by multilateral agreement, and I...; Kwasi Kwarteng | 686 c362 (Link to this contribution)
It is not in my power to make that commitment to the House. As my hon. Friend knows, I am not the...; Bernard Jenkin | 686 c362 (Link to this contribution)
I just want to put something on the record. The hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner) quot...; Kwasi Kwarteng | 686 c362 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right. It is pretty extraordinary to say that we are somehow the laggards on th...; Barry Gardiner | 686 c363 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Kwasi Kwarteng | 686 cc363-4 (Link to this contribution)
I am not going to take any more interventions, I am afraid.
As my hon. Friend the Member fo...
Subjects: Competition Electricity generation Manufacturing industries Pollution control Prices Carbon emissions
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Border Carbon Adjustment Tariffs and Decarbonisation

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