Statement on the energy White paper (Cm 7124).

Statement on the energy White paper (Cm 7124).

Lords statement on the energy White Paper (Cm 7124) and the consultation on the future of nuclear power.

Lords statement on the energy White Paper (Cm 7124) and the consultation on the future of nuclear power.

My right hon. Friend makes a perfectly good point. Most of us would like to see more biofuels, and I referred in my statement to our commitment to go to 5 per cent. in relation to petrol and diesel. He is also right, however, to say that their production must...

My right hon. Friend makes a perfectly good point. Most of us would like to see more biofuels, and I referred in my statement to our commitment to go to 5 per cent. in relation to petrol and diesel. He is also right, however, to say that their production must...

Is the Secretary of State aware that there are now 500 offshore wind turbines either under construction on, or planned for, sites in the Wash or off the Norfolk coast? They are less intermittent than onshore turbines, and they have critical mass and carry huge public support, in stark contrast...

Is the Secretary of State aware that there are now 500 offshore wind turbines either under construction on, or planned for, sites in the Wash or off the Norfolk coast? They are less intermittent than onshore turbines, and they have critical mass and carry huge public support, in stark contrast...

I thank my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for putting forward such a thorough and courageous White Paper, which really provides what we need. I am particularly pleased that he has exposed the gesture politics that passes for energy policy on the Opposition Benches. Will my right hon....

I thank my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for putting forward such a thorough and courageous White Paper, which really provides what we need. I am particularly pleased that he has exposed the gesture politics that passes for energy policy on the Opposition Benches. Will my right hon....

With permission, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I should like to make a statement on the energy White Paper and the consultation on the future of nuclear power, which I am publishing today. Copies of these, together with several accompanying papers, are in the Vote Office. As I said last year, we...

With permission, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I should like to make a statement on the energy White Paper and the consultation on the future of nuclear power, which I am publishing today. Copies of these, together with several accompanying papers, are in the Vote Office. As I said last year, we...

I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of the statement. At its heart, however, there is confusion. The Government say that certain things must be done, but their policy, at best, says that they might be done. The current Prime Minister says that the replacement of nuclear power...

I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of the statement. At its heart, however, there is confusion. The Government say that certain things must be done, but their policy, at best, says that they might be done. The current Prime Minister says that the replacement of nuclear power...

Although the hon. Gentleman undoubtedly received my statement, I am sorry that, yet again, he did not have an opportunity to read it before he responded to me. Let me start with nuclear. As I understand his position now—I may have got it wrong, because it seems rather different from...

Although the hon. Gentleman undoubtedly received my statement, I am sorry that, yet again, he did not have an opportunity to read it before he responded to me. Let me start with nuclear. As I understand his position now—I may have got it wrong, because it seems rather different from...

That too is mentioned in the White Paper, and my hon. Friend will know that the Sustainable Development Commission was asked to examine the implications. The Government would like to encourage tidal power. There are environmental issues, but one of the environmental issues that has not yet been properly addressed...

That too is mentioned in the White Paper, and my hon. Friend will know that the Sustainable Development Commission was asked to examine the implications. The Government would like to encourage tidal power. There are environmental issues, but one of the environmental issues that has not yet been properly addressed...

I have reservations about nuclear power. What does my right hon. Friend think about the construction of a Severn barrage, which would have major environmental hurdles to overcome but would make a huge contribution to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions?

I have reservations about nuclear power. What does my right hon. Friend think about the construction of a Severn barrage, which would have major environmental hurdles to overcome but would make a huge contribution to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions?

I do not accept what the hon. Gentleman says. Not a single generator has come to me and said ““I am not going to build a wind farm until I know your position on nuclear generation””. I think most generators would say that it is sensible to have a mix,...

I do not accept what the hon. Gentleman says. Not a single generator has come to me and said ““I am not going to build a wind farm until I know your position on nuclear generation””. I think most generators would say that it is sensible to have a mix,...

The statement will not end investors’ uncertainty. The delay over carbon capture and storage, yet more announcements of a competition that seems to have been announced many times before, and the very fact that the Government seem still to be attracted to nuclear generation cause uncertainty among those who wish...

The statement will not end investors’ uncertainty. The delay over carbon capture and storage, yet more announcements of a competition that seems to have been announced many times before, and the very fact that the Government seem still to be attracted to nuclear generation cause uncertainty among those who wish...

On the hon. Gentleman’s general point, the banding of the renewables obligation will help biomass production. We are also publishing further proposals today which I hope will help in that regard. I take his point about small-scale applications, and I hope that we can do something to encourage that industry....

On the hon. Gentleman’s general point, the banding of the renewables obligation will help biomass production. We are also publishing further proposals today which I hope will help in that regard. I take his point about small-scale applications, and I hope that we can do something to encourage that industry....

The Secretary of State talked tantalisingly in his statement about local power generation and decentralised power, but—apart from just now in response to a question—he made no reference to biomass or biogas, both of which are renewables that we can produce from our own resources. One of the obstacles to...

The Secretary of State talked tantalisingly in his statement about local power generation and decentralised power, but—apart from just now in response to a question—he made no reference to biomass or biogas, both of which are renewables that we can produce from our own resources. One of the obstacles to...

I very much agree with my right hon. Friend. We have made a commitment to reduce fuel poverty, and the increase in wholesale gas prices, which was reflected in the price that consumers paid over the past 18 months, has set progress back quite substantially. The fact that wholesale prices...

I very much agree with my right hon. Friend. We have made a commitment to reduce fuel poverty, and the increase in wholesale gas prices, which was reflected in the price that consumers paid over the past 18 months, has set progress back quite substantially. The fact that wholesale prices...

I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. Will he share with the House his thinking on social tariffs for vulnerable consumers? I am sure that he is aware that, during the recent debates in the House and in Committee on the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill, which...

I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. Will he share with the House his thinking on social tariffs for vulnerable consumers? I am sure that he is aware that, during the recent debates in the House and in Committee on the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill, which...

I have some sympathy with what the right hon. Gentleman says, but if he is right about that, leaving nuclear generation as a last resort— which is his party’s policy—must be even worse. As for why we are consulting again, I urge him to read the report of the February...

I have some sympathy with what the right hon. Gentleman says, but if he is right about that, leaving nuclear generation as a last resort— which is his party’s policy—must be even worse. As for why we are consulting again, I urge him to read the report of the February...