Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jonathan Gullis and Andrew Bowie

Tuesday 23rd May 2023 Commons Chamber

[Jonathan Gullis (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Con)]

Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke are proud to be home to one of the largest European deep coalmine sites at Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, which has huge potential in geothermal. That is already being explored at Etruria. Will my hon. Friend meet me, Chatterley Whitfield Colliery Friends, Historic England and Stoke-on-Trent City Council, to see what green jobs can be created at that former colliery site, to bring it back into use with a green future?

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Andrew Bowie)]

Go on, go on!

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jonathan Gullis and Andrew Bowie

Tuesday 28th February 2023 Commons Chamber

[Andrew Bowie]

I would be absolutely delighted to meet the hon. Lady and the Scottish Event Campus. We are doing everything we can to support businesses that are struggling with energy bills at the moment. It is just a shame that, as a result of the Scottish Government cutting local authority budgets north of the border, Glasgow City Council will not be able to do as much as it would like to support the Scottish Event Campus as we move forward.

[Jonathan Gullis (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Con)]

Leisure centres such as Kidsgrove Sports Centre, and particularly those that have swimming pools, are feeling very nervous about the end of the energy support that they are receiving today. What discussions has the Secretary of State had with the Treasury to ensure that support continues so we do not lose these community assets?