Shale Gas Extraction Debate
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Catherine West
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Shale Gas Extraction
Catherine West Excerpts(1 year, 7 months ago)
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Mr Rees-Mogg
What we do with renewables is still going to leave us dependent, when the wind is not blowing and when there is a surge in demand, on gas. That is an important part of the strategy; we are building up our wind and nuclear supplies, and we have plans for more nuclear to come on, but for the transition we still need gas, which is what this announcement is about.
Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green) (Lab)
Is the truth not more fundamental: when a party stands on a manifesto promise, regardless of what it is, it should stick by that? Can the right hon. Gentleman rule out today any link between the proposal that has been announced and any donations made during the leadership election?