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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Hugh Bayley Excerpts
Monday 27th October 2014

(9 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Hugh Bayley Portrait Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab)
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T2. What have the Government done to make schools more energy-efficient and to make pupils more aware of the need to cut carbon emissions? Will the Secretary of State voice her support today for the run on sun campaign of Friends of the Earth to install solar panels in schools?

David Laws Portrait Mr Laws
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I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman was in his place earlier, but one hon. Member has already asked about this and I mentioned the £20 million Salix scheme, which has led to considerable savings in energy in English schools.