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Jim Shannon Excerpts
Tuesday 21st September 2021

(2 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Freeman Portrait George Freeman
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On Gloucestershire Day, it is a great pleasure to take that question from my hon. Friend, and the answer is yes.

Jim Shannon Portrait Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP)
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Renewables are very important everywhere across the United Kingdom, but one of the problems for renewables is getting access to the grid. The Electric Storage Company in Northern Ireland has told me that if that was improved, energy could be stored for access to the grid. Can the Secretary of State tell us what he could do to make that happen?

Kwasi Kwarteng Portrait Kwasi Kwarteng
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I would like to hear more from the hon. Gentleman about this, and I am very happy to meet him to talk about it.