"10. What assessment he has made of the effect of trends in the level of investment in renewables on household energy bills. ..." Karl McCartney - View Speech
"An effective way for household energy bills in Lincoln and across the UK to be cut by 25% right now is through the removal of the renewables surcharge on everyone’s bills, even temporarily. Have the Minister and his colleagues put that simple idea to their Treasury colleagues?..." Karl McCartney - View Speech
"3. What steps he is taking to harness science and innovation for the purposes of the Government’s levelling-up agenda. ..." Karl McCartney - View Speech
"My hon. Friend may know that a leading example of science and innovation as a key tool in achieving levelling up is the Lincoln Science and Innovation Park in my city constituency of Lincoln, which has been headed by the excellent Tom Blount for a number of years. The aptly …..." Karl McCartney - View Speech
"My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has made various references to nuclear power and it is great to hear that there is a mix and a commitment to nuclear power. How long is it since the latest round of commissioning of nuclear power stations that the last nuclear …..." Karl McCartney - View Speech
"What steps his Department is taking to support an environmentally sustainable economic recovery in the automotive sector...." Karl McCartney - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for his earlier answer. Vehicle regulations regarding electric vehicles, I am told, now come under the auspices of the electricity at work regulations. Not many garages realise that and as electric cars have the equivalent to domestic three-phase electricity amounts of stored energy that can …..." Karl McCartney - View Speech
"15. What assessment his Department has made of potential opportunities for British businesses arising from the vote to leave the EU. ..." Karl McCartney - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend welcome, as I do, the latest trade figures, which showed that despite the predictions of the crystal-ball-gazing doom merchants such as the remainiac TUC, our exports grew by more than £800 million in July after the positive EU referendum result? Can he confirm the number of …..." Karl McCartney - View Speech