Energy: Renewables Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Energy: Renewables

Lord Tomlinson Excerpts
Monday 5th July 2010

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Marland Portrait Lord Marland
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I am not sure I thank the noble Lord for his question, but his party’s views are well known and, I am afraid, do not coincide with ours. We think that climate change is one of the biggest issues to confront the nation. We are putting green awareness on the front of our agenda. We are going to be the greenest Government who have existed and we intend to deliver policies to show so.

Lord Tomlinson Portrait Lord Tomlinson
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Does the noble Lord regard nuclear-generated electricity as being renewable?

Lord Marland Portrait Lord Marland
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Nuclear-generated electricity is a fundamental part of our party’s coalition policy but I am not sure that it is relevant to the Question in hand.