Offshore Wind Developments
Debate between Mark Lazarowicz and James Gray(9 years, 9 months ago)
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Mark Lazarowicz
Just to be clear, is it the hon. Gentleman’s position that he is not in favour of greater subsidies for offshore wind but happy to see greater subsidies for other marine technologies? I support higher subsidies to allow those technologies to develop, but I am interested to hear what level of subsidy he is prepared to see given to them.
Mr James Gray (in the Chair)
Order. The debate is, of course, about offshore wind.
Fracking
Debate between Mark Lazarowicz and James Gray(9 years, 11 months ago)
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Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op)
My hon. Friend makes a very good point. I am sure he is aware of the crisis that is now affecting marine renewables in the UK, with Pelamis Wave Power, which has a turbine in my constituency, going into administration, and with difficulties affecting other tidal power firms. Would it not be much better if the Government put resources, subsidy, effort and drive into ensuring that we do not lose our lead in marine renewables, rather than put so many eggs into the basket of fracking?
Mr James Gray (in the Chair)
Order. The hon. Member for Inverclyde (Mr McKenzie) should respond in the strict context of fracking, and he should perhaps do so relatively briefly.
Personal Independence Payments
Debate between Mark Lazarowicz and James Gray(10 years ago)
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Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op)
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this debate, and I am sure that we will continue to discuss this issue during the course of the day.
What can double or treble delays is the delay upon delay in the appeal procedure. I know of the case of someone who first applied for PIP back in September 2013. She was refused it in the first instance. She was then successful at the first-tier appeal, but the Department has not yet decided whether or not to appeal to the next tier up; because of various delays and errors, that decision has not yet been reached. So, 13 months after first applying, she is still facing nobody knows how many months of delay, and that kind of thing is causing people much tension and pressure, is it not?