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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Feb 2019
Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s Progress

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise that point. These debates are invigorating, desperate though the issue is, because there is an enormous amount of expertise across the House. Members really understand and have seen for themselves the risk we face and the impact it could have.

I want …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Feb 2019
Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s Progress

"I am going to get my children on to that. I am a serial litter picker, to their dismay, and I think that is a fantastic initiative...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Feb 2019
Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s Progress

"If my hon. Friend will allow me, I will just make a bit more progress.

When I was discussing this issue with these young people, I was conscious that none of them knew that the UK was the first developed economy to pass a Climate Change Act. Why should they? …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Feb 2019
Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s Progress

"I think that the best way to protect our environment is to have more grass in rotation. If people make sweeping statements that close down certain industries—[Interruption.] I know that that was not the point that the hon. Gentleman was making, but there are swings and roundabouts. I was …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Feb 2019
Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s Progress

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Oct 2018
Green GB Week and Clean Growth

"Our annual reduction in emissions per unit of GDP is roughly three times that of the European Union. My right hon. Friend articulately described how the efforts of this Government are starting to pay off. Does she agree that, however much effort the United Kingdom is putting in, we have …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Oct 2017
Clean Growth Strategy

"My hon. Friend the Member for Taunton Deane (Rebecca Pow) produced a series of essays for the Conservative Environment Network recently. I do not know whether the Minister got a chance to read one on the circular economy by—by me, actually. [Laughter.] If she does read it, she will realise …..."
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Written Question
Tidal Power: Marine Animals
Thursday 12th May 2016

Asked by: Lord Benyon (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what data her Department holds on the number of (a) seals, (b) cetaceans and (c) other marine species killed by tidal energy installations.

Answered by Andrea Leadsom

The monitoring of the impacts of tidal energy installations is a requirement of marine licences issued by the relevant body for such infrastructure.