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Q1
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No specific event or statistic is provided, but the question addresses the importance of clean energy support following recent discussions.
What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales. The war in Iran highlights the importance of clean energy to the UK, affecting bills across regions from Bracknell to Bangor.
My hon. Friend is absolutely right: achieving energy independence is crucial for Wales and we will be better off because of it, with more jobs created and bills brought down. That is why we have made the investments at Port Talbot and Wylfa that I mentioned.
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The answer did not provide specific updates on the role clean energy is playing in Wales or its future importance, instead focusing on general benefits.
General Benefits
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Q2
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The question is prompted by the need to focus on lessons from clean energy oversupply in Wales for upgrading infrastructure across the UK.
Does the Secretary of State agree that while we commend Wales for its impressive clean energy oversupply, we should focus on the lessons that offers for upgrading infrastructure across Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom?
Clearly, we need to continue our drive to invest more in energy infrastructure. We will deliver that energy independence only through the building of infrastructure.
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The answer did not address lessons from Wales' clean energy oversupply for upgrading infrastructure, instead focusing on general investment needs.
General Investment Needs
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Q3
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The question is prompted by the need to focus on lessons from clean energy oversupply in Wales for upgrading infrastructure across the UK.
Does the Secretary of State agree that while we commend Wales for its impressive clean energy oversupply, we should focus on the lessons that offers for upgrading infrastructure across Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom?
Clearly, we need to continue our drive to invest more in energy infrastructure. We will deliver that energy independence only through the building of infrastructure.
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The answer did not address lessons from Wales' clean energy oversupply for upgrading infrastructure, instead focusing on general investment needs.
General Investment Needs
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Q4
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The question is prompted by concerns over Oliver Millican's company Bute Energy building a series of energy parks that could impact military training bases, farmers' land access, and the local tourist industry.
Since coming to power, time and again this Government have failed to stand up for Welsh interests. Nowhere has that been more obvious than in mid-Wales, where Oliver Millican and his company Bute Energy would like to build a series of energy parks that encircle our military training bases, impede our farmers' access to their land and do great damage to our local tourist industry. Will the Secretary of State take the opportunity to tell Oliver and Bute Energy that they are not welcome in Wales, because we are fed up of being exploited?
The simple fact is that those who oppose the building of renewable energy infrastructure risk blocking investment and job creation, while at the same time making their constituents' bills more expensive. Upgrading and expanding the electricity network is not optional; it is a national imperative and we cannot afford to delay.
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The Secretary of State did not address Oliver Millican's company Bute Energy or their plans for energy parks in Wales.
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