Climate
Climate change, net zero, renewable energy
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 20PMQs 2026-01-28
The Met Office reports that climate change is driving wetter winters, but the United States withdrew from the Paris climate agreement yesterday, on the same day that much of the west country disappear...
PMQs 2026-01-28
Mr Speaker, you can feel the Deputy Prime Minister’s frustration. The Prime Minister is away, the Business Secretary is away, and here he is—left-behind Lammy, the designated survivor, having to defen...
PMQs 2025-11-12
Why has the government's programme failed to recognise the impact on organisations across Bristol South? In the week of COP, what more can we do to ensure that new public buildings have green energy d...
PMQs 2025-09-10
My constituents are concerned that these applications are being made without a land use framework. Will the Prime Minister commit to giving the land use framework statutory weight to ensure that land ...
PMQs 2025-09-03
While the Conservative party deludes itself with the myth of endless fossil fuels, extracting more oil and gas from the declining North Sea basin will do nothing to protect energy security or jobs. Th...
PMQs 2025-05-14
People in the real world are disgusted by the Energy Secretary’s obsessive pursuit of net zero at any cost. The Scottish Borders are under attack, with solar farms the size of towns, massive wind farm...
PMQs 2025-05-14
Whether or not people agree with the Prime Minister’s net zero targets, he must agree that he will not achieve those targets without taking people with him. The cable corridor and substation for the M...
PMQs 2025-04-30
I congratulate Truro City football club on their remarkable journey from homelessness to league champions in one season. Cornwall's abundant renewable energy sources offer significant opportunities fo...
PMQs 2025-04-23
I recently had the pleasure of visiting the National Gas operations in Peterborough, where the company was announcing a £350 million investment in the UK, including at least 100 new jobs in my constit...
PMQs 2025-03-26
Why is the government ordering the permanent sealing of Britain’s only two shale gas wells? Does the Prime Minister not recognise that taking a decision now to permanently seal these wells could limit...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 354Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate 2026-02-12
Meur ras ha myttin da, Mr Speaker. I declare an interest as chair of the electric vehicle all-party parliamentary group. The entire UK charge point industry is united in supporting the Government's pa...
Household Energy Bills 2026-02-10
The cost of new infrastructure contributes to higher bills. Given today's record amounts in solar power from the auction round 7, what approach will be taken for rolling out and maintaining the necess...
Decarbonisation Schemes GP Access 2026-02-10
Primary care accounts for around 25% of NHS carbon emissions; many GPs in inefficient buildings face high costs. Only five GP practices accessed boiler upgrade grants since May 2022, due to lack of ca...
Decarbonisation Schemes GP Access 2026-02-10
Primary care accounts for around 25% of the NHS's carbon emissions, many GPs are in ageing, energy-inefficient buildings with high costs. Only five GP practices accessed the boiler upgrade grant since...
Businesses Cost of Energy 2026-02-10
What discussions has the Secretary of State had with the Chancellor about reducing industrial energy costs?...
Businesses Cost of Energy 2026-02-10
Can the Minister indicate what proportion of a typical business energy bill is driven by wholesale costs, network charges and policy costs?...
Topical Questions 2026-02-10
As the Secretary of State knows, there is a fantastic site on the edge of the M1 at Ratcliffe-on-Soar—the last of the coal-fired power station sites to be decommissioned—which will make a superb site ...
Topical Questions 2026-02-10
Thank you, Mr Speaker. “Our Governments seem stricken, almost delusional, in the face of onrushing disaster,” and we are seeing arguably the most destructive industrial calamity in our nation's histor...
Topical Questions 2026-02-10
Last week the Government pushed through the imposition of the emissions trading scheme on domestic shipping. That will have a huge impact on Northern Ireland, because so many goods are brought into No...
Topical Questions 2026-02-10
Rendesco is a brilliant renewable energy business in my constituency. Just before Christmas, it was awarded a £2 million grant from UK Research and Innovation, but since then the phone has not been wo...