Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Oral Answers to Questions.
Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2012-04-24/debates/12042451000006/OralAnswersToQuestions
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Miss Chloe Smith)
Energy costs have an impact on the economy. The plan for growth in the autumn statement and the national infrastructure plan announced a programme of more than 250 economic reforms and investment in infrastructure, with action in the energy sector, including electricity market reform. The Government are focused on ensuring that the UK can deliver the investment it needs to provide a secure, affordable and decarbonised energy sector.
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David Mowat
The Minister will be aware that gas is an important feedstock in many industrial processes. As of this morning, the price of gas in the US was four times less than it was in the UK and Europe, which is driving GDP and reducing fuel poverty. Is she willing to speak with her colleagues in the Department of Energy and Climate Change to ensure that we can emulate the US by driving GDP and also reduce carbon emissions?
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