VoteClimate: Oral Answers to Questions - 24th January 2012

Oral Answers to Questions - 24th January 2012

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/2012-01-24/debates/12012451000006/OralAnswersToQuestions

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP)

3. What recent discussions he has had with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs on the operation of the COP26 process. ( 91194 )

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Mr Weir

I am grateful for the Minister’s answer, but does he understand the intense frustration and anger of many of my constituents who repeatedly tell HMRC about errors in tax credits that HMRC does not correct, which subsequently give rise to overpayments? How often can HMRC be allowed to make mistakes and hide behind COP26 to evade any responsibility?

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Danny Alexander

The hon. Lady asks a good question. The Government’s priority in this regard is precisely to support the expansion of renewable energy, which is a vital part of our future energy strategy. That is why it is a key priority in the national infrastructure plan and why we are investing £3 billion through the green investment bank to stimulate investment. The high price of oil and fuel at the forecourt suggests that that asset is not declining as quickly as she suggests.

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