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Proceeding contribution from Jesse Norman (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 1 July 2020. It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance Bill.

I spent a lot of time looking at it when I was a Minister at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and the right hon. Gentleman, who is chuntering from a sedentary position, is quite wrong about that. It would provide terrible value for money.

It is also fascinating that the project is not an environmentally wise idea. The hon. Member for Cardiff North may not be aware that the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales specifically highlighted the major

impact on biodiversity, the loss of intertidal habitat and the impact on local ecology, and National Resources Wales talked of a “major adverse impact”. I agree with the hon. Lady that actions matter, not words, and that leadership matters, not rhetoric, and we are seeing that by turning down this very bad project.

The Government are committed to tackling climate change and to being the first generation to leave the environment in a better condition than we inherited it. These measures go towards making that happen.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
678 cc427-8 
Session
2019-21
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Legislation
Finance Bill 2019-21
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