I am grateful to the hon. Lady for making her point. Again, the inspector makes clear that, whether we use coking coal from the UK or elsewhere, there will automatically be emissions. However, taking every piece of evidence in the round, given the continued reliance upon coking coal—the inspector makes clear that that is likely for decades to come—it is better that it comes from this mine rather than from other sources abroad.
Called-in Planning Decision: West Cumbria
Proceeding contribution from
Michael Gove
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 8 December 2022.
It occurred during Speaker's statement
and
Ministerial statement on Called-in Planning Decision: West Cumbria.
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