Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Sustainable Energy: Somerset.
David Warburton (Somerton and Frome) (Con)
5. What steps his Department has taken to develop sustainable energy in rural communities in Somerset.
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11:55 The Minister for Energy and Clean Growth (Chris Skidmore)
I thank my hon. Friend for his local interest in taking action on climate change. I am pleased to say, as I mentioned earlier, that we have recently reopened the £10 million rural community energy fund. It has already supported over 150 rural communities, including through the installation of a solar capacity project in my hon. Friend’s constituency of Frome. We have also established five local energy hubs across the country, including in the south-west, providing support to local authorities that are planning green energy projects.
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