Topical Questions - 10th February 2011

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Topical Questions.

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The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Charles Hendry)

We had regular contact with the owners prior to the administration. We have not had direct face-to-face contact with them subsequently, because we believe that this is a matter for them to sort out with the administrators. However, we recognise the great potential of that location and of the technology that is being developed there for carbon capture and storage, and as we take forward our plans for CCS, we hope that the plant will still be able to bid into the process.

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11:26 Catherine McKinnell (Labour)

The north-east of England has a burgeoning offshore wind sector, supported by the new renewable energy centre in Blyth. What is the Department offering to support the growth of that industry now that the very successful regional development agency, One North East, which provided a lot of vital support, is being wound down?

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