Green Manufacturing Jobs - 8th November 2012

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Green Manufacturing Jobs.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2012-11-08/debates/12110868000026/GreenManufacturingJobs

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab)

10. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on investment in green manufacturing jobs.

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10:05 The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable)

I regularly meet the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to discuss energy and climate change policies, including investment in green manufacturing jobs. We are seeking to exploit opportunities for growth through green technologies, and I have recently announced that the UK Green Investment Bank is operational, which will support investment in green manufacturing.

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10:06 Vince Cable

I share the hon. Gentleman’s frustration that supply chains in that sector are not as well developed as they should be, not just in respect of the components, but also of the steel that contributes to the masts. That is why the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and I are bringing together the renewables supply chain to develop the capacity that the hon. Gentleman wishes to see.

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