Tidal Lagoons - 7th November 2017

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Tidal Lagoons.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-11-07/debates/D585B4F3-4DD8-48FE-BEF3-A6FAD6FC72FC/TidalLagoons

12:17 The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Richard Harrington)

As my hon. Friend knows, the issues raised by the review are complex. A lagoon programme could cost in the region of £50 billion. The costs of renewable energy are plummeting, and we need to consider the questions associated with deploying this technology in the marine environment. All programmes have to be considered with the following in mind: the cost, the export potential and the contribution to the green economy.

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