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Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Government Operations
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I know that my right hon. and learned Friend has been an active campaigner on this issue. As he will see, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is present, and I am sure that my right hon. Friend has taken his comments to heart.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): The right hon. Gentleman fails to acknowledge that the United Kingdom is one of the leaders in renewable energy. We continue to invest in and to support a variety of renewable energy sources, and they will continue to provide jobs. It is up to the Government to ensure that we spend the money wisely to maximise the delivery of renewable energy, and, of course, the delivery of new jobs as well.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
James Spencer Cleverly (Conservative, Centre-right): As it is local communities that will have to deal with the visual impact of wind farms, should they not have the final say on this and other visually intrusive forms of renewable energy, such as large solar farms?
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Environment
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is exactly right. One of the key purposes of this arrangement is to involve local communities so that they feel that they have a right to say how their environment is being affected.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): One element of small business that will probably be pleased with the outcome is the tourist industry. Many Members campaigned against the expansion of wind farms on the basis that they affect tourism, which is important to many small businesses.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
David Mowat (Conservative, Centre-right): As the Secretary of State will know, since 2010 our country has increased renewable energy production by 300%, or a factor of three, and has increased it by more than any other OECD country. However, we must also make progress with other forms of decarbonisation. Is the Secretary of State still committed to the advancement of Hinkley Point C, which will produce more carbon-free electricity than all the wind farms that are currently being deployed?
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): The answer is yes. We need new nuclear energy in order to provide stability. We need to expand our renewables while at the same time having stable alternative sources of energy, and we are committed to Hinkley Point.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: International Affairs
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): Providing leadership in the EU—and, indeed, internationally—means meeting our targets, demonstrating that we can meet them in the most cost-effective way, and liaising with other countries in order to show them how we are doing that. The point of the announcement is that we will still be meeting our targets.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Christopher Heaton-Harris (Conservative, Centre-right): Obviously I welcome the statement and thank the Secretary of State for it, but does she recognise that the way in which onshore wind subsidies and developers have gone about their business has destroyed people’s faith in renewable energy as a whole? Indeed, in communities such as Winwick, Kelmarsh, Watford and Crick, which are in my constituency, one struggles to find people who support any type of renewable energy, given the way in which it has been handled by onshore wind developers Will the Secretary of State please tell us how many of the wind farms that are in the pipeline will be connected to the grid? That could provide relief for a host of communities that might be affected by onshore development in the future.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): May I, again, pay tribute and homage to my hon. Friend, who campaigned so hard and led on this issue? I know his constituents will be delighted with this outcome, although I am disappointed to hear that the impact of wind farms has made them negative about renewables in general. I hope we can win them back by our policies that will increasingly involve them. I urge individual Members who want to know what the impact is on developments in their constituency to write to me and I will try to get that information.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I would make two points on that. I ask the hon. Gentleman to recognise that as part of our target to have affordable renewable energy we aim to have 10% coming from wind by 2020, and we are on schedule to deliver that. We have to harbour our resources. There would be no point in saying, "It has come down in price. Let’s put all the money over there." That would be the wrong thing to do. We have to deliver a mix of renewable energy. Offshore wind is beginning to come down in price, we have plans for carbon capture and storage, and new initiatives are coming out the whole time. This is an exciting, changing area and we need to harbour our resources to make sure we can support the right outcomes.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Heidi-Suzanne Allen (Conservative, Centre-right): I just want to tell my right hon. Friend that my constituents will be delighted. I am thinking of those in the north whose villages have been blighted by the Cotton wind farm—they cannot sleep and cannot sell their houses. In the south of my constituency, we have large solar farms coming at us left, right and centre. She will have made a lot of people very happy, so we thank her.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I am happy to say that a single wind turbine will still be allowed, if a community wants it. We are very keen to support community energy. As for shale exploration, we are at an early stage and we will have to wait to see how the community responds.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): The extraordinary thing about renewable energy is that it is such a fast-moving field. Nobody knows which will be the dominant renewable energy, able to supply cost-effectively, in 20 to 25 years’ time—no, less, in 10 or 15 years’ time. Perhaps we will have developed storage—perhaps carbon capture and storage will be coming on line. There are so many unknowns in this area that I urge the hon. Lady to keep an open mind about different sources of renewable energy, just as this Department does.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman will be aware that this right being given to communities was not in place when wind farms were originally introduced. We now have enough wind farms, and that right has been put in place. The same is the case for other sources of energy that do not need it now. It is right that we have a different approach for a different type of energy that is at a different level of maturity.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
David Thomas Morris (Conservative, Centre-right): May I thank the Secretary of State for bringing forward this great decision? I pay homage to my hon. Friend the Member for Daventry (Chris Heaton-Harris), whose fight to get rid of these wind farms has been exemplary. Have there been any thoughts on decommissioning these wind farms over the next 15 years? Some have been up for 10 years now, and I would hazard a guess that that has probably cost more than many nuclear power stations.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Environment
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend has raised an interesting point. It is in part of the proposals. We are aware of, and involved in, the decommissioning plans. No one quite knows when the decommissioning will take place, but we will keep a careful eye on it.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I have had several discussions and meetings with Fergus Ewing, and I will continue to do so. Jobs in the UK are incredibly important. It is Britain that is open for business. We will continue to ensure that renewable investment flows.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Environment
Robert Edward Jenrick (Conservative, Centre-right): May I thank my right hon. Friend for her statement? I thank, too, the previous Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, my right hon. Friend the Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Sir Eric Pickles), who fought an incredible rearguard action, calling in such applications that would have blighted the view of Southwell Minster for generations to come. If communities are to have their say, to keep it simple, will the Secretary of State encourage and support Rushcliffe Borough Council, which wants to declare itself a wind turbine-free council and protect the vale of Belvoir for ever?
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): Investors will have seen the manifesto and will have heard the words of the Prime Minister last year when he said that, under a Conservative Government, there will be no onshore wind subsidies. They will have known that our target was 11 GW to 13 GW by 2020, and they are likely to have known that wind was deploying faster and more effectively than people had thought, partly because it was on the receiving end of those subsidies. Continuing to get investment in renewables and ensuring that Britain is open for business and remains at the front of delivering renewable energy will continue under this Government.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Christopher Paul Davies (Conservative, Centre-right): May I take the rare step of agreeing with the right hon. Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint)? She said that Back Benchers would be pleased with this statement, and I assure her that I am absolutely delighted with it, but most importantly, so will the vast majority of my constituents and those across mid-Wales and further afield. What estimate has the Secretary of State made of the amount of money that scrapping the renewables obligation will save this country?
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: International Affairs
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I have had meetings and conversations with my opposite number in Northern Ireland. I will continue to do so and I respect the views of those involved, which differ from ours on what we are trying to implement. I have been working with them to see whether it is possible for Northern Ireland to implement and fund the subsidy.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Transportation
Mark Steven Spencer (Conservative, Centre-right): The Secretary of State will be aware that the cost of an application can be vast, including seeking approval from national air traffic control systems. When such applications meet ferocious local community opposition, is there any way in which she can assist applicants to withdraw the application? They often press on with the application to try to recover the cost of gaining air traffic control approval as well as other environmental assessments.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I would say to the CBI, which I will be meeting and with which I am sure I will discuss this issue among other things, that this is a stable environment for renewable investment, as we have set out the ranges and targets we would like to achieve and we are meeting them. This Government are the first to have set out a levy control framework so that investors can see exactly how much money we are committing. It is partly because we as a Government are determined to look after money so carefully that we are making this change to ensure that we stay well within the levy control framework.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Nigel Adams (Conservative, Centre-right): A former Secretary of State, who went on to become Leader of the Opposition, once said that to object to onshore wind farms was akin to antisocial behaviour. Thank goodness we now have a Secretary of State who listens to constituents in rural areas like mine. Inevitably, councils will be challenged at appeal by highly paid barristers. What assistance will the Department give to small councils, so that they can fully understand the new powers that they have been granted?
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I say to my hon. Friend, who has done so much to campaign against wind farms in his constituency, that the statement is very clear. If his councils want any further clarification, they should write to me and I will make sure they get a clear response.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Environment
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I urge the hon. Lady, when she has the chance to talk further with Pope, to let him know that we will meet our commitments, and today’s announcement is part of our plan to make sure that we do so. There is no change to this Government’s, this Department’s and this Prime Minister’s commitment to addressing dangerous climate change.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): I welcome today’s statement, as will many residents of my constituency, which has borne more than its fair share of the brunt of the wind turbine industry. Will the Secretary of State consider a "two strikes and you’re out" policy for developers who keep coming back again and again and tweaking their applications, costing local councils hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal fees and causing prolonged distress for local residents?
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I do not agree with the hon. Gentleman. Having Britain open for business is incredibly important. Scotland has a lot of wind farms and has received a lot of investment. I am sure that with this Government in charge, investment will continue to flow to Scotland in all sorts of ways.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I share the hon. Gentleman’s view on the need for a diverse energy mix. We want to support renewables to make sure that we meet our renewable targets and encourage diverse forms of renewable energy, but we also need certain other types of energy to ensure we have the base-load available at all times of the day.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
David Nuttall (Conservative, Centre-right): The Scout Moor wind farm, to which the hon. Member for Heywood and Middleton (Liz McInnes) referred, dominates the skyline for thousands of my constituents. An application to extend it even further has been submitted, but not determined. Can the Secretary of State confirm whether the extension will attract subsidy?
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I am slightly amazed that the hon. Lady chooses to approach the matter in that way. It is a great success of the previous Government that we now have the Siemens plant in Hull, and we support that, the employment it offers and the export potential that we hope will develop there. We are encouraged by the fact that there is more investment coming into offshore wind and we will continue to support it.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Richard Michael John Ogilvie Graham (Conservative, Centre-right): In the mix of renewable energy, tidal energy has huge potential, popular support, leisure sector spin-offs, innovative technology and export potential. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the direct and indirect potential for job growth from tidal energy will be much greater than any job losses from her announcement today?
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I am afraid the hon. Gentleman has not quite understood the proposal, which is that the onshore wind subsidy will not go ahead after March 2016. That is not money that is being clawed back; that is money that is additionally not being added to people’s bills. On another matter, I agree with him that we would like more success in the whole marine energy area, and it is partly because we want to make sure that we have sufficient support available for other technologies, such as marine and tidal wave, that we have to make this choice.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Philip Thomas Hollobone (Conservative, Centre-right): In response to an earlier question, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State said that the subsidy regime for large-scale solar farms was also going to be cut. What is there to stop an applicant for a large-scale solar farm parcelling up that application into four or five separate applications, thus qualifying as a small-scale unit?
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend makes a very good point. He is right that we have ended the large-scale solar farm issue in terms of applications for the renewables obligation, but I have concerns about exactly the possibility that he has raised, and I will address it in the feed-in tariff review that I will be conducting this summer.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Environment
Jason McCartney (Conservative, Centre-right): The Huddersfield Civic Society, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Natural England, the National Trust, local artist Ashley Jackson and the Campaign to Protect Rural England have major concerns and are opposing a huge wind farm development high up on moorland in my constituency. Will the Secretary of State confirm that local people will have the final say on this major development?
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave earlier. We will be looking again at how solar farms get access as part of the feed-in tariff review. They are no longer eligible to access under the renewable obligations.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Environment
Thomas Christopher John Pursglove (Conservative, Centre-right): I refer Members to my declaration of interests. I welcome the announcement. On Friday my constituent Peter Stephens asked whether the forthcoming international deliberations on climate change would have the effect of unpicking the changes that the Secretary of State set out today. Perhaps she could clarify that.
Onshore Wind Subsidies — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Energy
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I am happy to reassure my hon. Friend and his constituent that we remain committed to our targets under the Climate Change Act 2008. We remain committed to being the greenest Government ever and to making sure that we are the No. 1 place for renewable energy investment.
Education and Adoption Bill — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Education
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time At the heart of this Government’s commitment to delivering real social justice is our belief that every child deserves an excellent education and that every day that they spend in school should be one that helps them to fulfil their potential. The Bill introduces new measures to improve school standards across the country. It also delivers on our commitment to establish regional adoption agencies, in order to help some of our most vulnerable children find loving homes Thanks to the hard work of teachers across the country, the reforms of the last Government and the innovations pioneered by the Government before that, championed by the former Schools Minister Lord Adonis, we have seen dramatic improvements in English education. Since 2010, 100,000 more six-year-olds are on track to be confident readers because of our focus on phonics; the EBacc has led to a 71% increase in pupils taking core academic subjects at GCSE; and there are now 1 million more pupils being taught in schools that are good or outstanding—a record high. In short, expectations have been raised, standards have been restored, and teachers and parents have been empowered But there is more to do. No child should have to put up with receiving an education that is anything less than good, so we must go further. The Bill will bring forward legislation to strengthen our ability to intervene more swiftly in failing schools and to properly tackle, for the first time, schools that are coasting. The measures in the Bill are designed to speed up the process by which underperforming schools are transformed, ensuring that there is no delay in giving our children the education they deserve Across the world, Governments are recognising that teachers and leaders in education know best how to run their schools. This Government are no different. We believe in a school-led system where experts have greater freedom but within a strong framework of accountability. That is why we want more schools to benefit from the freedom that academy status brings.
Education and Adoption Bill — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Education
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): I think that Members in all parts of the House would very much agree with the hon. Gentleman that children with special needs or disabilities must get the best possible education that will enable them to fulfil their potential. That is what the education and healthcare plans introduced under the previous Government are all about. As an hon. Member interested in education, he will know that we are seeing more collaboration between schools of all types across the system. Seventeen per cent. of the free schools set up under the previous Government deal with alternative provision and children who have special educational needs. Working with other local schools, they are providing a very innovative and exciting education.
Education and Adoption Bill — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Education
Caroline Alice Spelman (Conservative, Centre-right): On the point about an individual school achieving a big difference, a strong academy sponsor in my constituency turned round a school known as Grace academy. Will the Secretary of State applaud the initiative of Solihull council to turn all the secondary schools on its council estates into academies by building on the good experience from that one leader?
Education and Adoption Bill — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Education
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my right hon. Friend. I hope that hon. Members in all parts of the House will be generous enough to recognise the huge contribution that talented and innovative sponsors are bringing to academies and schools up and down the country. Like her, I welcome—
Education and Adoption Bill — House of Commons, 2015-06-22
Topic: Education
Nicky Morgan (Conservative, Centre-right): I will finish answering this point, and then I might give way to the hon. Gentleman I welcome the fact that schools, academies and sponsors across the country are ensuring that young people in Solihull, as in other local authority areas, are receiving an excellent education I give way to the hon. Gentleman and then I will make some progress.