Extract from oral answer (Lords) on Electricity Supplies from Europe - May 18
Wednesday, 19 May 2021 08:03
Viscount Waverley (CB): My Lords, reliability is of course an
imperative. However, is the Minister able to give an assurance
about Russia, which was deemed by the Government to be “the enemy”
in their recent integrated policy review? Given that a major UK
company is a funder of the Nord Stream 2 gas project, with the
promoters emphasising that not just Germany but western Europe will
be a beneficiary of the gas from Russia, it would be inextricable
that the gas from the original source...Request free trial
(CB): My
Lords, reliability is of course an imperative. However, is the
Minister able to give an assurance about Russia, which was deemed
by the Government to be “the enemy” in their recent integrated
policy review? Given that a major UK company is a funder of the
Nord Stream 2 gas project, with the
promoters emphasising that not just Germany but western Europe will
be a beneficiary of the gas from Russia, it would be inextricable
that the gas from the original source would find its way to our
shores.
(Con): There can be no normalisation of our bilateral
relationship until Russia stops its irresponsible and destabilising
activity. The UK imported less than 3% of its gas in 2020. The
Government remain concerned about the impact Nord Stream 2 will have on European
energy security, and particularly on the interests of Ukraine.
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