Extracts from Commons proceedings: Rolls-Royce - July 14
Thursday, 15 July 2021 07:16
Extract from Commons statement on Transport Decarbonisation The
Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps):...The hon.
Gentleman mentioned the Jet Zero Council, and he is absolutely
right. I make no apology for the Government meeting with academia
and the sector. We have had our third main Jet Zero Council meeting
and there have been dozens of sub-meetings of the technical working
groups. What I hear is that the Opposition do not understand.
Thanks to our Jet Zero Council work, we have...Request free trial
Extract from Commons
statement on Transport Decarbonisation
The Secretary of State for Transport ():...The hon. Gentleman mentioned the Jet Zero
Council, and he is absolutely right. I make no apology for the
Government meeting with academia and the sector. We have had our
third main Jet Zero Council meeting and there have been dozens of
sub-meetings of the technical working groups. What I hear is that
the Opposition do not understand. Thanks to our Jet Zero Council
work, we have already flown the world’s first hydrogen aircraft in
this country. But it is not good enough for them; they still think
we are not doing anything. I have some good news for the hon.
Gentleman: that aircraft is being upsized to a 19 or 20-seater
aircraft that will be flown shortly, so he will not have to wait
long for more news on that front, along with the electrification of
aircraft with the likes of Rolls-Royce and
others...
Extract from Westminster
Hall debate on Climate Change: Wales
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
():...Our job is to deliver a green industrial
revolution that has reducing emissions as its core objective. It is
also about jobs and levelling up: the infrastructure we build and
the technologies we develop to reach net zero will spur on a whole
new wave of economic development. It is estimated that delivering
the net zero infrastructure required by the south Wales industrial
cluster alone could create up to 5,000 jobs. Depending on the
extent of local supply chain engagement, Rolls-Royce estimates that 40,000
jobs could be created across north Wales and the north-west of
England if the production of small modular reactors reaches its
peak. The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult forecasts that the
first Celtic sea floating offshore wind projects could deliver
3,000 jobs across south Wales and the south-west of England, an
opportunity that would support the Government’s target of reaching
60% of UK content in UK wind projects. Driving up prosperity and
driving down emissions is the approach we are taking to confront
two Government priorities simultaneously: levelling up across the
UK, and fulfilling our obligations to reduce dependency on fossil
fuel...
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