BEIS Committee Chair comments on Government’s Brexit
Energy and Climate Change response
The BEIS Committee has today published the
Government response to the
Committee’s report on Leaving the EU:
negotiation priorities for energy and climate change
policy.
The Committee’s original report covered a range of issues
relating to the UK’s future energy and climate change policy as
the UK leaves the European Union, including Euratom, the European
Internal Energy Market, the EU Emissions Trading System, and
energy efficiency and consumer protection.
MP, Chair of the Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee,
said: “The previous Committee report
highlighted a number of areas on energy and climate change policy
which the Government should address as we leave the European
Union. Their response does include some encouraging signs,
such as a commitment to working to ensure the continuation of a
Single Energy Market for Northern Ireland and Ireland, but the
Government needs to provide far greater clarity on energy and
climate change policy to ensure that industry can plan for the
future"
“There is precious little from the Government on two vital
areas for our energy and climate change future - the EU Internal
Energy Market (IEM) and the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
The response has scant detail on the UK's future relationship
with the EU IEM or how we may participate in the EU ETS.
"This response, and the words we heard from the Minister last
week as part of our Brexit and nuclear inquiry, suggest a welcome
commitment to seeking as close a relationship as possible with
Euratom. However, as a Committee we will want to continue to
press the Government to ensure they are doing all they can to get
a deal which ensures our nuclear regulations, safeguards, and
research facilities are protected.”
