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Wind Turbines

Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 22 April 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Keith Simpson. The answering member was Pat McFadden.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on wind turbines.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

474 c407-14WH

Session

2007-08

Department

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Chamber / Committee

Westminster Hall

Energy Bill. As amended in Public Bill Committee.
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Bills
House of Commons

Proceeding contributions

Keith Simpson | 474 c407-9WH (Link to this contribution) I know that expert opinion is divided, but what my hon. Friend told us is also the opinion in my con...

Richard Bacon | 474 c409WH (Link to this contribution) I was interested to hear what my hon. Friend had to say about Enertrag. It is trying to do something...

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Keith Simpson | 474 c407WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure, Mr. Wilshire, to be in Westminster Hall under your chairmanship. The debate comes...

Lord Bellingham | 474 c407WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend speaks of communities being divided. He will probably be aware that the community is ...

Keith Simpson | 474 c409-10WH (Link to this contribution) Not only does my hon. Friend have constituency experience of this; he is also a senior member of tha...

Speaker | 474 c410WH (Link to this contribution) I understand that both the Minister and Mr. Simpson are willing for me to call Mr. Fraser, which I s...

Christopher Fraser | 474 c410WH (Link to this contribution) I have spoken to the Minister about my concerns. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid-No...

Pat McFadden | 474 c410-1WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Mid-Norfolk (Mr. Simpson) on securing the debate. I should explai...

Pat McFadden | 474 c412-3WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman will understand it if I do not get drawn into a discussion about a specific appli...

Lord Bellingham | 474 c413-4WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for referring to the point that I made. In Norfolk, we have about 500 ...

Pat McFadden | 474 c414WH (Link to this contribution) I suspect that the hon. Gentleman's point about the comparative value of such projects is somewhat s...

Christopher Fraser | 474 c414WH (Link to this contribution) Could the Minister address the important point I raised about local communities enjoying a local ben...

Pat McFadden | 474 c414WH (Link to this contribution) The whole country will benefit from our meeting our renewables obligations and the whole country is ...

Speaker | 474 c414WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton (Linda Gilroy) and the Under-Secretary of State for Communities...

Lord Bellingham | 474 c412WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for his explanation, but is he aware that the 50 MW ceiling or thresho...

Pat McFadden | 474 c412WH (Link to this contribution) I do not agree with the hon. Gentleman's last point, but I shall address the matter. I should stress...

Keith Simpson | 474 c412WH (Link to this contribution) I am interested in the Minister's comment that the Department for Communities and Local Government h...

Subjects

Planning permission

Planning

Renewable energy

Wind power

Link

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