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Lord Sharma: My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Watkins, in speaking in this important debate.

Lord Sharma: My Lords, following the 2017 general election, I was appointed Housing and Planning Minister on 13 June by the then Prime Mini

Lord Sharma: My Lords, the Minister mentioned gigafactories, and we need to speed up the process of getting more gigafactories operational i

Lord Sharma: My Lords, I also welcome this Statement from the Government, particularly the commitment to deliver it annually.

Lord Sharma: My Lords, I welcome the fact that the Government hope to quadruple the amount of nuclear capacity by 2050—the same target that

Lord Sharma: My Lords, my noble friend Lord Offord noted that, under the UK’s leadership of COP 26, we went from less than 30% of the global

Lord Sharma: My Lords, decarbonising energy systems is a key way for countries to cut their emissions.

Lord Sharma: I of course welcome the increase in defence spending and the resolute support for Ukraine.

Lord Sharma: My Lords, when it comes to airport expansion and more flights, one of the key measures that can be used to reduce emissions is

Lord Sharma: My Lords, can the Minister tell the House when the Government intend to publish their much-anticipated solar road map and wheth