Oral Question·Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 19 May 2022Answered: 26 May 2022
Asked by
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
We are committed to the necessary transition to renewable energy, which will lead to cheaper energy, energy independence and the jobs of the future. But let me be clear: oil and gas will play their part for many years to come, and that is why I have been clear about the support that we have for them. I am sure the hon. Member and others will want to celebrate the fact that, just this week, contracts for difference secured a record 131 new clean energy projects—enough to power 11 million homes—and they are the jobs of the future.