Oral Question·Department for International Trade
“What recent discussions she has had with UK trade partners on inserting clauses on environmental standards into future trade deals.”
Tabled: 25 November 2021Answered: 2 December 2021
Asked by
Kate Osborne
Labour — Jarrow and Gateshead East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for International Trade
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Michael Shanks)
Increasing grid capacity is critical. We are halving the development time for new transmission infrastructure through reforms to planning and supply chains, so that we can deliver the grid capacity needed to achieve clean power by 2030 and meet the doubling of electricity demand by 2050.