Oral QuestionForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

“What steps he is taking to help increase the UK's soft power.”

Tabled: 20 November 2024Answered: 26 November 2024

Asked by

Fabian Hamilton

Labour — Leeds North East

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Answer from Hansard

Michael Shanks

When we came into government, we set this incredibly ambitious target to decarbonise the power system, which meant 95% of our electricity coming from clean sources. We have done everything possible to move towards that, and we are closer than we have ever been. It is worth saying that every single solar farm and wind farm that we switch on helps us to get off gas. In just the past few months since what has been happening in the middle east has taken course, we have been saving £5 million a day in displacing gas from the system because of the clean power mission. We are making huge progress and will continue pushing towards it.