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Energy and Climate Change Committee question Secretary of State

2 November 2011

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The Energy and Climate Change Committee will hold an oral evidence session into  Department of Energy and Climate Change's (DECC) Departmental Annual Report at 10.15am on Wednesday 2 November 2011 in the Wilson room, Portcullis House.

Witnesses

At 10.15 am approx

  • Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change
  • Moira Wallace OBE, Permanent Secretary, Department of Energy and Climate Change
  • Simon Virley, Director General, Energy Markets and Infrastructure
  • Phil Wynn Owen, Director General, International Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

Timings are approximate

Issues

The session will explore a range of issues, including:

  • How the Department will approach the task of making cuts and efficiency savings
  • The implications of the Government's spending plans for the Prime Minister’s pledge to make this Government the greenest ever
  • Spending on subsidies for low-carbon technologies 
  • The future of the Department's associated bodies
  • The progress of the Department's policies and programmes

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