Government green policy, green economy, UK green Investment bank
Minister Matthew Hancock questioned on environmental and energy policy progress
5 February 2015
Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) question the Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP, Minister of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
- Parliament TV: Environmental Audit Committee 2010-15 progress report
- Inquiry: Environmental Audit Committee 2010-15 progress report
- Environmental Audit Committee
Witnesses
Tuesday 10 February, Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster.
- Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP, Minister of State at the Department for BIS and DECC
- John Fiennes, Director, Energy Strategy, Networks and Markets, DECC
- Niall Mackenzie, Director Energy, Materials and Agri-Tech, BIS
- Jerome Glass, Deputy Director, Strategy, DECC
Purpose of session
EAC question Matthew Hancock MP, representing both BIS and DECC, and officials from each department on the following issues previously covered by the Committee: green economy, green finance including green finance gap, UK Green Investment Bank, energy subsidies and community energy, carbon budgets including carbon bubble and fracking.