Climate Change: EU Action
Energy and Climate Change
Written answers and statements, 4 November 2009
Gregory Barker (Shadow Minister (Environment), Energy and Climate Change; Bexhill & Battle, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his policy is on the establishment of a European Commission Directorate General for energy and climate change; and if he will make a statement.
Joan Ruddock (Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change; Lewisham, Deptford, Labour)
holding answer
The formation of DECC last year emphasised the Government's belief that energy and climate change policies are inextricably linked. This applies equally at an EU level where it is vital that these policy areas are taken forward together and that, in particular, all necessary links are made between policy makers in the European Commission in order to deliver shared objectives. This is more important than the organisational structure of directorates general per se.