Renewable Heat Incentive

Part of Energy and Climate Change – in the House of Commons at 11:00 am on 11 November 2010.

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Photo of Sarah Newton Sarah Newton Conservative, Truro and Falmouth 11:00, 11 November 2010

I welcome the Government's commitment to the renewable heat incentive. What representations has the Minister had to include deep geothermal energy in the RHI?

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