Part of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – in the House of Commons at on 9 February 2021.
Andy Carter
Conservative, Warrington South
I thank the Minister for her statement. Could she expand on some of the points she makes, particularly the support that small businesses in towns such as Warrington might expect to receive to reduce their carbon emissions and contribute to net zero targets at a time when many are concerned about the costs of day-to-day business in the light of covid?
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