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Part of Energy Security and Net Zero – in the House of Commons at on 19 September 2023.

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Photo of Elliot Colburn Elliot Colburn Conservative, Carshalton and Wallington

Energy from waste requires burning waste and it is therefore not conducive to net zero. The expansion of the Beddington incinerator in my Constituency is not needed to meet local demand, so can my right hon. Friend assure me that the Environment Agency will take that into account before making a decision on whether or not to license?

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In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent