[18]. Surface transport is now the largest source of UK carbon emissions and will require significant decarbonisation as the UK transitions to meet its 2050 net zero target. SSEN hopes that others will follow its lead and commit to ambitious fleet targets, which can stimulate and make the EV market more accessible. Sue-Ellen Cassiana "Suella" Braverman, QC is a British politician serving as Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland since February 2020 and has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Fareham since 2015. SSE's Senior Meteorologist, Simon Cardy tells us more... By using this site you agree to the use of cookies for analytics and personalised content. Samuel Phillip Gyimah is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Surrey from 2010 to 2019.

A member of the Scottish Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfries and Galloway since 2017. Burt was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State then Minister of State at the Department of Social Security from 1992 to 1997, and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2010 to 2013.

[11]. The competition has run successfully every year since. “The government is determined to build back better, build back greener and faster, and the transition to EVs will have a significant role on that journey.”. [8] He was a member of the team which won University Challenge in 1995 (in the first series after the programme was revived by the BBC in 1994). [4] [5] His mother was a barrister and his father an economist in the Commonwealth Secretariat. [5] [6], Kwarteng attended Colet Court [7] and then Eton College, [1] where he was a King's Scholar and was awarded the prestigious Newcastle Scholarship prize, before going to the University of Cambridge where he read classics and history at Trinity College, Cambridge. SSE is a signatory of the Climate Group’s EV100, a global initiative bringing together forward-looking companies committed to accelerating the transition to EVs by 2030.

A member of the Conservative Party, she chaired the European Research Group (ERG) from 19 June 2017 to 9 January 2018. Huw William Merriman is a British Conservative Party politician. Share.

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Spelthorne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Kwasi Kwarteng, a Conservative. Measures to electrify corporate fleets will stimulate the second-hand EV market, making the transition accessible and more affordable for UK households. Prior to entering Parliament, Kwasi worked as a financial analyst and author. First elected as a Conservative, Gauke had the Conservative whip removed on 3 September 2019 and until the dissolution sat as an independent politician.

David Michael Gauke is a British former politician and solicitor who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Hertfordshire from 2005 to 2019. Following the 2017 general election, Kwarteng was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond. Surface transport is now the largest source of UK carbon emissions and will require significant decarbonisation as the UK transitions to meet its 2050 net zero target.
[13] He was sixth on the Conservative list of candidates for the London Assembly in the 2008 London Assembly election, but was not elected as the Conservatives claimed only three London-wide list seats. Kwasi Alfred Addo Kwarteng (born 26 May 1975) [1] [2] [3] is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Spelthorne since 2010.

[17], Kwarteng backed the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union in the 2016 referendum. October ended and November began with wet and windy weather, so what can we expect for the rest of the month? The UK is an international leader on climate change, and I welcome that businesses like SSEN are supporting our ambitious targets. Christopher James Skidmore, is a British politician, author, and historian.

Kwarteng was chairman of the Bow Group in 2005–06. Kwarteng was described by a local paper as a "black Boris". Milling has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cannock Chase since the 2015 general election. [4] At the 2010 general election, Kwarteng won the seat with 22,261 votes (numerically more votes but a lower percentage of the vote than his predecessor). [24]. Daniel Robert Kawczynski is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shrewsbury and Atcham since 2005. Amanda Anne Milling is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party alongside Ben Elliot and Minister without Portfolio since February 2020. On Friday, the Spelthorne MP visited Sunbury substation in his constituency where SSEN has invested £2 million in upgrading its technology to support the delivery of a safe and secure supply of electricity and accommodate changing customer demands.
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Kwasi Kwarteng has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for Spelthorne since 2010.

In 2015, Thatcher's Trial: Six Months That Defined a Leader was published. [12]. [21], In September 2019, Kwarteng was criticised for saying "many people believe judges are biased" after a Scottish court ruled that Boris Johnson's prorogation of parliament was illegal. The Johnson ministry was formed from the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom, as a Conservative minority government. Born in London in 1975, Kwasi has a BA and PhD in History from Cambridge. Wantage is a constituency in Oxfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Conservative MP David Johnston. Kwarteng was re-elected on 7 May 2015 with an increased majority. Kevin John Foster is a British Conservative Party politician, representing the Torbay Parliamentary constituency since 2015. Promoted by Andrew Barrand on behalf of Kwasi Kwarteng MP, both at 13 Station Approach, Ashford, TW15 2QN.