All articles written by Alan Whitehead MP on PoliticsHome.com

18 Nov 2020 Energy

The Prime Minister’s pledge of more wind power needs a proper plan

Ports must be readied, cabling put in place and the whole supply chain secured and supported if we’re to ramp up our renewable energy. Firm action is needed, and fast

23 Sep 2019 Environment

Labour’s cross-governmental green industrial revolution will tackle climate change and deliver social justice

Labour have been working flat out on a policy response to the emergency which seeks to match what the science is telling us, writes Alan Whitehead MP

11 Oct 2018 Energy

If we don’t act urgently on climate change the consequences will be dire

After this week's worrying report from the IPCC, the UK government must step up to the plate and take bold action on global warming, writes Alan Whitehead

29 Mar 2018 Transport

Government must fund ship to shore power units to improve air quality in UK ports

Shadow Minister for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Southampton Test MP Dr Alan Whitehead writes in advance of his adjournment debate on 'Air quality and shore to ship charging'.

26 Mar 2018 Home affairs

Forget Putin, the real threat to the UK's energy security is closer to home

Vladimir Putin does not have a stranglehold on our gas supplies. But there are real concerns about the UK's future energy security, says Alan Whitehead

04 Dec 2017 Home affairs

The Government is bent on overseeing a rudderless energy price cap

To be effective, an energy price cap must tackle the cause of high prices – otherwise suppliers will still have the upper hand, warns Alan Whitehead