Department of Energy and Climate Change

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The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is a British government department created on 3 October 2008 by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to take over some of the functions of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (energy) and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (climate change). It is led by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, currently the Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, the first to hold this position.

The Department released a major White Paper in July 2009 that sets out its purpose and plans. ^[1]

Current Ministers

As of 9 June 2009: ^[2]

• Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change: The Rt Hon. Ed Miliband MP
  • Minister of State for Energy (Commons): Joan Ruddock MP
  • Minister of State (Lords): The Rt Hon. The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
    • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State: David Kidney MP

The Permanent Under-Secretary of State is Moira Wallace.^[3]

Shadow Secretaries

The Conservative Party's Shadow Secretary of State is Greg Clark MP.^[4] The Liberal Democrat spokesman is Simon Hughes MP.^[5]

See also

Energy portal

• Energy policy of the United Kingdom
• Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom

References

External links

• Department of Energy and Climate Change official website
• UK Government low carbon news site

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