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Responding to Baroness Featherstone's earlier comments, government spokesman Viscount Younger of Leckie says "the nation is still digesting the results" of the EU referendum and there will be "no immediate changes".

He goes on to say the government will "continue to deliver on its agenda in this sector of making sure consumers have secure, affordable energy".

He confirms the UK will, for the time being, remain part of the EU emissions trading scheme.