Nuclear Power

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 8:42 pm on 22 October 2002.

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Photo of Tim Yeo Tim Yeo Shadow Secretary of State (Trade and Industry) 8:42, 22 October 2002

Indeed. Siting a wind farm in Twickenham is an excellent idea—although not, I hope, on the rugby ground.

Have the Liberal Democrats calculated the cost of turning down every application for an onshore wind farm, on the achievement of the renewables target to which they are committed? How far would the Liberal Democrats regard it as acceptable to raise the price of electricity to consumers in pursuit of their determination to allow Liberal Democrat Members to oppose planning applications up and down the country?

The Minister left several questions unanswered. I was not clear about his present view of the new electricity trading arrangements. Does he feel, for example, that the cuts in the prices paid to generators have been adequately passed on to consumers? Does he believe that the problems at TXU—which were touched on by Mr. Mole and which, happily for consumers, appear to have been resolved satisfactorily—will have a domino effect elsewhere in the industry?