Energy Bill

Part of Orders of the Day – in the House of Commons at 4:36 pm on 22 January 2008.

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Photo of Alan Duncan Alan Duncan Shadow Secretary of State 4:36, 22 January 2008

I shall move on, if I may. I have spoken for long enough, and I know that many other Members wish to speak.

Alongside feed-in tariffs and an adequate waste regime, the Bill also lacks a third key element: energy efficiency. Last year, the Minister for Energy himself said that the era of cheap energy was over. The price rises of recent weeks have seen that prophecy come true. In that context, it is shocking that the Government should introduce an Energy Bill that offers no comfort to the 4 million people who are now in fuel poverty.