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Volume No. 576Part No. 127

House of Commons Debates 27 February 2014

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

energy and climate change

energy company obligation

energy efficiency

energy prices

community energy

energy companies: charges

fuel poverty

tidal energy

smart meters

european green capital 2015

household energy bills

energy prices

off-grid homes: fuel bills

energy meters

extreme weather events

energy market competition

topical questions

business of the house

welfare reform (sick and disabled people)

parliamentary representation

post office museum and post office railway


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Column: 387

House of Commons [27 Feb 2014]

Prayers [27 Feb 2014]

[Mr Speaker] [27 Feb 2014]

Oral Answers to Questions [27 Feb 2014]

Energy and Climate Change [27 Feb 2014]

Energy Company Obligation [27 Feb 2014]

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

Lilian Greenwood:

Mr Davey:

Column: 388

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Mr Davey:

Mr Speaker:

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Speaker:

Jonathan Reynolds:

Mr Davey:

Column: 389

Energy Efficiency [27 Feb 2014]

Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Gemma Doyle:

Gregory Barker:

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Gregory Barker:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Gregory Barker:

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 390

Gregory Barker:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Gregory Barker:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Gregory Barker:

Mr Speaker:

Energy Prices [27 Feb 2014]

Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab):

Column: 391

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

Diana Johnson:

Mr Davey:

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

Mr Davey:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Column: 392

Mr Davey:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Community Energy [27 Feb 2014]

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Duncan Hames:

Gregory Barker:

Column: 393

Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

Gregory Barker:

Energy Companies: Charges [27 Feb 2014]

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Rehman Chishti:

Gregory Barker:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Gregory Barker:

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):

Column: 394

Gregory Barker:

Fuel Poverty [27 Feb 2014]

Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Damian Hinds:

Gregory Barker:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab):

Gregory Barker:

Column: 395

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op):

Gregory Barker:

Tidal Energy [27 Feb 2014]

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Eric Ollerenshaw:

Gregory Barker:

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 396

Gregory Barker:

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Gregory Barker:

Smart Meters [27 Feb 2014]

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Michael Fallon):

Graham Stringer:

Michael Fallon:

European Green Capital 2015 [27 Feb 2014]

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

Column: 397

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Michael Fallon):

Charlotte Leslie:

Michael Fallon:

Household Energy Bills [27 Feb 2014]

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mr Davey:

Column: 398

Energy Prices [27 Feb 2014]

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

Alison McGovern:

Mr Davey:

Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Off-grid Homes: Fuel Bills [27 Feb 2014]

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 399

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Michael Fallon):

Jeremy Lefroy:

Michael Fallon:

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Energy Meters [27 Feb 2014]

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Michael Fallon):

Martin Vickers:

Column: 400

Michael Fallon:

Extreme Weather Events [27 Feb 2014]

Mike Thornton (Eastleigh) (LD):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

Mike Thornton:

Mr Davey:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 401

Mr Davey:

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Energy Market Competition [27 Feb 2014]

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

Column: 402

Bob Blackman:

Mr Davey:

Mr Speaker:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Mr Davey:

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Column: 403

Caroline Flint:

Mr Davey:

Topical Questions [27 Feb 2014]

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

Mr Weir:

Mr Davey:

Column: 404

Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Michael Fallon):

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker):

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Column: 405

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Gregory Barker:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Lab):

Column: 406

Mr Davey:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Gregory Barker:

Andy Sawford (Corby) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 407

Michael Fallon:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Column: 408

Michael Fallon:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Mr Davey:

Column: 409

Business of the House [27 Feb 2014]

10.33 am

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Column: 410

Ms Eagle:

Column: 411


Mr Lansley:

Column: 412


Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 413

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 414

Mr Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Mr Lansley:

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 415

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Column: 416

Mr Lansley:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Lansley:

Column: 417

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Lansley:

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 418

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

Column: 419

Mr Lansley:

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 420

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 421

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 422

Mr Lansley:

Andy Sawford (Corby) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Lansley:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 423

Backbench Business

Welfare Reform (Sick and Disabled People) [27 Feb 2014]

11.22 am

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 424

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

John McDonnell:

Column: 425

Liz Kendall (Leicester West) (Lab):

John McDonnell:

Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab):

John McDonnell:

Column: 426


Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

John McDonnell:

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

Column: 427

John McDonnell:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

John McDonnell:

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab):

John McDonnell:

Column: 428


Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

John McDonnell:

Column: 429


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

11.43 am

George Hollingbery (Meon Valley) (Con):

Column: 430

Column: 431

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

George Hollingbery:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

George Hollingbery:

Column: 432


Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 433

11.52 am

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Caroline Lucas:

Column: 434

Dame Anne Begg:

11.59 am

Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

Column: 435

Liz Kendall:

Mr Reid:

Sheila Gilmore:

Mr Reid:

Column: 436


Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

Mr Reid:

Column: 437

12.7 pm

Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con)

Ian Mearns:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Ian Mearns:

Column: 438


12.14 pm

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

Column: 439

Grahame M. Morris:

Graham Evans:

Column: 440

12.19 pm

Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

Column: 441


Column: 442

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Mrs McGuire:

12.27 pm

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Column: 443


Column: 444


12.33 pm

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Column: 445

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

12.39 pm

Dame Angela Watkinson (Hornchurch and Upminster) (Con):

Column: 446

12.45 pm

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

12.51 pm

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) (Lab):

Column: 448


Mr Reid:

Jim Sheridan:

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mike Penning)

Jim Sheridan:

Mike Penning:

Jim Sheridan:

Column: 449


12.59 pm

Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan) (SNP):

Column: 450


Column: 451


1.5 pm

Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

Column: 452

Column: 453


1.11 pm

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Grahame M. Morris:

Ian Lavery:

Column: 454

1.19 pm

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

1.23 pm

Column: 456

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 457


1.29 pm

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Column: 458

Caroline Lucas:

Sheila Gilmore:

Caroline Lucas:

Column: 459

Column: 460


1.37 pm

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Column: 461


1.43 pm

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 462


Ian Mearns:

Grahame M. Morris:

Column: 463


1.51 pm

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Column: 464


1.57 pm

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Column: 465


Column: 466


2.3 pm

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Column: 467


Guto Bebb:

Kate Green:

Grahame M. Morris:

Kate Green:

Column: 468

Mr Reid:

Kate Green:

Caroline Lucas:

Kate Green:

Column: 469

Caroline Lucas:

Kate Green:

2.15 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mike Penning):

Ian Lavery:

Mike Penning:

Column: 470

Ian Mearns:

Mike Penning:

Column: 471


Yasmin Qureshi

Mike Penning:

Kate Green:

Mike Penning:

Column: 472

Kate Green:

Mike Penning:

Yasmin Qureshi:

Mike Penning:

Column: 473

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

2.26 pm

John McDonnell:

Column: 474

Column: 475

Parliamentary Representation [27 Feb 2014]

2.29 pm

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Column: 476

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Dame Anne Begg:

Column: 477

Column: 478


Column: 479


2.44 pm

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Column: 480

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Margot James:

Dame Angela Watkinson (Hornchurch and Upminster) (Con):

Margot James:

Column: 481


Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Margot James:

Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Margot James:

Column: 482

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Margot James:

Column: 483

Julian Smith:

Margot James:

Dame Angela Watkinson

Margot James:

Mr Speaker:

Dame Angela Watkinson:

Column: 484

Margot James:

3.5 pm

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab):

Column: 485


Dame Anne Begg:

Mr Blunkett:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Blunkett:

Column: 486


Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mr Blunkett:

Nia Griffith:

Mr Blunkett:

Julian Smith:

Mr Blunkett:

Julian Smith:

Mr Blunkett:

Column: 487

3.19 pm

Mr Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Column: 488

Column: 489


3.25 pm

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Column: 490


Column: 492

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con):

Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 493

3.41 pm

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Column: 494


Sir Edward Leigh:

Andrew Percy:

Column: 495


Penny Mordaunt:

Andrew Percy:

Fiona Mactaggart:

Andrew Percy:

Column: 496


Column: 497


3.46 pm

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Column: 498


Column: 499

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

4.2 pm

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Andrew Percy:

Mr Nuttall:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 500

Mr Nuttall:

4.8 pm

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 501


Column: 502


Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

4.17 pm

Column: 503

Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Column: 504


4.22 pm

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

Column: 505


Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

4.27 pm

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 506

4.29 pm

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

4.33 pm

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Column: 507

4.37 pm

Column: 508

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

4.41 pm

Column: 509

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Column: 510


Column: 511


4.48 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mrs Helen Grant):

Column: 512


Fiona Mactaggart

Sadiq Khan:

Mrs Grant:

Column: 513

4.56 pm

Dame Anne Begg:

Column: 514


Julian Smith:

Sadiq Khan:

Julian Smith:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 515

Post Office Museum and Post Office Railway [27 Feb 2014]

5 pm

Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury) (Lab):

Column: 516

Column: 517

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Emily Thornberry:

Column: 518


5.14 pm

Column: 519

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Michael Fallon):

Column: 520


Emily Thornberry:

Michael Fallon:

Column: 521

Column: 522

5.23 pm