Debates between Baroness Verma and Lord Grocott during the 2010-2015 Parliament

Energy: Long-term Supply

Debate between Baroness Verma and Lord Grocott
Thursday 17th October 2013

(10 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Verma Portrait Baroness Verma
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I refer back to the measures that we are taking through the Energy Bill. One of those measures is about looking at demand in energy usage. We of course want to ensure that not only are we generating more energy but that we are encouraging businesses and people to reduce energy use.

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Lord Grocott Portrait Lord Grocott
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Given that the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have frequently expressed concern about the influence of the left and, as they describe it, “Marxist policies” in Britain, what would be their attitude of the involvement of a communist country in our energy supply industry?

Baroness Verma Portrait Baroness Verma
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My Lords, luckily, the UK is the most open economy in the world and therefore welcomes inward investment, including in the nuclear sector and renewable energy, from everyone in the world.