Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Barker of Battle and Mark Pawsey

Thursday 1st November 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con)]

The Rugby Advertiser reports that a local pensioner has been scammed into paying £99 for a device that was claimed to save energy but that, according to Warwickshire trading standards, is dangerous and will not save any money. Will the Minister join me in condemning companies that take advantage in that way of consumers who are concerned about their energy costs?

[Gregory Barker]

Absolutely. I was appalled to read of the case raised by my hon. Friend, who is a great champion of his constituents. Trading standards exists to help such victims, and I am pleased to hear that Warwickshire trading standards is investigating the case. I would be grateful if my hon. Friend kept me informed of progress, as we take the matter very seriously indeed.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Barker of Battle and Mark Pawsey

Thursday 26th January 2012 Commons Chamber

[Gregory Barker]

The feed-in tariffs were devised by the right hon. Member for Doncaster North (Edward Miliband), and unfortunately did not anticipate a single scheme of the type to which the hon. Member for York Central (Hugh Bayley) refers. Under our reformed and restructured feed-in tariff schemes, in the future we very much hope that those schemes will be able to be supported, unlike the shambles of the scheme that we inherited from Labour.

[Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con)]

19. What discussions he has had with National Grid on the shutting down of wind farms during times of high wind intensity.