Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Harrington of Watford and David T C Davies

Tuesday 12th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con)]

16. Does my hon. Friend agree that, notwithstanding his comments, wind energy requires a subsidy, realignment of the national grid and extra money for back-up sources when the wind is not blowing? Does that not mean that the electricity will be far more expensive than that which is produced by gas or coal?

[Richard Harrington]

The facts are that the—