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Baroness Fookes Excerpts

Thursday 21st June 2012 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Garden of Frognal]

I am not sure that there will be significant costs to the consumers for this. It will obviously be an additional service when it is rolled out. The filters for the adaptation will be free, and in most cases the installation will be free, so the actual cost to consumers should not be significant when the rollout is completed.

[Baroness Fookes]

My Lords, why should there be any cost to consumers?

[Baroness Garden of Frognal]

There should be a cost only if an additional service is being provided that is of benefit to the consumers. People are normally prepared to pay for services that give them benefit. If any additional cost arises, that should be where it is.