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Lord Hanson of Flint

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Thursday 31st January 2013

(11 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Hayes Portrait Mr Hayes
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I think it was John Ruskin who said that when we build we must think that we build for ever, and the Government are determined to build a framework of certainty that will allow investment in a range of generating technologies to guarantee our energy security. Our ambitions are no less than that.

Lord Hanson of Flint Portrait Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab)
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If things are going so well, will the Minister tell the House why 17 companies are taking his Department to court for billions of pounds of compensation because of cuts to feed-in tariffs, why 80% of the solar industry has collapsed over the past year in respect of installations, and why companies in my constituency are screaming at me about the Government’s failure to develop solar industries?