Oral Answers to Questions

David T C Davies Excerpts

Thursday 7th January 2016 Commons Chamber

[Amber Rudd]

The hon. Gentleman is right in what he says, and we do ensure that there is a focus, through ECO, on rural areas, which often face the largest problem with fuel poverty. My Department works closely with various community energy schemes to ensure that we assist them, be that in group buying or in setting up their own renewable energy schemes, and we will continue to do so.

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

rose—

[Mr Speaker]

David “Top Cat” Davies. [Laughter.]

[David T. C. Davies]

That’s fine by me, Mr Speaker.

Does my right hon. Friend agree that renewable energy sources are two to three times more expensive than fossil fuels and therefore the more renewables we use, the more fuel poverty we will create?

[Mr Speaker]

The explanation should be intelligible to the people beyond, and the explanation is that the middle initials are T. C. My apologies to the hon. Gentleman, who seems duly delighted.