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David T C Davies Excerpts
Tuesday 12th December 2017

(6 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David T C Davies Portrait David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con)
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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?

Lord Harrington of Watford Portrait Richard Harrington
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