Energy Tariffs Debate

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Henry Smith

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Energy Tariffs

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Business of the House
Thursday 18th October 2012

(12 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Hayes Portrait Mr Hayes
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The hon. Gentleman is an experienced Member of the House. When the proposals are presented, of course there will be an impact assessment.

Henry Smith Portrait Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
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This morning my constituent Anthony Noel contacted me to say that his energy bills had risen by more than 11% in the last year, so I welcome the remarks made by the Prime Minister yesterday. I understand that the Government will be inviting the six main energy companies to engage in a round-table discussion of the policy. Can the Minister confirm that?

John Hayes Portrait Mr Hayes
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The dialogue with the energy companies is important to us, so yes, we will be doing that.

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