Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Debate
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Jesse Norman
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Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)
I thought the Minister was a touch complacent in his earlier answer on smart meters given that this will cost the taxpayer £11 billion by the end of the Parliament. What is he going to do about the fact that they do not work when a customer switches supplier?
Jesse Norman
The smart meter programme should be judged on its long-term effect. It will save £47 billion by the end of that decade.
[Official Report, 14 March 2017, Vol. 623, c. 178.]
Letter of correction from Jesse Norman:
An error has been identified in a response I gave to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Steve McCabe) during topical questions.
The correct answer should have been:
Jesse Norman
The smart meter programme should be judged on its long-term effect. It will save £47 per year on a household’s energy bill by 2030.”