Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Julian Huppert and Charles Hendry
Charles Hendry
I agree strongly with my hon. Friend, and the reason why we have brought forward this competition with the speed that we have—three months for submissions to be made and another three months or so before the final outcome is known—is the importance of speed. Work is going on around the world to try to deal with this. We think that with £1 billion up front and £125 million for research and development, and through our new market reform structure—a long-term mechanism for supporting that industry—we can move this from being a few pilot projects to an industry.
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD)
12. What support he plans to provide for Cambridge retrofit and other schemes to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings.