Draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022 Debate

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Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Monday 18th July 2022

(1 year, 8 months ago)

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Greg Hands Portrait Greg Hands
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Sometimes, when we are making a reform, it is not always obvious where that reform process will lead. Let us bear in mind that there was a big consultation and we wanted to hear from suppliers and consumer groups, so we obviously wanted to look closely at the responses to the consultation. I have already mentioned the consultation in response to the point of the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun; we want a GB-wide scheme. It was right and proper to wait for the responses to the consultation before laying out our reform measures.

Katherine Fletcher Portrait Katherine Fletcher (South Ribble) (Con)
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I promise to be brief. Part of the technical consultation that the Minister has alluded to for solid walls is really important. Is there a major gain in preventing the latent heat of evaporation by putting a PVA coating on the outside of walls? Do we have to lose space from inside homes that may already be small to provide initial internal insulation? Does he agree that it was important to take time to ensure that the industry and different providers could work out how to get the most bang for their buck to move it forward?

Alan Whitehead Portrait Dr Whitehead
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But we always knew that.