Climate Change: UN Conference

Lord Avebury Excerpts

Wednesday 7th January 2015 Lords Chamber

[Lord Cormack (Con)]

The fact that it is not new does not mean that it is not stupid.

[Lord Avebury (LD)]

My Lords, has my noble friend looked at the study by Oxford University’s department of engineering which showed that the development of tidal power in the Pentland Firth could supply 42% of Scotland’s electricity? Will she therefore encourage the development of these resources and promote them in other parts of the United Kingdom?

[Baroness Verma]

My Lords, I know that we have steered slightly away from the Question on the Order Paper, but I suggest to the noble Lord that this Government are looking at all types of energy to ensure that we have a diverse mix of energy so that we are not dependent on having to bring energy from abroad but can supply our own energy at a cost-effective rate to the British public.