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Lord Bruce of Bennachie

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Thursday 11th November 2010

(13 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Barker of Battle Portrait Gregory Barker
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Absolutely. I am sorry to hear that the hon. Gentleman thinks that his constituency is behind, and I shall be very happy to look into the specific case in his area. If he would like to write to me with specific issues, I shall ensure that my officials look into them, because we are committed to a national roll-out of this exciting technology.

Lord Bruce of Bennachie Portrait Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD)
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What discussions is the Department having with financial institutions to ensure not only that access to feed-in tariffs is available to people on low incomes, who cannot borrow money at competitive rates in order to benefit, but that, if it really is a national programme, low-income people will fully benefit from it?

Lord Barker of Battle Portrait Gregory Barker
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Feed-in tariffs are available to everybody, regardless of income, and there are some innovative market solutions and offers that allow people to access those technologies without needing any up-front capital. However, it is up to the market to bring forward such solutions, and for Government to create the environment in which the market can do so.