Energy: Draft Energy Bill

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Excerpts

Wednesday 14th November 2012 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Verma]

Of course, my noble friend does not expect me to agree with anything that he has just said. We very much took on board the recommendations and comments made by noble Lords in the Committee led by the noble Lord, Lord Oxburgh, and also by the Energy and Climate Change Committee. However, the Bill will arrive. As with all Bills that need proper scrutiny, we will come to the House with a Bill date when it has reached the stages that it needs to reach.

[Lord Foulkes of Cumnock]

My Lords, how can the Government be the greenest ever, when the MP running the Tory campaign in Corby has sabotaged the Government’s policy by supporting an anti-wind farm candidate? My spies tell me that yesterday the Minister described her own brief as “all a load of hot air”. With Tories like the Minister and Mr Heaton-Harris undermining the Liberal Democrat Energy Secretary, is this not another coalition shambles?

[Baroness Verma]

My Lords, the noble Lord has tried very hard to deviate from the Question on the Order Paper. Therefore, it is not worthy of a response.