Energy Bill

Lord Lilley Excerpts

Wednesday 19th December 2012 Commons Chamber

[Caroline Flint]

I agree. As has been said, the Climate Change Act 2008, led by my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition when he was Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, was a world first. It put us in a position, with cross-party support, with a few honourable—or maybe not honourable—exceptions, in the forefront of change.

[Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con)]

Is she allowed to say we are not honourable?

[Hon. Members]

She?

[Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)]

Order. If the right hon. Gentleman wants to make a point, he must stand up and do so to the Chair, not from a sedentary position. He should know better after so long in the House.

[Mr Lilley]

Is it in order to refer to hon. Members who oppose the speaker as not honourable?

[Mr Deputy Speaker]

It was a general reference.

[Mr Lilley]

It was not.

[Mr Deputy Speaker]

I am telling the right hon. Gentleman. When he says “she”, that is not acceptable language either. It is Christmas; we ought to give a little more humble time to each other, and certainly we do not want the debate to deteriorate. I hope we will have no further interventions from either side in that manner.