Energy Bill [HL]
Lord Russell of Liverpool ExcerptsMonday 17th April 2023
(1 year, 8 months ago)
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Lord Whitty (Lab)
My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 68, and if my voice holds out I will also speak to Amendment 74. I appreciate that the Bill is primarily about the system, the capital investment and the totality of the supply of electricity, but, as the Minister recognised in his reply to the first group, the issues among the public are, “How much does it cost?”, “What effect does this have on my standard of living?”, and, in particular for the more vulnerable consumers, “Can I afford to keep my family and my house warm?”. There is no mention of any new initiatives in the Bill.
The Deputy Speaker (Lord Russell of Liverpool) (CB)
My Lords, I think the noble Lord may think that he is on the following group of amendments; this is the amendment in the previous group that I suspect he did not want to move. He is perhaps a touch premature.
Lord Whitty (Lab)
Oh! My apologies to the House and to the Deputy Speaker. I will return to the subject.