Green Skills Debate
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Lord St John of Bletso
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Green Skills
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Lord Callanan (Con)
Yes, I am very happy to agree with the noble Lord on that point. He makes some good observations.
Lord St John of Bletso (CB)
My Lords, there is no denying that environmental illiteracy is a major problem in both the public and private sector. What measures are being taken to embrace technologies such as smart meters to change behaviours?
Lord Callanan (Con)
One of my ministerial responsibilities is the smart metering programme, which has quietly gone ahead in the background. I forget the exact figures, but I think we now have 25 million smart meters installed in this country, and the programme is already delivering net benefits. We have launched a publicity drive to drive take-up even further, and we are looking to see what we can do to expand it even more, because smart meters are a very good thing.