Electricity Market Reform

Debate between Mark Tami and Chris Huhne

Tuesday 12th July 2011 Commons Chamber

[Chris Huhne]

Tidal power is exciting and has great prospects. We have some enormously important potential sites for tidal stream—for example, the area around the Severn barrage—and I am confident that as the technology progresses it will play an important part in our energy mix.

[Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab)]

In the Secretary of State’s statement, there is one mention of nuclear power, but I do not recall him mentioning it at all when he delivered it. Putting that aside, does he not accept that the industry needs certainty? Otherwise there is a danger that the investment will go elsewhere.

[Chris Huhne]

I entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. Investors need certainty and clarity, and that is what we are giving them today.