Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mike Thornton and Baroness Morgan of Cotes

Tuesday 5th November 2013 Commons Chamber

[Nicky Morgan]

I thank the hon. Gentleman very much indeed for his question, but the energy price freeze suggested by the Leader of the Opposition is actually an energy price con. It has been made very clear that the prices will go up beforehand and up afterwards, and the Leader of the Opposition has made it clear that if wholesale prices go up, he will have to stop the freeze. That is a price con; it is not sustainable; we are fixing the problem.

[Mike Thornton (Eastleigh) (LD)]

Will the Chancellor of the Exchequer join me in congratulating the Eastleigh Liberal Democrat borough council on the large part it has played in bringing the local unemployment rate down below 1,000?