Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Noah Law and Ed Miliband

Tuesday 29th April 2025 Commons Chamber

[Ed Miliband]

The hon. Lady is 100% right—clean, home-grown power is the answer—so that is an unequivocal yes.

[Noah Law (St Austell and Newquay) (Lab)]

T8. Industrial communities such as St Austell and the clay country have been stifled in recent years by soaring energy costs. What steps is the Secretary of State taking to ensure that industries such as the proud china clay industry are internationally competitive?

[Ed Miliband]

My hon. Friend is right: there is a long-standing issue around industrial energy prices. The key is getting off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel markets, because just as family finances were ruined in the cost of living crisis, it is the same in relation to business finances and public finances. It is an essential part of the answer.