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Stephen Flynn Excerpts
Tuesday 17th December 2024

(1 day, 8 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ed Miliband Portrait Ed Miliband
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right about that. It is about energy independence for Britain, and about becoming a clean energy superpower that can export energy and benefit as a country. The opportunities are huge, which is why we are getting on with it.

Stephen Flynn Portrait Stephen Flynn (Aberdeen South) (SNP)
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I think the Secretary of State is now arguing that energy bills will fall by £300 by 2030. A simple question: how much will they rise by before then?

Ed Miliband Portrait Ed Miliband
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I am disappointed in the right hon. Gentleman, but perhaps I should not be surprised. The truth is that there is only one future for Britain that reduces bills for good: a clean power mission. We can carry on being vulnerable, and we can carry on with fossil fuels, but we will be in the grip of petrostates and dictators. This Government are not willing to leave us exposed.