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Stephen Pound

Main Page: Stephen Pound (Labour - Ealing North)

Oral Answers to Questions

Stephen Pound Excerpts
Monday 24th October 2016

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Marcus Jones Portrait Mr Jones
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It is always important to reserve enough energy, and LED lights are certainly one way of not using as much energy as our current street lights generally do. I hear what the hon. Lady says, and I think that, when practicable, local authorities should always seek to procure goods and services from UK firms.

Stephen Pound Portrait Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab)
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The Minister for encouraging avian procreation is not unknown in Ealing. May I invite him to return to that sweet borough, where he will see the stars glittering like diamonds on a bed of black velvet because a very hard-working, intelligent and innovative council has changed the street lighting programme to one with down-lighters and lower luminescence? Will he return with me to Ealing and gaze up at the stars, which are now visible?

Marcus Jones Portrait Mr Jones
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I usually expect most Labour local authorities to leave people in the dark, but on this occasion I hear what the hon. Gentleman says. I made a fantastic visit to Pitshanger Lane in his constituency not too long ago and I should be delighted to return at some point.