Energy Markets Competition Assessment

Thomas Docherty Excerpts

Thursday 27th March 2014 Commons Chamber

[Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab)]

On 12 February, the Secretary of State criticised Labour’s critique of the wholesale energy market as deeply flawed, so does he think he is as stupid as he looks right now?

[Mr Davey]

It is always nice to have charm in the House. I have to tell the hon. Gentleman that Labour’s proposals include introducing a pool. The problem is that the day-ahead market, which is like the pool, has grown dramatically under this Government. That is one of the reasons why I said that Labour’s policies are absolutely flawed: because the Opposition have not looked at what is actually happening. Indeed, I asked the right hon. Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint) in that debate whether she had read the report and it was clear that she had not. That is one of the reasons why we think Labour’s policy proposals are flawed.