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Debate between Tom Collins and Polly Billington
Tuesday 6th January 2026

(1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Tom Collins Portrait Tom Collins (Worcester) (Lab)
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3. What estimate he has made of the cost of building new gas-fired power stations.

Polly Billington Portrait Ms Polly Billington (East Thanet) (Lab)
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19. Whether he has made an estimate of the cost of building new gas-fired power stations.

Ed Miliband Portrait The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband)
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The 2023 generation costs report published under the previous Government shows the levelised cost of electricity to build and operate a new gas-fired power station to be significantly higher than the cost of onshore wind, solar and offshore wind in the most recent renewables auction round. Renewables are a cheaper technology to build and operate than new gas-fired power stations.

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