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Energy Bill

Proceeding contribution from Tom Greatrex (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 4 June 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills on Energy Bill.

If we want the best chance of getting those jobs in the UK, the best chance of Siemens building its offshore turbine factory in Hull and the best chance of Gamesa building its factory in Leith, and to get the wider jobs and growth benefits, we need a target. If costs are disproportionately high in the UK we must look at the cause—a carbon floor price that is completely different from what is happening elsewhere in Europe.

That is the real focus on where those costs are higher. If we want those economic benefits, we need the target, because that is what industry needs to make those decisions, to convince those global boards that have a number of different options about where to make that investment and to make sure that it happens within the UK.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
563 c1414 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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