My hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the reasons why we have to increase investment so much over a relatively short time, which comes at a price, is the failure of the last Government to invest in energy infrastructure. People warned them, and warned the former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, currently the Leader of the Opposition, to do something; he failed.
Energy Bills
Proceeding contribution from
Ed Davey
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 2 December 2013.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Energy Bills.
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2013-14
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