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Energy Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Teverson (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 19 November 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills on Energy Bill.

My Lords, I very much welcome this government amendment. However, I have a concern which is similar to the concern expressed by my

noble friend Lady Maddock about how these numbers are produced. When the price increases came through from the energy companies, a bill that I saw, to family members, bullet-pointed the green energy costs as being at the top of the list, giving the impression that this was the most important thing. We all know that numbers are subjective. Numbers in company accounts are as objective as they can be but they are subject to how things are interpreted to some degree; as we know, for example, in terms of the lack of tax that is paid by some multinational companies. Do the Government have any view about how these numbers should be somehow independently audited or at least be auditable, if we feel that they fall below standard?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
749 c894 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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