Proceeding contribution from Michael Clapham (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 22 January 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Energy Bill.
Energy Bill
The hon. Gentleman will know of two decisions made by the Conservative Government in 1992 and 1994 that created the crisis that we now face. In 1992, his Government decided to close the world-leading clean coal technology centre at Grimethorpe colliery, and in 1994, after butchering the coal industry, they privatised what was left, when it had gone beyond its critical mass, so its demise was built in. Had those two decisions not been made, security of supply in this country would be sound.
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- 470 c1378-9
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- 2007-08
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Climate change Carbon dioxide Biofuels Carbon capture and storage Environment protection Energy Electricity generation Energy supply Infrastructure Fuel poverty Imports Fossil fuels EU emissions trading scheme Oil Natural gas Nuclear power Nuclear power stations Microgeneration Waste disposal Social tariffs Carbon emissions Storage Renewable energy Wind power
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- Energy Bill 2007-08
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