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Energy Bill

There is something to be said for the case made by the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale. Perhaps I can compare it with what happens now. I get electricity bills which cover a period in which there has been a change in the price of the electricity and I have yet to discover how on earth the company apportions my supply which covers a three-month period when there is a change of price half way. I have tried sitting down with a towel round my head to work it out. Not being a mathematician, I gave up. My wife positively refused to allow me to take it up with the company. I believe a smart meter would be able to answer that sort of thing at once. You would see exactly when the rate changed and what your reading was at that time. I quiver at ““must””. I find that slightly difficult. As the Minister said, there is still a great deal of work to be done to be able to have an effective rollout of smart meters. Although I understand the case made by the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, ““must”” brings a slight doubt into my mind.