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Unemployment in the UK

The hon. Gentleman has just come into the Chamber and has not listened to both sides of the debate or even to the debate about the financial situation. One of the reasons why electricity costs four times more in the UK than in France, and costs more than in Germany, is the lack of capacity. That lack is exacerbated by the fact that we have not built enough nuclear power stations over the past 20 years. Some 80 per cent. of France's electricity comes from secure sources of electricity—nuclear power—and France is able to keep its price low. Rather than gibber about various issues that have arisen in the debate, I have raised a specific point that I would like the Government to address. I am pleased with their record and what they have said on new nuclear build. Indeed, I have campaigned for new nuclear build in my constituency, but I have been very disappointed by the Conservative party. It is dithering on nuclear power stations, trying to use the policy as a last resort, when we all know that it takes a decade for them to go through the planning system and be built. I am prepared to take an intervention from a Tory Front Bencher on that point—[Interruption.] Well, I would ““Get with it”” if I knew what the Conservative policy was. As I say, I will take an intervention from the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alan Duncan)—[Interruption.] He says that I am out of date, but I am not sure what has changed since their conference last week.