Proceeding contribution from Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 October 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Department of Energy and Climate Change
May I make a plea for people in rural areas who have no option of gas and depend heavily on heating oil? According to the Library note, heating oil is 86 per cent. above its July 2008 price and 227 per cent. above the late 1998 and early 1999 low. Those people are really hurting, and they are not benefiting from falling prices as others are. What can the Secretary of State's Department do to ensure that they do? Secondly, the Secretary of State has not mentioned the security of our own oil and gas production, which will still be needed despite the climate change commitments. Can he reassure us that the Government have a commitment to maximising production from our own resources for our own security?
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- 2007-08
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- Climate change Energy Government departments Pollution control Prices Overcharging Renewable energy Carbon emissions Greenhouse gas emissions Department of Energy and Climate Change Climate Change Committee
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