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Proceeding contribution from Lord Lilley (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 15 July 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on UK Low Carbon Transition Plan.


UK Low Carbon Transition Plan

Why did the Secretary of State's reassuring figures on the impact of these measures on household budgets contradict the figures in his most recent impact statement, which showed that the cost of renewables currently adds 15 per cent. to electricity bills—a figure set to rise to nearly 50 per cent.—and that the increase in gas bills will be 46 per cent.?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
496 c302-3 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disadvantaged Agriculture Conservation Climate change Competition Carbon capture and storage Housing Finance Fees and charges Investment Energy Electricity generation Ofgem Government departments Innovation Fuel poverty Exhaust emissions Government assistance Powers Nuclear power Pollution control Meters Prices Microgeneration Social tariffs Carbon emissions Research Regulation Transport Waste management Renewable energy Wave power Tidal power Wind power National grid
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk