Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 5 February 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Vincent Cable. The answering member was Malcolm Wicks.

Energy Regulations (Consumer Prices)

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on energy regulations and consumer prices.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 471 c188-209WH
Session: 2007-08
Department: Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: Tom Clarke | 471 c195WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) on introducing the debate and on his caref...; Vincent Cable | 471 c194-5WH (Link to this contribution) Indeed, the pattern of energy prices is regressive, both regionally and between social classes. What...; Roger Williams | 471 c197WH (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman is making valuable points about switching. I thought at one time that I was...; Tom Clarke | 471 c197-8WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes another solid point. It is very difficult to switch. The plain simple fact ...; Roger Williams | 471 c197WH (Link to this contribution) Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?; Tom Clarke | 471 c197WH (Link to this contribution) I am watching the time, so I shall give way for the last time, and try to conclude, because I know o...; Adam Price | 471 c197WH (Link to this contribution) Does the right hon. Gentleman accept that switching is more likely to be attractive to the young tha...; Tom Clarke | 471 c197WH (Link to this contribution) I repeat that I do not want to discourage those who are free to switch from doing so. None of us wou...; Jim Devine | 471 c196WH (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend has raised an important point. Does he agree that the Government are adopting a...; Tom Clarke | 471 c196-7WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a good point, which has been raised again and again by my constituents—and, no ...; John Grogan | 471 c198-9WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to make a brief contribution to this debate. I think that there is a television sho...; John Grogan | 471 c199WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. We will miss Energywatch because it has led the d...; Tom Clarke | 471 c199WH (Link to this contribution) Energywatch has done an outstanding job and it is a great pity that it will not be with us for very ...; David Leslie Taylor | 471 c199WH (Link to this contribution) And in terms of social responsibility.; John Grogan | 471 c199-200WH (Link to this contribution) It has also played a key role in terms of the social responsibility of the companies. I will not men...; David Leslie Taylor | 471 c200WH (Link to this contribution) The debate pack that the Library has helpfully supplied lists my question to the Minister on 22 Nove...; John Grogan | 471 c200WH (Link to this contribution) I shall let the Minister speak for himself on how he would rank the various companies. It is interes...; David Heyes | 471 c200WH (Link to this contribution) It is futile to try to rank the companies, because they are all woefully inadequate by any measure, ...; John Grogan | 471 c200-1WH (Link to this contribution) I agree that the time has come to have a minimum floor for social tariffs. I have great hopes of the...; Roger Williams | 471 c201-3WH (Link to this contribution) It is always a great pleasure to speak in debates under your chairmanship, Mr. Amess. I congratulat...; Malcolm Wicks | 471 c207-9WH (Link to this contribution) We continue to push for that in the Energy Council of Ministers, of which I am a member, and we work...; John Baron | 471 c207WH (Link to this contribution) I accept that the Government have tried to make the case in Europe for a more liberal market. The pr...; Malcolm Wicks | 471 c206-7WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) on the measured and thoughtful way in whic...; John Baron | 471 c203-6WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) on securing this debate, and other hon. Me...; John Baron | 471 c209WH (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister explain why the Government have apparently cut funding for the Warm Front scheme?; Malcolm Wicks | 471 c209WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman needs to look at the funding of Warm Front, which is the public spending programm...; Vincent Cable | 471 c188-9WH (Link to this contribution) I have been lucky in recent weeks with Mr. Speaker's roulette wheel—this is the second major debate ...; David Leslie Taylor | 471 c189WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman will know that so far, Ofgem has rebutted and brushed away the concerns that peop...; Vincent Cable | 471 c189-90WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is right, and anticipates what I am going on to say. There has been a fundamental...; Jim Devine | 471 c190WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. Does he agree that it is a remarkable coin...; Vincent Cable | 471 c190-1WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with the spirit of the hon. Gentleman's intervention, although it is not strictly true: it i...; David Drew | 471 c191WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate. Does he agree that one problem ...; Vincent Cable | 471 c191-2WH (Link to this contribution) I am not sure that I do agree. There is a problem with energy suppliers—I shall come to my conclusio...; David Leslie Taylor | 471 c192WH (Link to this contribution) The Chancellor will be familiar with the concept of windfall gains because the Treasury will have re...; Vincent Cable | 471 c192-3WH (Link to this contribution) That is a good point, which I intend to discuss later. There are windfall taxes, although we do not ...; John Baron | 471 c193WH (Link to this contribution) In essence, I agree with the vast majority of the hon. Gentleman's points, but I suggest that we nee...; Vincent Cable | 471 c193-4WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is anticipating not what I am about to say but what I shall say tomorrow in the d...; Adam Price | 471 c194WH (Link to this contribution) Before the hon. Gentleman comes on to solutions, does he accept that part of the problem that we fac...
Subjects: Costs Energy Energy supply Prices Regulation EU energy policy Trade competitiveness Social tariffs
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Energy Regulations (Consumer Prices)

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