Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chris Huhne and Mary Macleod

Thursday 20th October 2011 Commons Chamber

[Chris Huhne]

I have to say that I find it somewhat ironic to be lectured by the Opposition about the importance of speed in this area, given that it was the Labour Government who cancelled the Peterhead project in 2007. The reality is that we are attempting to proceed with this as quickly as we can. We have learned an awful lot from the negotiations and from the engineering studies at Longannet, and we hope that we can proceed and deliver on time and within budget.

[Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con)]

7. What plans he has to support investment by small and medium-sized enterprises in energy efficiency schemes.