Energy Tariffs Debate

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David Winnick

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Energy Tariffs

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Thursday 18th October 2012

(11 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Hayes Portrait Mr Hayes
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Considerably fewer than there are now.

David Winnick Portrait Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab)
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In the real world, does the Minister realise that millions of people on modest incomes fear the coming winter because of the huge increases in energy prices that have occurred and will continue to occur? When are the Government going to take a hold of these privatised energy companies, which pay their leading personnel very high salaries, make huge profits and act as a cartel?

John Hayes Portrait Mr Hayes
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As someone who comes from as modest a background as anyone in this House and is committed to social mobility, I could hardly not be aware of that.