Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Greg Clark and Lee Rowley

Tuesday 13th March 2018 Commons Chamber

[Greg Clark]

I take the hon. Lady’s point. I think that everyone recognises these issues. In fact, the First Minister wrote to me yesterday and acknowledged the

“genuine challenges in…considering a proposal involving untried technology with high capital costs and significant uncertainties.”

That is why the best way to do this is to explore all the possibilities and to recognise the constraints. That is what I have committed to with colleagues in the Welsh Government.

[Lee Rowley (North East Derbyshire) (Con)]

2. What assessment he has made of the level of consumer satisfaction with smart meters.