Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to his contribution of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 1191, on energy prices, what the evidential basis is for his statement that there was under-investment in the UK's energy infrastructure.

The Government faces the challenge of securing up to £100bn on investment in electricity generation and networks by the end of the decade to keep the lights on and decarbonise energy, having already attracted £45bn since 2010. This is a higher level of investment than previously achieved, based on ONS investment data going back to 2004.