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Lord Offord of Garvel (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 February 2025

Debate

Great British Energy Bill

Contribution

My Lords, I remind you all of what the Prime Minister said: “I stand by everything in our manifesto and one of the things I made clear in the election campaign is I wouldn’t make a single promise or commitment that I didn’t think we could deliver in government”. The number of £300 is not our number. The number comes from the Labour manifesto and a commitment to the British people. The great British people think that GB Energy is a new electricity company that is going to deliver them cheaper energy; what we have discovered is that it is actually an investment plan employing 200 people in Aberdeen. It is a big delta: 650,000 jobs compared to 200 jobs rising to 1,000. These are not our numbers; these are the Government’s numbers. All these amendments are trying to do is hold the Government to account on commitments made in the election campaign, and I wish to test the opinion of the House.

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