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Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 3:21 pm ar 27 Ionawr 2025.

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Photo of Lord Offord of Garvel Lord Offord of Garvel Shadow Minister (Energy Security and Net Zero) 3:21, 27 Ionawr 2025

My Lords, the stark reality is that the green policies of successive UK Governments, however well-intentioned, have come at a prohibitive cost to the UK economy. The average UK industrial energy price is now five times that of the USA and seven times that of China. The sad reality is that the UK is locked out of the digital revolution in crypto and AI. Does the Minister think there are lessons that can be learned from the new US Administration’s approach to energy supply? Does he agree with me that this is now the time for common sense to prevail? Will he please go to the Department for Energy and persuade his boss to drill, Mili, drill?