New Clause 25 - Local planning authorities: energy and energy efficiency

Part of Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 6:00 pm ar 28 Chwefror 2006.

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Photo of Gregory Barker Gregory Barker Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) 6:00, 28 Chwefror 2006

It was not me who suggested that the Minister had been over-egging. I quoted the official spokesman of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, who said that it was

“More a survey than a review”,

that it was not urgent at all and that it was qualitative research, after which the Minister would decide what to do. He said:

Malcolm Wicks was rather over-egging the case.”

Those are not my words; they are the words of the official spokesman of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.