It is for Ministers to take these decisions and for Ministers to be accountable to Parliament for them. It is for Parliament to scrutinise the decision taken. I am sure the hon. Lady is not suggesting that Parliament itself should take this decision; in the end, it is for the Executive to take their decisions about investment and infrastructure and for those decisions to be fully accountable to, and scrutinised by, Parliament.
Energy Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Michael Fallon
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 3 June 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Energy Bill.
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