§ 3. Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what private sector initiatives there are in the field of energy saving.
§ The Minister of State, Department of Energy (Mr. Peter Morrison)There is now a well-established energy efficiency industry operating and taking initiatives in the private sector.
§ Mr. JackWill my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating a company in my constituency, Inenco, which for the past 21 years has been investing in energy management, to the extent of £2.3 million in saving systems, which in turn have saved £1 million worth of energy? Does he agree that that excellent example of a private sector initiative shows what can be done in energy savings?
§ Mr. MorrisonI agree with my hon. Friend that Inenco deserves a very good 21st birthday present. I am glad to say that where that company has gone, so have many others.
§ Mrs. RoeIs my right hon. Friend aware that horticulturists are among the most efficient users of energy, yet their operations are threatened by the large increase in gas prices?
§ Mr. MorrisonI am aware of that, not least because my hon. Friend, with another of my hon. Friends, discussed with me the position of the glasshouse industry. She knows that Ofgas is in discussion with British Gas at present about the predicament that she mentioned.