Jobs driven abroad

Peter Lilley MP attacks subsidises in wind turbines in Hse of Commons speech.

"The truth is that we are, by imposing on our business high energy costs in the UK, driving business abroad, some of it to China. By subsidising the investment in solar panels and wind turbines, we are creating opportunities for China to export to the UK and we are probably creating green jobs in China. But let us not pretend that we are creating any green jobs for ourselves, or any opportunities to export to China, that would not exist if we simply abandoned all our climate change commitments in this country." -- Peter Lilley, House of Commons, 18 April 2013