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In addition to the work of the Sullivan report, the Government produced some additional evidence in the “Greener Homes Prospectus”, which gives several examples of how the cost premiums need not be so great if we produce highly energy-efficient homes at scale.
The system of charging—or subsidising—producers on the basis of their location to encourage them to locate as close to the south of England as possible is an anachronism.
Ms McAlpine referred to some illustrative figures—produced by yourself—which I recall did indeed generate a figure of £691 million over a particular timescale.
How can someone go into a shop and buy a t-shirt that costs £1? What does that mean? Who produced it? How could it possibly be produced in a country 5,000 or 10,000 miles away and cost only £1?