Malcolm Wicks Quotations

I feel that the issue is much more open. There always seem to be those who will be dead opposed -- the history, the linkages to nuclear weapons.

Our heavy industries are feeling this acutely this winter as tightness in supplies hit gas prices. This is something we'll want to learn from when drawing up our proposals.

I think Russia now will be mindful of its reputation as a secure energy supplier.

We have all been saddened by the tragedy still unfolding in the United States,

Up to 80 per cent of the UK's gas supply could be coming from abroad by 2020.

This new billing standard launched by the BSI offers the opportunity for streamlining and improving the billing process and could bring substantial benefits to both industry and the consumer,

Every year there are old people dying because they are too cold. The Chancellor has extended the winter fuel payments to the elderly until the end of the current parliament ... Some would say that transferring the money away from the oil companies was a fair trade-off.

These projects have demonstrated they are practical and exciting and will add to the proportion of the UK's energy that comes from renewable sources.

Despite initial interest, other countries have run away with the market for wind turbines.

This coordinated response will free up extra supplies to help the market deal more effectively with the disruption caused by Katrina, ... This is a global oil market and so a multilateral response is the right way forward.

Although we are over half way through North Sea reserves, substantial quantities of hydrocarbons remain, possibly between 22 and 28 billions barrels of oil equivalent,

This period of more intensive anti-trust enforcement is vital to spreading proper competition across the EU market, bearing down on the energy price increases facing households and firms across the continent.

Strong words now need to be backed by strong action. I therefore support the Commission's commitment to using the legal powers available to bring those energy companies engaging in anti-competitive practices into line with European policy.