Jesse Norman corrected the Commons record on Smart Meters
The words were spoken in the Commons on 14 March 2017. The correction was made by letter from Jesse Norman, and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 15 March 2017. The figure £47 billion in the original became £47, in the correction. Altogether 15 words differ between the two versions.
The question
I thought the Minister was a touch complacent in his earlier answer on smart meters given that this will cost the taxpayer £11 billion by the end of the Parliament. What is he going to do about the fact that they do not work when a customer switches supplier?
Original and corrected words
Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.
| Original | Corrected |
|---|---|
| The smart meter programme should be judged on its long-term effect. It will save £47 | The smart meter programme should be judged on its long-term effect. It will save £47 per year on a household’s energy bill by 2030 .” |
More on Jesse Norman.
Receipt
| Read from | https://hansard-api.parliament.uk/debates/debate/0B80BC89-19E9-4194-9064-9334F4BAA469.json |
|---|---|
| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | ef8a55ae41da2e8102a64acfdc68037e09f1c88e601136c7dcfb77b99f0ca8c1 |