There was an amusing little exchange between Norman Tebbit and Jeff Rooker - for me two of the place's star performers - in the House of Lords earlier this week:
"Lord Tebbit: My Lords, is it not clear that the Government and Ministers in particular—with the honourable exception of the noble Lord—are doing all they can to save electricity? They seem to be working in the dark all the time.
Noble Lords: Oh!
Lord Rooker: My Lords, no, I am not going to answer that."
Noble Lords: Oh!
Lord Rooker: My Lords, no, I am not going to answer that."
I'm not surprised Jeff Rooker didn't want to answer it.!!!
On a more serious note, Jeff Rooker also mentioned "smart meters" during the exchanges: "At present, they are mainly available only for electricity, but apparently displays for gas and water are being developed. They are small, portable, hand-held devices, which can be used in the business or at home, allowing one to read the meter. More important, they can transmit to the energy company the amount of energy used, so estimated bills are not required." (my emphasis). What I'm wondering is whether the category of data that can be transmitted is regulated in any way. If it is not, it is yet another example of how potentially leaky our data security has become.
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