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On Wednesday, the 25th of March,

Kemi Badenock blamed Kier Stama for high energy bills

and accused him of bailing out Benefits Street.

The Prime Minister said the Conservative leader had no judgment.

It was the last Prime Minister's questions before the Easter break.

The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenok, hoped her exchanges with Sekeir Stama

might be a bit more productive than their last outing.

When she complained, he hadn't answered a single one of her questions.

Let's see if he can do better this week. I'll start with a simple one. Will the Prime Minister

approve the licences for Rosebank and Jackdor Gasfields in the North Sea? The two sites were

approved under the Conservatives,

but last year a court ruled permission had been given unlawfully,

so the process would have to start again.

The Prime Minister reckoned it wasn't a decision for him,

but for the Energy Secretary Ed Miliband. Under statute, that is a matter for the Secretary of State, as she knows,

because it's the same arrangements

as we're in place under the last government.

Kemi Badenock said the Prime Minister was the first person to be pushed around by Ed Miliband,

and stopping new drilling in the North Sea had been catastrophic.

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