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HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme Regulations 2022
Energy Prices (Domestic Supply) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022
Energy Bill Relief Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022On the EBRS, can it be absolutely clarified that the discount is applied to a bill before the non-domestic customers have to pay the money to the supplier, or is it retrospective?14 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme Regulations 2022
Energy Prices (Domestic Supply) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022
Energy Bill Relief Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022I thank the Minister for giving way. What I was actually seeking was further clarity on the enforcement action the Government can take to actually ensure that that is happening…14 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme Regulations 2022
Energy Prices (Domestic Supply) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022
Energy Bill Relief Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. As the hon. Member for Southampton, Test said, we understand the need for the regulations, because we all want to see…14 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme Regulations 2022
Energy Prices (Domestic Supply) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022
Energy Bill Relief Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022I’m just waiting.14 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that those other social security payments also need to be uprated in line with inflation? If so, should Labour not have made the motion wider…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockCan the Secretary of State outline why it would be irresponsible to confirm that the Government are keeping a manifesto commitment and promise?08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockDoes the Secretary of State accept that poverty analysis figures lag real time and that poverty figures are going up? We only have to look at how an estimated 6.7 million…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockI used a whole suite of comparators to make my point, and the key thing is that the UK has the 12th highest poverty rate out of 35 countries. That is shameful, is it not?08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the absurd excuse from the Home Secretary. Is not it the case that she could use an iPad for a phone call and a Government-issued phone to…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockI agree wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend. The £100 payment to those off gas grid is almost an insult, because it does nothing to help them fill their oil tanks. In a similar…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockWill the Secretary of State give way?08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I respectfully say that his comments were misleading because, as I have outlined, the UK pension is not as good as it is made out to be and is one…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockThe Minister spoke about the extra support for pensioners—I think she said it was £850. Does she realise that that does not even cover the increase in the average energy bill,…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockThe Minister is repeating what the Secretary of State said earlier about pensioner poverty going down. The reality is that it is down only on old statistics. Pensioner poverty is…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockI will pick up some of the Secretary of State’s comments. He started off by trying to claim that there was not much illumination from the shadow Secretary of State’s speech, but…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockThat is a very good point. I agree with my hon. Friend that that is an ideal way of managing that. I urge the Secretary of State to take heed of that intervention and work with…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockI take your point, Madam Deputy Speaker, but of course I was not referring to any hon. Member in this place.08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockWill the Minister give way?08 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022Is the Minister willing to write with the relevant information on the question I raised?07 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022I thank the Minister for giving way. When did the Government realise there was an omission and a lack of agreement with Switzerland? Are there other countries that the UK should…07 Nov 2022