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HANSARDIntegrated Review RefreshMr Speaker, while the Deputy Speaker is still in the Chamber, may I too welcome her back to her place? It is nice to see you here, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the Foreign…13 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillMy hon. Friend makes a telling point about the universal credit uplift. Does he not think that, when it was made, it was a welcome admission that universal credit was not enough…06 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Suppliers: Customer CreditI am grateful that the hon. Gentleman is talking about his personal experience. I looked into this on a personal basis and found that what my constituents were saying was true.…22 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Suppliers: Customer CreditI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way again. I am taking advantage of the time that we have, Mr Betts—I apologise for the number of interventions, but this is an…22 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Suppliers: Customer CreditI just want to underline the point that it is £1,796—nearly £2,000. That is nearly a year’s worth of bills. It is an absolute scandal.22 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Suppliers: Customer CreditIt is important to clarify one thing. There is no dispute that energy suppliers, if pushed, will return credit balances, but “if pushed” are the active words. Many of my…22 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Suppliers: Customer CreditMy hon. Friend’s point about fear is something that I perhaps did not cover enough in my remarks. The issue is not only that people fear not having enough to pay a bill. It has…22 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Suppliers: Customer CreditOnce again, it has been a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I will not speak for long, but I want briefly to cover a few points from the debate. I thank the…22 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Suppliers: Customer CreditMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It gives me absolutely no pleasure to say this, but the point that he makes underlines the fact that in certain parts of this industry, these…22 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Suppliers: Customer CreditMy hon. Friend makes a terrific point, which has been running through my mind. When these companies hold customers’ money, they are using it for whatever purpose they might have,…22 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Suppliers: Customer CreditThe hon. Lady makes a good point. There has been a great deal of debate in the industry about the practice of ringfencing, and whether that should be carried forward. I might…22 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Suppliers: Customer CreditMy hon. Friend is exactly right. It speaks to the way the cards are stacked against consumers and users in favour of the energy companies. The position that people find themselves…22 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Suppliers: Customer CreditThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. I will spend a bit of time later talking about Ofgem and powers that the Government might take forward in relation to working with Ofgem. As I…22 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Suppliers: Customer CreditI beg to move, That this House has considered regulation of customer credit retained by energy suppliers. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. In this…22 Feb 2023HANSARDRaid of BBC Offices in IndiaThe SNP condemns this alarming attack on the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai. The BBC World Service is a renowned and respected news outlet. For decades it has shone a light…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Social Security and PensionsHow does my hon. Friend think her constituents who are in that position—people who are struggling on social security payments—must feel when they see all the blatant tax evasion…06 Feb 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy hon. Friend is making a fantastic point about who is being victimised here. Instead of attacking working people and families, should this Government not be going after those…30 Jan 2023HANSARDBroadband Coverage: Rural AreasI recently met people from CityFibre in my constituency to celebrate the roll-out of full fibre in Inverness. CityFibre is now moving into the rural areas, and it has taken the…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Energy Bills: Self-disconnectionThe Minister must realise that promises of reviews by Ofgem into the activities of energy companies will come far too late for people who are struggling now to pay their…25 Jan 2023HANSARDWagner Group: Sanctions RegimeDespite the Minister’s gymnastics on this issue, it is clear that there are still serious and systemic links between the UK Government and Russian political elites. In 2021 the…25 Jan 2023