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HANSARDWarm Homes PlanMy hon. Friend speaks eloquently, and I am sure that what he said will resonate with Members across the House when they think of constituents who are poor and vulnerable and face…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanMy hon. Friend puts it very well. We are turning the page on a decade of failure. It is really important that the public know that we get the scale of the crisis that they are…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanWe love Vaillant and what it does. The Minister for climate, my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds North West (Katie White), loves it so much that she is going to visit tomorrow. It…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanMy hon. Friend speaks about a really important issue, which I am aware of from my experiences of visiting such areas. The Minister for Energy Consumers, my hon. Friend the Member…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI thank the hon. Gentleman for his important question. The Minister for energy consumers met the Minister for Communities yesterday to talk about how we can work together—for…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI congratulate my hon. Friend on convening people locally on the crucial issue of the cost of living crisis. I am sure that that will be a really effective and important event.…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanMy hon. Friend speaks with typical eloquence on this issue, which came up at the mayors meeting on Monday, when we discussed how we will ensure that the FE sector in particular is…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI very much enjoyed the visit to Vaillant and was incredibly impressed by what it is doing. Programmes such as the heat pump investment accelerator are designed to help companies…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI half thank the hon. Lady for her questions. On the second question, by anyone’s reckoning, this is a very substantial investment. It is multiple times more than was invested in…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanMy hon. Friend speaks with very good sense on this issue. This plan is a huge opportunity for people. We are seeing record demand, and the question for this House and for all of…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanMy hon. Friend puts it very well. I am sure that the Minister for Energy Consumers will be happy to talk to her about how we can make sure that the taskforce does what she thinks…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanWe are making big investment in the transmission infrastructure and I urge all hon. Members locally to support, not oppose, that. We are also doing a big reordering of the grid…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanMy hon. Friend raises an important point. We will be working urgently with the banks and others—indeed, I think a roundtable is being convened next week—to work out how quickly we…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanSmall and medium-sized enterprises will be crucial to the scheme.21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanAbsolutely, and I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for her work on this issue. We want the benefits to be spread as widely as possible. The Minister for Energy Consumers tells me…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanIt is always a pleasure to be opposite the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie). Let me make a few points to him, in the gentlest way I can. Let me…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanThe hon. Gentleman is shouting about bills. Let me tell him that the average bill in 2025 was lower in real terms than in 2024, and so was the price cap, as he will know from the…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI congratulate Jane and Women in Retrofit. They sound like ideal people for the taskforce led by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary to talk to. My hon. Friend the Member for…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement about the warm homes plan, which we publish today. It is a plan focused on the No. 1 issue facing our country, which is the…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI am always glad to deliver the Liberal Democrats a late Christmas present. I agree with some of the hon. Lady’s points, particularly on our dependence on fossil fuels and on why…21 Jan 2026