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HANSARD Local Power PlanMy hon. Friend did a very good job of busting those myths in his question and he is absolutely right. The truth is that you cannot, at one and the same time, complain about bills…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Power PlanThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. We have carried out a big overhaul of the grid connections queue, which, as he knows, was sort of like the wild west. There was a…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Power PlanMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. Local Members of Parliament have a massive role to play in, for example, approaching their local community groups and others who…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Power PlanThe hon. Lady asks an important question. We will work with the Welsh publicly owned energy company to make sure that Wales benefits from this plan. I made that point about a fair…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Power PlanWe are right into the nerdery here—and it is really important nerdery. My hon. Friend makes an essential point about the ability to sell this power back into the grid. I assure…10 Feb 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsBills are too high and the cost of living crisis is the biggest issue facing the country. That is why, at the last Budget, we took decisions to raise taxes on the wealthiest,…10 Feb 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsI am afraid that the right hon. Gentleman’s first point is wrong; he is taking one quarter—summer 2024 —and comparing it with today. If we look across 2025, bills are lower than…10 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. What is really important is not just the funding we are providing but the regulation we are introducing in the warm homes plan—promised by the…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Power PlanI thank my hon. Friend for his invitation, and I look forward to doing that. He makes the important point that we can look back at our history, as my hon. Friend the Member for…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Power PlanPower to the people, indeed—it is a great slogan. I really do share my hon. Friend’s sentiments, both about the co-operative movement and Rochdale’s pioneering place in the…10 Feb 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsI congratulate the hon. Lady on reading out the Whips’ handout. No, I do not, and I will tell her why. The Chancellor’s action in the Budget to take the renewables obligation off…10 Feb 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsThe hon. Lady is right to draw attention to our consultation. From talking to my ministerial colleagues, I know that we will take into account the points that she has made. We…10 Feb 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to this morning’s auction, which saw record amounts of solar power. It is the cheapest form of power that we could possibly have in this…10 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate Sunnyside academy. This Government and GB Energy are delivering a policy opposed by the Conservative party.10 Feb 2026HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear Reactors: JobsObviously, this is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive, but I think the hon. Gentleman makes an important point. Throughout the United Kingdom, there is huge…10 Feb 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to this important issue. As part of our warm homes plan, we are going to set up a warm homes agency to give people proper information,…10 Feb 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsMy hon. Friend draws attention to the really important issue of standing charges. We have been consulting on moving the warm home discount from fixed cost standing charges to unit…10 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, if the hon. Member gives us the details.10 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Power PlanAnother really exciting part of this plan is working with local mayors, such as the excellent Claire Ward. There is a real chance here for mayoral vision to combine with the…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Power PlanWell, there were no questions, but I will reply none the less. Let me start with the AR7 auction, because this is very interesting and it will give the House a picture of what has…10 Feb 2026