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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend, who has done more than many others to fight for and support steel in her constituency, is right to highlight the energy bills discount scheme, but other schemes,…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Thursday, I will be flying our flag on the global stage for the CBI in Davos, making sure the world knows that Britain is the place to invest. At the World Economic Forum, I…17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsIt is a matter of considerable concern that anybody should be removed from their power or heating. We have specifically asked the energy authorities not to go down that line and…17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsThe hon. Lady points out another one of the edge cases in park homes. Many hon. Members have park homes in their constituencies, including me, and it has been more complex to get…17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsI entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I have had the experience myself where the energy company arbitrarily decided to put an outrageous figure into the direct debit. Once…17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsI know that the hon. Gentleman and the whole House recognise how complex it has been to put in place the schemes to pay money to people in a system that is usually meant only for…17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsI absolutely share the hon. Gentleman’s concern and will offer him a meeting with the Energy and Climate Minister specifically on this matter.17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsI am pleased to confirm that the energy price guarantee has been extended to April 2024, so that support will continue. As I mentioned earlier, we are seeing some of the prices…17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsMy hon. Friend raises a good point. What concerns me is the idea that when wholesale prices go up we get a rocketing in domestic prices, but as wholesale prices fall again, as…17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsMy right hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and it is noticeable that gas prices are high, but the price of renewables is typically much lower. Indeed, for a whole load of days…17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsThe Government are supporting households with their energy bills through the energy price guarantee, the energy bills support scheme, and alternative fuel payments for households…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Costs: Support for BusinessesNo, I do not accept the hon. Gentleman’s analysis. He must recognise that in countries such as Germany, for example, where he is right to say that energy costs for business are…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Costs: Support for BusinessesThe hon. Gentleman will know that UK gas wholesale prices—the forward price—peaked at £600 in August. I looked this morning before coming to the Dispatch Box, and it is currently…17 Jan 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsThe hon. Gentleman is right on that point. My right hon. Friend the Energy and Climate Minister and I have instructed our officials to draw up measures that could be helpful. We…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Costs: Support for BusinessesThe Government have worked very hard with the steel industry, to the sum of hundreds of millions of pounds, and will continue to do so. We do recognise the strategic importance of…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Costs: Support for BusinessesAs the hon. Lady will know, I am of course very concerned about the Liberty Steel position, and I am working very closely with it and everyone else involved. There has been £18…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Costs: Support for BusinessesI think the answer is three yeses. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the importance of that hydrogen technology; it is one of the reasons the UK has a global lead. I…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Costs: Support for BusinessesThe energy bill relief scheme provides discounts on the wholesale element of gas and electricity bills to ensure that all eligible businesses are protected from high energy costs…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Costs: Support for BusinessesI think it is fitting if I start with the apology, because I inadvertently airbrushed my right hon. Friend out of a picture on Twitter last week. I think my team were confused: I…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is absolutely no truth whatsoever in this idea that employment rights, environmental rights or other rights will be scrapped, and the sooner the Opposition stop peddling…17 Jan 2023