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HANSARDEnergy UpdatePublic services have always been well supported by this Government throughout the 12 years that we have been in power. When it comes to future taxation, that is, of course, a…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateI thank my hon. Friend for that question. He is truly a champion of businesses in his constituency and across the country; I know the important work he does on the Select…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateThe Chancellor of the Exchequer convened the Northern Ireland taskforce with the specific objective of making sure that Northern Ireland does not miss out on UK Government support…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateI commend the hon. Gentleman on his ability to squeeze in so many questions. On additional investment in renewables, the Government are moving to annual allocation rounds on our…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateI thank the hon. Member for that question because many consumers, up and down this United Kingdom, are dependent on heating oil. They are off the gas grid and heating oil is the…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateI am concerned to hear about the hon. Lady’s constituent. Indeed, many of all our constituents are facing difficulties and prospective difficulties at this time. In relation to…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateI hear the hon. Gentleman loud and clear. Northern Ireland is very much at the forefront of our discussions and our considerations. As I said in answer to an earlier question, the…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateOn farming, we are interacting regularly with the National Farmers Union, NFU Scotland, NFU Cymru, the Farmers’ Union of Wales and the Ulster Farmers Union to make sure that the…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateI thank the hon. Gentleman for his engagement, as ever. Let me try to deal with each of his points in turn. First, on the Russian decision to cut off—or, as they put it,…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateThere is a lot in that question. The hon. Lady raised a new issue, not raised in these questions so far—the issue of park homes. That is a serious concern, because around 1% of…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateI am not quite sure about Labour’s position. On the one hand, it says that we copied its windfall tax proposal, but it also says that what we have done is somehow inadequate. The…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateOn energy-efficiency, the Government have extensive programmes in place, which I outlined in the statement. We have £6.6 billion going in over the course of this Parliament. It is…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateI might have to write to the hon. Member on the question of remeterage. The £144 million discretionary fund is supposed to be disbursed at the discretion of local authorities, in…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateMy hon. Friend, as ever, makes a telling contribution on Blackpool’s behalf that I am sure the Government will study closely. We are also studying the British Geological Survey…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateMy right hon. Friend of course makes a very strong point about Russia’s deliberate weaponisation of energy in this conflict, which we wholly deplore and our international partners…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateMy hon. Friend invites me to go down a road of policy speculation. What I will say is that many markets and many countries are looking at this specific issue. There are various…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateAs ever, the hon. Lady raises an important and telling point. It is worth reminding ourselves, as I said earlier, that businesses tend to have long-term contracts for their energy…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateLet us be absolutely clear: the new Prime Minister has said that there will be announcements very shortly on the support that will be there. The hon. Gentleman throws his hands up…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateObviously, we are very concerned to make sure that consumers are supported through the coming winter. That is absolutely at the heart of the existing Government’s policy, and I am…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateMy hon. Friend is always a strong voice for Redcar and Teesside. I think that every single question he has ever asked me has included hydrogen somewhere. He is auditioning, I…05 Sept 2022