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HANSARDBusinesses: Energy CostsThank you, Mr Speaker. It is good when a Treasury Minister gets the numbers right. I can confirm that the Government are supporting businesses with energy costs during the winter…07 Feb 2023HANSARDBusinesses: Energy CostsMy right hon. Friend is right to highlight not only the generosity of the support but the issues facing specific sectors. The Treasury recognises that some businesses are highly…07 Feb 2023HANSARDBusinesses: Energy CostsMy hon. Friend and county colleague is always championing his local businesses in the Chamber— [Interruption.] I am glad that the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Angus…07 Feb 2023HANSARDBusinesses: Energy CostsI pay tribute to St Wilfrid’s Hospice, and to all those who fundraise to support it. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this issue. As I said to the hon. Member for…07 Feb 2023HANSARDBusinesses: Energy CostsThe hon. Gentleman is aware that we have already introduced two new levies: the energy profits levy, which relates to North sea oil and gas; and the electricity generators levy,…07 Feb 2023HANSARDWind and Solar Energy: Short-term InvestmentI respect the hon. Lady’s consistency in asking these questions, but I beg to differ when she says we are lagging behind. We have reduced our emissions faster than any other G7…07 Feb 2023HANSARDWind and Solar Energy: Short-term InvestmentI say it again but, if anyone is a champion of the nuclear sector, it is my hon. Friend, who has consistently championed it. She is right that renewables are crucial but that we…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is worth stressing that, when we reduced fuel duty at the last spring Budget by 5p on both petrol and diesel, it was only the second time in the past 20 years that both rates…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI answered the urgent question on this matter and said that we would consider what more can be done in these types of cases. That work is ongoing, but we will report in due…07 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills: Support for HouseholdsMy hon. Friend is a consistent champion for his constituents, particularly for those who are on the lowest incomes. He is quite right: I think we all accept that they will have…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady and, though I do not know the specifics of her cases, she is welcome to write to me. On the hospitality sector and pubs in particular, we have done…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. We have already discussed energy support, but efficiency is also key. Businesses can take advantage of the £315-million industrial energy…07 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills: Support for HouseholdsThe Government have taken significant action to help households with rising energy prices. The energy price guarantee caps the unit price that households pay for electricity and…07 Feb 2023HANSARDEconomy: Impact of Changes in Energy Support SchemesInflation is our primary challenge, and I can confirm that the Office for Budget Responsibility estimated that the energy price guarantee has reduced the peak in inflation by 2.5…07 Feb 2023HANSARDEconomy: Impact of Changes in Energy Support SchemesOf course it is important that we are cognisant of the challenges facing small businesses. The hon. Lady describes our support as “pitiful”. In the current period—the last six…07 Feb 2023HANSARDEconomy: Impact of Changes in Energy Support SchemesI am grateful to the hon. Lady, and I know this will be an important matter for the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. As for the Treasury position and our…07 Feb 2023HANSARDEconomy: Impact of Changes in Energy Support SchemesWith great respect to the right hon. Gentleman, he was there when I gave the statement about the new scheme. I was clear with him about the fiscal position overall. He is welcome…07 Feb 2023HANSARDEconomy: Impact of Changes in Energy Support SchemesAs I said to the hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts (Ms Qaisar), we were clear when we created the scheme to support businesses with their energy bills that it had to be time…07 Feb 2023HANSARDBusinesses: Energy CostsIf the hon. Lady provides me with the details, I will be more than happy to do that.07 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills: Support for HouseholdsThe hon. Gentleman raises a very important case; I am more than happy for him to me to write to me with the specifics. I obviously cannot comment on individual cases, but what I…07 Feb 2023