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HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportI am grateful to the hon. Lady. She asked what happened to the review. Well, I am making a statement about the results of the review, and the policy decisions that we have come to…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportThe hon. Gentleman talks about being back in the real world, but when I made my statement about our plans for alcohol duty, the day before the House rose for the recess, he asked…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportThere will have been 18 months of support for non-domestic accounts for businesses, charities and the public sector, in which time we have emphasised—I was very open about…09 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Discount SchemeFollowing a review of the energy bill relief scheme (EBRS), the Government today announce a new energy support scheme for businesses, charities, and the public sector. The new…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportI think this is the first time I have taken a question from my hon. Friend since her appointment to the chairmanship of the Treasury Committee and I congratulate her belatedly on…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportMy right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The long-term answers are about increasing energy security in this country and the amount of energy that we generate. We have made…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportWith permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on how the Government are continuing to support businesses, charities and the public sector with their energy bills.…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportIt is very timely that my right hon. Friend raises that point. He will have heard me mention to the former Lord Chancellor, my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for South…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportI do not agree about the level of support. I cannot speak for what is happening in Germany, but this remains significantly more generous support for the energy and trade-intensive…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportOne of the reasons for the Ofgem review that I have referred to several times is precisely to ensure that we have a non-domestic market that works as effectively as possible for…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportI totally understand the hon. Gentleman’s point. There are issues with people in apartment blocks in certain specific cases; I do not want to second-guess the case that he raises,…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportWe do see the importance of the hospitality sector in every part of the United Kingdom. That is precisely why we have the current six-month scheme—£18 billion. Let us be clear…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportIf the hon. Lady has a business that wrote in to the Department to contribute to the review and did not receive a response, I would be grateful if she forwarded me a copy of that…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportI know that the Scottish National party struggles to understand the basic concept of fiscal prudence, but let me just explain this to the hon. Gentleman. When he talks about the…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportI was absolutely clear in my statement that the precise reason that we are continuing the universal support is for those very companies, charities or other public sector…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportI am grateful to the hon. and learned Lady for mentioning the charity in her constituency. As I said, I appreciate that the energy increase has been a challenge for every type of…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportOn the point of going under as a result of the delayed announcement of the results of the review, we were due to announce on the last sitting day before recess, and we have…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportThe hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. There are substantive differences between the way the energy market works in Northern Ireland and how it works on the Great British…09 Jan 2023HANSARDCore Northern Powerhouse Rail: Public FundingMay I begin, Mr Speaker, by wishing you and all of your brilliant House of Commons staff a very merry Christmas? The integrated rail plan, published last November, set out an…20 Dec 2022HANSARDPoverty Levels in ScotlandThe Chancellor published the “Impact on households” document alongside the autumn statement 2022, containing analysis of how policy announcements affect household incomes. The…20 Dec 2022