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HANSARDEnergy Price Increase in April 2022I am very happy to answer the hon. Gentleman’s questions. He will know that the next price cap period will be set in August. Even he, with his gifts of prophecy, does not know…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Increase in April 2022As I said, the Chancellor announced a £9.1 billion package of support only a few weeks ago. That included the £150 council tax rebate for bands A to D and £144 million in…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Increase in April 2022As I have said, we have a £9.1 billion support package, which was announced only four weeks ago. On top of that, we allocated £500 million of additional relief only last week to…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Increase in April 2022As the hon. Gentleman knows, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an extensive package of support only a few weeks ago worth £9.1 billion—that included a…29 Mar 2022HANSARDRenewable Energy SectorAs the hon. Lady will know, few countries have done as well as we have in respect of offshore wind. We are backing a range of other technologies through our strategy, and also…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Increase in April 2022Very shortly.29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Increase in April 2022The hon. Gentleman is indeed correct: Scotland is extremely wealthy in its range of energy sources. That is why we have sought to encourage it through things like the £27 million…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Increase in April 2022As the hon. Gentleman will know, we believe that a windfall tax in this situation would be a tax on jobs, destroy investment and add to the uncertainty in oil markets. It would…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be very happy to meet my hon. Friend. I am very excited about what is going on in his constituency and the wider Humber area, and I look forward to talking to him about…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince we last met, my Department has been focused on three central strands. First, we are pleased to announce the passing of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Increase in April 2022I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that question. As he knows, the current EPC system is not perfect, but it does capture the significant improvement that has happened over…29 Mar 2022HANSARDRenewable Energy SectorWe have just cut VAT on many of those products. I have already visited my hon. Friend in his constituency, and I am happy to have further discussions about what more we can do to…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Increase in April 2022As the hon. Gentleman knows, the energy price cap continues to protect consumers in a world where gas prices have more than quintupled in a year, and I strongly expect that it…29 Mar 2022HANSARDRenewable Energy SectorThe hon. Lady will understand that, when such publications are issued, a range of cross-Government “write-rounds” is required. We are constantly talking to colleagues across…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhere I agree with the hon. Gentleman is that we need to have a more robust offer for people who are off grid. This issue has been raised continually in these exceptional times,…29 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil Import BanI pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who consistently and ably defends his constituents’ interests. The red diesel phase-out was announced two years ago, and I would be happy to talk…09 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil Import BanEven if I wanted to, that is not in my power, but I would be very happy to talk to people across Government to address the issue that the right hon. Lady has raised.09 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil Import BanIn conversation with the Prime Minister, we were clear that it did not necessarily make any sense to concrete over the wells. We are still in conversation about that. As I said,…09 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil Import BanThe hon. Gentleman raises a critical point. The Department is always looking, particularly at a time of extreme price volatility, at how prices affect the supply chain and…09 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil Import BanMy right hon. Friend is well versed in departmental responsibilities and he will know that issues to do with taxation are squarely within the remit of the Chancellor of the…09 Mar 2022