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HANSARDNon-domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency StandardsI am pleased to provide an update on the Government’s approach to strengthening minimum energy efficiency standards in the non domestic private rented sector, following our…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDEnergy Market: Consumer ProtectionWe are acting today to restore consumer confidence in the energy sector and ensure that failures in Government insulation schemes can never happen again. The 2025 National Audit…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDPlug-in Solar: ConsultationToday I am announcing the publication of a consultation on proposals to enable the safe deployment of plug-in solar across the United Kingdom. Plug-in solar brings the benefits of…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDClean Power by 2030indicated assent .11 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsI join the hon. Lady in those calls on nuclear energy, which is essential to our energy mix. She highlighted the example of France; one reason why its electricity cost is so low…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. We are coming forward soon with our proposals for consumer protection. I have said before in this Chamber that the first thing that…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsThe hon. Member makes a powerful point. We will come forward with the response on community benefits soon. I point him towards what we have already announced regarding a trial of…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. We are coming forward soon with our proposals for consumer protection. I have said before in this Chamber that the first thing that…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsI join the hon. Lady in those calls on nuclear energy, which is essential to our energy mix. She highlighted the example of France; one reason why its electricity cost is so low…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Gorton and Denton (Hannah Spencer) for securing the debate, and I congratulate…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsMy hon. Friend will know that decisions about tax are for the Chancellor. We already have the windfall tax on energy profits in place—a tax opposed by the SNP and the Conservative…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsMy hon. Friend is a champion for his constituents. He is making the argument not just for lower prices at the pump and lower costs of energy, but for doing that in a clean, green…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsThe hon. Member makes a powerful point. We will come forward with the response on community benefits soon. I point him towards what we have already announced regarding a trial of…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsMy hon. Friend is a champion for his constituents. He is making the argument not just for lower prices at the pump and lower costs of energy, but for doing that in a clean, green…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsMy hon. Friend will know that decisions about tax are for the Chancellor. We already have the windfall tax on energy profits in place—a tax opposed by the SNP and the Conservative…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Gorton and Denton (Hannah Spencer) for securing the debate, and I congratulate…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHeat NetworksI was very pleased to meet my hon. Friend’s constituents in Edinburgh to discuss the issues that they face with their heat network. The poor experience that they have had is an…02 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026That was part of the Energy Prices Act, as passed into primary legislation in 2022. It was intended to ensure that the powers were functioning at the time when the Executive were…02 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026Let me first turn to the point that has been raised by the hon. and learned Member for North Antrim and the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine. As I understand…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a big champion of not just Bristol, but climate action more generally. Bristol is one of the trailblazing heat network cities, and its City Leap partnership is a…02 Jun 2026