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HANSARDOil Refining SectorI thank the hon. Member for Brigg and Immingham (Martin Vickers) for securing this debate. I know that he and other hon. Members, including my hon. Friend the Member for Great…14 Jan 2026HANSARDOil Refining SectorThe hon. Gentleman will know that such discussions are commercially confidential, and the official receiver has undertaken an independent process to come to his decision. As my…14 Jan 2026HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure Planning ProjectsThis statement concerns an application for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by RWE Renewables UK Dogger Bank South (West) Ltd and RWE Renewables UK Dogger Bank…07 Jan 2026HANSARDFuel PovertyIt is worth waiting for the warm homes plan, which will be published very soon. Alongside that there will be an ambitious fuel poverty plan for England. The Chancellor has already…06 Jan 2026HANSARDFuel PovertyI thank my hon. Friend for that important question. Energy prices are still far too high because of dither and delay from the Opposition when they were in government. No one…06 Jan 2026HANSARDFuel PovertyTackling fuel poverty is a priority for this Government. We will publish a new fuel poverty strategy for England to ensure that many more fuel-poor households are protected by…06 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Home DiscountThe Government are gripped by the need to get energy bills down. That is why in April we will take £150 off the cost of energy for everyone in the country, and why we extended the…06 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Home DiscountMy hon. Friend is a champion not just for his own constituency, but for Cornwall as a whole. We support the development of geothermal projects and recognise, in particular, the…06 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Home DiscountHappy new year to you, Mr Speaker, and to other hon. Members. I am proud that the Labour Government have extended the warm home discount to an extra 2.7 million households,…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have had very constructive conversations with the hon. Member about this. The warm homes plan will be published soon, and we will have something to say in that.06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will have heard me say earlier how important heat networks are to decarbonisation. They will play such an important role in providing energy across our country in…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the hon. Member sends me the details, I would be more than happy to look into it. That would be a matter for Ofgem, but there is also recourse available through the Energy…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsHeat networks are crucial to future decarbonisation. I would be more than happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss that in detail.06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the work of the Brockmoor Energy and Environment Scheme. I met Richard Parker recently, and I hope to come and see some of these projects…06 Jan 2026HANSARDFuel PovertyThe warm homes plan will be published soon and I look forward to conversations with the hon. Member about how we roll out its ambitious measures. ECO did not target those in fuel…06 Jan 2026HANSARDDraft Heat Networks (Market Framework) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I am sure that, having experienced the original work on the 2023 Act, the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine has a firm grip of exactly what is in here. I am…02 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Heat Networks (Market Framework) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Heat Networks (Market Framework) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure to serve under your…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsRubbish.01 Dec 2025HANSARD Home InsulationI would be more than happy to look at that. I have been working to help develop the warm homes plan and am looking particularly at area-based approaches; one of the most effective…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Home InsulationThe letters will be sent, I think, from today. Many of those households will already have received knocks on the door or possibly direct contact from scheme providers. We are…26 Nov 2025