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HANSARDWarm Home Discount: Fuel PovertyIt is astonishing that the shadow Secretary of State should come to the House and call vital support for people over the winter a “handout”. It is support for one in six people in…18 Nov 2025HANSARDEnergy Efficiency Schemes: Consumer ConfidenceWe are reviewing the system of consumer protection and oversight for home retrofit installations, as the system we inherited is deeply flawed. We are committed to creating a…18 Nov 2025HANSARDWarm Home Discount: Fuel PovertyI was pleased to meet the hon. Gentleman yesterday to discuss some of the issues in his constituency. As we look at future schemes, we will look at how they can apply to different…18 Nov 2025HANSARDEnergy Efficiency Schemes: Consumer ConfidenceIt is fair to say that I am gripped by this problem, because without confidence in the consumer protection around the installation of these schemes, we will not hit the targets…18 Nov 2025HANSARDEnergy Efficiency Schemes: Consumer ConfidenceWhen I came to this brief, I too was shocked at the extent of the failures of the external wall insulation scheme under ECO4. We have set out the actions that we are taking to…18 Nov 2025HANSARDReducing Energy BillsWe have set out our plans for clean power by 2030, which is the best way to get bills down for good. This winter, one in six households will receive the warm home discount—a £150…18 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyThe other solution is that we get off gas—that we move away from gas on to clean power. I would say to the right hon. Gentleman that the warm home discount, which is giving…12 Nov 2025HANSARD Energyindicated dissent .12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyI beg to move amendment (b), to leave out from “House” to the end of the Question and insert: “welcomes the extension of the Warm Homes Discount which this winter will provide…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyI have mentioned the war in Ukraine in 2022, but this was not a crisis caused only by the war in Ukraine. It was a crisis caused by 14 years of under-investment—as I just said…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyAllow me to make some progress. In just 18 months, we have made the biggest investment in clean, home-grown energy in British history, with more than £60 billion of Government…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyThe Conservatives are turning their back on the policy they followed for 14 years, which the shadow Secretary of State supported for years. Bills did not rise because we built too…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyI think I am right in saying that the projects that we have consented since last July would power 7.5 million homes through solar. The work being undertaken by the Secretary of…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyIf we had built the grid as we had planned to, we would not be paying those constraint payments—that is the whole point. Every wind turbine we put up, every solar panel we install…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyWe have committed and remain committed to the reduction in energy bills laid out by the Secretary of State. The Scottish National party can oppose GB Energy as much as it wants,…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I will carry on arguing for jobs across the UK, but particularly in Scotland and not all in Cornwall. I will make some progress on my…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyIf she will allow me to make progress, I will allow her to intervene. Those would leave billpayers across Britain to deal with the consequences. The reality is, as the shadow…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyThe hon. Gentleman will allow me to make some progress. The data shows that solar and onshore wind remain the cheapest power sources to build and operate in this country. When…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyThat really gets to the heart of the point, which is that the Conservatives are abandoning their long-term commitment, which was in the national interest and on which we had…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyThe hon. Lady makes a timely intervention because I am about to address all those points in this section of the speech. Nowhere is the transition more important than in the North…12 Nov 2025