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HANSARDEnergy 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 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 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 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 NetworksFor too long, heat networks have been left unregulated, with consumers paying the price. That is why I am pleased that we have now established Ofgem as the heat network sector…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 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsThe hon. Member makes an important point. The Government do not want anyone to be making the choice between heating and eating. That is why across Government we are working on a…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 2026HANSARDHeat NetworksThe hon. Gentleman will know that I take a keen interest in Northern Irish politics. I spent this morning in a Delegated Legislation Committee, delivering a reduction in bills…02 Jun 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsThe hon. Gentleman’s constituents in Leicester will benefit from the decisions that we have already made. Those decisions take £150 off energy costs and extend the warm home…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 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are considering a range of remediation options in a number of schemes for which the Department is responsible, most of which were operated by the previous Government. We will…02 Jun 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for all the work he does to advocate for his constituents in Na h-Eileanan an Iar; I was pleased to visit him recently to see the impact that the…02 Jun 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsWe recognise that the latest price cap that has been announced will be deeply concerning for households, many of whom were already struggling before the Iran crisis hit. That is…02 Jun 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsI would be more than happy to meet to discuss that. The warm homes plan—our £15 billion investment in home energy upgrades, which is the biggest in British history—will go a long…02 Jun 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work he is doing on this issue in his constituency, and I would be happy to meet him to discuss it further. I have seen for myself the…02 Jun 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsMy hon. Friend will know that we are taking action, which the Secretary of State announced, to further delink the cost of electricity from gas. As Ofgem said last week in relation…02 Jun 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsThat comes from a member of a party that learned no lessons from the last energy crisis. We will not make the same mistakes, which is why we are investing in clean power by 2030,…02 Jun 2026