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HANSARDCost of Heating OilFifty per cent of grants provided through the boiler upgrade scheme, which is our primary vehicle for providing people with grants for heat pumps to replace—15 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026I will turn first to the comments made by the official Opposition, and the call to scrap the renewables obligation scheme. I want to put it on the record that it is simply not…14 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms…14 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure: Development Consent Application DeadlinesThis statement concerns three separate applications for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by: North Falls Offshore Wind Ltd for offshore wind turbines…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure Planning: Botley West Solar FarmThis statement concerns an application for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by Photovolt Development Partners on behalf of SolarFive Ltd for the construction…26 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasI will say to the right hon. Gentleman what I said to his Front Benchers last week: the Conservatives need to stop talking down the North sea. With 1.1 million barrels a day being…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnergy Bills: ScotlandThe Government know that energy bills in Scotland remain too high. That is why we are fighting the consumer’s corner. The action we took at the Budget will ensure that from April…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnergy Bills: ScotlandMy hon. Friend makes a crucial point. I know that he is an advocate for nuclear in Scotland, as am I. We are missing out on the opportunities of nuclear, and it is a disgrace that…24 Mar 2026HANSARDHeating Oil: Rural HomesWe understand that many households, particularly in rural and off-gas grid areas, rely on heating oil as their primary source of heat. That is why my right hon. Friend the…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnergy Bills: ScotlandBills are going down by 7% from next week. We do not need to imagine a future with independence and what would happen with the SNP in power. Let us look at the record. The hon.…24 Mar 2026HANSARDHeating Oil: Rural HomesI think the hon. Member should be careful not to sow fear about these issues among his constituents, which is precisely what his remarks do. My right hon. Friend the Chancellor…24 Mar 2026HANSARDHeating Oil: Rural HomesI welcome my hon. Friend’s advocacy for his constituents. It is essential that the Scottish Government scheme, which is running to support people with heating oil costs, finds its…24 Mar 2026HANSARDHeating Oil: Rural HomesI was pleased to join my hon. Friend in Stornoway last week to meet those organisations. It is absolutely crucial—whether it is through the local government schemes that we are…24 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe support on offer is not means-tested; it is at the discretion of local authorities to decide the criteria for those applications. That is the first point. The second point is…24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasThat is despite what the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Richard Tice) might say. This Government will ensure that our oil and gas workers can take advantage of that…24 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his important question. We are taking three additional measures. We are expanding and extending the warm home discount to 2031. We have supported…24 Mar 2026HANSARDHeating Oil: Rural HomesI think I need to start by correcting some of what the hon. Gentleman said. In my statement last week, I confirmed that LPG was part of the support—perhaps he did not hear that.…24 Mar 2026HANSARDHeating Oil: Rural HomesThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. I visited the Western Isles last week to speak directly to people who have been affected by the energy crisis, and I heard about the…24 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have supplied £17 million to the Northern Ireland Executive, and I had a constructive conversation last week with Minister Archibald about how that is deployed. We will keep…24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasI beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “House” to the end of the Question and add: “welcomes the Government’s approach to the future of the North Sea, which maintains…24 Mar 2026