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HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsMy hon. Friend is right. It beggars belief that the Conservative party is so stuck in its ideological opposition to moving towards clean power. We are clear that we must break our…15 Jul 2025HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsThe hon. Member is right. We believe in a solar panel revolution. That is one of the key things that Great British Energy will bring about across the country. On overheating, it…15 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025Thank you, Mr Dowd, for bringing us back to sanity and the regulations that we are talking about today. We all came into politics to make sure that vulnerable people were not left…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025We have had this conversation over and over again. What I would say is that we are very clear that we are on a rollercoaster, with fossil fuel prices driving energy bills up and…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025I give way first to the shadow Minister.14 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025I thank the hon. Member for his contribution to this debate. He is nothing but consistent, which is about the only upside that I can speak about. He and the Conservative party…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025. The regulations were laid before the House on 19 June 2025. In…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025. The draft order was laid before the House on 11…08 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025It was clear to us, but sadly we were not in government. It should have been clear to the Conservatives, and they did absolutely nothing over 15 years. We are committed to getting…08 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025I thank the shadow Minister for his support for these important technical standards. I will address his question and then reiterate why we believe that the proposed changes are so…08 Jul 2025HANSARD ECO4 Scheme RedressI thank the hon. Member for raising that. We will take that away because that is unacceptable. We have been in regular touch with every part of the system since this issue came to…02 Jul 2025HANSARD ECO4 Scheme RedressIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I thank the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) for securing this important debate and shining a light…02 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness Energy Supply Billing: RegulationWe will raise the issue of deemed contracts with the regulator and the ombudsman. More broadly, my hon. Friend has raised specific concerns about the ombudsman’s approach. There…01 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness Energy Supply Billing: RegulationMy words were very clear. We welcome the reductions in energy prices, but we were very clear that we are on a rollercoaster: prices go up and prices go down. We must get off the…01 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness Energy Supply Billing: RegulationI will make some progress. I want to end by addressing the issue of energy brokers, which has been raised. We know that many energy brokers can help businesses to save money on…01 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness Energy Supply Billing: RegulationThat was my concluding point, to hon. Members from Northern Ireland, who have raised a really important issue: we are working closely with the Northern Ireland Government to…01 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness Energy Supply Billing: RegulationI was just coming to that.01 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness Energy Supply Billing: RegulationWe know we have a challenge with smart meters. The majority of smart meters work, but there are far too many cases where they do not. We are working with the DCC and suppliers to…01 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness Energy Supply Billing: RegulationI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tamworth (Sarah Edwards) for introducing this important debate, and all hon. Members for their insightful contributions. I assure them all…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Floating Solar PanelsWe will always keep this area under review. We recognise the potential of the technology, and we will continue to work with industry to bring down costs. As the hon. Member says,…26 Jun 2025