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HANSARDWarm Homes PlanMy hon. Friend raises an important point. We are aware of too many cases where home upgrades have not been done to the required standard. We are very clear that the ad hoc,…04 Feb 2025HANSARDWarm Homes PlanCold, damp homes that are hard to heat are the reality for too many households in this country. That is the legacy of the party opposite and a legacy that we are absolutely…04 Feb 2025HANSARDWarm Homes PlanWe are speaking to all the devolved Administrations. We are constantly engaging with them, including in our inter-ministerial group. On this specific issue of home upgrades and…04 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Member is right to raise this issue. We have to deliver on the teleswitching transition. We are behind where we need to be, but we are working with industry and…04 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to meet the hon. Gentleman. We know that we have a job to do to ensure that all insulation is up to standard and that we have the right measures for every type of…04 Feb 2025HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI thank the right hon. Gentleman for reminding us about our economic inheritance. We are reaching out to organisations and stakeholders across the country—industry, charities and…04 Feb 2025HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI will say to the right hon. Gentleman that at the moment, families are not insulated from fossil fuel markets. We have seen one of the worst energy crises, which has had a huge…04 Feb 2025HANSARDElectricity Bills: Standing ChargesI am sorry to hear about the case of Lesley, and I know there are people across the country who have this frustration with standing charges. I reassure the House that we have a…04 Feb 2025HANSARDHome Insulation SchemesHome insulation delivers warm homes and lower bills. I have visited Government-backed schemes across the country and seen their impact on households and consumers, but we also…04 Feb 2025HANSARDHome Insulation SchemesI thank the hon. Member for pointing out the inheritance and the legacy. That is material, because it is the backdrop to everything we are trying to do. We are clear that we need…04 Feb 2025HANSARDHome Insulation SchemesWhat is clear to us as a new Government is that the system of regulating home upgrades was too ad hoc and too fragmented. Accountability was not clear enough and consumers were…04 Feb 2025HANSARD ECO4 and Insulation SchemesI thank the hon. Member, and yes, we have spoken to the devolved Administrations. We have spoken to the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government, and we are working closely…23 Jan 2025HANSARD ECO4 and Insulation SchemesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: building the supply chain and the workforce will be critical to delivering the pace and the scale of our ambition. We are already putting in…23 Jan 2025HANSARD ECO4 and Insulation SchemesWe will engage with colleagues in Northern Ireland. We are working closely with all the devolved Administrations. We are building up the evidence base on what happened and…23 Jan 2025HANSARD ECO4 and Insulation SchemesLet me reassure my hon. Friend that we are absolutely working to ensure that the lessons learned from the schemes we inherited are applied to the warm homes plan as we develop it,…23 Jan 2025HANSARD ECO4 and Insulation SchemesWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the energy company obligation 4 and Great British insulation schemes. The Government have identified…23 Jan 2025HANSARD ECO4 and Insulation SchemesI thank the hon. Member for his response. I am glad that there is consensus across the House that energy efficiency measures and home upgrades are key to delivering warmer homes…23 Jan 2025HANSARD ECO4 and Insulation SchemesI thank my hon. Friend for his avid and consistent campaigning on these issues. As he knows, there is an ongoing investigation into the case of SSB Law at the moment. To answer my…23 Jan 2025HANSARD ECO4 and Insulation SchemesI thank the hon. Member for all the work he has done on spray foam insulation and the campaigning he has done for his constituents. I fondly remember that Adjournment debate with…23 Jan 2025HANSARD ECO4 and Insulation SchemesI thank the hon. Member, and I am again glad to hear that she agrees we need a big overhaul of the system, which is absolutely our focus and our commitment. On other measures…23 Jan 2025