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HANSARDWarm Homes PlanYes, absolutely. Raising standards in the social housing sector will be a critical part of our warm homes plan. We have already announced plans to lift 1 million renters out of…12 Nov 2024HANSARDWarm Homes PlanWe will ensure that we see upgrades in every part of the country; we will be working with combined authorities, local government and the devolved Administrations to make sure that…12 Nov 2024HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI am aware that many households have had upgrades that have not gone to plan. It is critical that we build confidence, because in the end we need to persuade consumers up and down…12 Nov 2024HANSARDWarm Homes PlanWe will work across the country to tackle fuel poverty, but I remind the hon. Member that fuel payments are devolved. The Scottish Government have been given the biggest budget,…12 Nov 2024HANSARDWarm Homes PlanLet me assure the hon. Member that we are hitting the ground running with home insulations. We are rolling out our warm homes local grant and our warm homes social housing fund,…12 Nov 2024HANSARDDecarbonisation: Public Sector BodiesAs the first step towards the warm homes plan, we have committed an initial £3.4 billion. That includes £1 billion towards public sector decarbonisation, because we know that we…12 Nov 2024HANSARDDecarbonisation: Public Sector BodiesI completely agree; decarbonising our public sector will not only reduce emissions but lower bills. We estimate that the £1 billion that we have allocated to public sector…12 Nov 2024HANSARDDecarbonisation: Public Sector BodiesWe will work on that with the devolved Administrations across the United Kingdom. Good practice is happening across local government and regional government. We will ensure that…12 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry to hear about the incident that the hon. Gentleman has raised. We absolutely need to ensure, as we roll out all low-carbon technology, that standards are at the highest…12 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are doing everything we can to help the households that will struggle with bills this winter. We have had a big push to increase the uptake of pension credit and we are working…12 Nov 2024HANSARDWarm Homes PlanWe recognise that many vulnerable people, including those with high energy usage, often bear the greatest burden when energy prices increase. That is why we are doing all we can,…12 Nov 2024HANSARDWarm Homes PlanIt is a national scandal that so many homes across the country have an EPC rating that is below C—a failure of the last Government to deliver the scale of home upgrades that we…12 Nov 2024HANSARDWarm Homes PlanWe are committed to an ambitious warm homes plan, which will upgrade homes across the country, making them warmer and cheaper to run, by installing new insulation and rolling out…12 Nov 2024HANSARDWarm Homes PlanWe see local and regional government playing an absolutely fundamental role to reach homes that we need to upgrade, but also to help us deliver the scale of ambition we want.…08 Oct 2024HANSARDWarm Homes PlanWe are really clear that as we develop our plans we absolutely need to get on with the job of upgrading homes. We have announced our warm homes local grant and our warm homes…08 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. We are aware of those cases of bad insulation and we are clear that we need to get a firmer grip on them. To persuade everyone that we…08 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy Social TariffsWe know that people are worried about their energy bills going into the winter and that, for a growing number of people, energy is simply unaffordable. We are absolutely…08 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhether it is our ending of the onshore wind ban, the CCUS funding we announced last week, our plans for Great British Energy or our warm homes plan, we are hitting the ground…08 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy Social TariffsWe have been working flat out with energy suppliers to ensure that they are providing additional support to families who will struggle with bills this winter. In August, I met all…08 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy Social TariffsWe are having to clean up the mess that the Opposition left us. Yes, we have means-tested the winter fuel payment, but we have also been clear that we will do everything we can do…08 Oct 2024