Energy Update

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:43 pm on 5 September 2022.

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Photo of Naseem Shah Naseem Shah Shadow Minister (Home Office) 5:43, 5 September 2022

According to Electric Radiators Direct, Bradford ranks highest in the country for the difference between average resident income and average yearly energy bill. Friends of the Earth claims that 52% of neighbourhoods in Bradford are among the worst affected across England and Wales.

Everybody in the country knows and we in this House know that the energy profits levy is in fact a windfall tax—a Labour idea. We have another suggestion for the Minister: freeze energy prices. The Government can name it what they want. We have the ideas, and we are handing them over. What is stopping the Minister freezing energy bills?