Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at on 10 January 2024.
Marion Fellows
Scottish National Party, Motherwell and Wishaw
If he will launch a consultation on the potential merits of introducing social energy tariffs for disabled people and low-income households.
Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party
We are providing extensive financial support worth over £100 billion—or £3,500 per household on average—between 2022 and 2025 to help everyone with their energy Bills.
Marion Fellows
Scottish National Party, Motherwell and Wishaw
Last month, Marie Curie told me that terminally ill people who want to die at home have been forced into hospitals to die because they cannot afford to heat their homes sufficiently. Will the Prime Minister meet me, Marie Curie and other organisations, including energy companies that are fully supportive of a social energy tariff, and try to find a way forward?
Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party
I will make sure that the hon. Lady gets the meeting she needs with the appropriate Minister. We are working very closely with Ofgem to make sure that the most vulnerable households are protected—especially this winter—and, crucially, we are developing the priority services register that vulnerable households, including those that are disabled or face particular needs, can sign up to for free to receive extra help with their energy supplier, but as I said, I will ensure that the relevant Minister meets with Marie Curie and the hon. Lady.
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