Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:28 pm on 22 January 2026.
Jim Shannon
DUP, Strangford
12:28,
22 January 2026
I thank the Chair and the Select Committee for considering this massive issue. Around 40,000 older people in Northern Ireland—that is over 10% of older people there—live in poverty. Energy is perhaps one of their biggest outlays and it is critical. Did the Committee consider what can be done to protect our elderly against the worst energy crises, which really can be life or death?