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John Glen: ...significantly due to those very high oil and gas prices, caused by global circumstances—including, of course, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Alongside holding down energy bills, freezing fuel duty, increasing universal credit and raising the national living wage and pensions, we are giving up to £900 in cost of living payments to households on means-tested benefits. Taking those...
...pricing. (2) In performing functions under this Act, the relevant persons and bodies shall have regard to— (a) the principal purpose set out in subsection (1); (b) the Secretary of State’s duties under sections 1 and 4(1)(b) of the Climate Change Act 2008 (carbon targets and budgets) and international obligations contained within Article 2 of the Paris Agreement under the United...
Mark Spencer: ...for working parents with children aged 9 months up to 3 years in England alongside a substantial uplift to the hourly rate paid to providers and market reforms, cancelling the planned increase in fuel duty and keeping rates at current levels for the next 12 months, and increasing Draught Relief. This is in addition to the benefits uprating and support for vulnerable households announced...
Julian Lewis: ...prevail, the line changed. Last Wednesday, their Lordships were told: “His Majesty’s Government consider the current MoU to be sufficient to allow the ISC to discharge its statutory oversight duties of the agencies and the wider intelligence community. The MoU is subject to continuous review and His Majesty’s Government welcome the ISC proposing changes that it would like the PM to...
Viscount Younger of Leckie: ...is on a downward trajectory, although I understand that it is stubborn. Even though the reduction is quite small, it is in part thanks to our action to hold down energy bills and freeze alcohol and fuel duty, which is having a direct impact on driving down inflation. The noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, asked about Scope. I am very aware of the report. They...
Andrew Bowie: ...only to connect producers and users, providing a market for hydrogen production, but to support the resilience and security of the supply of hydrogen, thereby encouraging a move away from fossil fuels. However, due to market barriers associated with that infrastructure, namely high up-front capital costs and uncertain financial returns, a business model is needed to encourage investment in...
Andrew Western: ...objective was sufficient. That objective was set in 2010, it is limited to targeting greenhouse gases only, and it has no specific timescale attached to it. The move to update Ofgem’s duties so that it has a statutory requirement to support the UK in reaching our net zero emissions targets has huge backing from every part of the energy industry, as well as from consumer campaigners and...
Olivia Blake: ...we have some ownership of it. It is not right to argue that we need the coal for steel. Estimates show that 85% of it will be taken from ship to shore. We have had a conversation about our moral duty to prevent UK fossils fuels from being burned internationally, and we have had similar arguments about imported carbon being burned here. It is a thin argument to say that that is necessary,...
Andrew Griffith: ...the 2% target, is taking action to drive inflation down and they have our whole-hearted support. To avoid making the Bank’s job more difficult, we are making responsible decisions not to add fuel to the fire on inflation, but support those who most need it, including through the Energy Price Guarantee, which has held maximum consumer prices constant from October 2022 until the end of...
Màiri McAllan: ...on equitable options for car demand management, which we will publish in the coming months. Of course, the most direct levers on the cost of buying or running a petrol or diesel car—namely, fuel duty and vehicle excise duty—are currently reserved. Recent rises in motoring costs underline the unfairness of the current, regressive tax regime. We will continue to press the UK Government...
Theresa Villiers: Paying around half the cost of people’s energy bills and freezing fuel duty has been crucial in helping people with the cost of living, but is there further action the Government can take to get inflation down? Are we on track to halve it by the end of the year?
Lord Young of Cookham: ...are ring-fenced. So here is a proposal to give local authorities more freedom, to complement the menu produced by my noble friend Lady Eaton. At the moment, the Government get some £30 billion in fuel duty revenue. That source of income will dry up over the next decade as we move to electric vehicles. The obvious way to recoup the lost revenue from drivers is through road pricing. Back in...
Andrew Bowie: Clause 228 introduces a power for the Secretary of State to require information from individuals or companies in the core fuels supply sector. It will enable the Government to have an accurate picture regarding the resilience of the sector. Currently, the Government rely on the sector to voluntarily provide the information necessary to assess, mitigate and respond to any disruption to the...
Penny Mordaunt: Yes, the members of that Committee were doing their duty. My advice to all hon. and right hon. Members, having had the Committee carry out the work we asked it to do, is to read the report. Members should make their own judgments about it and take the task that it is our privilege to do seriously and soberly. Members should use their own judgment on that. I can confirm that the motion before...
James Davies: ...£650 for households receiving means-tested benefits, £300 for pensioner households, £150 for the disabled, a £150 council tax rebate for households in council tax bands A to D, a 5p cut to fuel duty, which has been extended to 2023-24, and a permanent increase in the amount that someone can earn before national insurance contributions are charged. That is, of course, on top of a 40%...
John Glen: ...using prepayment meters across the UK, introducing 30 hours of free childcare per week for working parents with children aged 9 months up to 3 years in England, cancelling the planned increase in fuel duty and keeping rates at current levels for the next 12 months, and increasing Draught Relief. This is in addition to the benefits uprating and support for vulnerable households announced...
John Glen: ...using prepayment meters across the UK, introducing 30 hours of free childcare per week for working parents with children aged 9 months up to 3 years in England, cancelling the planned increase in fuel duty and keeping rates at current levels for the next 12 months, and increasing Draught Relief. This is in addition to the benefits uprating and support for vulnerable households announced...
Amanda Solloway: ...and will continue to be provided a baseline discount under Energy Bills Discount Scheme if eligible. The Government is also supporting UK SMEs in dealing with cost-of-living pressures by cutting fuel duty for 12 months as well as helping businesses with £6bn of investment in energy efficiency. The Government would encourage all businesses to do what they can to improve their energy efficiency.
Bill Wiggin: ...panels are not always suitable for certain types of building or locations across the country, alternative options should also be supported. Hydrotreated vegetable oil, for example, is a sustainable fuel that can, at a small cost, be used in a conventional boiler. HVO has been trialled in over 150 homes across the UK in the last 18 months, yet it has been given no special tax treatment to...
Alan Whitehead: ...in ensuring that they are interconnected so that they can share heat production and, if necessary, heat network inputs. As I am sure the Minister is aware, heat networks are agnostic as to the fuel that goes into them. It could be from a heat engine, a geothermal source or a low-carbon source—hopefully, we will develop those to a much greater extent—such as multiple ground source heat...