Asked by: Baroness Bray of Coln (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to cut energy bills for households by up to £300 by 2030.
Answered by Baroness Curran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Tackling affordability is this government’s number one priority.
As recently announced by the new Prime Minister and Chancellor, the government will conduct a tax cut to remove VAT from domestic electricity bills from October 1, in time to impact the next Ofgem price cap. Cutting VAT on electricity bills is expected to take around £45 off the yearly Ofgem price cap in October. This immediate action applies and is funded for this financial year.
This is on top of the £150 removed from bills at the last Budget – a decision which is now factored into bills for the years to come.
In addition, around 6 million families are benefitting from the expansion of the £150 Warm Home Discount.
Any further action, including on funding for longer-term measures, will be taken at the Budget.
Asked by: Baroness Bray of Coln (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to meet the manifesto pledge to create 650,000 green jobs; what plans they have to create those jobs; and what progress has so far been made towards it.
Answered by Baroness Curran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The clean energy transition represents one of the UK’s largest opportunities for economic growth and high-quality job creation this decade. In October 2025, we published the Clean Energy Jobs Plan, which highlights that the UK’s clean energy workforce could double by 2030, supporting up to 860,000 high quality jobs across every nation and region.
Progress has already been made on commitments in the Plan. In April, we announced five Clean Energy Technical Excellence Colleges delivering training for clean energy jobs in Liverpool, the Tees Valley, Somerset, London and Colchester. The Plan also includes the expansion of the Energy Skills Passport, up to £20 million of funding to support the North Sea transition, and a new North Sea Jobs Service offering end-to-end career support for oil and gas workers.