Debates between Judith Cummins and Damian Hinds during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Judith Cummins and Damian Hinds
Tuesday 19th April 2016

(8 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Judith Cummins Portrait Judith Cummins (Bradford South) (Lab)
- Hansard - -

T8. Following reports in this morning’s Daily Mail that energy firms overcharged customers by £130 for their energy this winter, does the Chancellor agree that Treasury cuts to incentives for building new renewable energy sources were another one of his bad ideas?

Damian Hinds Portrait The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Damian Hinds)
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

As we covered earlier, the tariff system in place to encourage renewable energy has to deliver a balanced portfolio of energy, and it does so. Of course, we encourage energy firms always to pass price cuts that they benefit from on to their customers.