Angus MacDonald: All Documents

Written Question

Electricity: Billing

Monday 3rd August 2026

Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his department has made of the potential merits of rebalancing policy costs levied on electricity bills across gas and electricity bills equally.

Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government recognises that policy costs fall disproportionately on electricity bills and are taking forward work to ensure that prices reflect the cheaper wholesale price of clean energy.

On the distribution of costs between electricity and gas, the Government acted at the Autumn Budget to cut electricity costs in a way that makes this distribution fairer. We ended funding for the Energy Company Obligation scheme, as well as removing 75% of costs for the Renewables Obligation scheme from people’s energy bills.

The government also announced in April plans to go further and faster on delinking electricity and gas prices. We will consult later this year on arrangements to offer existing generators a fixed price Contract for Difference for the electricity they generate. In addition, the rate of the Electricity Generator Levy has been increased by 10% to respond to the high prices that generators are benefitting from due to the crisis in the Middle East.

Division Vote (Commons)
14 Jul 2026 - Public Office (Accountability) Bill - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 52 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 102 Noes - 409

Division Vote (Commons)
14 Jul 2026 - Public Office (Accountability) Bill - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 93 Noes - 323

Division Vote (Commons)
13 Jul 2026 - Immigration and Asylum Bill - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 48 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 264 Noes - 90

Division Vote (Commons)
13 Jul 2026 - Immigration and Asylum Bill - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 50 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 97 Noes - 358

Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2026 - Education - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 369 Noes - 102

Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2026 - Town and Country Planning - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 52 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 182

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will the Minister acknowledge that the highlands and islands produce a disproportionately large amount of our renewable energy? Will he also acknowledge that last week’s Ofgem go-ahead for three pumped storage schemes will produce almost no jobs, no legacy housing and no community benefits, along with minimal, if any, advantage …..."
Angus MacDonald - View Speech

View all Angus MacDonald (LD - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions

Division Vote (Commons)
6 Jul 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 394 Noes - 85