Energy Company Charges

Charlie Elphicke Excerpts

Tuesday 4th February 2014 Commons Chamber

[Robert Halfon]

I want more money to go to the poorest pensioners, including the winter fuel allowance. I do not believe that millionaires or people with earnings of more than £100,000 should get winter fuel payments, and I would rather they went to the poorest.

[Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con)]

I congratulate my hon. Friend on his speech. Does he agree that when people are in credit, interest should be paid at a proper rate? Does he believe that the reason why balances creep up is that bill models are too opaque, and that a filling station-type model might be better?

[Robert Halfon]

My hon. Friend makes an important point, and I am sure the Minister has heard his remarks.