Warm Home Discount

Chris Vince Excerpts

Tuesday 25th February 2025 Commons Chamber

[Miatta Fahnbulleh]

I remind the hon. Member that the Scottish Government have jurisdiction in this area. We are working in collaboration with them to deliver this, but the Scottish Government do have responsibility in this area and he knows it. We are committed to bearing down on energy bills—of course we are. It is the central driving mission of everything that we are doing as a Government. It has been eight months. I hope that everyone can see from what we have done—whether it is removing the ban on onshore wind, whether it is a record-breaking auction, or whether it is the plans that we have to support the most vulnerable households—that we are running at this. We take our commitment seriously, and we are doing everything in our power to drive it. I suggest that the hon. Gentleman reminds his colleagues in Scotland that they should be using the power that they have, including with the warm home discount, to protect their consumers.

[Chris Vince (Harlow) (Lab/Co-op)]

I welcome the Minister’s statement. This extra support will make a huge difference to residents in my constituency of Harlow. One of the issues with living in a post-war new town is that all the houses were built at roughly the same time, so the issues of insulation all appear at roughly the same time. At this morning’s crisis summit, which I and the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Vikki Slade) attended, there was a strong feeling that cross-departmental communication is key to ensuring that funding gets to the people who need it the most. Does the Minister agree?

[Miatta Fahnbulleh]

I completely agree with my hon. Friend. That is why we are working with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and across Government, to target this support at households, so that we are helping people who we know are struggling.

Oral Answers to Questions

Chris Vince Excerpts

Tuesday 8th October 2024 Commons Chamber

[Johanna Baxter (Paisley and Renfrewshire South) (Lab)]

2. What steps he is taking with his international counterparts to tackle climate change.

[Chris Vince (Harlow) (Lab/Co-op)]

18. What steps he is taking with his international counterparts to tackle climate change.

[Paul Waugh (Rochdale) (Lab/Co-op)]

21. What steps he is taking with his international counterparts to tackle climate change.

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[Mr Speaker]

I call Chris Vince.

[Chris Vince]

Thank you Mr Speaker—I’ve done the training. I welcome the Secretary of State’s warm words about our leadership on international climate issues, which is in stark contrast to the previous Government’s failings. I also publicly welcome his recent visit to Harlow college—less said about the racing game, which he won, the better. Does he agree that it is only thanks to the commitment shown by the new Government to drastically deliver on climate change issues that we can lead on a world stage?

[Mr Speaker]

Neatly done, although it was a little long. Come on Secretary of State.