Oral Answers to Questions Debate
Full Debate: Read Full DebateDarren Jones
Main Page: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)Department Debates - View all Darren Jones's debates with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
(1 year, 11 months ago)
Commons ChamberI call the Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee.
The Government announced this week that £1 billion will go towards energy efficiency to reduce energy bills. Will the Minister confirm how many new homes will be covered by that £1 billion?
I cannot give the Chair of the Committee an exact figure, but I hope that very large numbers will be covered by that—[Interruption.] Opposition Front Benchers may find that amusing, but we should remember how few homes had an energy performance certificate C when Labour left power and how many more have had their level raised since then.