Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ed Miliband and Chris Hinchliff

Tuesday 10th June 2025 Commons Chamber

[Ed Miliband]

The hon. Gentleman raises a really important point. Minimum half-hourly charges will also help customers to use smart solutions and make savings, and all the evidence collected under the last Government shows that when consumer-led flexibility was offered, people really took advantage of it.

[Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire) (Lab)]

Making community energy the centrepiece of the Government’s clean power plan will foster support for new schemes by putting the public in the driving seat to choose where, and at what scale, projects can fit into local landscapes. To unleash the full potential of community energy, will Ministers consider implementing the long-standing proposals to enable these schemes to sell electricity directly to local people?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ed Miliband and Chris Hinchliff

Tuesday 18th March 2025 Commons Chamber

[Ed Miliband]

The hon. Gentleman raises a really important issue. Rolling out electric car infrastructure is incredibly important. If he writes to my Department, we will ensure that he gets the best possible reply.

[Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire) (Lab)]

Will Ministers consider exercising the community electricity right within the Infrastructure Act 2015 to require commercial renewable energy developers to offer communities the opportunity to part-own schemes developed in their area?

[Ed Miliband]

My hon. Friend raises an important matter. As an energy nerd, I am really interested in this 2015 power, which, despite my nerdery, I did not actually know about. We are actively looking at this really important power, which was put in place by the previous Government.