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Debate between Gagan Mohindra and Ed Miliband
Tuesday 17th December 2024

(1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ed Miliband Portrait Ed Miliband
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Great British Energy—headquartered in Aberdeen—is already up and running. Our plans for Great British Energy will be rolled out in the new year. Those plans include working with local communities for solar on schools and hospitals, so that we can start cutting bills for public services and local communities.

Gagan Mohindra Portrait Mr Gagan Mohindra (South West Hertfordshire) (Con)
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T3. My constituents were promised £300 off their energy bills by the Labour Government. Instead, they are having to fork out additional money for Great British Energy and to pursue net zero, while the Government take the winter fuel payment away from millions of pensioners. How can the Secretary of State justify increasing spending on net zero projects while his Government let pensioners go cold this winter?