Oral Answers to Questions

Grahame Morris Excerpts

Thursday 3rd April 2014 Commons Chamber

[Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab/Co-op)]

14. What steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills.

[Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab)]

15. What steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills.

[Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) (Lab)]

16. What steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills.

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[Mr Davey]

That is what is happening through the retail market review. Later this year, any dead tariffs will go and energy companies will be required to put all their customers on the lowest tariff according to their payment preferences.

[Grahame M. Morris]

The Secretary of State mentioned going back to the 1970s. I hope he has seen the Office for National Statistics figures published yesterday on hourly pay rates, which showed that on average they are down 7.6%, and twice as much in construction. Why can the 36,000 households in my constituency that would benefit from a price freeze not enjoy the £120 they would have if he implemented such a freeze?