That the Committee has considered the draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025.
The draft order was laid before the House on 11 June 2025. This Government are committed to delivering warmer homes that are cheaper to heat. That is not just a …..." Miatta Fahnbulleh - View Speech
"I thank the shadow Minister for his support for these important technical standards. I will address his question and then reiterate why we believe that the proposed changes are so important.
It is incredibly important to stress that levies on bills are funding critical infrastructure. We inherited a situation of …..." Miatta Fahnbulleh - View Speech
"It was clear to us, but sadly we were not in government. It should have been clear to the Conservatives, and they did absolutely nothing over 15 years. We are committed to getting bills down—they are coming down—and we will take action through our clean power plan to break our …..." Miatta Fahnbulleh - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Member for raising that. We will take that away because that is unacceptable. We have been in regular touch with every part of the system since this issue came to light. We are talking to installers, certification bodies, TrustMark, the MCS and Ofgem. I will take …..." Miatta Fahnbulleh - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I thank the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) for securing this important debate and shining a light on the problem, which I agree is systemic, and also for sharing the case of her constituent, Jackie, which …..." Miatta Fahnbulleh - View Speech
"My words were very clear. We welcome the reductions in energy prices, but we were very clear that we are on a rollercoaster: prices go up and prices go down. We must get off the rollercoaster so that we deliver energy security. That will deliver price stability and fundamentally secure …..." Miatta Fahnbulleh - View Speech
"We will raise the issue of deemed contracts with the regulator and the ombudsman. More broadly, my hon. Friend has raised specific concerns about the ombudsman’s approach. There is a clear complaints procedure, so if constituents feel that they have not had the service that they require, there is a …..." Miatta Fahnbulleh - View Speech
"We know we have a challenge with smart meters. The majority of smart meters work, but there are far too many cases where they do not. We are working with the DCC and suppliers to make sure that we have connection across the piece and that there is a clear …..." Miatta Fahnbulleh - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tamworth (Sarah Edwards) for introducing this important debate, and all hon. Members for their insightful contributions. I assure them all that the Government are taking this issue seriously, and we are working at pace to respond to it.