Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Neil Parish and Shabana Mahmood

Tuesday 16th November 2021 Commons Chamber

[Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con)]

5. What steps he is taking to help protect families from increases in global gas prices.

[Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab)]

8. What steps he is taking to help protect (a) business and (b) consumers from rising wholesale gas prices.

[The Minister of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Greg Hands)]

The Government’s energy price cap will ensure that millions of households are protected from an instant wave of bill increases this winter. We also have well-established schemes in place for those businesses that are most exposed to energy prices.