Oral Answers to Questions

Olly Glover Excerpts

Tuesday 2nd June 2026 Commons Chamber

[Ed Miliband]

For reasons that the right hon. Gentleman will understand, I am not going to comment on individual planning decisions, because they have to go through the proper process, but I say to him that solar is the cheapest, cleanest form of power that we have. We can decide to bury our heads in the sand and stay on the fossil fuel rollercoaster, but the people who will pay for it are his constituents, because they are paying for it now in higher energy Bills. This Labour Government will keep going with the drive for clean power.

[Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage) (LD)]

7. What steps he is taking to help reduce household energy bills.

[Shockat Adam (Leicester South) (Ind)]

8. What recent steps he has taken to help reduce energy bills for households.

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[Olly Glover]

The energy price cap increase is estimated to cost each household an extra £18 every month, which is the price of a regular essential food shop at a discount supermarket. I note the measures that the Minister says the Government are taking, but in addition will the Government urgently bring forward a social tariff for vulnerable low-income households?

[Martin McCluskey]

The hon. Member makes an important point. The Government do not want anyone to be making the choice between heating and eating. That is why across Government we are working on a data sprint to work out how we can use household income date to ensure that we are targeting support at the right people.