"Today I am publishing the Government’s response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s market study into the heating oil sector.
For the first time, families who rely on heating oil will benefit from stronger protections under Labour Government plans to regulate the sector for the first time. This Government are …..." Polly Billington - View Speech
"In fact, the fuel finder it is a good way of ensuring that people have the transparency that is required for the market to really work. The Competition and Markets Authority has found that, fundamentally, the market works competitively, but if anybody finds anything that they suspect to be price …..." Polly Billington - View Speech
"As a fellow coastal MP, I absolutely rebut the hon. Gentleman’s idea that this Government do not understand coastal or rural communities. I accept the challenges he found with the fuel finder for the Isle of Wight, and we need to ensure that full transparency also extends to making sure …..." Polly Billington - View Speech
"I appreciate that the right hon. Gentleman represents one of the most rural parts of the country, and the fact that we have allocated £53 million to help the most vulnerable people across the UK is very important. Some £4.6 million has been given to the Scottish Government, and it …..." Polly Billington - View Speech
"It is important to make it clear what kind of proposals we are considering taking forward. This is about working with the regulators and industry to ensure we have a proportionate regulatory regime and stronger protections for consumers, and that we develop a robust evidence-based framework. We will work with …..." Polly Billington - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is right that local authorities—in England, in particular—are the ones making the decisions about how they use the crisis and resilience fund money allocated to them in order to support heating-oil households. However, they should be on notice from us. If councils have been allocated money for …..." Polly Billington - View Speech
"I am making this statement to update hon. Members, in line with the requirement for quarterly reporting to Parliament under the Energy Prices Act 2022, on expenditure incurred under section 13 of that Act.
This quarterly report on energy scheme expenditure is required under section 14 of the Act and …..." Polly Billington - View Speech
"I thank hon. Members for their contributions, and I will turn briefly to the points raised. The No. 1 priority of this Government is to tackle the cost of living crisis that people face. The Government acted at last year’s Budget by taking an average £150 of costs off energy …..." Polly Billington - View Speech
That the Committee has considered the draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) (No. 2) Regulations 2026.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. In the autumn Budget, the Government acted to reduce energy costs to benefit all households with …..." Polly Billington - View Speech
"To be clear, we will do this while we need to. As soon as parliamentary time allows, we will change the law so that we do not need to continue to extend in this way.
The regulations do not give the Secretary of State any new powers. They simply extend …..." Polly Billington - View Speech