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Shaun Davies Excerpts
Tuesday 12th November 2024

(1 day, 10 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Miatta Fahnbulleh Portrait Miatta Fahnbulleh
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Let me assure the hon. Member that we are hitting the ground running with home insulations. We are rolling out our warm homes local grant and our warm homes social housing fund, to target people this winter—this year—because we need to deliver the biggest ever upgrade.

Shaun Davies Portrait Shaun Davies (Telford) (Lab)
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11. What steps he is taking to support public sector bodies to decarbonise.

Miatta Fahnbulleh Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Miatta Fahnbulleh)
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As the first step towards the warm homes plan, we have committed an initial £3.4 billion. That includes £1 billion towards public sector decarbonisation, because we know that we have to ensure that our schools and hospitals reduce their energy bills.

Shaun Davies Portrait Shaun Davies
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Decarbonising the public sector is good for our net zero target, but it also releases money for more teachers, nurses and street cleaners, so that savings benefit our communities rather than energy giants. Schools across Telford are crying out for that investment. Will the Minister do all she can to decarbonise the public sector in the years to come?

Miatta Fahnbulleh Portrait Miatta Fahnbulleh
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I completely agree; decarbonising our public sector will not only reduce emissions but lower bills. We estimate that the £1 billion that we have allocated to public sector decarbonisation will reduce bills by about £40 million per year. That is a big step forward, but there is more work to do.