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Simon Baynes Excerpts

Tuesday 21st May 2024 Commons Chamber

[Simon Baynes (Clwyd South) (Con)]

8. What steps she is taking to help reduce energy prices for consumers.

[Mrs Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) (Con)]

14. What steps she is taking to help reduce energy bills.

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[Amanda Solloway]

My hon. Friend is a great champion for his constituents, and of course I agree with him about the importance of ensuring that householders know where to obtain information about what they may be able to receive, especially as we are providing them with £108 billion between 2022 and 2025. I recommend that they visit the Help for Households web page on gov.uk to find out what support they may be entitled to.

[Simon Baynes]

Many rural properties on the Welsh borders—including those in Clwyd South and in neighbouring north Shropshire—are not connected to mains gas and therefore use oil or liquefied petroleum gas for heating, and many of the residents are unaware of the support that is available to help with their energy bills. Can the Minister tell the House what support the Government are providing for those residents?

[Amanda Solloway]

My hon. Friend has raised an important issue. We are, of course, helping all those households. The Government supported about 3 million households using alternative fuels with the £200 alternative fuel payments in the winter of 2022-23, and although energy prices, including alternative fuel costs, have fallen significantly since then, we are nevertheless committed to supporting all households with that £108 billion package between 2022 and 2025.