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Vicky Ford Excerpts
Tuesday 21st May 2024

(5 months, 2 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Amanda Solloway Portrait Amanda Solloway
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This Government are committed to making sure that we not only get energy efficiency but support people with their energy bills.

Vicky Ford Portrait Vicky Ford (Chelmsford) (Con)
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Thanks to Government grants, a social housing provider in my Chelmsford constituency, CHP, has made some great investments in social housing to help energy efficiency, reduce bills and lower fuel poverty, but it would like to go further. Will the Minister discuss with me the ways in which we can help to share the benefits of those savings so that some of them can be invested in improving energy efficiency and lowering bills in even more homes?

Amanda Solloway Portrait Amanda Solloway
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My right hon. Friend makes the important point that energy efficiency is crucial to lowering bills. That is why we have the social housing decarbonisation fund, which supports local authorities and housing associations in upgrading social housing stock below energy performance certificate level C.