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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-10-15more like thismore than 2018-10-15
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fuel Poverty more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support consumers in financial difficulty to meet their energy costs. more like this
tabling member constituency Islwyn more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Evans remove filter
uin 179201 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-24more like thismore than 2018-10-24
answer text <p>Protecting low income and vulnerable consumers when it comes to their energy costs is a priority for this Government. This is why the Energy Company Obligation, our main domestic energy efficiency scheme, will now be solely focused on upgrading the homes of those on low incomes to help tackle the root cause of fuel poverty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also recently extended the Warm Home Discount scheme, which supports over 2 million low income and vulnerable households by cutting £140 off their winter energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also introducing the energy price cap to protect over 11 million households on poor value standard variable tariff deals this winter.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Devizes more like this
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
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answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Chris Evans more like this