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<p>While the Government will not be publishing a response to EDM470, the Government
is investing £12 billion in Help to Heat schemes to make sure homes are warmer and
cheaper to heat. In March we announced up to £1.4 billion allocated to private and
social homes as part of the next phases of the Home Upgrade Grant and Social Housing
Decarbonisation Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The Powering Up Britain Energy Security Plan sets
out how the Government will power the UK through affordable, home-grown, clean energy:
ensuring Britain has among the cheapest wholesale electricity prices in Europe by
2035 and moving towards energy independence through a potential doubling of Britain’s
electricity generation capacity by the late 2030s.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the
Autumn Statement, the Government is developing a new approach to consumer protection
in energy markets, which will apply from April 2024 onwards.</p>
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