Energy: Prices
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to introduce further measures to help protect households and businesses from changes in energy prices.
Answered by Martin McCluskey
Tackling affordability is this government’s number one priority. The Government has acted on household energy bills, with the actions taken at last year’s Autumn Budget helping to protect consumers today.
The Government recognises the pressure high energy costs place on businesses: we are acting through the British Industry Supercharger, increasing network charge discounts for energy‑intensive industries. In addition, the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme will cut electricity costs for over 10,000 firms in key manufacturing sectors.
For both households and businesses, we will continue to monitor the situation ahead of the winter and are contingency planning for a range of scenarios later this year.
This is a moment to take the right lessons: the more we can insulate ourselves from fossil fuel-driven crises, the more we can protect households in future.
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