Member

I want to ask the Government about the decision to leave the annual bill savings target stagnant. I am just a little bit concerned about this. As was talked about in the last SI today, we have a new energy crisis because of events in the Middle East, and we still have millions of homes facing fuel poverty. Can the Government really justify nearly a year of long extensions that does not include a corresponding increase in the obligation? By failing to raise these targets, are we not effectively just giving a free pass to the big energy suppliers in this delivery of these programmes?