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Lord Whitehead (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 March 2026

Debate

Warm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026

Contribution

I will have to write to the noble Lord on that because I do not have paragraph 5.3 in front of me. I will certainly send him a letter to that effect. In essence, this SI is a method of making sure that a much larger group of people receives the discount than has hitherto been the case, which is vital at this time of very high energy prices. It is about making a real impact on fuel poverty and continuing to expand that impact with the measures in the new scheme. It will be done on an affordable and manageable basis and in conjunction with the Warm Homes Plan, which, as the noble Baroness will know, is about driving down bills through energy efficiency and various other measures in homes. Together with those measures, this will make a real impact on fuel poverty over the next period. I urge noble Lords to support the new scheme, which we will have at least until 2030, subject to review. I hope we will see a substantial uptick in people’s warmth and energy welfare in that period, thanks to what is before us this afternoon.

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