Oral QuestionCabinet Office

For what reason the public inquiry into the covid-19 pandemic will not hold public evidence hearings until 2023.

Tabled: 24 March 2022Answered: 31 March 2022

Asked by

Kate Osamor

Labour (Co-op)Edmonton and Winchmore Hill

Answering Minister

the Minister for the Cabinet Office

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Energy (Michael Shanks)

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and the Minister for Climate are in Brazil at the conference of the parties, fighting for Britain’s interests in the global transition and playing our part in securing leadership on the climate crisis. Since our last oral questions session, we have announced that 250 schools will benefit from Great British Energy’s solar roll-out; SSE has announced £33 billion of private investment in the energy system; we have set out our clean energy jobs plan to create 400,000 new clean energy jobs; and letters have started to arrive for the 6 million families who will receive £150 off their bills this winter. That is the difference this Government are making in order to deliver energy security, climate leadership and good jobs, and to protect households and businesses.