Oral QuestionTreasury

If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing landfill tax relief for local authorities who are responsible for hazardous waste after companies go into liquidation.

Tabled: 13 December 2023Answered: 19 December 2023

Asked by

Cat Smith

LabourLancaster and Wyre

Answering Minister

the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Fleur Anderson)

Although energy costs have come down, they remain too high. Our priority is to ensure access to energy is affordable and secure for consumers. That is why this Government have established Great British Energy, which will operate across the whole UK, including Northern Ireland. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy are working together positively on the GB Energy Bill.