Oral Question·Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
“What steps he is taking to support households with energy bills over winter 2022-23.”
Tabled: 19 October 2022Answered: 25 October 2022
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Andrew Western)
The Government keep the rates of parental pay under review. Following the Secretary of State’s announcement in a written ministerial statement to Parliament on 30 October, and subject to parliamentary approval, parental pay will increase in line with the consumer prices index at the rate of 1.7% from April 2025.