Oral QuestionDepartment for Work and Pensions

“What steps he is taking to support people aged 50 and over into employment.”

Tabled: 28 February 2023Answered: 6 March 2023

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Answer from Hansard

Ed Miliband

My hon. Friend is right: there is a long-standing issue around industrial energy prices. The key is getting off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel markets, because just as family finances were ruined in the cost of living crisis, it is the same in relation to business finances and public finances. It is an essential part of the answer.