Oral QuestionTreasury

What steps she plans to take to help improve living standards.

Tabled: 27 August 2024Answered: 3 September 2024

Asked by

Chris Webb

LabourBlackpool South

Answering Minister

the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband)

The price cap increase announced last week as a result of the war in Iran was deeply concerning news for families in my hon. Friend’s constituency. Tackling the cost of living crisis is the Government’s top priority, which is why we have acted to take £150 of costs off bills in the coming years and expanded the warm home discount, and why we are accelerating the warm homes plan. We will do everything we can to help protect her constituents in the face of this fossil fuel price spike.