Heating Oil Support

Debate between Caroline Nokes and Ben Lake

Monday 16th March 2026 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes)]

I plan to run the statement only until 7.30 pm. May I encourage short questions from Members and perhaps shorter answers from the Minister?

[Ben Lake (Ceredigion Preseli) (PC)]

I welcome today’s announcement and the proposals. They potentially offer a relief of 20% or so to the households in Wales that are off-grid, including 72% of households in my constituency. The Minister will appreciate that households will be anxious to understand what level of support they stand to receive. Was there a per-household level of payment in mind when the Government came up with these calculations? Given that LPG households will be entitled to support, can I also ask why heating oil data was used to calculate the £3.8 million allocation for Wales?