Written Question
Tuesday 20th September 2022
Asked by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to seek an extension of the energy price cap to include small businesses.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government announced a new six-month scheme – the Energy Price Guarantee for Businesses (EPGB) – to protect all businesses and other non-domestic energy users from soaring energy costs. The scheme will offer comparable support to that being provided for consumers and we expect the scheme to be available in the autumn. After this initial six-month scheme the Government will provide focused support for vulnerable sectors, targeted to make sure those most in need get support.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2022
Employment Agencies and Trade Unions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2022
Employment Agencies and Trade Unions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2022
Employment Agencies and Trade Unions
"My right hon. Friend is making a terrific speech and I agree with what she is saying. She mentions P&O, and I certainly recall the Secretary of State making a statement to the House and being enraged by the actions of P&O. Why are the Government putting through the House …..."Grahame Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2022
Employment Agencies and Trade Unions
"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that many Conservative Members would prefer to turn the clock back to the days of the bond and indentured labour? My grandfather’s father was paid a modest sum as a bond to be an indentured labourer in the mines. It was illegal to go on …..."Grahame Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2022
Employment Agencies and Trade Unions
"I, too, would like to draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I want to acknowledge the excellent contribution of the right hon. Member for Elmet and Rothwell (Alec Shelbrooke) and congratulate him on the conclusion he has arrived at. I am a proud …..."Grahame Morris - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 16th June 2022
Asked by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring electricity providers to offer free electrical safety checks in the homes of vulnerable people; and whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on that matter.
Answered by Greg Hands
Electricity distribution and supply companies, which are regulated by Ofgem, are responsible for providing the electricity supply up to and including the meter in a customer’s property. Landlords and homeowners are responsible for electrical installation inside the property. The Electricity Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 require landlords to ensure the electrical installation in private rented properties are inspected and tested by qualified competent person at least every five years.
Written Question
Thursday 9th June 2022
Asked by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether support is available to people who fall within the Broader Group eligible for the Warm Home Discount Scheme but who cannot receive a payment as a result of the limit on the number of customers who can benefit.
Answered by Greg Hands
Energy suppliers participating in the Warm Home Discount scheme have discretion over the criteria they use to determine which households qualify for support under the Broader Group. They are given minimum targets for Broader Group payments set by the Government, but suppliers can make further payments.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 May 2022
Fairness at Work and Power in Communities
"The Minister is being generous in giving way. He referred to the Harbours (Seafarers’ Remuneration) Bill, and specifically to provisions to protect seafarers on ships entering UK ports. In the light of his remark about opportunities for well-paid, secure employment, will the same provisions apply to employment in the renewable …..."Grahame Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 May 2022
Fairness at Work and Power in Communities
"I will concentrate my remarks on fairness at work. I am more than happy to declare my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am a proud member, and indeed the chair, of the Unite parliamentary group and a proud associate member of many trade union groups.
I …..."Grahame Morris - View Speech
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