Written Question
Tuesday 17th January 2023
Asked by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to trends in the level of the cost of heating homes, what assessment he has made of likelihood of an increase in the uptake of log burning technology to heat households; and whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health on the impact of log burning within the home on health.
Answered by Graham Stuart
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has not made an assessment of the likelihood of an increase in the uptake of log burning technology to heat households.
Written Question
Thursday 12th January 2023
Asked by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made a comparative assessment of gas and electricity tariffs in Merseyside and the rest of the UK; and what steps his Department is taking to help people in areas of high deprivation with increases in the cost of gas and electricity.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The setting of energy tariffs is a commercial matter for suppliers, within the confines of the energy price cap and the subsidy applied under the Energy Price Guarantee. The EPG is part of the significant package of support the Government has put in place to help all households, and in particular vulnerable households, with the cost of living.
Written Question
Wednesday 13th July 2022
Asked by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with Royal Mail management on industrial relations at that company.
Answered by Jane Hunt
The Department has regular discussions with Royal Mail on a wide range of issues. Industrial relations are a matter for Royal Mail and its workforce and their representatives and the Government encourages Royal Mail and its unions to reach an amicable agreement and in order to avoid disruption to businesses and consumers.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2022
Employment Agencies and Trade Unions
"I would like to put on record that I am proud member of Unite the union and the GMB. I start by paying tribute to all those in Liverpool, West Derby and indeed across the country who are facing real-terms cuts to their pay, attacks on their conditions and security …..."Ian Byrne - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2022
Employment Agencies and Trade Unions
"Absolutely. I agree with everything my hon. Friend said.
This is a Government who furiously defend the class interests of those they represent in this place, and that is never the working class. The Trades Union Congress has pointed out that the action is a violation of trade union members’ …..."Ian Byrne - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jun 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"T3. I have heard from constituents in West Derby how the use of fire and rehire tactics by employers such as British Gas and British Airways put them in unbearable situations during the pandemic. Shamefully, in the middle of a cost of living crisis, we see many rogue employees across …..."Ian Byrne - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Feb 2022
Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall Tax
"The impact of the cost of living crisis on my constituents and people across the country is truly harrowing and a shameful injustice inflicted by the Government. An article in the Liverpool Echo this week talked about the “perfect storm” that people in our city are facing of soaring energy …..."Ian Byrne - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Jul 2021
Fuel Poverty
"I thank the Members who have secured this important debate.
An estimated 3.2 million households, or one in 10, are currently living in fuel poverty in England, meaning that they are below the poverty line and face much higher bills due to poor levels of energy efficiency in their homes. …..."Ian Byrne - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Mar 2021
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"I listened to the Chancellor’s polished rhetoric last week and heard a man who knows nothing of and has never faced the dire circumstances that millions of people face in our nation today. This Budget offers nothing by way of a solution to the increasing levels of poverty and inequality …..."Ian Byrne - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2021
Employment Rights: Government Plans
"Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and thank you to Opposition colleagues for securing this important debate.
I start by saying I am proud member of the GMB and Unite the union. I also declare an interest as I have a brother who is subject to hire and rehire. As mentioned …..."Ian Byrne - View Speech
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