Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Luke Evans and Martin McCluskey

Tuesday 13th October 2026 Commons Chamber

[Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth) (Con)]

In January this year, the former Energy Secretary stood at the Dispatch Box and with great fanfare announced £15 billion for the warm homes plan, so I have a very simple question: can the Minister provide a guarantee today that every penny of that commitment remains intact? Yes or no?

[Martin McCluskey]

I welcome the hon. Gentleman to his new position. He would not expect me to stand here and make commitments that will be made by the Chancellor at the Budget at the end of this month. The hon. Gentleman’s party is trying to make us more dependent on fossil fuels, and to turn back the clock on the future homes standard—changes that would leave people across the country tens of thousands of pounds worse off.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Luke Evans and Martin McCluskey

Tuesday 18th November 2025 Commons Chamber

[Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth) (Con)]

In October 2024, I asked the Secretary of State about the previous Government’s idea of pumpwatch. He said,

“I will not comment on the Budget, obviously. We are very sympathetic to pumpwatch”.—[Official Report, 8 October 2024; Vol. 754, c. 159.]

The Competition and Markets Authority has looked into this, and the Government seem to be bringing something forward called fuel finder. It is apparently due to be launched at the end of the year. Can the Minister update us on what that will mean and how the public will know about it? Cheaper fuel at the pumps is really important.

[Martin McCluskey]

The House recently discussed in Committee some of the regulations that will make fuel finder a reality. As the hon. Member said, it will be launched by the end of the year. It will enable people to see real-time fuel information, and we will produce an API to allow things like Google Maps to list it. That will be launched before the end of year.