Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Michael Shanks and Tristan Osborne

Tuesday 24th March 2026 Commons Chamber

[Michael Shanks]

Those projects are continuing at the moment at the developers’ own risk. They are subject to a process, which the Conservative party will understand because this matter ended up in the courts under the previous Government. We are dealing with that process. Ultimately, none of those projects would take a penny off bills—that is the argument we are making. The Conservatives have no plan for bringing down bills; we have.

[Tristan Osborne (Chatham and Aylesford) (Lab)]

Medway Maritime hospital in my constituency is benefiting from a £25.9 million investment to introduce heat pumps and other measures. Does the Minister agree that we could invest in public sector provision to reduce bills in schools, hospitals and other buildings across the country?