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Peter Gibson Excerpts
Tuesday 23rd May 2023

(11 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Amanda Solloway Portrait Amanda Solloway
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The arrangements that we have for prepayment meters are incredibly important, and we are working closely with Ofgem to ensure that we tackle this issue. As always, I am happy to meet to discuss these issues.

Peter Gibson Portrait Peter Gibson (Darlington) (Con)
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Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Asda are charging more for road fuel in my constituency than they are in neighbouring towns. Can my right hon. Friend explain what he is doing to help my hard-working constituents secure cheaper fuel?

Graham Stuart Portrait Graham Stuart
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We share my hon. Friend’s concerns. That is why we asked the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate. It is doing an inquiry. It came up with an interim report in recent days, and it will come back with a full final report and recommendations for 7 July, addressing the very issue that my hon. Friend rightly brings to us.