Kwasi Kwarteng corrected the Commons record on Fuel Poverty and Energy Price Caps

16 December 2020 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The words were spoken in the Commons on 19 November 2020. The correction was made by letter from the Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth, the right hon. Member for Spelthorne (Kwasi Kwarteng), and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 16 December 2020. The correction replaced 2 figures (3 million, £3.5 billion) with 2 figures (2 million, £3 billion). Altogether 14 words differ between the two versions.

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The hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew Pennycook) was good enough to mention the warm home discount, which was not referred to in any of the speeches by SNP Members. Of course, the warm home discount that he was good enough to mention is a critical part of the Government’s fight against fuel poverty. It provides financial assistance to more than 3 million low-income and vulnerable households each winter, and each one of those households benefits to the tune of £140 a year roughly, which represents ~~£3.5~~ billion of ~~public money~~ and is a significant contribution.	The hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew Pennycook) was good enough to mention the warm home discount, which was not referred to in any of the speeches by SNP Members. Of course, the warm home discount that he was good enough to mention is a critical part of the Government’s fight against fuel poverty. It provides financial assistance to more than 2 million low-income and vulnerable households each winter, and each one of those households benefits to the tune of £140 a year roughly, which represents over £3 billion of direct assistance over the last 10 years and is a significant contribution.

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The hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew Pennycook) was good enough to mention the warm home discount, which was not referred to in any of the speeches by SNP Members. Of course, the warm home discount that he was good enough to mention is a critical part of the Government’s fight against fuel poverty. It provides financial assistance to more than 3 million low-income and vulnerable households each winter, and each one of those households benefits to the tune of £140 a year roughly, which represents ~~£3.5~~ billion of ~~public money~~ and is a significant contribution.

The hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew Pennycook) was good enough to mention the warm home discount, which was not referred to in any of the speeches by SNP Members. Of course, the warm home discount that he was good enough to mention is a critical part of the Government’s fight against fuel poverty. It provides financial assistance to more than 2 million low-income and vulnerable households each winter, and each one of those households benefits to the tune of £140 a year roughly, which represents over £3 billion of direct assistance over the last 10 years and is a significant contribution.

The correction in Hansard.

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Energy price cap (typical household)

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