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Carers: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the potential impact of the energy price cap increase on unpaid carers.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 4 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 8 Apr 2025
Answer: 16 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026

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Recorded timeline

4 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the potential impact of the energy price cap increase on unpaid carers.
8 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently. This, combined with our Warm Homes Plan to upgrade millions of homes to make ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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