Question follow-through · 97741

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce energy bills for (a) households and (b) businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
10 Dec 2025
Answer
16 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce energy bills for (a) households and (b) businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The affordability crisis is the biggest issue facing this country. That is why the Autumn Budget acted to take £150 of costs off people’s energy bills. This support comes on top of the £150 off energy bills provided for around 6 million families under the...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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