Question follow-through · 21

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what fiscal steps he is taking to help reduce the cost of household energy bills for people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
22 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what fiscal steps he is taking to help reduce the cost of household energy bills for people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 May 2026

    Answer published

    The Government acted in the Autumn Budget to reduce electricity costs to the benefit of all households with a domestic electricity meter, including those not on the gas grid. By scrapping the ECO home insulation scheme and moving 75% of the domestic costs...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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