Speeches by Milne.

“Do you think if it prompted you to take advice or guidance that that would be sufficient? I know that is not an actual top-up.”

“To follow on from some of the things you have already been saying, the Government have decided to prioritise the MoneyHelper scheme over commercial dashboards. Do you think that is the right approach? Kim, would you like to start off?”

“No, that was very illuminating. Thank you very much.”

“We talked a bit earlier about the decision to prioritise the MoneyHelper dashboard. Commercial, private sector dashboards are perhaps some way off. From your point of view, when do you think we can expect to see them?”

“Do you think that every supplier will ultimately have their own dashboard, or not?”

“I have gone for the main Chamber, partly because it is a very national issue and I intend to make MPs aware of these sites in their constituencies, but also because this is something that I am really looking for legislation on, or action on. I am really trying to draw attention to it, because it cuts across different D…”

“As the Minister described, the powers in the Bill are already used by other parts of Government. Can she provide us with any evidence of their success? Are they doing the job they were made for? Have they led to a change in behaviour in the way potential fraudsters set up accounts or attempt to disguise beneficiary int…”

“I appreciate that, Chair.   Deirdre Costigan made representations.”

“I am happy to add a motion.”

“Absolutely.”

“Absolutely. And it is an important consideration that these storage systems play a very important part in our renewable energy ambitions. If we do nothing now and we let things happen, in 10 years’ time there will be an accident. Everyone will say, “Oh my God, they are all unsafe.” And it will have a terrific effect on…”

“It could do.”

“The Grenfell fire killed 72 people and will cost untold millions in remedial building costs. Essentially, it was wholly preventable and caused by poor regulatory standards. We stand in exactly the same place with BESS units, or battery energy storage systems. Ten years from now, there will be a major accident because t…”

“Thank you for your very comprehensive reply.”

“No, that is great.”

“Good morning. The Committee has heard contrasting evidence about whether it would be a good idea to have a definition of vulnerability or a description of vulnerability. Broadly, with a description, the negative is that it might not be precise enough or clear enough so people would not know when to use it, but if it wa…”

“Related to that, do you track any information about vulnerable clients such that you could see people in the database and then understand the impact of DWP services or actions?”

“Thank you. Over the last few years, customers in receipt of severe disability premium have experienced difficulty moving to UC because it is not automatically included in UC. Hopefully, the current solution is now working. I wanted to ask: how many people has the Department identified as being eligible for the transiti…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. This country has been in need of a coherent national energy policy for a long time, as the lack of one has left us in a difficult place. Figures from June 2024 show that UK energy prices are 27% higher than those of our EU counterparts. That has made energy-in…”

“It is a fundamental principle that legislation should not be retrospective, but here we have a tax that requires farmers to have acted seven years before they ever knew the tax was going to exist. It is fundamentally wrong and I ask the Government to withdraw the measure.”