Speeches by Onn.

“Do you think that those profits will go down over the next five or six years?”

“If the 40p that you just mentioned is not on consumer bills, is the immediate alternative in general taxation?”

“That is because these are not real savings; they are projected savings of what could have been if it had been worse and we did not have the flexibility.”

“Ultimately the Government have said, “We are going to bring down consumer bills.” But when we are discussing this with consumers, we have to say, “Oh well, it could have been an awful lot worse.””

“Citizens Advice submitted evidence that energy networks have made excess profits of £3.9 billion since 2021. Is there any element of that figure that could go into reducing bills for individuals? Or do you dispute the figure?”

“Do you think that those profits will go down over the next five or six years?”

“Because they are large.”

“Citizens Advice submitted evidence that energy networks have made excess profits of £3.9 billion since 2021. Is there any element of that figure that could go into reducing bills for individuals? Or do you dispute the figure?”

“If the 40p that you just mentioned is not on consumer bills, is the immediate alternative in general taxation?”

“Ultimately the Government have said, “We are going to bring down consumer bills.” But when we are discussing this with consumers, we have to say, “Oh well, it could have been an awful lot worse.””

“Lawrence, I am interested in the written evidence submitted by the Energy Networks Association. In the subheadings, it says, “How flexibility has helped deliver savings, including reduced customer bills”. It refers to consumers saving £500 million between 2023 and 2024 by using energy more flexibly. We also had some ev…”

“Do you think the opportunity to become a net exporter of energy will help in the narrative with the general public?”

“How many consumers do you think go to the Ofgem website?”

“Okay. DESNZ has a public attitudes tracker, and the headline findings from summer last year say that in the short term 69% expect the transition to net zero to increase their living expenses, up from 65%, with only 7% saying that they expect a decrease. In the long term, 50% expected an increase in living expenses and …”

“We’ll get you back when we get 7,000 jobs.”

“I wonder if there is anything that says, “This is enough” or “This is the crux of the story” and is going to sell it—something that says that we are on a trajectory to great things in the future.”

“We know that three quarters of consumers—not even vulnerable consumers; all consumers—are confused by their energy bills. If you have released a vulnerability study, presumably you are expecting to see a quite rapid turnaround on that figure that three quarters of people do not know what their bill means when they open…”

“I am old enough to remember when a Conservative Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said that he wanted Grimsby to be the Riyadh of offshore wind. I also remember the shadow Energy Secretary, the right hon. Member for East Surrey (Claire Coutinho), attending offshore wind conferences and championing the sector, so where she…”

“I disagree with that, but I urge the Government to be prepared to open up on some of the process. I understand that there will be commercial sensitivities, but I hope that a route can be found to enable us to scrutinise the information available.”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Immingham (Martin Vickers) for securing the debate and for being so gracious with his time. For workers and their families across the Humber, the past six months have been bruising to say the least. People who have spent their working lives keeping a complex site safe, co…”