VoteClimate: Economic Situation - 12th October 2022

Economic Situation - 12th October 2022

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Economic Situation.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-10-12/debates/5CCA11C4-441D-4CDC-8C1C-8B53E882966A/EconomicSituation

12:38 Rachel Reeves (Labour)

Well, if the nationalist Administration in Scotland were willing to support more natural gas and oil extraction or indeed nuclear power generation, that would help the energy situation. Renewable energy use in the United Kingdom has increased from, I think, 7% to 42% over the past 12 years, which is very welcome. The energy price guarantee has protected families and businesses across the United Kingdom from bills that could have been £6,000 or £7,000 higher, which is a huge amount. The hon. Gentleman has not mentioned the £37 billion intervention, which particularly helps people on lower incomes, giving them an extra £1,200 a year to support them with bills. The fact that we are in such an economically successful Union means that we can offer things like the energy price guarantee and the £37 billion energy intervention.

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