Andy Burnham Orders Review of Gas Bills with Move that Could Help Households
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced on Wednesday that ministers are examining whether to remove standing charges from gas bills, tasking Chancellor John Healey and Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh to report back to the House.
- Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Burnham addressed the issue after Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch pressed the government to "help people with bills."
- Badenoch criticized the Labour Government for "dithering" on the Jackdaw gas field approval, while Burnham asserted the previous Tory government "messed up" the process.
- This pragmatic decision aims to de-link gas and electricity prices, allowing the government to do more to "help people with bills" and lower household costs.
- Resources from the Jackdaw decision will support Parliament's renewable future by investing in clean energy and substantially de-linking energy prices to bring down bills.
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Burnham asks Healey to remove standing charges on gas bills
Chancellor John Healey is looking at cutting standing charges on gas bills as part of the government’s push to cut household energy costs, the Prime Minister has announced. Speaking in the House of Commons today, Andy Burnham said he had asked the Chancellor and the energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, to consider stripping “unfair” standing charges [...]
Telegraph & Argus
Andy Burnham orders review of gas bills with move that could help households
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has asked ministers to examine scrapping standing charges on gas bills.
Gas bill shake-up: Burnham considers scrapping £108-a-year standing charge - London Business News
Millions of British households could save around £108 a year under government plans to scrap gas standing charges, as Prime Minister Andy Burnham seeks to ease the pressure of rising… The post Gas bill shake-up: Burnham considers scrapping £108-a-year standing charge appeared first on London Business News
Evening Standard
Ministers looking at removing standing charges from gas bills, Andy Burnham says
The Prime Minister also defended the decision to approve the Jackdaw gas field.
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