MP thanked by campaigners for championing community energy John Baron MP supports a proposed new law – the Local Electricity Bill – which would empower communities to sell locally-generated electricity directly to local households, businesses and local public services, reducing dependence on foreign gas. Close to a majority of the House of Commons now...
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John Baron MP supports Local Electricity Bill
John Baron MP welcomes £350 Government support for energy bills
MP: Government should also cancel planned NI rise Following Ofgem’s announcement that the Energy Price Cap will rise by nearly £700 from April, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, has announced a £9.1 billion package of measures to address energy bills which will ensure that the adjustment to higher prices...
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John Baron MP highlights Green Homes Grant
MP encourages constituents to take up voucher The Government has recently launched the Green Homes Grant Scheme, which is now open for applications. £1.5 billion is available through vouchers, which will see the Government fund up to two-thirds of the cost of home improvements up to £5,000, with homeowners on low incomes eligible for...
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John Baron MP highlights new energy bill transparency
MP urges all to check bills to avoid overpaying for energy Today in the House of Commons, John Baron MP intervened on the Secretary of State for Energy, Rt Hon Ed Davey MP, during a statement on the Annual Energy Statement. In the House of Commons, John asked, “Given the myriad of deals and...
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John Baron MP encourages people in Basildon and Billericay to save money on household energy bills
MP highlights Green Deal improvements John Baron MP, is encouraging constituents in Basildon and Billericay to take up energy efficiency improvements on their home with the Green Deal to save money on their energy bills. Households carrying out energy efficiency improvements on their home can now get more money back to offset the cost...
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John Baron MP welcomes HLF award to Lee Chapel North Club for WW1 Project
MP urges other local projects to apply for lottery funding to mark Centenary A grant of £7,000 has been awarded to the Lee Chapel North Holiday Club to help local people learn more about the First World War. The project will help people to visit heritage sites and to produce a short film documenting...
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John Baron MP welcomes potential £65 average saving on energy bills for homes in Basildon and Billericay
MP says smart meters will help customers John Baron MP has welcomed news today that around 500 households in his constituency are already benefiting from increased control over energy bills through British Gas smart meters, with average annual savings of £65 per household. Smart meters mean for the first time households can see how...
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John Baron MP welcomes passage of Energy Bill
MP’s tariff proposals are adopted by Government Yesterday in the House of Commons, MPs voted to pass the Government’s Energy Bill at Third Reading. The Bill is mainly concerned with energy infrastructure, but it also includes tariff and bill recommendations from the Billing Stakeholder Group (BSG). Following a long campaign in Parliament for greater...
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John Baron MP urges Government to resist energy company opposition to energy bill reform
MP questions Minister in House of Commons Today in the House of Commons, during Energy Questions, John Baron MP urged the Government to resist any attempts by energy companies to resist the recommendation of the Billing Stakeholder Group. This recommendation was adopted by Ofgem in its consultation. The recommendation called for energy companies to...
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John Baron MP presses Secretary of State for Energy to stand up to energy suppliers
MP expects energy suppliers to object to tariff reform proposals Today in the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Rt Hon Ed Davey MP, made a statement on the Government’s energy policy prior to the publication of the Energy Bill. As Chairman of the Billing Stakeholder Group, John...
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