Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden, joined her colleagues on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee as they questioned the Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng over the UK's gas market.
The session examined a selection of the issues raised by rising gas prices, including potential measures to protect consumers, the role of the regulator, support for British energy companies, and the effects on industry and consumers of recent gas price hikes.
Ahead of the session, Darren Jones, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said:
“Gas price hikes are already having a significant impact on industry, raising major concerns for millions of households who face rising bills, and posing serious questions about the resilience of the UK energy market.
Given these pressures, and the range of measures which Ministers are considering to support the energy industry, it’s important we hear directly from the Secretary of State on the detail of the Government’s approach and what financial measures have been approved by the Chancellor.We will also want to question Ofgem on their role, hear directly from the energy industry, and understand what low-income households need to help them from the fall-out of these energy price rises.”
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