Written questions by Hayes.

If he will take steps to help people who are living (a) in rural areas and (b) off the energy grid with the cost of energy.

In an unstable world, the only way to guarantee our energy security and protect billpayers permanently is to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and towards homegrown clean energy. New, clean renewable generation reduces our exposure to the volatile gas market. In the short-term, we will continue to deliver the Warm Home Discount which provides a £150 annual rebate on energy bills for eligible low-income households. We will invest an extra £6.6 billion in energy efficiency funding over the next Parliament to upgrade 5 million homes and cut bills for families.

Whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of his policy on onshore wind on (a) bats and (b) birds.

The planning system provides important checks and balances when new onshore wind farms are built, including environmental surveying and statutory environmental and habitat impact assessments. The biggest risk to native bird and bat populations is the climate and nature crisis. That is why the government is committed to 2030 clean power, including rapidly expanding onshore wind power generation in the UK.