Speeches by Billington.
Every Hansard contribution by Polly Billington this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 41–60 of 640 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “Right, okay. It would be helpful, I think, from your evidence if we were to be able to summarise it as: the minimum energy efficiency standards need to be able to make sure that we have not just got guidelines but also resources for local authorities to be able to enforce them. A £10,000 cost cap might be fine, but you…” | 91 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “Thank you.” | 2 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “So we used to give landlords an allowance without them having a set of standards to apply. We have now introduced a set of standards for them to apply without giving them any money to be able to do it and then we have capped it—” | 46 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “It could be a passport.” | 5 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “And the warm home discount does not do any of those things.” | 12 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “It could be a passport.” | 5 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “And the warm home discount does not do any of those things.” | 12 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “Sometimes it takes me a bit of time to get there, though.” | 12 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “If you are looking to change behaviours and shift away from gas and dirty fossil fuels to electricity, and at the moment the market is distorted so electricity is more expensive than gas, we need to support people into making that shift—” | 42 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “It does not change behaviours, though.” | 6 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “If you are looking to change behaviours and shift away from gas and dirty fossil fuels to electricity, and at the moment the market is distorted so electricity is more expensive than gas, we need to support people into making that shift—” | 42 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “Can I follow up on Torcuil’s question about the energy market reform? We will obviously need some energy market reform, especially if we are going to shift away from fossil fuels on to more electricity. Interestingly, we were talking about data and smart metering and so forth. I have been campaigning for an energy soci…” | 154 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “Would this be the responsibility of the Warm Homes Agency?” | 10 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “It does not change behaviours, though.” | 6 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “How long ago was this?” | 5 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “There is a risk that we put a new set of standards in and unless we have a new enforcement regime, it will be as bad as the old one.” | 30 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “That sounds like it is additional to EPCs, which concerns me. This is like what we have already talked about, when you said that there were eight different certificates and 32—I was just like when I am renting a place, at the moment I go, “Oh, great, it is an EPC-C”.” | 51 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “I am also thinking about the people you stand up for, Dion—the enforcement teams are important but also, if you are buying or renting a home, particularly when you are going to start to worry about those things as you get older because of your need to keep warm and comfy, and the complexity of all this new kit, which, …” | 82 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “Can I follow up on Torcuil’s question about the energy market reform? We will obviously need some energy market reform, especially if we are going to shift away from fossil fuels on to more electricity. Interestingly, we were talking about data and smart metering and so forth. I have been campaigning for an energy soci…” | 154 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 753) “What would you have in it?” | 6 |