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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing debt-leverage restrictions on private sector investment in regulated infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing debt-leverage restrictions on private sector investment in regulated infrastructure.
The Government recognises the importance of maintaining an attractive investment environment for regulated infrastructure while ensuring that companies operate on a financially resilient basis.
Requirements relating to company financing are determined through the relevant statutory and sector-specific regulatory frameworks. My Department has made no recent assessment of the potential impact of introducing economy-wide debt-leverage restrictions on private sector investment in regulated infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure creditor debt-restructuring occurs during water company special administration procedures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure creditor debt-restructuring occurs during water company special administration procedures.
Defra cannot ensure that creditors agree to debt restructuring. When a Special Administration Regime is commenced on insolvency grounds, upon exit, a company may be transferred if rescue is unlikely, or where transfer is likely to secure more effective performance. Debt restructuring may be one way of achieving that purpose.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to protect energy customers from being charged for historic debt arising from estimated billing where a meter was incorrectly installed by the energy supplier.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to protect energy customers from being charged for historic debt arising from estimated billing where a meter was incorrectly installed by the energy supplier.
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the total outstanding financial liabilities of rolling stock leasing companies operating in Great Britain.
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the total outstanding financial liabilities of rolling stock leasing companies operating in Great Britain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the outstanding (a) gross and (b) net debt held by rolling stock leasing companies operating in Great Britain by company in the most recent financial year for which information is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the outstanding (a) gross and (b) net debt held by rolling stock leasing companies operating in Great Britain by company in the most recent financial year for which information is available.
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of student loan interest rates on total debt; and what legislative steps are being taken to lower the overall debt burden on recent graduates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of student loan interest rates on total debt; and what legislative steps are being taken to lower the overall debt burden on recent graduates.
The department recently published a set of statistics presenting analysis of earnings and lifetime repayment forecasts for student loans in England, which looks at the level of earnings required to reduce student loan balances, taking interest accrual into account. These statistics are available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/student-loan-forecasts-earnings/2025-26.
The government has capped the maximum interest rates on Plan 2 and 3 student loans at 6% for the 2026/27 academic year. We are clear it does not resolve all the issues with the inherited Plan 2 system. We are considering a range of options to make the system fairer. However, to be fiscally responsible, we must consider how any change would be funded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Housing Revenue Account debt on councils’ ability to build new social rent homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Housing Revenue Account debt on councils’ ability to build new social rent homes.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 32506 on 20 October 2026.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has undertaken an assessment of the fiscal impact of cancelling Housing Revenue Account debt held by local authorities.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has undertaken an assessment of the fiscal impact of cancelling Housing Revenue Account debt held by local authorities.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Honourable Member for Clapham and Brixton Hill on 10 September 2026, UIN 26629.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of graduates on Plan 2 loans that have debt interest growing faster than the loans can be paid off.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of graduates on Plan 2 loans that have debt interest growing faster than the loans can be paid off.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what rights individual creditors have to (a) scrutinise and (b) challenge administrator fees and expenditure where those costs may materially reduce the amount available for distribution to creditors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what rights individual creditors have to (a) scrutinise and (b) challenge administrator fees and expenditure where those costs may materially reduce the amount available for distribution to creditors.
Creditors have statutory rights to consider and challenge an administrator’s remuneration and expenses.
Administrators must provide creditors with the relevant information about their remuneration and expenses, and creditors may request further information about the costs incurred.
Where a creditor considers that an administrator’s remuneration or expenses are excessive, insolvency legislation provides mechanisms for those costs to be challenged, including through the courts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK calls for fundamental reset of global financial system for developing countries, published on 14 October 2026, if he will set out the safeguards that will be applied to ensure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK calls for fundamental reset of global financial system for developing countries, published on 14 October 2026, if he will set out the safeguards that will be applied to ensure...
Reducing high debt service costs will create more fiscal space and allow partner countries to scale public investment. The government will also work in partnership with developing countries to support them to raise more domestic revenues, improving the efficiency of public spending, and tackling waste, corruption, and illicit flows. Delivery is managed through staff in the UK and overseas, the oversight of UK Delegations to the Multilateral Development Banks and established programme management processes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK calls for fundamental reset of global financial system for developing countries, published on 14 October 2026, what assessment his Department has made of the financial risks to the UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK calls for fundamental reset of global financial system for developing countries, published on 14 October 2026, what assessment his Department has made of the financial risks to the UK...
Reducing high debt service costs will create more fiscal space and allow partner countries to scale public investment. The government will also work in partnership with developing countries to support them to raise more domestic revenues, improving the efficiency of public spending, and tackling waste, corruption, and illicit flows. Delivery is managed through staff in the UK and overseas, the oversight of UK Delegations to the Multilateral Development Banks and established programme management processes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his department has made an assessment of the treatment of existing water company debt under a model in which a water and sewerage undertaking is transferred into public ownership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his department has made an assessment of the treatment of existing water company debt under a model in which a water and sewerage undertaking is transferred into public ownership.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 14 October 2026 to PQ UIN 33485.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress her Department has made towards implementing the Debt Relief Scheme for eligible energy customers who accrued debt between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress her Department has made towards implementing the Debt Relief Scheme for eligible energy customers who accrued debt between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2024.
The Government is working with Ofgem, which is considering a range of options to reduce energy debt. It is important that any intervention provides effective and fair support, is deliverable, and does not impose disproportionate costs on other consumers. The Government and Ofgem are therefore undertaking further work to develop the best approach to tackling both the stock of existing energy debt and the flow of new debt.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has any plans to A.) cancel B.) pause the accumulation of interest on student loan debts when an individual is unable to work due to ill health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has any plans to A.) cancel B.) pause the accumulation of interest on student loan debts when an individual is unable to work due to ill health.
As repayments are income-contingent, borrowers earning below the relevant repayment threshold make no repayments. For borrowers with undergraduate loans who earn no income, interest accrues at Retail Price Index, so the balance does not increase in real terms.
Student loans may also be cancelled where a borrower is permanently unfit for work because of a disability and meets the relevant eligibility and evidence requirements. At the end of the loan term, any outstanding debt, including interest accrued, is written off. The government continues to look for opportunities to improve the student finance system as part of its ongoing consideration of higher education funding.
Amendment 81 to clause 23 negatived on division (2 to 11). Amendment 76 to clause 23 negatived on division (2 to 11). Amendment 79 to clause 23 negatived on division (2 to 11). Amendment 77 to clause 23 negatived on division (2 to 11). Amendment 139 to clause 23 negatived on division (3 to 10). Amendment 140 to clause 23, discussed with new clause 62, negatived on division (5 to 8). Clause 23, as amended, agreed to on division (11 to 2). Amendment 141 to clause 24 negatived on division (3 to 10). Clause 24, as amended, agreed to on division (11 to 2). Written evidence reported to the House.
Amendment 81 to clause 23 negatived on division (2 to 11). Amendment 76 to clause 23 negatived on division (2 to 11). Amendment 79 to clause 23 negatived on division (2 to 11). Amendment 77 to clause 23 negatived on division (2 to 11). Amendment 139 to clause 23 negatived...
The hon. Lady makes a very strong point. Getting energy bills down, gas and electric, is at the very top of my list of priorities. It matters for households. She described the number of people in debt, which is an appalling situation for so many people to be in. It matters to businesses, too. Businesses are struggling with the cost of energy and to get grid connections. That is why the energy sector needs significant reform, and we will make it. We will go further, on the back of the VAT cut, and we will set out more in due course.
The hon. Lady makes a very strong point. Getting energy bills down, gas and electric, is at the very top of my list of priorities. It matters for households. She described the number of people in debt, which is an appalling situation for so many people to be in. It matters to businesses, too. Businesses are struggling with the cost of energy and to get grid connections. That is why the energy sector needs significant reform, and we will make it. We will go further, on the back of the VAT cut, and we will set out more in due course.
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Daisy Cooper (St Albans) (LD):
Three million households are in debt on their energy bills, pushing up everyone’s energy bills by around £50 a year to cover it. As a result, energy companies and Ofgem are ringing the alarm bell that the almost £7 billion of energy debt in this country is now undermining the sector’s ability to make the investments that could lower bills in the long term. Will the Prime Minister be more ambitious than the VAT cut on electricity and reviewing the standing charge on gas, and introduce an essential energy guarantee, where 50% of average use is charged at a cheaper rate permanently, to cut bills and help families and the energy sector to escape Britain’s energy debt crisis?
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Daisy Cooper (St Albans) (LD):
Three million households are in debt on their energy bills, pushing up everyone’s energy bills by around £50 a year to cover it. As a result, energy companies and Ofgem are ringing the alarm bell that the almost £7 billion of energy debt in this country is now undermining the sector’s ability to make the investments that could lower bills in the long term. Will the Prime Minister be more ambitious than the VAT cut on electricity and reviewing the standing charge on gas, and introduce an essential energy guarantee, where 50% of average use is charged at a cheaper rate permanently, to cut bills and help families and the energy sector to escape Britain’s energy debt crisis?
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will review the impact of historic Housing Revenue Account debt on the ability of local authorities to deliver social homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will review the impact of historic Housing Revenue Account debt on the ability of local authorities to deliver social homes.
The government recognises that many councils are facing significant financial pressures on their Housing Revenue Accounts.
The government has already taken a number of steps to rebuild the capacity of councils to borrow and invest in new and existing homes, including fundamental reform of the Right to Buy scheme, a 10-year social housing rent settlement, and Social Rent convergence.
We will continue to explore further ways we might support councils to expand their stock of social homes, including low-cost borrowing options.