THE Scottish Parliament has begrudgingly given its consent to the UK Government’s energy price support bill, with ministers adding that it’s “better than nothing”.
The Westminster legislation will enshrine in law the Tory government’s energy price guarantee - which new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt cut last week from being in effect for two years to just six months.
Hunt has claimed it will be replaced with a more targeted approach, as he keeps the top Treasury job amid new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle.
