Angus MacNeil
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 53 |
| Date of birth | July 21,1970 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Barra |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Jane MacNeil |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Job | Teacher |
| Spokesperson | |
| Civil engineer | |
| Official site | parliament.uk |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2005 | |
| Education | University of Strathclyde |
| Major | 2,438 |
| Books | HC 692 - Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK |
| Profess | Civil Engineer, reporter, teacher |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 403788 |
Angus MacNeil Life story
Angus Brendan MacNeil is a Scottish politician serving as the independent Member of Parliament for Na h-Eileanan an Iar covering the Outer Hebrides. He was elected as the Scottish National Party candidate in 2005.
MP Lisa Cameron defected to Tories in tantrum, says SNP president
... Dismissing concerns Meanwhile, Mr Russell said Western Isles MP Angus Macneil should also stand down for a by-election to be held...
Energy firms holding £8. 1bn of customers' money
... Companies can hold onto those overpayments, but MP Angus Macneil accused them of holding " too much money" and " sitting on a nest egg"...
MPs call for energy bill help to stave off winter crisis
... Angus Macneil, the chair of the committee, said: " The nights are now drawing in and many of our most vulnerable people will be haunted by harrowing memories of the relentless sacrifices they were forced into last year, just to keep their heads above water in the face of exorbitant energy costs...
Angus MacNeil: SNP MP announces expulsion from party after chief whip row
...By George WrightBBC NewsMP Angus Macneil has announced he has been expelled from the SNP after he was suspended from its Westminster group last month...
Extra energy bill scheme was 'staggering failure', says MP
... MP Angus Macneil said the government should reopen the scheme, saying it had " missed the most vulnerable"...
Calls for Nicola Sturgeon to be suspended from SNP following arrest
... SNP MP Angus Macneil joined opposition parties in calling for Ms Sturgeon to be suspended from the party - saying " this soap-opera has gone far enough"...
UK plays down Brexit link in US steel tariff row
... " She was answering a question from the SNP MP and chair of the International Trade Committee, Angus Macneil, who said: " Does she welcome America keeping control? " - a reference to the Brexiteer slogan that Brexit would allow the UK to " Take Back Control"...
The SNP MSP, says election win, could the independence of mandate'
... they include SNP MP Angus Macneil and Inverclyde councillor Chris McEleny, who have argued that the party to win a majority of Scottish seats in an election would be enough for independence in the forthcoming negotiations with the British government...
Extra energy bill scheme was 'staggering failure', says MP
By Lucy Hooker & Dan WhitworthBusiness reporters, BBC News
A scheme designed to help people who missed out on Last Winter 's £400 energy bill subsidy was a " staggering failure" a senior MP has said.
The Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding was Set Up for households who do not have an energy supplier, such as those in park homes.
Nearly A Million households could apply but only a fraction received The Money .
MP Angus Macneil said the government should reopen the scheme, saying it had " missed The Most vulnerable".
The government said it had spent More Than £50m supporting 130,000 households without a domestic energy supplier.
Missed outAll UK households were eligible for the £400 help with fuel bills, after energy prices rose sharply Last Year . For households who pay their bills by direct debit, the support was given automatically through monthly payments from October to March.
But people who live off-grid, on narrow boats, travellers, people in park homes and some tenants and people on heat networks, did not automatically receive the support, because they did not have an energy provider.
The government Set Up The Alternative Funding scheme for the over 900,000 households in those categories. It also applied to people living in care homes, who are charged for energy costs in their bills.
But only 141,000 bill-payers managed to apply for and receive the subsidy before the scheme closed on 31 May.
There remain on the £400 support payment.
Mr MacNeil, a former SNP member, who now sits as an independent and chairs Parliament's energy security and net zero committee, said the scheme should be improved and extended so that people could claim the subsidy they were entitled to.
" A lot of these will be vulnerable people who are particularly suffering the bite of the energy price spike and government should be moving heaven and earth almost, to make sure these people are getting The Money , " Mr MacNeil said in an interview with The Bbc 's Moneybox programme.
In his role as chair of the parliamentary committee, Mr MacNeil is due to question Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Grant Shapps in September. Mr MacNeil said he would ask him to relaunch the scheme and make it easier to use, since " clearly delivery has failed".
Some applicants criticised the scheme for being too complex or not recognising their circumstances. Others said their applications were repeatedly rejected, despite being eligible.
A government spokesperson said: " We spent billions to protect families when prices rose over winter, covering nearly half a typical household's energy bill.
" We're now seeing costs fall even further with wholesale energy prices down by over Two Thirds since their peak. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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