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1541730

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	China Electronics Corporation: Octopus Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in the context of Octopus Energy's takeover of Bulb, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Octopus Energy’s commercial links with the China Electronics Corporation.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	86391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>In the context of the sale of Bulb to Octopus Energy, the Government has assessed commercial aspects of Octopus. This review has not identified any areas for concern.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s priority is to ensure continued energy supply to Bulb’s customers at the lowest practicable cost.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/11/2022 17:20:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1541748

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Gas Fired Power Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has held discussions on increasing the size of existing Liquefied Natural Gas re-gasification plants in the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	86411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government engages regularly with a range of businesses operating in the energy sector, including the operators of the UK’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals. Decisions on expansion of these terminals are a commercial decision for the operators.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/11/2022 09:45:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1541749

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Liquefied Natural Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had about increasing the number of locations for LNG re-gasification plants in the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	86412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government engages regularly with a range of businesses operating in the energy sector, including firms considering new energy investments in the UK. Any decisions on developing new LNG terminals are a commercial decision for the proponents of any such project.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/11/2022 09:45:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1541813

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Public Buildings: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to (a) improve the energy efficiency of (b) implement energy-saving measures in public buildings.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	86416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Net Zero Strategy, the Government aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from public sector buildings by 75% by 2037. To support this, £2.5 billion is being invested through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme over the financial years 2020/21 to 2024/25 to provide grants for public sector bodies in England to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Property Function on 15 November published its Government Property Strategy, which commits to delivering a range of measures designed to create a smaller, better, and greener public estate.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/11/2022 09:44:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1541857

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	District Heating: Price Caps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2022 to Question 55021, by what mechanism heat network customers will receive support equivalent to the Energy Price Guarantee; and when those support payments will begin.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	86385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>Heat network customers are benefiting from the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. These customers will therefore not receive the Alternative Fuel Payment of £200, which has been designed to support households using fuels such as oil, LPG or coal.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer has said that the EBRS will be reformed from April 2023. The Government will bring forward a route to deliver bespoke support for on heat network consumers from this date.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/11/2022 17:22:27 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 35255 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1541858

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	District Heating: Price Caps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2022 to Question 55021 on District Heating: Price Caps, whether his Department has established the mechanism they will use to ensure customers on heat networks will receive the £400 payment as part of the Energy Bills Support scheme; and what his expected timetable is for when customers will receive that payment.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	86386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>Heat network customers with a domestic electricity meter will already be in receipt of the EBSS. The Alternative Funding will provide a £400 discount off energy bills for the small percentage of households who do not have a domestic electricity meter or a direct relationship with an electricity supplier. Eligibility, timescales and method of delivery will be announced in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/11/2022 17:55:56 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 35258 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1541865

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Capture and Storage: Pilot Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to The University of Manchester’s report Capturing the Carbon Opportunity, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of a nationwide pilot programme to (a) identify additional Carbon Capture and Storage sites and (b) help increase the UK’s skills and infrastructure in relation to sub-surface storage.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	86515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that having sufficient carbon dioxide storage sites is essential to meeting Its net zero ambitions with carbon capture and storage. That is why, the North Sea Transition Authority recently launched the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licensing round with 13 potential areas available.<sup>[1]</sup></p><p> </p><p>Skills are at the core of the North Sea Transition Deal, which includes a commitment to facilitate the reskilling of existing parts of the oil and gas workforce to ensure that people and skills are transferable across the wider energy sector, including in relation to sub-surface storage.</p><p> </p><p><em><sup>[1]</sup> <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nstauthority.co.uk%2Fnews-publications%2Fnews%2F2022%2Fbids-invited-in-uk-s-first-ever-carbon-storage-licensing-round%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C8ea96e5d34024a78c80008daccb2bece%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638047365313803394%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WwOpztZmyGi5AsPfzle%2FFu5ukkjCuaObBVuEFv7x7Lg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.nstauthority.co.uk/news-publications/news/2022/bids-invited-in-uk-s-first-ever-carbon-storage-licensing-round/</a></em></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/11/2022 09:40:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1541952

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many vouchers issued to those on prepayment meters in October as part of the Energy Bills Support Scheme have not been redeemed as of 14 November.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	86492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>Prepayment meter customers should have received their first Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) discount voucher. These have been sent by SMS text, email or post.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers are reporting to BEIS on scheme delivery, including the redemption of prepayment meter vouchers. These figures will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/11/2022 13:53:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 35261 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1541967

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of removing eligibility to the Warm Home Discount Scheme for recipients of Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payments on the care needs and health conditions of people in receipt of those benefits.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	86494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>Households in receipt of means-tested benefits with high energy costs based on certain characteristics of their property will be eligible for the rebate under the Warm Home Discount scheme. Around 62% of Personal Independence Payment and Disability Living Allowance recipients receive a means-tested benefit; those with high energy costs would be eligible for a rebate.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of expanding and reforming the scheme 160,000 more households where a person has a disability or long-term illness will receive a rebate each year.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/11/2022 13:54:58 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 35262 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1541976

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department plans to take to help ensure that locally owned and co-operative wind farms are exempted from revenue caps.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	86536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the role community and locally owned renewable energy schemes can, and do, play in supporting the UK’s national net zero targets. The Government will continue to ensure that policies will support the success of these schemes.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/11/2022 13:56:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson