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1458737

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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: Prices
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 he has made of the benefits of providing residents who are local to energy and nuclear plants with discounts to their energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	156636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>It is important that communities can participate in and benefit from the deployment of new low carbon energy technologies in their local areas. As set out in its recent British Energy Security Strategy, the Government is developing onshore wind partnerships in England that will enable supportive communities to host new onshore wind infrastructure and enjoy the benefits of doing so, through developers supporting for example, local energy discounts and new community infrastructure projects.</p><p> </p><p>Renewable and nuclear projects can also bring wider socio-economic benefits to local people and businesses, including increasing local employment, creating regional supply chains and investing in new training facilities in the community.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/04/2022 16:43:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1458805

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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	Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
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 plans he has to amend UK place of origin regulations for clothing to enable customers to identify products originating in countries or regions within which human rights abuses are occurring.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	156495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>BEIS has no plans to amend the regulation for which it is responsible to seek that the labelling of clothes requires the ‘place-of-origin’ to be included.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/04/2022 17:23:37 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1458817

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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	Electricity: Consumers
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 the total number of domestic electricity consumers was in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	156512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>BEIS publishes statistics on the number of domestic electricity customers in Great Britain and also Northern Ireland. These statistics were last updated on the 31st of March 2022.[1]<sup>,[2]</sup> [3]</p><p> </p><p>A summary of the historic number of meter points from these published statistics is provided in table 1. (Figures are only available up to 2020 for Northern Ireland).</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Table 1 - Total number of domestic electricity customers 2017 -2021</strong></em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GB</p></td><td><p>28,217,000</p></td><td><p>28,439,000</p></td><td><p>28,663,000</p></td><td><p>28,831,000</p></td><td><p>29,082,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>886,000</p></td><td><p>895,000</p></td><td><p>904,000</p></td><td><p>907,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29,103,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29,334,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29,567,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29,738,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>N/A</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><br>Note: the GB figures are taken from the December total for each year. Also, the total number of customers reported in the above statistics is based on the number of electricity meter points. As a result, these values are higher than from the total number of households in the UK, owing to some household having multiple meters.</em></p><p><em>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics</a></em></p><p><em>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-national-electricity-consumption-statistics-in-northern-ireland" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-national-electricity-consumption-statistics-in-northern-ireland</a></em></p><p><em>[3] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-national-electricity-consumption-statistics-in-northern-ireland" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-national-electricity-consumption-statistics-in-northern-ireland </a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/04/2022 16:13:35 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1458818

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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	Electricity: Consumers
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 forecasts his Department has made for the total number of domestic electricity consumers in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	156513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>BEIS does not publish formal forecasts on future electricity customer numbers. However, as part of the supporting analysis for the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) consultation[1] an estimated profile of future domestic electricity meter points in Great Britain was included.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold an estimate on the number of future domestic electricity customers in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/technical-proposals-for-the-energy-bills-support-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/technical-proposals-for-the-energy-bills-support-scheme</a></em></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/04/2022 16:43:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1458825

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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	Electricity and Natural Gas: Prices
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 summarise the four options being examined by Ofgem to reduce wholesale prices for gas and electricity; and when he expects decisions on the lead options to be announced and implemented.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	156412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>Ofgem, as the independent regulator of the GB gas and electricity markets, continues to examine ways to reduce the impact of the recent unprecedented rise in wholesale gas prices on energy consumers.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/04/2022 16:42:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1458918

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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	Parental Leave
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 introduce additional paid parental leave entitlements equivalent to the time parents have to take off from work as a result of their baby's health complications.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	156603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that having a baby with health complications is particularly stressful for parents. This is why we are committed to introducing additional paid parental leave entitlement for neonatal care, to support those new mothers and fathers who need it during some of the most difficult days of their lives.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/04/2022 17:23:44 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1458945

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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: Prices
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 extent of disabled people's exposure to higher than average energy costs; and if he will take steps to reflect the potential impact of disabled people's exposure to higher than average energy costs in the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	156473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Warm Home Discount reforms will better target automatic rebates to fuel poor households on the lowest incomes, including those with disabilities. The Department’s analysis models an increase in the number of recipients who declare they have a long-term illness or disability by 160,000. The proportion of rebates received by households with a disability or long-term illness will remain higher than the proportion of the fuel poor population or overall population with a disability.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/04/2022 16:42:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1458946

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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, with reference to the Government Response to the Warm Home Discount: Better targeted support from 2022 consultation, what the eligibility criteria is for the new Core Group 2 for that Discount.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	156474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Warm Home Discount Core Group 2 will focus support to low-income households who are struggling to heat their homes. Eligibility will be linked to receipt of a qualifying means-tested benefit and tax credits and having high energy costs derived from property characteristics. These reforms will ensure that rebates are provided to fuel poor households on the lowest incomes.</p><p> </p><p>The full eligibility criteria, including a list of the qualifying benefits, can be found in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/warm-home-discount-better-targeted-support-from-2022" target="_blank">Government’s response</a> to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/04/2022 16:42:21 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1458966

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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 Supply: Disability
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 he has made of the adequacy of the level of support provided by energy suppliers to disabled customers through programmes such as benefit entitlement checks and debt write-off.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	156475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>In the Sustainable Warmth Strategy, the Government outlined how it considers the needs of low-income households when designing fuel poverty policy.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Warm Home Discount scheme, Ofgem reports on the Industry Initiatives supporting vulnerable households through measures including benefit entitlement checks and debt write-off. The 2020-2021 report is available at: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/warm-home-discount-annual-report-scheme-year-10" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/warm-home-discount-annual-report-scheme-year-10</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem requires energy suppliers to support disabled customers through a Priority Services Register. Their most recent report is available at: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-10/Ofgem%20Consumer%20Protection%20Report%20Autumn%202021_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-10/Ofgem%20Consumer%20Protection%20Report%20Autumn%202021_Final.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 156476 question first answered 25/04/2022 16:42:42 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1458967

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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: Prices
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 is taking to encourage energy suppliers to identify and support disabled customers with their energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	156476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>In the Sustainable Warmth Strategy, the Government outlined how it considers the needs of low-income households when designing fuel poverty policy.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Warm Home Discount scheme, Ofgem reports on the Industry Initiatives supporting vulnerable households through measures including benefit entitlement checks and debt write-off. The 2020-2021 report is available at: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/warm-home-discount-annual-report-scheme-year-10" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/warm-home-discount-annual-report-scheme-year-10</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem requires energy suppliers to support disabled customers through a Priority Services Register. Their most recent report is available at: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-10/Ofgem%20Consumer%20Protection%20Report%20Autumn%202021_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-10/Ofgem%20Consumer%20Protection%20Report%20Autumn%202021_Final.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 156475 question first answered 25/04/2022 16:42:42 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth