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1362931

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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	Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the Buildings and Heat Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	62886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Heat and Buildings Strategy was published on 19<sup>th</sup> October.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/11/2021 16:16:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1362942

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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	Fireworks: Regulation
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 has taken to (a) limit the impact of disruptive fireworks and (b) update guidance for businesses selling fireworks to the public for private use.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	62851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government takes the issues associated with the sale and use of fireworks seriously. That is why there is a comprehensive framework already in place for fireworks which controls their availability and use, as well as setting a curfew and 120 decibel noise limits to reduce disturbance to both people and animals.</p><p> </p><p>The 2021 fireworks public safety information programme is now underway. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is working with animal welfare groups, safety charities, local authorities, and the industry, to promote the safe and considerate use of fireworks to the general public. The messaging also raises awareness of retailers’ responsibilities when selling fireworks, including promoting the range of guidance available through Local Authority Trading Standards and published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/11/2021 16:27:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1363061

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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 steps he is taking to ensure all claimants of the Warm Home Discount who have been forced to reapply as a result of their energy provider ceasing trading in recent months are not excluded from that support by their new provider.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	62783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>When an energy supplier leaves the market, Ofgem appoints a Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) to take over its customers. SoLRs are not obliged to provide the Warm Home Discount to transferred customers; however, all SoLRs have honoured this obligation in the past and we would expect that SoLRs continue to honour these obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently concluded a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/warm-home-discount-better-targeted-support-from-2022" target="_blank">consultation on the future scheme</a>, which included a proposal to reform the scheme. Under the proposals, the vast majority of households would receive their rebates automatically, without having to apply. This would make it easier for SoLRs to make the Warm Home Discount rebate payments to newly transferred customers. BEIS will be publishing the Government’s response to the consultation in the coming months, with the reforms coming into force from the 2022/23 scheme year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/11/2021 16:17:59 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1363099

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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	Petrol: Newport West
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 recent assessment he has made of effect of recent increases in petrol prices on people in Newport West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	62843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government is aware that the increase in petrol price may be difficult for families. Therefore, for the twelfth year in a row, at the Budget, fuel duty was frozen. This has saved the average driver in the Newport West constituency a cumulative £1,900 compared to the pre-2010 escalator.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/11/2021 16:24:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1363152

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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	Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions
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 he is taking to fund a clean steel demonstrator project.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	62687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that the sector plays across the UK to benefit our economy. We will continue to work with the sector to support its decarbonisation.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2021, the Government published the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy in which we committed to working with the Steel Council to consider the implications of the recommendation of the Climate Change Committee to ‘set targets for ore-based steelmaking to reach near-zero emissions by 2035 and the business environment necessary to support the transition. We will provide further information in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Published in October, the Net Zero Strategy committed to provide further support for research and innovation to enable the fuel switch to low carbon hydrogen on industrial sites, such as integrated steelworks. This will be delivered through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio and initiatives led by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 02/11/2021 09:01:43 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1363153

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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	Iron and Steel: Hydrogen
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 potential to use hydrogen in the production of steel.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	62688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy commits the Government to work with the Steel Council to consider the implications of the recommendation of the Climate Change Committee to ‘set targets for ore-based steelmaking to reach near-zero emissions by 2035’. Hydrogen-based steelmaking, Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), and electrification are some of the technological approaches being examined as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p>Published in October, the Net Zero Strategy committed to provide further support for research and innovation to enable the fuel switch to low carbon hydrogen on industrial sites, such as integrated steelworks. This will be delivered through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio and initiatives led by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 02/11/2021 09:02:30 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1363154

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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	Coal
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 made of the implications for his policies of the International Energy Agency's findings that coal should be kept in the ground.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	62689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to phasing out unabated coal generation in Great Britain by October 2024. Coal’s share of our electricity supply has already declined significantly in recent years – from almost 40% in 2012 to less than 2% in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/11/2021 17:44:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1363181

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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	Batteries: Shortages
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 recent assessment he has made of potential retail shortages of household batteries overwinter 2021-22; and what discussions he has had with suppliers and retailers on those shortages.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	62653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that as the global economy has rebounded from the pandemic, we have seen pressures placed on supply chains across sectors. We have taken quick and decisive action to ease these pressures where required including establishing a Supply Chain Advisory Group and Industry Taskforce, which provides a link between business and government to identify causes of supply chain issues and pre-empt future issues. Industry attendees are drawn from a range of sectors including the British Retail Consortium. Additionally, the Department engages at both Ministerial and official level on a range of issues affecting the retail sector including the availability of goods.</p><p> </p><p>The causes of goods shortages can arise from a complex variety of reasons including stockpiling by consumers. Products generally remain in good supply. Retailers have highly resilient supply chains, as evidenced throughout the pandemic, and we have established ways of working with industry.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 62656 question first answered 28/10/2021 15:30:49 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1363183

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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 Dioxide: Shortages
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 recent assessment he has made of potential shortages of carbon dioxide over winter 2021-22; and what discussions he has had with suppliers and industrial users on those potential shortages.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	62655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>Carbon dioxide is an essential component of our national economy. Carbon dioxide suppliers have agreed to pay CF Fertilisers a price for the carbon dioxide that it produces, which will enable the company to continue operating while global gas prices remain high, and therefore will ensure that UK businesses have access to a sustainable supply of carbon dioxide. The Government continues to monitor market developments and is examining the options for the market to improve resilience in the provision of essential supplies - such as carbon dioxide - in the longer term.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout summer 2021, and during the most recent disruption to the domestic supply of carbon dioxide, the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs has been engaging with industries across the food supply chain, including pigs and poultry processors, as well as food and drinks manufacturers. Through this engagement, we are able to monitor the industry mitigations needed and can collect evidence to inform policy recommendations, as well as deepening our understanding of sectors’ readiness for the winter.</p><p> </p><p>Devolved Administrations have also been consulted to monitor the effects of the disruptions and assess the preparedness of the industry for the winter months.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 28/10/2021 16:08:07 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1363184

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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	Detergents: Shortages
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 recent assessment he has made of potential retail shortages of household cleaning products over winter 2021-22; and what discussions he has had with suppliers and retailers on those potential shortages.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	62656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that as the global economy has rebounded from the pandemic, we have seen pressures placed on supply chains across sectors. We have taken quick and decisive action to ease these pressures where required including establishing a Supply Chain Advisory Group and Industry Taskforce, which provides a link between business and government to identify causes of supply chain issues and pre-empt future issues. Industry attendees are drawn from a range of sectors including the British Retail Consortium. Additionally, the Department engages at both Ministerial and official level on a range of issues affecting the retail sector including the availability of goods.</p><p> </p><p>The causes of goods shortages can arise from a complex variety of reasons including stockpiling by consumers. Products generally remain in good supply. Retailers have highly resilient supply chains, as evidenced throughout the pandemic, and we have established ways of working with industry.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 62653 question first answered 28/10/2021 15:30:49 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry