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1543195

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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
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 potential contribution of onshore wind farms to the sustainability of the UK energy sector.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	89884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>Onshore wind is an important part of the energy mix, accounting for around a quarter of both installed renewable capacity and generation in the UK. The costs of onshore wind have fallen dramatically and are around 50% cheaper than in 2015. The British Energy Security Strategy set out that the Government is serious about delivering cheaper, cleaner, more secure power, and will consider all options for increasing onshore wind deployment in ways that local communities will support. More low-cost renewables like onshore wind on the system will limit household electricity bills by ensuring Britain is less affected by fluctuations in volatile global gas prices.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/11/2022 13:55:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1543223

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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 Bill Relief Scheme: Sefton Central
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 ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises are receiving the correct level of support from the Energy Bill Relief Scheme in Sefton Central constituency.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	89794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme has been designed to ensure that all eligible businesses receive an appropriate level of support, based on a ‘government supported price’ for the wholesale cost of energy. This is underpinned by scheme regulations and rules set out in law, with associated guidance published on gov.uk. BEIS continues to work with energy suppliers, delivery partners and the energy regulators in Great Britain and Northern Ireland to ensure all recipients are receiving the correct level of support. Robust enforcement action can be taken if energy suppliers are not passing on the EBRS discount correctly.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/11/2022 17:19:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1543225

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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	Housing: 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, which wards in Sefton Central constituency have the highest number of homes with retrofitting measures installed.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	89795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>BEIS estimates that under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics" target="_blank">Energy Company Obligation (ECO)</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/green-home-grant-statistics" target="_blank">Green Homes Grant (GHG)</a> government schemes, the ward in Sefton Central with the highest number of energy efficient measures installed is Molyneux. The order from highest to lowest is as follows:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Molyneux;</li><li>Blundellsands;</li><li>Manor;</li><li>Sudell;</li><li>Ravenmeols;</li><li>Park;</li><li>Harington.</li></ol> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/11/2022 17:17:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1543226

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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	Construction: Licensing
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 made an estimate of the number of construction businesses in Sefton Central constituency that are licensed.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	89796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>Construction businesses in the UK are not required to be licensed, although individuals undertaking certain kinds of work are required to be members of competent persons schemes. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not collate data on licensed construction businesses, or membership of competent persons schemes.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/11/2022 17:16:02 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1543230

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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	Renewable Energy: Community Development
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 growth in community-driven renewable energy projects.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Dr Jamie Wallis
uin	89904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>Ofgem supports community energy projects and welcomes applications from community interest groups, co-operative societies, and community benefit societies to the Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is enabling local areas to tackle net zero goals through UK-wide growth funding schemes. The Government encourage community energy groups to work closely with their local authority to support the development of community energy projects within these schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also reintroduced the Community Energy Contact Group to strengthen our engagement with the sector.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/11/2022 13:56:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4766 label Biography information for Dr Jamie Wallis

1543231

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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 Charter Treaty
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 implications for his Departments position on the UK's membership of the Energy Charter Treaty of the withdrawal of (a) Germany, (b) France, (c) the Netherlands, (d) Spain, (e) Poland, (f) Slovenia and (g) from that treaty.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	89921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is monitoring developments closely in the Energy Charter Treaty as part of its engagement with the Treaty’s modernisation process.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/11/2022 17:34:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1543234

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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	Business: Ownership
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 made an assessment of the number of businesses in Sefton Central constituency that are BME owned.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	89797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not hold regional information on the proportion of BME-owned businesses in Sefton Central. The Government is aware of the challenges faced by ethnic minority businesses and is taking action to support them. The British Business Bank’s (BBB) Alone Together report (2020) found access to finance is a major barrier for ethnic minority entrepreneurs. We are working with stakeholders to agree interventions to improve access to finance. Since its launch (2012) the Start Up Loans programme has issued around 20% of its loans to Black, Asian, and Ethnic-minority business.</p><p> </p><p>We are also delivering actions set out in the Inclusive Britain report (2022), which aim to support ethnic minority entrepreneurs. Ministers regularly engage with ethnic minority business leaders and networks to better understand the issues facing them.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/11/2022 17:26:46 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1543235

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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	Renewable Energy: Sefton Central
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 plans to increase funding for renewable energy sources in Sefton Central constituency.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	89798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 15th November 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-09/83612" target="_blank">83612</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/11/2022 17:18:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1543247

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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, what progress his Department has made on bringing communal heating networks under OFGEM regulation and making them subject to the energy price cap.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	89838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the important measures in the Energy Security Bill to deliver change in the energy system over the long term, including giving new powers to Ofgem as the preferred regulator for the heat networks sector. The UK is facing a global energy crisis and the Government must ensure it prioritises, delivering the measures in the Energy Prices Act, including introducing the Energy Price Guarantee and Energy Bill Relief Scheme. The Energy Security Bill contains powers to set price caps in the heat network sector but government has committed only to utilising these powers in the future cautiously as ‘heat tariff’ caps would risk deterring investment and innovation in a nascent market key to lowering emissions and reducing consumer bills over the longer term.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/11/2022 18:28:58 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1543252

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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 Charter Treaty
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 plans to remove the UK from the Energy Charter Treaty.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	89784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is closely monitoring developments in the Energy Charter Treaty as part of its engagement with the Treaty’s modernisation process.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/11/2022 13:54:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 36427 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins