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1564109

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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: Meters
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 numbers of consumers switched to prepayment meters without consultation in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	117793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not collect this data. Moving a customer to a prepayment meter without consultation is a breach of Ofgem’s regulation and should be reported. Ofgem rules set out clear guidance on how suppliers need to consult customers before switching them to prepayment meters, and the processes suppliers have to go through before such a switch.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/01/2023 15:25:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1564110

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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: Meters
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 help ensure that customers are consulted with before being moved onto a prepayment meter.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	117794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem, the independent regulator, is responsible for setting the rules regarding prepayment meter transfers. These rules require that suppliers can force-fit a prepayment meter by warrant only after they have taken all reasonable steps to agree payment with customers. It should be a last resort to avoid disconnecting supply. Suppliers cannot force-fit a prepayment meter under warrant for people in very vulnerable situations without their consent. For Smart meters, the rules require suppliers to give at least seven days’ notice before moving a customer remotely to prepayment meters. Traditional meters can only be switched manually and require customer consent or a court warrant.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/01/2023 16:07:08 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1564133

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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: 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 recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of delivering the hydrogen village trial.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	117986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The early planning and detailed design work for the hydrogen village trial is being funded by Ofgem, with contributions from gas network shareholders. The Government anticipates that later stages will be funded by BEIS, Ofgem and the private sector. The final trial location and level of public funding will be decided later this year, following the submission of funding applications from the gas networks in March.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/01/2023 15:27:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1564148

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Trading Standards: Finance
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 much funding has been provided to Trading Standards (a) nationally and (b) by local authority in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	117772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>Local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales are responsible for funding Local Authority Trading Standards Services (LATSS). Local authorities are independent from central government and are responsible for determining their resourcing priorities in accordance with the needs of the local electorate. Local government expenditure is determined by the block grant to local authorities, with the remainder raised from local taxation. This funding is used to resource LATSS.</p><p> </p><p>The Department established National Trading Standards (NTS) in England and Wales, to better enable local authorities to take coordinated action against consumer scams. Trading Standards Scotland (TSS) was created to provide a similar role in Scotland. The resources are supplementary and distinct from LATSS funding. Funding in each of the last five years is provided below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NTS and TSS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22/23</p></td><td><p>£13,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/22</p></td><td><p>£13,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/21</p></td><td><p>£13,235,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19/20</p></td><td><p>£14,440,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>£14,676,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>£68,835,800</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 11/01/2023 17:50:43 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1564149

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Social Rented Housing: Insulation
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 UK100's report entitled End the wait. Insulate. Social housing energy efficiency and the energy crisis, published November 2022, what assessment he has made of the impact on his Department's policies of that report's recommendations on a place-based approach to allocating funding for social housing energy efficiency measures.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	117797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The 2019 Conservative Manifesto committed to a £3.8bn Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) over a 10-year period to improve the energy performance of social homes. Grant funding allocated to SHDF has totalled over £1bn.</p><p> </p><p>In the Autumn Statement the Government announced £6 billion of new Government funding that will be made available from 2025 to 2028 for energy efficiency. The design of future waves of the SHDF will consider all relevant evidence to ensure effective delivery.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/01/2023 15:48:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1564150

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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 Emissions: Capital Investment
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 improve (a) procurement and (b) delivery of Net Zero project investment.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	117798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Procurement Policy Note PPN06/21 requires suppliers bidding for major government contracts to commit to Net Zero by 2050 and publish a ‘Carbon Reduction Plan’. Over 120 procurements have applied the policy, with a total contract value of over £180billion.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed £30billion of public green investment and is putting in place regulatory frameworks to spur green private investment, such as through the Energy Bill. These policies are expected to drive over £100billion of private investment and support 480,000 jobs by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/01/2023 15:51:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1564151

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Industry: Environment Protection
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 (a) engage with regulators on and (b) develop a market for investment in green industry.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	117799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Net Zero Strategy set out examples of how the Government is working with different regulators, for example on the publication of the Strategic Policy Statement for Ofgem.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with regulators including FCA, the Bank of England, and IFRS to roll out climate related disclosures.</p><p> </p><p>Driving investment into UK green energy and industries is a priority for this Government. Since March 2021, the Government has committed £30 billion of domestic green investment. The Government is working to put in place the regulatory frameworks that will spur investment into green projects – such as through the Energy Bill.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/01/2023 15:28:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1564195

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Offshore Industry: 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, how many new gas and oil fields in the UK have received production licences in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	117397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 28 December 2022 to Question <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-12-16%2F112036&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cb383d106de4347f43cc808daf7b12c1f%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638094637559248370%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ExCgm1%2F3IiX08fSd4NJ83C%2Bm27Arb0gp3gOfFkfGhug%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">112036</a>, the answer to which applied to both oil and gas fields.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/01/2023 15:30:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1564196

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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 Generation: Biofuels and 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 is the maximum electricity output from all coal and biomass generating plants in the UK that would be able to operate if needed.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	117398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>As of the end of September 2022, the installed capacity of coal and bioenergy plants in the UK totalled 14.1 GW of electrical power. This comprised 5.9 GW for coal-fired plants (Digest of UK Energy Statistics, DUKES 2022, <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Felectricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C407ea011b64a4633a10708daf7b0ba46%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638094635646388880%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jP49nAop55oez%2FUJKOfQHigWXBNJXAiZZezsbsKwACQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Table 5.11</a>) and 8.1 GW for bioenergy plants (Energy Trends, December 2022, <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fenergy-trends-section-6-renewables&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C407ea011b64a4633a10708daf7b0ba46%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638094635646388880%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=J7dn4D6%2BCcm2I4XIkp33eNAU3ARrVUDvgprkD4JfLIM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Table 6.1</a>). The latter comprises 4.7 GW for solid (animal and plant) biomass and 3.4 GW for other bioenergy.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/01/2023 14:57:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1564197

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Electric Vehicles
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 impact of the planned transition to electric vehicles on the capacity of local power cable networks.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	117399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Government analysis suggests that peak electricity demand could increase from 58GW in 2020 to between 130-190GW by 2050, with approximately 40-50% of this demand coming from electrified heat and 5-10% from electrified road transport. As set out in the Electricity Networks Strategic Framework, published last year, the onshore electricity network could require an additional £100-£240bn of investment to meet net zero by 2050, including £40-60bn in the high-voltage transmission network and £60-180bn in local distribution networks. This investment could directly support 50,000-130,000 jobs across Great Britain and contribute £4-£11bn of Gross Value Added to the economy.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 117400 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:01:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood