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1364570

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	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, what steps the Government is taking to help make it easier for people with homes without cavity walls to achieve an EPC rating of C or higher.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	66241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s ambition is for as many homes as possible reach EPC Band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. The UK has already made good progress in improving the energy performance of its homes, with 40% of homes in England now at Energy Performance Ratings (EPC) Band C or above, up from just 9% in 2008.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support further improvements to homes, the Government is:</p><ol><li>Consulting on phasing in higher minimum performance standards to ensure all homes meet EPC Band C by 2035, where cost-effective, practical and affordable. In setting standards, BEIS is taking account of where properties face practical constraints to making improvements. For example, in the Private Rented Sector minimum standard regulations, there is already a range of exemptions where necessary consent for improvements cannot be obtained from third parties, where particular measures may have a negative impact on a property, or where all recommended measures have been carried out.</li><li>Providing further targeted funding for improvements, focussed in particular on fuel poor and low-income households. The Government’s Heat and Building Strategy announced £3.9 billion of new funding which will fund the next three years of investment through Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the Home Upgrade Grant scheme, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and the Heat Networks Transformation Programme.</li><li>Supporting consumer action through, for example:<ul><li>Providing tailored advice and information to homeowners on making improvements to their properties, through our Simple Energy Advice service which has been used by over 1.5 million users to date;</li><li>Ensuring work can be carried out to a good standard, by working with industry to agree appropriate technical standards (eg. PAS 2035) and consumer protections through Trustmark registration;</li><li>Catalysing low-cost green home finance to help homeowners make improvements by working with lenders, and through innovation funding for new green finance products.</li></ul></li></ol> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 66242 66243 66244 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:20:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1364571

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	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, what steps the Government plans to take to help make it easier for people with homes in conservation areas to achieve an EPC rating of C or higher.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	66242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s ambition is for as many homes as possible reach EPC Band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. The UK has already made good progress in improving the energy performance of its homes, with 40% of homes in England now at Energy Performance Ratings (EPC) Band C or above, up from just 9% in 2008.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support further improvements to homes, the Government is:</p><ol><li>Consulting on phasing in higher minimum performance standards to ensure all homes meet EPC Band C by 2035, where cost-effective, practical and affordable. In setting standards, BEIS is taking account of where properties face practical constraints to making improvements. For example, in the Private Rented Sector minimum standard regulations, there is already a range of exemptions where necessary consent for improvements cannot be obtained from third parties, where particular measures may have a negative impact on a property, or where all recommended measures have been carried out.</li><li>Providing further targeted funding for improvements, focussed in particular on fuel poor and low-income households. The Government’s Heat and Building Strategy announced £3.9 billion of new funding which will fund the next three years of investment through Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the Home Upgrade Grant scheme, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and the Heat Networks Transformation Programme.</li><li>Supporting consumer action through, for example:<ul><li>Providing tailored advice and information to homeowners on making improvements to their properties, through our Simple Energy Advice service which has been used by over 1.5 million users to date;</li><li>Ensuring work can be carried out to a good standard, by working with industry to agree appropriate technical standards (eg. PAS 2035) and consumer protections through Trustmark registration;</li><li>Catalysing low-cost green home finance to help homeowners make improvements by working with lenders, and through innovation funding for new green finance products.</li></ul></li></ol> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 66241 66243 66244 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:20:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1242024

registered interest
date	09/10/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 8 October to Question 99055 on Construction: Coronavrius, what steps he is taking to tackle shortages of building products in the construction industry.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	101294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>Whilst the supply situation for most building products has steadily improved over time, the Government continues to work closely with the Construction Leadership Council’s Coronavirus Task Force, which is monitoring the supply and demand of products.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/10/2020 16:07:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1240343

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 7 July 2020 to Question 68388 on Construction Materials, what progress the Government has made on its work with the Construction Leadership Council’s Coronavirus Task Force; and what products have been identified as in short supply.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	99055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government continues to work closely with the construction sector to ensure that it can support the economic recovery. This includes the work of the Construction Leadership Council’s Coronavirus Task Force, which continues to monitor the supply and demand of products.</p><p> </p><p>Products in short supply recently include plaster, ceramic roof tiles, external timber and related products, and hard landscaping products. Whilst the supply situation for most products has steadily improved over time, we continue to work closely with the industry to monitor this.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/10/2020 15:49:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1220285

registered interest
date	02/07/2020
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: Materials
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 capacity of the building supply trade to supply the needs of shovel ready projects.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	68388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The construction sector will be a key part of our economic recovery following the Covid-19 outbreak. The Government continues to work closely with the sector to ensure that it is in a position to support the economic recovery, including the building supply trade.</p><p> </p><p>This includes the work of the Construction Leadership Council’s Coronavirus Task Force, which has established a product availability working group comprised of product manufacturers, builders’ merchants and suppliers, contractors of all sizes, and housebuilders. The Task Force will monitor the supply and demand of products and identify those in short supply.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/07/2020 15:14:33 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1143132

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Solar 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 her policy is on enabling solar technologies to access the Contracts for Difference auction mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	284552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Solar PV has deployed successfully to date in the UK, with 13.5GW installed operational capacity as a result of government policy. Several solar projects are currently deploying without subsidy from the Government and we expect others may follow.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have been made on future Contracts for Difference allocation rounds for Pot 1 technologies, which include solar.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/09/2019 13:56:53 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1138451

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
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
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 contribution that (a) rooftop solar, (b) solar farms and (c) onshore wind can make to delivering the 2050 net-zero emissions target; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	276250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Solar PV is a UK success story. Over 99% of the UK’s solar PV capacity has been deployed since May 2010, and now provides 13.5GW of renewable electricity. 13.8GW of onshore wind capacity has now also been installed in the UK, enough to power over 7.6 million UK homes. Renewable technologies have an essential part to play in meeting the 2050 net zero emissions commitment as part of a diverse energy system.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/07/2019 14:43:02 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1138452

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
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
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 was the capacity of (a) onshore wind and (b) solar PV installed in the UK in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017, (iv) 2018, and (v) 2019 to 11 July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	276251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>This information is publicly available at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/811884/ET_6.1.xls" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/811884/ET_6.1.xls</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/07/2019 14:43:25 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1135275

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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	Employment Agencies: Vetting
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 discussions he has had with employment agencies on the practice of blacklisting.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	270409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes blacklisting extremely seriously. Blacklisting is completely unacceptable and has no place in modern employment relations. The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 make it unlawful for an individual or organisation to compile, sell or make use of a blacklist of trade union members or those who have taken part in trade union activities.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has not had any recent discussions with employment agencies on this matter and no assessment has been made of the prevalence of blacklisting by employment agencies. However, since the introduction of the 2010 regulations, no evidence has been presented to the Government or the Information Commissioner that these practices are recurring, whether this be in employment agencies or elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 270410 question first answered 02/07/2019 14:09:20 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1135276

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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	Employment Agencies: Vetting
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 the prevalence of blacklisting by employment agencies.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	270410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes blacklisting extremely seriously. Blacklisting is completely unacceptable and has no place in modern employment relations. The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 make it unlawful for an individual or organisation to compile, sell or make use of a blacklist of trade union members or those who have taken part in trade union activities.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has not had any recent discussions with employment agencies on this matter and no assessment has been made of the prevalence of blacklisting by employment agencies. However, since the introduction of the 2010 regulations, no evidence has been presented to the Government or the Information Commissioner that these practices are recurring, whether this be in employment agencies or elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 270409 question first answered 02/07/2019 14:09:20 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle