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1547020

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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: 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, how many homes in Putney constituency have had solar power panels installed as of 31 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	100014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>At the end of October 2022, there were 368 domestic installations of solar panels recorded in Putney.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/12/2022 17:08:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1547285

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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: Billing
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 his Department has taken recent steps to help ensure that energy suppliers punctually and adequately refund the credit balances of their customers who pay for their energy (a) by direct debit and (b) in other ways.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	101043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to intervene in this area. Under existing rules set by Ofgem, suppliers must automatically refund outstanding credit balances within 10 days of issuing a final bill. Suppliers must also refund accumulated credit on request by an existing customer in a timely manner unless they have reasonable grounds not to.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/12/2022 15:36:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1547288

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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	EU Law: Business
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 make an estimate of what the cost to businesses was of complying with EU regulations under each Government Department between 2001 and 2015; and how much and what proportion of those costs were from regulations which the UK was obligated to follow as a condition of its membership of the EU and which were deemed out of scope for repeal.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	100889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information centrally and on a fully comparable basis, as legislation to implement obligations arising from EU regulations, decisions and directives was exempt from the Better Regulation scrutiny process.</p><p>However, going forwards the Retained EU Law (REUL) programme and related departmental appraisals will seek to assess the costs to business from changes to REUL as it currently stands. This appraisal may provide suggestive evidence on retrospective costs prior to EU withdrawal.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 09/12/2022 10:16:58 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1547293

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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	British Business Bank: Northern Ireland
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 Answer of 4 November 2021 to Question 67078 on Future Fund, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the British Business Bank's performance on its objectives of (a) identifying and (b) reducing imbalances in access to finance for small businesses in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	100899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The British Business Bank has an objective to identify and help to reduce imbalances in access to finance for smaller businesses across the UK. In 2021/22, the Bank supported £166 million of funding to 2,699 businesses in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced over £1.6 billion for the British Business Bank’s Nations and Regions Investment Funds, including a new £70m Investment Fund for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank gathers data and publishes research to identify gaps and imbalances in access to finance, including the Nations and Regions Tracker, available at <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/research/nations-and-regions-tracker-2022/" target="_blank">https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/research/nations-and-regions-tracker-2022/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/12/2022 17:16:39 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1547295

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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	Post Offices: 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, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of providing further support for (a) postmasters and (b) sub-postmasters with energy costs after 31 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	101016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular conversations with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/12/2022 12:45:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1547296

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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	Post Offices: 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 recent assessment he has made of the impact of rising energy costs on (a) postmasters and (b) sub-postmasters.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	101017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) provides a price reduction to ensure that all eligible businesses and other non-domestic customers. The price reduction will run initially for 6 months covering energy use from 1 October 2022 until 31 March 2023. Non-domestic customers such as postmasters and sub-postmasters do not need to take action or apply to the scheme – support will automatically be applied to eligible bills.</p><p> </p><p>An HM Treasury-led review of the EBRS will determine support for non-domestic energy consumers, excluding public sector organisations, beyond 31 March 2023. The Government has published terms of reference for the review, with the findings to be published by 31 December 2022.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/12/2022 12:43:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1547297

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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	Hospitality Industry: Vacancies
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 take steps to help the hospitality industry to tackle shortages in the workforce.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	101067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>This Department is working with the Hospitality Sector Council to deliver on our Hospitality Strategy to improve the resilience of hospitality businesses.</p><p>To help address the immediate challenges of labour shortages in the hospitality sector, the Department for Work and Pensions has been working hard to fill ongoing vacancies by using work coaches to help find local talent and Plans for Jobs programmes, such as Kickstart and Sector-based Work Academy Programmes.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 09/12/2022 10:31:53 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1547298

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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 Bills Rebate: Park Homes
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 elderly people living in park homes who do not have internet access are able to access the £400 energy bills discount.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	101068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government will ensure that households without internet access can apply for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding over the phone.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/12/2022 15:35:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1547313

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the vote by the European Parliament in favour of withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty on 23 November 2022 on the UK's position on that treaty.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	100999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK has been a strong advocate for ECT modernisation. At the Energy Charter Conference on 22 November, the decision to adopt the modernised Treaty was postponed. The UK has been closely monitoring the situation surrounding the Energy Charter Treaty’s modernisation process, including the positions taken by other Contracting Parties. The Government will continue to do so 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 07/12/2022 17:03:05 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1547314

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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 his Department has made an assessment of the feasibility of reforming the Energy Charter Treaty in the period since 23 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	101000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK has been a strong advocate for the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation. At the Energy Charter Conference on 22 November, the decision to adopt the modernised Treaty was postponed. The UK has been closely monitoring the situation surrounding the Energy Charter Treaty’s modernisation process, including the positions taken by other Contracting Parties. The Government will continue to do so 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 06/12/2022 17:18:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury