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1582749

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate: Park Homes and Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date people who live in (a) park homes and (b) marinas will be able to apply online for the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	137842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is finalising several elements of the scheme that are critical to delivery. There are significant complexities in delivering a novel scheme with a wide variety of eligible groups with different energy arrangements. The Government must ensure consumers are protected; public money is well spent with robust verification and anti-fraud checks; and that local authorities are prepared to deliver support to eligible households.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 137843 question first answered 06/02/2023 10:30:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1582750

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason the application portal for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding did not open in January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	137843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is finalising several elements of the scheme that are critical to delivery. There are significant complexities in delivering a novel scheme with a wide variety of eligible groups with different energy arrangements. The Government must ensure consumers are protected; public money is well spent with robust verification and anti-fraud checks; and that local authorities are prepared to deliver support to eligible households.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 137842 question first answered 06/02/2023 10:30:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1582782

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2023 to Question 130102 on Energy: Meters, if he will make it his policy to set reduction targets on forced prepayment meter installations.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	137977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>Discussions with stakeholders regarding forced prepayment meter installations are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 15:39:05 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1582826

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
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 31 January 2023 to Question 132361 on Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for the difference in the quantity of steel produced in (a) the UK and (b) Germany in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	137793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>We have not made any assessment of the reasons for the difference in the quantity of steel produced in the UK and Germany in 2021. Any differences will be a result of commercial decisions taken by firms in the two countries.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/02/2023 15:29:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1582300

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Universal Credit
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 the number of people on Universal Credit who are no longer eligible for the Warm Homes Discount following the changes to eligibility in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	136512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>As households on Universal Credit previously applied through their suppliers, who set their own application processes and eligibility criteria and selected successful applicants each year, the Government has not been able to assess how many households are no longer eligible.</p><p> </p><p>In England and Wales, over 770,000 households in receipt of Universal Credit were identified as eligible to receive a rebate automatically. Additionally, the Government has contacted potentially eligible households that could not be provided with the rebate automatically. They may become eligible if they contact the Warm Home Discount helpline.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 11:37:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1582302

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	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 estimate he has made of the number of people living in houses with an Energy Performance Certificate score of D or below who are no longer eligible for the warm homes discount following changes to eligibility in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	136550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>As households previously applied through their suppliers, who set their own application processes and eligibility criteria and selected successful applicants each year, the Government has not been able to assess how many households are no longer eligible.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not have data available on eligibility by Energy Performance Certificate energy rating.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 11:36:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1582461

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	Products: Safety
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 businesses the Office for Product Safety and Standards have taken prosecution action against as a result of (a) serious and (b) recurrent non-compliance with product safety regulations in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	136705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>Since April 2018 the Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has taken a range of enforcement action including 65 recall notices and 21 withdrawal notices. In the last financial year (2021/22), OPSS published unsafe product alerts for 500 products and risk-based product safety checks at the border resulted in some two and a half million unsafe items being refused entry. In addition to these measures, prosecutions are undertaken where it is proportionate to the alleged offence and focused on removing the risk to the consumer. No prosecutions for unsafe items have been concluded but they will be published by OPSS in its annual report.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/02/2023 15:37:04 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1582471

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	Products: Safety
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 enforcement actions taken by the Office for Product Safety and Standards concerned products available to purchase on third party online marketplaces in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	136708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>During 2022 the Office for Product Safety and Standards has undertaken a programme of enforcement activity relating to the availability of unsafe and non-compliant products from online platforms. This includes safety alerts and withdrawal notices as well as activity at the Border to prevent unsafe products being placed on the UK market, test purchasing and assessment of high-risk products such as small electrical goods, toys containing magnets and button batteries and personal protective equipment.</p><p> </p><p>This has resulted in 308 notifications on the Product Safety Recalls and Alert system and specific Product Safety Alerts on angle grinder chainsaws, hot hairbrushes and baby self-feeding devices.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/02/2023 15:37:40 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1581495

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	Growth Hubs
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 (a) small business awareness of and (b) small business satisfaction with the network of Growth Hubs.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	134007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government values the work of the network of 38 Growth Hubs in England both in directly providing advice and support to businesses of all sizes and sectors, and in joining up wider business support activities locally. Local Enterprise Partnerships reported that in 2021/22 Growth Hubs engaged with 2.2 million individuals and businesses in total, and reported an average customer satisfaction rate of 89% amongst users of their services.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/02/2023 13:07:37 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1581506

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	Consumer Goods: Safety
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 12 December 2022 to Question 105438 on Consumer Goods: Safety, when his Department plans to publish the product safety review.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	134010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Product Safety Review consultation is currently being finalised and will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/02/2023 13:11:58 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra