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1581352

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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, if he will make it his policy to (a) prevent and (b) regulate energy companies from forcibly installing prepayment meters in homes.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	133769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>Prepayment meters (PPMs) allow customers to pay for energy on a pay-as-you-go basis and serve an important function by helping the avoidance of debt and court action. A ban on PPM switching as a last resort could lead to an increase in bailiff action. There are no plans to remove this option.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem has stringent rules on the force-fitting of PPMs and have recently published a letter where they outline steps they will be taking on tackling inappropriate supplier PPM practises including making sure suppliers are complying with those rules.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/02/2023 11:09:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1581353

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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 his Department is taking steps to ensure that people on pre-payment meters who have not yet redeemed their Energy Bills Support Scheme vouchers will be able to do so.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	133770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government works with suppliers to communicate the Energy Bills Support Scheme and the importance of customers checking post, emails and text for prepayment meter vouchers and taking action to redeem them.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers have an obligation to make a minimum of three attempts by at least two different methods (post, email, text, special action message) to contact customers who have not redeemed their voucher. Vouchers are valid for 90 days. Replacement vouchers can be issued but all vouchers must be redeemed by 30 June 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/02/2023 11:08:04 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1566423

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	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 he has made of the adequacy of the number of onshore wind farms developed in England since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	122239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>Since 2015 around 10 onshore wind projects totalling 30 MW have been consented for development in England. The Government is consulting on making changes to the National Policy Planning Framework in England so that local authorities can better respond to the views of their local communities when they wish to host onshore wind infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/01/2023 14:54:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1566429

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	Fuel Poverty
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 number of households in fuel poverty.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	122240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The latest official Fuel Poverty Statistics for England were published in February 2022 concerning 2020 data and projected estimates for 2021 and 2022, and can be found on GOV.UK here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Ffuel-poverty-statistics%232020-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C421bf5fc61b44d7d97b408dafa089812%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638097212058122376%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pCwJiR7uSnvL4uCbDe5ZYVIAZJgv9aXttO5u6%2FrTPUo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-statistics#2020-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Updated statistics of the number of households in fuel poverty for 2021 and projection estimates for 2022 and 2023 will be produced in the 2023 annual fuel poverty statistics.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/01/2023 14:55:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1566431

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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
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 meet the Sixth Carbon Budget.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	122241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>Taken together, the transitions set out in the Net Zero Strategy for every sector of the UK economy keep the UK on track for Carbon Budgets 4, 5 and 6, its 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution, and ultimately for net zero by 2050.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/01/2023 14:53:27 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1566432

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
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 it is his policy to maintain the Universal Service Obligation for Royal Mail.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	122242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to change the minimum requirements of the universal postal service which are set out in the Postal Services Act 2011.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 19/01/2023 14:56:45 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1551612

registered interest
date	14/12/2022
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	Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency: Complaints
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 merits of commissioning an independent inquiry into the way cavity wall insulation complaints have been handled by the Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	110825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency / Insulation Assurance Authority is a TrustMark scheme provider and is required to operate within TrustMark’s Framework Operating Requirements, which covers financial protection.</p><p> </p><p>Any concerns regarding CIGA shared with the department have been investigated and followed up with CIGA where appropriate. However, the Government does not intervene in any relationship between insurance or guarantee providers and customers with cavity wall insulation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/12/2022 14:24:02 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1551243

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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	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, if he will respond to the recommendations of the UK100 report End the Wait. Insulate, published in November 2022 on redeploying government investment in retrofit measures to prioritise a place-based approach to allocating funding.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	109790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2023 answer text <p>The Autumn Statement announced a new national ambition to reduce the UK’s final energy consumption from buildings and industry by 15% by 2030 against 2021 levels.</p><p>In order to support the delivery of this target, a new Energy Efficiency Taskforce will be established. More details on the scope and membership of the Taskforce will be announced in due course.</p><p>In the Autumn Statement, the Government also announced £6 billion of new Government funding that will be made available from 2025 to 2028 for energy efficiency.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/01/2023 14:33:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1551244

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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	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 ensure the UK becomes a centre of excellence for developing, procuring and delivering Net Zero project investment.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	109791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>Driving investment into net zero is a priority for the Government and backing its ambition with specific policies. The Government has committed £30 billion of public green investment and is putting in place regulatory frameworks to spur private investment into green projects, such as through the Energy Bill. Its policies are expected to drive an unprecedented £100 billion of private investment and support 480,000 jobs by 2030. The Government has already made significant progress - Bloomberg estimates that in 2021, £24 billion of new green investment was committed in the UK across sectors like clean energy, heating and transport.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/12/2022 14:04:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1551245

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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	Environment Protection: 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 scale up local authority-led green investment opportunities to make them more attractive to institutional investors.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	109792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The Green Finance Strategy, supported by the Greening Financing Roadmap, sets out how the Government is working with local authorities and institutional investors to attract finance into green investment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s overall approach, the BEIS Local Net Zero Hubs support local authorities to develop net zero projects that can attract commercial investment.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022 there was a call for evidence to update the Green Finance Strategy, and this asked for evidence on how local authorities can best support the mobilisation of public and private investment. An updated Green Finance Strategy will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/12/2022 14:03:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan