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1548541

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to correspondence of 11 August from the hon. member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys relating to natural gas trade between Britain and Norway.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	102833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>This correspondence was responded to on 6 December, with the reference MCSL2022/18816.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/12/2022 17:57:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1540687

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	National Grid: 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 improvements required in the capacity of the National Grid to accommodate increased use of renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	82225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>In August 2022, the Government and Ofgem jointly published the Electricity Networks Strategic Framework, setting out a vision for the transformation of the electricity network to ensure it enables a clean, secure and low-cost energy system. The Framework included analysis suggesting that the network could require an additional £100-£240bn of investment to meet net zero and could support 50,000-130,000 jobs and contribute £4-11bn to the economy by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working closely with Ofgem, as the body responsible for network regulation, to deliver the capacity needed to accommodate additional generation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/11/2022 10:18:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1455344

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme: 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, how many applications the Park Homes Warm Home Discount scheme has had in each of the last five years; and if he will increase capacity of that scheme in 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	149212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>The Park Homes Warm Home Discount scheme was set up by the Government and Charis Grants. The number of applicants for the scheme over the past five scheme years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Scheme Year</em></p></td><td><p><em>Total Number of Applications</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>7,017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>7,892</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>6,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>4,048</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>3,813</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As the Park Homes Warm Home Discount scheme is funded voluntarily by energy suppliers through Warm Home Discount Industry Initiatives, the funding and therefore the application window can vary year on year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/04/2022 14:03:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1455347

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
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	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, whether he plans to make payment of the Warm Homes Discount automatic.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	149213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>As confirmed in the recently published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/warm-home-discount-better-targeted-support-from-2022" target="_blank">Government Response</a> on the future of the Warm Homes Discount scheme, from 2022/23 onwards most eligible households will receive their rebates automatically. Each year the Government will identify around 1.9 million households on low incomes with the highest energy costs through data matching. This will enable the vast majority of households to receive their rebates automatically without having to apply, including working-age households for the first time. Eligibility would also be the same across all participating energy suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/04/2022 14:40:40 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1455348

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
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	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, when he intends to announce details of extended eligibility for the Warm Homes Discount.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	149214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government intends to lay the Regulations in Parliament in the coming months, with the reforms coming into force from the 2022/23 scheme year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/04/2022 14:02:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1418331

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to the letter of 25 November 2021 from the hon. Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys on behalf of a constituent regarding solar panels.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	114717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>My hon Friend provided a copy of the enquiry to the Department on 1 February. A reply has now been sent to my hon Friend.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 08/02/2022 13:54:26 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1416306

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	Weather: Forecasts
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 of the 96 weather stations reporting to the Met Office recorded or forecasted 7 day average temperatures of (a) one degree Celsius or below, (b) two degrees celsius or below and (c) three degrees celsius and below between 1 November 2021 and 14 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	111540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The information requested for the period 1 November 2021 to 14 January 2022 is contained in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of weather stations for which 7-day running mean temperature was observed</p></td><td><p>Number of weather stations for which 7-day running mean temperature was forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>one degree celsius or below</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>two degrees celsius or below</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>three degrees celsius or below</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/02/2022 12:44:16 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1305678

registered interest
date	24/03/2021
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	UK Research and Innovation: 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, when UK Research and Innovation plans to publish its updated thematic areas for its Strategic Priorities Fund.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	174803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) provides a mechanism for research and innovation communities to identify and propose priorities for funding. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) ensures that proposals align with the aims of the SPF, including by consulting with departments on Areas of Research Interest. All research themes and currently funded programmes are published on the UKRI website.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to update the research themes.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 19/04/2021 14:37:02 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1305681

registered interest
date	24/03/2021
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	Space Debris
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 investment the UK Space Agency plans to make to mitigate the effect of atmospheric events and space weather on space debris.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	174804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department will publish a new space weather strategy later this year, which will set out a five-year road map for how we intend to boost resilience and build on existing UK strengths and capacity in preparing for and mitigating space weather impacts.</p><p><br>This Government understands that good management of risk is essential for contingency planning, increasing the likelihood that the services we rely on day-to-day remain available for citizens.</p><p><br>In November 2019, the UK Government committed £80m to the European Space Agency Space Safety programme, of which £10m was targeted towards Space weather and debris mitigation development activities, including improving the modelling of how routine and extreme variations in space weather affect space debris.</p><p><br>In addition, this year the UK Space Agency invested a further £1m into projects related to space debris detection and tracking.</p><p><br>Future investment in this area within our National and European Space Agency programmes is subject to the spending review settlement.</p><p><br>The UK is a world leader in space weather forecasting and the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre provides forecasts and warnings of space weather on a 24/7 basis. The UK Space Agency works with the Met Office to ensure the continuity of space weather observational data.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 19/04/2021 14:34:25 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1304851

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
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	Debt Relief Orders
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 Debt Relief Order applications have been (a) accepted and (b) rejected by the Insolvency Service in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	172963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>The table below provides a summary of Debt Relief Order (DRO) applications that have been accepted and rejected in each financial year since 2015/16, as of 23<sup>rd</sup> March 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Accepted DRO applications can later be revoked. Revocation of a DRO occurs where information subsequently comes to light that the individual:</p><ul><li>did not qualify for a DRO at the time the order was made.</li><li>no longer qualified for a DRO during the one-year moratorium period.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><strong>DRO applications, rejections and revocations</strong></em></p><p><em>1<sup>st</sup> April 2015 to 23<sup>rd</sup> March 2021</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DRO Applications accepted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DRO Applications rejected</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DRO Applications revoked</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>24,922</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>25,593</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>24,969</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>28,085</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>27,434</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21 to date</p></td><td><p>17,265</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Revoked DROs are presented in the table based on their revocation date which may not be the same period in which the application was accepted.</p><p> </p><p>The Insolvency Service’s published DRO statistics exclude all accepted DROs that have later been revoked. The Insolvency Service’s latest National Statistics publication on DROs can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/individual-insolvency-statistics-october-to-december-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/individual-insolvency-statistics-october-to-december-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 30/03/2021 15:58:26 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard