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1379336

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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	Electricity: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that there is sufficient capacity in the National Grid to allow micro producers of electricity to feed their energy supplies into the Grid.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Gary Streeter
uin	76568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>Electricity network capacity and accommodating new connections are both the responsibility of the licensed electricity network companies overseen by Ofgem, as the independent energy regulator. Generation up to 3.68kW per phase may connect to the network without prior approval. For larger microgeneration projects a connection application would need to be made to the relevant distribution network operator (DNO). The DNO assesses the impact on its network and issues a connection offer, including any necessary network capacity requirements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/11/2021 17:52:30 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

1379540

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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	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 help ensure that the UK meets its carbon reduction targets in conjunction with supporting developing countries reduce overall carbon emissions.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	76862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK is taking ambitious action through the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan and landmark Net Zero Strategy to reach net zero, while creating jobs and reinvigorating new industries.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time, the Government will support developing countries to decarbonise. Those efforts are at the heart of the UK’s COP Presidency and COP26, that took place in November 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/11/2021 17:54:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1379541

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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: Ilford South
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 potential merits of providing additional funding to retrofit homes in Ilford South constituency to help improve energy efficiency.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	76863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government sees improving the energy efficiency of homes as the best long-term solution to Improving energy efficiency. The UK has various schemes available including the Sustainable Warmth project, which comprises a third phase of the Local Authority Delivery scheme, as well as the first phase of the Home Upgrade Grant, which can be used for low-income households both on and off the gas grid respectively. These schemes form part of a wider package in which the Government is committing a further £3.9 bn over the next three years, taking total investment to over £6.6bn.</p><p> </p><p>Through the recent Sustainable Warmth competition, grant funding has been offered to Local Authorities in every region across England to upgrade low-income households. The Greater London Authority was successful in their consortium bid and will receive funding to support households living in London Local Authorities, including Redbridge.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/11/2021 10:46:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1379563

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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	Heat Batteries: 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, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future funding for the development of heat battery technology.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	76544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government continues to make funding available for both the development and deployment of innovative low-carbon heating technologies, such as heat batteries.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/11/2021 09:54:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1379572

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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	Recycling: Northwich
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 update the criteria for waste sent to Northwich Incinerator so that recyclable items will not be incinerated.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	76820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>A public consultation into the application for the proposed expansion of the Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant near Northwich in Cheshire commenced on 4 November 2021 and will close on 2 December 2021. It is not possible to comment on the merits of a live planning application given the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in the decision-making process. The Secretary of State will take all relevant matters, including the waste hierarchy, into account when he makes his decision.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/11/2021 17:53:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1378996

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Energy Performance Certificates
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 take steps to alter the Grade E Energy Performance Certificate minimum requirement to Grade C under the provisions of the Domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) Regulations; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of supporting landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their tenant's home in an economically effective way.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	75860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the aspiration, set out in the Clean Growth Strategy, that as many homes as possible are improved to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C by 2035, and as many private rental homes as possible by 2030 where practical, affordable and cost effective. The Government recently consulted on improving the energy performance in private rented homes to EPC Band C by 2028 and will publish a response in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that financial support may be needed, in particular where poorer performing homes are occupied by lower income and fuel poor tenants. Therefore the Government has a number of schemes available including the Sustainable Warmth project, which comprises a third phase of the Local Authority Delivery scheme, as well as the first phase of the Home Upgrade Grant, which can be used for low-income households both on and off the gas grid. In summer this year, the Government consulted on the next iteration of the Energy Company Obligation scheme, ECO4, which will run from 2022-26 and will be worth £1 billion per year. The Government continues to support low-income households in private rented sector properties, subject to householder eligibility requirements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/11/2021 13:44:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1379019

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	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, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that energy companies present energy bills to customers that accurately reflect their energy consumption.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	76052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>Ofgem regulations require all energy suppliers to bill their customers based on energy usage, taking all reasonable steps to obtain meter readings, at least annually, and reflect these accurately in bills.</p><p> </p><p>Customers with a smart meter can benefit from accurate and timely billing, as energy consumption data is automatically sent to energy suppliers. The In-Home Display (IHD), which households are offered when they have smart meters installed, also provides easily accessible, near real-time information about energy consumption, costs and credit.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/11/2021 17:40:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1379029

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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: 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 his Department has plans to introduce further grants to support homeowners in making their homes greener.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	76001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The Heat and Buildings Strategy sets out the Government’s actions to reduce emissions from buildings over the forthcoming decades. The package of measures provides £3.9bn of new funding to support the installation of energy efficiency measures and low-carbon heating. This includes a new £450m Boiler Upgrade Scheme providing grants of up to £6,000 from Spring 2022 to encourage homeowners to install more efficient, low-carbon heating systems, such as heat pumps.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also announced £950m in funding for the Home Upgrade Grant between 2022 – 2025. Through the scheme, the Government is providing grants to low-income households to install energy efficiency measures and low-carbon heating to lower-quality, off gas grid homes in England. This includes insulation measures and a heat pump to tackle fuel poverty and reach the UK’s net zero target.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, £800m has been committed to the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) to improve the energy performance of social rented homes across England. The SHDF will upgrade a significant amount of the social housing stock currently below EPC Band C up to that standard.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/11/2021 17:56:52 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1378371

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
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	Environment Protection: Employment
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 Northern Ireland will be included in the distribution of employment in the creation of two million green jobs under the Green Jobs Task Force.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	74984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s Net Zero Strategy is a strategy for the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting up to 440,000 jobs across net zero industries in 2030, contributing towards a pivot to a greener economy which could support 2 million jobs in green sectors or by greening existing sectors. The Government is working with business to grow green industries and supply chains and support green skills in the UK, whilst also ensuring our resilience to international changes in supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>The map on page 331 of the Net Zero Strategy highlights the potential locations of these opportunities, including in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/11/2021 12:18:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1378384

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
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	Trees
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 publish a table showing the number of (a) tree equivalents burnt at the Drax power station and (b) trees planted in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	75085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not model tree equivalents of biomass used by power generators. Ofgem reports volumes of biomass fuel, such as wood pellets, used by power generators on a per-tonne basis.</p><p> </p><p>UK tree planting statistics, held by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), are reported in terms of area (hectares). The most recent data was published on 30th September (<a href="https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/forestry-statistics/forestry-statistics-2021/1-woodland-area-planting/" target="_blank">https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/forestry-statistics/forestry-statistics-2021/1-woodland-area-planting/</a> and <a href="https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/documents/8144/Ch1_Woodland_FS2021_kRWbQlW.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/documents/8144/Ch1_Woodland_FS2021_kRWbQlW.xlsx</a>). UK tree planting over the past five years was as follows: 6,520 ha (2016-17); 9,050 ha (2017-18), 13,540 ha (2018-19), 13,660 ha (2020-21) and 13,290 ha (2020-21)</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/11/2021 17:37:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton