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1505205

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Gibraltar: Spain
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in Gibraltar, Spain and the EU on the matter of the border between Gibraltar and Spain.
	tabling member constituency	Buckingham
	tabling member printed	Greg Smith
	uin	901324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is in regular contact with the Government of Gibraltar, Spain and the EU as we look to conclude a UK-EU Treaty in respect of Gibraltar. Ensuring the fluid movement of people between Gibraltar and the EU has been a key area of discussion.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/09/2022 16:03:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1505203

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Reconstruction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she plans to take to help Ukraine’s reconstruction and recovery.
	tabling member constituency	Ludlow
	tabling member printed	Philip Dunne
	uin	901319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>We must support Ukraine’s vision for rebuilding a sovereign, prosperous, democratic nation that is stronger than before Putin’s invasion. Significant support will be required for Ukraine to recover and rebuild from the damage wrought by this war. In early July, the former Foreign Secretary presented our vision to support a Ukraine-led effort for recovery and reconstruction at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano. We will host the Conference in 2023 to galvanise further international support. The priority now is to address Ukraine’s immediate economic needs, and in the longer term, leverage UK private sector investment and work to support Ukraine’s future economic growth.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/09/2022 15:57:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1505200

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Reconstruction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential level of support required by Ukraine to rebuild and recover from Russia's invasion.
	tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
	tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
	uin	901316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>We must support Ukraine’s vision for rebuilding a sovereign, prosperous, democratic nation that is stronger than before Putin’s invasion. Significant support will be required for Ukraine to recover and rebuild from the damage wrought by this war. In early July, the former Foreign Secretary presented our vision to support a Ukraine-led effort for recovery and reconstruction at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano. We will host the Conference in 2023 to galvanise further international support. The priority now is to address Ukraine’s immediate economic needs and in the longer term, leverage UK private sector investment and work to support Ukraine’s future economic growth.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/09/2022 15:54:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1505329

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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, with reference to his contribution of 5 September 2022, Energy Update statement, Official Report, column 59, on what date he plans to announce the energy bill support arrangements for people in (a) park homes, (b) multiple dwelling units and (c) other homes without a conventional relationship with an electricity supplier.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	48498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>On 29 July the Government set out further details of the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) and confirmed that further funding would be available to provide equivalent support of £400 for energy bills for the small percentage of domestic energy consumers not reached by EBSS. This will include those who do not have a domestic electricity meter or a direct relationship with an energy supplier.</p><p> </p><p>This support will be provided alongside the ‘Energy Price Guarantee’ which will mean a typical UK household will pay no more than £2,500 a year on its energy bill for the next two years.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/09/2022 08:57:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1505337

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Natural Gas: Production
	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 the Government has plans to strengthen the UK's energy security through an increase in domestic gas production.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	48320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has been in commercial negotiations with both EDF and the Sizewell C project company since January 2021. These negotiations are ongoing and commercially sensitive.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is accelerating all sources of domestic energy, including North Sea oil and gas production. Subject to the Climate Compatibility Checkpoint, The North Sea Transition Authority will be launching a new licensing round for North Sea oil and gas shortly, which is expected to lead to over 100 new licences being awarded.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government will also end the pause on shale gas extraction. Having domestic sources of gas makes us less dependent on foreign imports.</ins></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/09/2022 12:52:51 question first ministerially corrected 03/10/2022 10:37:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 20216 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1505576

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Research: 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, whether his Department has made an estimate of the impact of increasing energy prices on (a) private and (b) public research and development spending.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	48330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department recognises that increasing energy prices have the potential to impact public and private research and development (R&amp;D) spending, both directly and indirectly.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is examining these issues, including working with our Partner Organisations and key R&amp;D-intensive sectors to understand the challenges they face and explore ways to protect them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has raised public R&amp;D spending to its highest ever level, reflecting that innovation is vital to future economic growth and has announced a plan to deal with the increase in energy costs for charities, businesses and public sector organisations.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/09/2022 08:04:56 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1505277

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Fracking
	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 written to the British Geological Survey to discuss the three month review of the evidence relating to fracking across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	48346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is grateful to the British Geological Survey for their recent review of the science related to seismic events induced by hydraulic fracturing for shale gas exploration. The report ‘<em>Recent scientific advances in the understanding of induced seismicity from hydraulic fracturing of shales’</em> has been received and carefully considered, and has also been published at:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Freview-of-the-geological-science-of-shale-gas-fracturing&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C5122f0c5991d4b93c53008daa161c075%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637999738449357959%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FWvAjGGS5Cmz9T5LmIlDuIDCa4UYtC93dOVgFGg6c6g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-geological-science-of-shale-gas-fracturing</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work with the British Geological Survey on this and other matters.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/09/2022 15:02:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505349

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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: Prices
	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 made an assessment of the reasons behind the levels of energy pricing in other European countries compared to those in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	48478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>Differences in prices across countries are influenced by many factors, including differences in fuel mixes, market structures, regulation, and taxation strategies within each country.</p><p> </p><p>For example, some countries have historically passed proportionally more energy system costs onto households than businesses compared to the UK. Other countries benefit from very cheap hydropower.</p><p> </p><p>This means that while all countries have been affected by the rise in global energy prices, the impact on households and businesses will vary between countries.</p><p> </p><p>In light of the unprecedented increase in global energy prices, on September 8th the Government announced a package of measures to support people and businesses with their energy bills.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/09/2022 13:21:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1505340

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Business: 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 energy suppliers on supporting businesses effected by rising energy costs.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	48323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>Ministers and Officials in the Department regularly engage with energy suppliers to discuss the impact of rising energy costs on businesses of all sizes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government announced a new six-month scheme – the Energy Price Guarantee for Businesses (EPGB) – to protect all businesses and other non-domestic energy users from soaring energy costs. The scheme will offer comparable support to that being provided for consumers and more details will follow shortly. After this initial six-month scheme, the Government will provide focused support for vulnerable sectors, targeted to make sure those most in need get support.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/09/2022 13:47:09 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1505391

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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: Students
	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 plans to take to ensure that energy bill rebates for student accommodation landlords are evenly distributed amongst their tenants.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	48210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>If landlords have a domestic electricity meter point, they will receive £400 through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. The Government encourages landlords to pass the payment to tenants to ensure it is reflected in tenants’ inclusive charges or separate bill payments. If landlords have a commercial meter, they will not receive the £400 payment.</p><p> </p><p>As per Ofgem’s Maximum Resale Price guidance (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fdocs%2F2005%2F10%2F11782-resaleupdateoct05_3.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C251551b0011d4da17dfc08da9aefbe89%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637992651718949464%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Y09FkA%2FHh6gqGlM0yaB3buEz8oXUUeAPq78sv8JwbNA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/2005/10/11782-resaleupdateoct05_3.pdf</a>) there are rules which can protect tenants and ensure they are being charged no more than they should be when they buy the electricity through their landlord.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with key stakeholder groups in the private rented sector to help communicate this information.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/09/2022 14:50:27 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe