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	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	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	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, whether he plans to include micro urban wind turbines in the Government's solar and wind strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	108332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is serious about delivering cheaper, cleaner, more secure energy, and will consider all options for increasing electricity generation from renewable sources, including at the small-scale. The Government already supports small-scale onshore wind through the Smart Export Guarantee, which ensures small-scale (<ins class="ministerial">5MW) low-carbon electricity generators, such as homes with wind turbines, get payment for the renewable electricity they export to the grid. </ins><ins class="ministerial"></ins></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/12/2022 13:34:24 question first ministerially corrected 03/01/2023 10:38:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 44612 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1685897

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential national security risks of the AQUIND Interconnector Project.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	12099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">There have been no such discussions. The Ministry of Defence has contacted the Department at official level requesting additional time to prepare substantive representations setting out its concerns regarding the proposed AQUIND project.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Secretary of State has not had any discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence about this project. However, the Ministry of Defence can make representations to the Department via the planning process which will be handled in accordance with their security classification.</ins></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2024 13:14:34 question first ministerially corrected 06/02/2024 15:23:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 15281 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1545272

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	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	Regional Planning and Development: Devolution
	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 23 November 2022 to Question 84783 Carbon Emissions: Regulation, when his Department began to develop the Strategy and Policy statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	95893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Act 2013 provided powers for the Secretary of State to designate a Strategy and Policy Statement (SPS) for energy policy. A draft SPS was consulted on in 2014 and the Department subsequently committed to redrafting the SPS based on the consultation responses. However, this work was paused following the change of government in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This Government set out its intention to designate an SPS for energy policy in the Energy White Paper in December 2020. The Department has continued developing the SPS and Welsh and Scottish Ministers have had the opportunity to consider a draft. A public consultation is planned for the Spring.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 95894 question first answered 29/12/2022 13:09:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 40801 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545274

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	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	Regional Planning and Development: Devolution
	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 23 November 2022 to Question 84783 on Carbon Emissions: Regulation, when his Department first announced its intention to publish the Strategy and Policy statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	95894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Act 2013 provided powers for the Secretary of State to designate a Strategy and Policy Statement (SPS) for energy policy. A draft SPS was consulted on in 2014 and the Department subsequently committed to redrafting the SPS based on the consultation responses. However, this work was paused following the change of government in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This Government set out its intention to designate an SPS for energy policy in the Energy White Paper in December 2020. The Department has continued developing the SPS and Welsh and Scottish Ministers have had the opportunity to consider a draft. A public consultation is planned for the Spring.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 95893 question first answered 29/12/2022 13:09:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 40804 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1546917

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Methane: Pollution Control
	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 for the projected methane emissions reductions as a result of UK's Methane Memorandum; and whether these are consistent with our commitments made in the Global Methane Pledge.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	99795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK’s Methane Memorandum highlights the Government’s commitment to explore and implement measures to secure future progress in reducing methane emissions, including in energy, waste and agriculture sectors. The plans are part of, and consistent with, the UK’s Net Zero Strategy. The Government’s current projections estimate that UK methane emissions will be reduced by 64% on 1990 levels in 2030. The approach set out in the Memorandum is consistent with the Government's commitment under the Global Methane Pledge to take voluntary actions to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% from 2020 levels by 2030, as a global reduction target.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/12/2022 13:11:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1547295

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	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	Post Offices: 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 Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of providing further support for (a) postmasters and (b) sub-postmasters with energy costs after 31 March 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	101016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular conversations with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/12/2022 12:45:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1547296

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	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	Post Offices: 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 recent assessment he has made of the impact of rising energy costs on (a) postmasters and (b) sub-postmasters.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	101017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) provides a price reduction to ensure that all eligible businesses and other non-domestic customers. The price reduction will run initially for 6 months covering energy use from 1 October 2022 until 31 March 2023. Non-domestic customers such as postmasters and sub-postmasters do not need to take action or apply to the scheme – support will automatically be applied to eligible bills.</p><p> </p><p>An HM Treasury-led review of the EBRS will determine support for non-domestic energy consumers, excluding public sector organisations, beyond 31 March 2023. The Government has published terms of reference for the review, with the findings to be published by 31 December 2022.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/12/2022 12:43:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1547326

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	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	Housing: Wirral 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, if he will make an estimate of the number of houses with cavity walls that have been insulated in Wirral South constituency as of 31 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	100943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>BEIS estimates that under the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhousehold-energy-efficiency-national-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cd7aa1792855749e1177e08dae416684a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638073082132783687%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NOYGlWJeyjIiIcwM4vomzhIQ%2BBPlOJQVqTYxYWjXSRM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Energy Company Obligation (ECO)</a>and <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fgreen-home-grant-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cd7aa1792855749e1177e08dae416684a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638073082132783687%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jDZnvuQPVXw7SdEniJ8kkX6M7SGItRSSXuEykZuLCn8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Green Homes Grant (GHG)</a> government schemes, around 500 cavity wall insulation measures, 400 loft insulation measures, 300 under floor insulation measures and 200 external wall insulation measures have been installed in Wirral South constituency.</p><p> </p><p>Data for ECO covers January 2013 to September 2022. Data for the GHG schemes cover October 2020 to September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 100945 100946 100948 question first answered 22/12/2022 12:37:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1547327

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	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	Housing: Wirral 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, if he will make an estimate of the number of houses that have had heat pumps installed in Wirral South constituency as of 31 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	100944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The Microgeneration Certification Scheme Installations Database shows that as of 31 October 2022, forty heat pump installations were registered in the Wirral South constituency.</p><p> </p><p>The database does not include all heat pump installations, for example, those installed without Government funding support, such as in new buildings, which are not typically recorded in the Microgeneration Certification Scheme Installations Database.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/12/2022 12:41:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1547328

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	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	Housing: Wirral 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, if he will make an estimate of the number of houses with lofts that had loft insulation installed in Wirral South constituency as of 31 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	100945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>BEIS estimates that under the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhousehold-energy-efficiency-national-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cd7aa1792855749e1177e08dae416684a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638073082132783687%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NOYGlWJeyjIiIcwM4vomzhIQ%2BBPlOJQVqTYxYWjXSRM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Energy Company Obligation (ECO)</a>and <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fgreen-home-grant-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cd7aa1792855749e1177e08dae416684a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638073082132783687%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jDZnvuQPVXw7SdEniJ8kkX6M7SGItRSSXuEykZuLCn8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Green Homes Grant (GHG)</a> government schemes, around 500 cavity wall insulation measures, 400 loft insulation measures, 300 under floor insulation measures and 200 external wall insulation measures have been installed in Wirral South constituency.</p><p> </p><p>Data for ECO covers January 2013 to September 2022. Data for the GHG schemes cover October 2020 to September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 100943 100946 100948 question first answered 22/12/2022 12:37:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern