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1271179

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	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: Seas and Oceans
	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 Department's BEIS Electricity Generation Costs (2020) published on 24 August 2020, what estimated value for the annual decline in performance of offshore wind was used in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
	tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
	uin	129981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>BEIS estimates a constant load factor and availability across the lifetime of an offshore wind farm, and therefore a constant performance. This is based on research performed by Arup (2016)<sup>[1]</sup> and independently peer-reviewed by Professor Derek Bunn (2020)<sup>[2]</sup>.</p><p>BEIS also assume an improvement in load factors in future as turbines deployed in wind farms increase in size, and this relationship is discussed in detail in a published study performed by DNV GL (2019)<sup>[3]</sup>.</p><p> </p><p>_______</p><p><em>[1] ‘Arup (2016): Review of Renewable Electricity Generation Cost and Technical Assumptions’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions</a></em></p><p><em>[2] ‘Peer review of 2019 electricity generation cost updates’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/peer-review-of-2019-electricity-generation-cost-updates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/peer-review-of-2019-electricity-generation-cost-updates</a></em></p><p><em>[3] ‘Potential to improve load factor of offshore wind farms in the UK to 2035’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-to-improve-load-factor-of-offshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk-to-2035" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-to-improve-load-factor-of-offshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk-to-2035</a></em></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:21:12 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72656 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1271180

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	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, with reference to his Department's BEIS Electricity Generation Costs (2020) published on 24 August 2020, if he will publish the empirical evidence, other than bid prices, underlying the estimate of (a) falling capital and (b) operational costs in the wind sector, (i) offshore and (ii) onshore in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
	tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
	uin	129982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The estimates of (a) falling capital and (b) operational costs for (i) onshore and (ii) offshore wind generation are informed by a variety of internal and external evidence sources. These include published estimates from Arup (2016)<sup>[1]</sup> and DNV GL (2019)<sup>[2]</sup> as well as internal estimates informed by stakeholders and external commentators, such as Bloomberg<sup>[3]</sup>, Baringa<sup>[4]</sup>, Aurora<sup>[5]</sup>, and others. These assumptions have also undergone an independent peer-review by Professor Derek Bunn (2020)<sup>[6]</sup>, and more detail on specific assumptions can be found in this publication.</p><p> </p><p>_______</p><p><em>[1] ‘Arup (2016): Review of Renewable Electricity Generation Cost and Technical Assumptions’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions</a></em></p><p><em>[2] ‘Potential to improve load factor of offshore wind farms in the UK to 2035’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-to-improve-load-factor-of-offshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk-to-2035" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-to-improve-load-factor-of-offshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk-to-2035</a></em></p><p><em>[3] <a href="https://about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook/" target="_blank">https://about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook/</a></em></p><p><em>[4] “An analysis of the potential outcome of a further ‘Pot 1’ CfD auction in GB”,<a href="https://www.baringa.com/getmedia/99d7aa0f-5333-47ef-b7a8-1ca3b3c10644/Baringa%20Scottish-Renewables%20UK-Pot-1-CfD-scenario%20April-2017%20Report%20FINA/" target="_blank"> https://www.baringa.com/getmedia/99d7aa0f-5333-47ef-b7a8-1ca3b3c10644/Baringa Scottish-Renewables UK-Pot-1-CfD-scenario April-2017 Report FINA/</a></em></p><p><em>[5] <a href="http://www.auroraer.com/" target="_blank">www.auroraer.com</a></em></p><p><em>[6] ‘Peer review of 2019 electricity generation cost updates’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/peer-review-of-2019-electricity-generation-cost-updates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/peer-review-of-2019-electricity-generation-cost-updates</a></em></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:19:23 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72660 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1271181

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	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 Generation
	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 Department's BEIS Electricity Generation Costs (2020) published on 24 August 2020, if he will publish the empirical, numerical evidence underlying its estimate of (a) stagnant capital and (b) operational cost for (i) Combined Cycle Gas Turbines and (ii) other conventional generation technologies in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
	tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
	uin	129983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The evidence behind the (a) capital and (b) operational cost assumptions for (i) Combined Cycle Gas Turbines and (ii) other conventional generation technologies has been published in a report prepared by Leigh Fisher and Jacobs (2016)<sup>[1]</sup>. Minor updates to Combined Cycle Gas Turbine efficiency have been made since, as a result of a published benchmarking exercise by Wood (2018)<sup>[2]</sup>, which affects operational costs.</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] ‘Leigh Fisher and Jacobs’ (2016): Electricity Generation Cost Update’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leigh-fisher-and-jacobs-2016-electricity-generation-cost-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leigh-fisher-and-jacobs-2016-electricity-generation-cost-update</a></em></p><p><em>[2] ‘Call for CCUS Innovation: literature review, benchmarking report and calculator’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/call-for-ccus-innovation-literature-review-benchmarking-report-and-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/call-for-ccus-innovation-literature-review-benchmarking-report-and-calculator</a></em></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:17:59 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72662 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1271437

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	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	Green Homes Grant 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, if he will take steps to measure the effect of Green Homes Grant scheme funding on the energy performance certificate rating of each home that receives that funding.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	130179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>Developed to help stimulate economic recovery and support and create tens of thousands of jobs; the scheme provides funding for homeowners to install energy efficiency and low carbon heat measures which give greatest thermal benefits and carbon reductions, but which consumers are typically less likely to install on their own.</p><p> </p><p>In order to ensure installations will be of the highest quality, the scheme requires that all businesses and tradespeople that install measures must be TrustMark registered, as well as MCS certified for heat and PAS certified for energy efficiency. That means they will have been thoroughly vetted for technical competence, customer service and trading practices, and will be operating in accordance with the TrustMark customer charter, and MCS and PAS industry standards.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:16:44 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72664 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1271624

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	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	Biodiversity and Climate Change: Research
	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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the effect of reducing the Official Development Assistance budget on the UK’s ability to influence international research on tackling climate change and biodiversity loss.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	130723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>As part of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy relevant government departments have worked together to ensure the UK is a force for good across the globe. We will spend more than £10 billion next year alone to fight poverty, tackle climate change and improve global health.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s commitment to research and innovation is clearly demonstrated through the recently published R&amp;D Roadmap, and the £400m uplift in R&amp;D spending announced in the Spending Review International collaboration is central feature of a healthy and productive R&amp;D sector.</p><p> </p><p>We recently reaffirmed our commitment to doubling UK’s International Climate Finance to £11.6bn in the years 2021-2025. The UK plays a crucial role in addressing the global challenge of climate change, responding to the needs of developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 10:11:14 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1271650

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	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: Job Creation
	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 jobs the Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will create in the Dudley North constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
	uin	130862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>Spanning clean energy, buildings, transport, nature and innovative technologies, the Ten Point Plan will mobilise £12 billion of government investment to unlock three times as much private sector investment by 2030. In doing so we will support a further 90,000 green jobs across the UK by 2024, and up to 250,000 by 2030, building on the 460,000 jobs that already exist in the low carbon economy today.</p><p>Support for green jobs across the UK, including the West Midlands, will be delivered by:</p><ul><li>Investing £1 billion to make our homes, schools and hospitals greener, warmer and more energy efficient, supporting around 50,000 jobs across the UK</li><li>Doubling the Green Recovery Challenge Fund with an extra £40 million</li><li>Backing our world-leading automotive sector, including in the West Midlands, the North East and Wales to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, and transforming our national infrastructure to better support electric vehicles. To support this acceleration, nearly £500 million will be spent in the next four years for the development and mass-scale production of electric vehicle batteries, and other strategic technologies as part of our commitment to provide up to £1 billion. This will boost international investment into our strong manufacturing bases, and safeguard 169,000 jobs in the automotive sector.</li></ul><p>The Energy White Paper, published in December, drives forward the Ten Point Plan commitments, reaffirming how clean energy means green jobs and economic growth for the whole country. Leading up to COP26, we will set out further ambitious plans across key sectors of the economy – including our Heat and Buildings Strategy and the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 10:09:28 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1271678

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	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	Biodiversity and Climate Change: Research
	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 effect of the reduction in the Official Development Assistance on the UK’s ambition to support research to tackle (a) climate change, (b) biodiversity loss and other global challenges.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	130830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to international development and will continue to provide £10 billion of Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2021-22to fight poverty, tackle climate change and improve global health.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s commitment to research and innovation is clearly demonstrated through the recently published R&amp;D Roadmap, and the £400m uplift in R&amp;D spending announced in the Spending Review. International collaboration is a central feature of a healthy and productive R&amp;D sector.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to doubling UK’s International Climate Finance (ICF) to £11.6bn in the years 2021-2025. Our ICF helps to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions, for instance through our £200m+ investment to support green recovery across Africa, Asia and Latin America since June 2020.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 10:07:45 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1271687

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	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	Water Power: 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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of further investment in tidal stream and wave technology and project developers as part of the Government's strategy to reach Net Zero by 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	130781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government recently ran a Call for Evidence inviting views on what scope there is for marine technologies across the UK, including examining what additional support could move technologies towards commercialisation. This concluded on 30<sup>th</sup> September 2020 and we are currently reviewing the responses received<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 10:06:27 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1271688

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	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: International Cooperation
	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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the potential effect of the reduction in Official Development Assistance on the UK’s support for the development of an international research culture to address (a) climate change, (b) biodiversity loss and (c) other global challenges.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	130831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to international development and will continue to provide £10 billion of Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2021-22 to fight poverty, tackle climate change and improve global health.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s commitment to research and innovation is clearly demonstrated through the recently published R&amp;D Roadmap, and the £400m uplift in R&amp;D spending announced in the Spending Review International collaboration is central feature of a healthy and productive R&amp;D sector.</p><p> </p><p>We recently reaffirmed our commitment to doubling UK’s International Climate Finance to £11.6bn in the years 2021-2025. The UK plays a crucial role in addressing the global challenge of climate change, responding to the needs of developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 10:05:21 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1271693

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	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	Water 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 discussions his Department has had with the APPG for Marine Energy on the UK Marine Energy Council’s submission to the Department for BEIS: Call for Evidence.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	130783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State recently met with the APPG for Marine Energy to discuss broadly the Marine Energy Council’s proposals for potential support for marine energy technologies.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 10:20:38 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1271696

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	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	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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of supporting the introduction of an Innovation Power Purchase Agreement to allow early stage technologies reach commercial readiness.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	130784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>BEIS officials continue to engage with wave and tidal stream developers to understand their cost-reduction trajectories, where those savings are likely to be found and, importantly in light of declining costs for other renewables, whether there may be a rationale for funding arrangements outside of the CFD.</p><p> </p><p>The Marine Energy Council is also looking at alternative funding models for early tidal array deployment outside the Levy Control Framework, which they refer to as the Innovation Power Purchase Agreement (IPPA). However, given that the IPPA is based on a tax measure which is the responsibility of HMT, it would be for Treasury ministers to decide on the desirability of such an instrument.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS also supports the progress of early-stage technologies to commercial readiness through the £505 million Energy Innovation Programme. The Programme includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF) is a competitive grant funding scheme to support SMEs in the development and demonstration of state-of-the-art disruptive technologies, products and processes. Since 2012 the EEF has invested around £72 million of grant money in over 156 companies leveraging over £100m in private investment.</li><li>£20 million investment in a new venture capital fund: the Clean Growth Fund. The HMG investment is matched pound for pound by private sector investment and the Fund Manager has ambition for the Clean Growth Fund to reach £100 million by autumn 2021.</li></ul> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 18:05:34 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1271716

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	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	BiFab: Insolvency
	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 Scottish Government on the potential closure of Burntisland Fabrications Limited.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	130794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon Friend Mr Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has recently spoken to the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary regarding the unfortunate recent developments at Burntisland Fabrications Limited.</p><p>Recognising the impact of these developments on those who are employed at the firm and their families, the UK and Scottish governments have created a joint working group, which has already met twice. While the immediate future of the busines is a matter for the administrators, the working group will position both governments to stand ready to work with potential new investors, with a view to securing a strong future for the site.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 09:55:37 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1271718

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	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: Seas and Oceans
	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 14 February 2020 to Question 13544, on Wind Power: Seas and Oceans, for what reason the update to the estimates of UK content in offshore wind developments referred to in that Answer has not been published.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	130796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>The methodology used to measure the domestic content of offshore wind projects was set out in 2012. The Offshore Wind Sector Deal, which was announced in March 2019, included new commitments on measuring and reporting UK content, with the sector committing to updating its UK content methodology as well as a longer-term move towards increased transparency. As part of the update, the sector plans to develop a more holistic approach by reporting UK content and UK exports. The methodology is currently undergoing review, and the sector will resume publication of the estimates of UK content once the review is complete.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 15/01/2021 10:17:18 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1272080

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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	Shipping: Nuclear 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 insurance cover the UK holds in respect of nuclear accidents involving nuclear-powered civilian or military vessels passing through or close to the UK exclusive economic zone, territorial waters or coastal waters.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	131218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The public purse is uniquely able to finance restitution of damaged assets or deal with other risks. The Ministry of Defence maintains arrangements to respond to any defence-related nuclear incidents, no matter how unlikely. The UK does not operate any nuclear-powered civilian vessels.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 10:14:08 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1272081

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	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	Nuclear Powered Vessels
	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 duties a coastal local authority has in the event that a nuclear-powered vessel is granted safe haven on its coast.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	131219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and Radiation (emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019 place duties on Local Authorities in relation to radiation emergencies. In the event that a nuclear-powered vessel is granted safe haven on its coast, a Local Authority would be responsible for assessing the risk and putting in place plans to respond to a radiation emergency involving the nuclear-powered vessel.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 10:12:50 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1272082

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	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	Nuclear Powered Vessels: Accidents
	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 issue guidance on the response of coastal local authorities in relation to (a) public health, (b) marine, shoreline and coastal zone pollution and (c) other matters in the event of a nuclear accident involving a nuclear-powered vessel off their coastlines; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	131220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>Part 1 of the Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) 2004 defines the roles and responsibilities for those organisations (including Local Authorities) that would be involved in emergency preparation and response at the local level. It is the responsibility of Local Authorities to put in place emergency preparedness and response plans for different emergency types within its jurisdiction. These plans should be proportionate and commensurate to the consequences and to the likelihood of the risk occurring. In addition, Regulation 22 of the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019 (REPPIR19) places a duty on all Local Authorities to have arrangements to provide information about any kind of emergency involving ionising radiation and is not limited to emergencies occurring on nuclear or radiological premises. As part of their emergency arrangements, Local Authorities would convene a Strategic Coordinating Group (SCG) which would take overall responsibility for the multi-agency management of the emergency.</p><p>BEIS is available to support Local Authorities in the development of emergency plans through participation in local resilience fora such as the Local Authority Nuclear Working Group (LANWG).</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 10:19:46 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1272118

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	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	Nuclear Power: 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, with reference to his ministerial statement on the Energy White Paper, on 14 December 2020, if he will publish the modelling for the statement that regulated asset base funding model for new nuclear power could drive down costs for consumers in the long run.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	131222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The RAB model shares the cost with consumers from the start of construction, reducing the amount of interest owed on loans and return owed on equity, which could cut the cost for consumers over the lifetime of the plant. The House will be kept informed as we progress the options for funding and financing new nuclear projects in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 09:23:23 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1272231

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	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: 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 grant funding is available to the social housing sector for (a) the installation of solar panels and (b) energy efficiency improvements.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	131467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The 2019 Conservative manifesto committed to a £3.8billion Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund over 10 years.</p><p>The Summer Economic Update announced a £50 million fund to demonstrate innovative approaches to retrofitting social housing at scale and upgrading the energy performance of poorer-performing homes. A further £60 million has been allocated at the Spending Review (SR) to continue the development of the scheme into next year, in line with manifesto commitments, and further funding will be confirmed at the multi-year SR.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 09:21:03 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1272371

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	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	COP26 Youth and Civil Society Advisory Council
	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 place in the Library the Terms of Reference of the COP26 Youth and Civil Society Advisory Council.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	131230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with the Cabinet Office Central COP26 Unit. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and COP President Designate set up a Civil Society and Youth Advisory council to support the UK’s efforts as the incoming COP26 presidency to achieve greater climate action and deliver an inclusive summit.</p><p> </p><p>We have already committed to depositing the minutes from each of these meetings in the Libraries of the House as part of our wider commitment to ensure transparent engagement. The second meeting took place on 16 December and we will place these minutes, along with the Terms of Reference for the group, in the Libraries in due course.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 09:15:01 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1272963

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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	Infrastructure: Regulation
	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 developed a plan for the future of the UK infrastructure market over the next 30 years to allow regulators to work with a consistent and stable set of priorities.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	133101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has set out its strategic objectives and priorities for infrastructure investment in the National Infrastructure Strategy, and the 2018 National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline. The latter includes projects in both the public and private sectors, and there will be an estimated c£600bn of investment over the next decade. The pipeline will be updated in Spring 2021.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:02:21 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1272964

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating the economic regulatory duties that sit with each individual sectoral regulator to (a) reflect the need to deliver net zero emissions by 2050 and (b) support regulators to make transparent trade-offs where necessary.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	133102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has established new coordination arrangements since setting the net zero target. This includes two cabinet committees, chaired by my Rt. Hon. Friends the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to turbo-charge the net zero transition and co-ordinate action. The four main departments with lead responsibility for decarbonising sectors of the economy have also set up boards to oversee delivery of their policies aimed at reducing emissions.</p><p> </p><p>The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) undertook a study on economic regulation, which the Government responded to alongside the National Infrastructure Strategy. The Government agreed with the NIC that regulator duties should be coherent, covering price, quality, resilience and the environment, and has committed to consider new and existing duties in the round as part of a policy paper in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports the work already undertaken by the regulators to deliver net zero, and will continue to review the most appropriate measures, including legislated climate duties, alongside existing duties to ensure regulators make the necessary contributions to achieve legislated net zero targets.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 16:59:54 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1273012

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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, when the net zero strategy will be published; and whether that strategy will include reductions in emissions necessary for meeting the UK’s 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	133055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>We will publish the Net Zero Strategy ahead of COP26. We will build on my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan and the Energy White Paper, as well as upcoming plans in key sectors such as the Transport Decarbonisation Plan and Heat and Buildings Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s Nationally Determined Contribution is ambitious and demonstrates our continued leadership in tackling climate change. Our Net Zero Strategy will be a comprehensive plan for decarbonising sectors across the economy, both to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and meet our interim targets, making the most of new growth and employment opportunities across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are building on the strong foundations we have established in decarbonising our economy; our ambitious manifesto commitments; and announcements from the Prime Minister and my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer of measures to cut emissions as we build back better in our economic recovery from COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:27:58 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72665 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1273021

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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	Green Homes Grant Scheme: Certification
	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 extension to PAS 2030:17 certifications will be further extended to March 2022 in line with the Green Home Grants scheme extension.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	132786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The transitional arrangements which include allowing installations under either the 2017 or 2019 versions of PAS 2030 in the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme have been extended to the 30th June 2021. There are no plans to extend any further, therefore all installers will need to be certified to the updated standard by 30 June 2021. Further information can be found on UKAS's website: <a href="https://www.ukas.com/news/ukas-pas-2030-green-homes-communication-to-certification-bodies-extension-of-beis-transition-policy-for-the-ghgvs-to-30-june-2021/" target="_blank">https://www.ukas.com/news/ukas-pas-2030-green-homes-communication-to-certification-bodies-extension-of-beis-transition-policy-for-the-ghgvs-to-30-june-2021/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 16:57:00 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1273028

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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, when he plans to publish the net zero strategy; and whether that strategy will include plans to meet the UK’s 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution of reducing emissions by 68 per cent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	133138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>We will publish the Net Zero Strategy ahead of COP26. We will build on my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan and the Energy White Paper, as well as upcoming plans in key sectors such as the Transport Decarbonisation Plan and Heat and Buildings Strategy.</p><p>The UK’s Nationally Determined Contribution is ambitious and demonstrates our continued leadership in tackling climate change. Our Net Zero Strategy will be a comprehensive plan for decarbonising sectors across the economy, both to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and meet our interim targets, making the most of new growth and employment opportunities across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are building on the strong foundations we have established in decarbonising our economy; our ambitious manifesto commitments; and announcements from the Prime Minister and my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer of measures to cut emissions as we build back better in our economic recovery from COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:26:28 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72669 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1273052

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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	Green Homes Grant 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, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Green Homes Grant is spent effectively.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing North
	tabling member printed	James Murray
	uin	133247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>We are continually evaluating the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme against broad policy criteria (including value for money, job creation and carbon savings) and will make improvements to the scheme on an ongoing basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Scheme also has robust measures in place against fraud, as well as requiring installers to be Trustmark registered and carry the appropriate (PAS/MCS) certification, ensuring work is done to a high-quality standard.</p><p> </p><p>There will be an evaluation of the processes and outcomes of the Voucher Scheme. An independent research organisation, Ipsos MORI, was contracted in December 2020 to undertake the evaluation. This will run until 2023, with interim publications released prior to the final evaluation report.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:07:29 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1273065

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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: Taxation
	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 progress the Government has made on producing a sustainable long-term plan for carbon pricing.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	132754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to carbon pricing as a tool to meet our ambitious emissions reductions targets. In the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-white-paper-powering-our-net-zero-future" target="_blank">Energy White Paper</a> we announced that a UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) would be the UK’s carbon pricing policy from 1 January 2021. The UK ETS initially covers around one third of UK greenhouse gas emissions, and applies to the power sector, heavy industry, domestic aviation, and flights from the UK to the European Economic Area.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that meeting Net Zero will require us to build on this ambition. That is why in the next 9 months we will consult on how to align the UK ETS cap with an appropriate net zero trajectory. The cap will provide certainty about the UK’s decarbonisation trajectory over the long-term, giving businesses the confidence to mobilise the scale of capital investment necessary to deploy clean energy technologies.</p><p> </p><p>We are also committed to explore expanding the UK ETS and will set out our aspirations to continue to lead the world on carbon pricing in the run up to COP26.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 16:55:08 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1273066

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a carbon fee and dividend as part of its plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	132755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>A carbon fee and dividend is an alternative form of carbon pricing policy. The UK already prices carbon emissions. This was previously through participation in the EU Emissions Trading System, and from January 2021 is via a UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) as announced in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-white-paper-powering-our-net-zero-future" target="_blank">Energy White Paper</a>. This demonstrates our ongoing commitment to carbon pricing as a tool to reduce emissions in line with our ambitious net zero target.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we recognise the benefits of a carbon fee and dividend system, we believe that our UK ETS is better placed to support businesses to decarbonise at least cost. The UK ETS initially covers around one third of UK greenhouse gas emissions, and applies to the power sector, heavy industry, domestic aviation and flights from the UK to the European Economic Area. We will consult in the next 9 months on how to align the cap with the appropriate net zero trajectory, and we are also committed to exploring expanding the UK ETS to the two thirds of emissions currently not covered by carbon pricing, and will set out our aspirations to continue to lead the world on carbon pricing in the run up to COP26.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 16:54:09 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1273073

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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, when the net zero strategy will be published; and whether that strategy will include plans on the emissions reductions required to meet the UK’s 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution of reducing emissions by 68 per cent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	133069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>We will publish the Net Zero Strategy ahead of COP26. We will build on my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan and the Energy White Paper, as well as upcoming plans in key sectors such as the Transport Decarbonisation Plan and Heat and Buildings Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s Nationally Determined Contribution is ambitious and demonstrates our continued leadership in tackling climate change. Our Net Zero Strategy will be a comprehensive plan for decarbonising sectors across the economy, both to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and meet our interim targets, making the most of new growth and employment opportunities across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are building on the strong foundations we have established in decarbonising our economy; our ambitious manifesto commitments; and announcements from the Prime Minister and my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer of measures to cut emissions as we build back better in our economic recovery from COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:24:55 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72666 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1273402

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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 Trade with EU: 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 plans to seek a future agreement with the EU on energy markets.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	132999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The free trade agreement with the EU provides for cooperation on a range of energy matters in order to support and strengthen the UK and EU’s shared energy objectives. The UK and the EU are committed to cooperating closely on efficient trading, energy markets and access to networks. Other matters for cooperation include security of supply, future energy systems and the prevention of market abuse.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 16:51:47 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1273406

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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: Foreign Investment in UK
	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 representations he has received from energy providers based overseas on the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on their investment plans in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	133003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK is one of the most open environments for investment across the world. According to the OECD, the UK is the third least restrictive nation amongst the G20. The UK-EU agreement will provide certainty and transparency to EU investors operating in the UK, and vice-versa.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:04:31 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1273725

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	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 steps his Department is taking to reduce fuel poverty in winter 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	133674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>Improving the energy efficiency of homes is the best long-term solution to tackle fuel poverty. The Energy Company Obligation is a GB wide energy efficiency scheme worth £640m per year until March 2022 and is focused on low-income and vulnerable households. The Green Homes Grant, launched in September 2020, is a £2 billion programme which will help improve the energy efficiency of homes in England. Of this, around half is specifically for low income, vulnerable and fuel poor households.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some households may need immediate support this winter and so we provide assistance with energy bills for low income and vulnerable consumers through the Warm Home Discount, Winter Fuel Payments and Cold Weather Payments.</p><p> </p><p>We have also successfully negotiated an agreement with energy suppliers to support customers impacted by COVID-19. Based on the circumstances, this could include reassessing, reducing, or pausing debt repayments for households in financial distress and support for prepayment meter customers to stay on supply.</p><p> </p><p>The energy price cap currently protects around 11 million households in Great Britain on standard variable and default tariffs. From January 2021 a further 4 million households with prepayment meters will also come under the protection of the cap after the prepayment meter price cap expires. The cap ensures that loyal energy customers are protected from poor value tariffs, saving consumers a total of around £1 billion on their bills annually.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/01/2021 14:20:30 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1273869

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Green Homes Grant 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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits aligning the deadlines for all Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme phases with the Voucher Scheme deadline of March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	134030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The Local Authority Delivery and Vouchers schemes have been designed to work alongside each other whilst reflecting the differences in delivery methods. Both schemes’ primary objective is to provide a short-term economic stimulus.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS has allocated Local Authority Delivery funding to 55 projects totalling £74.3m of expenditure for delivery by March 2021, which can play an important role in sustaining and creating jobs in all regions of England.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS anticipates funding in excess of £124m of LAD scheme projects imminently with a delivery date of September 2021, and a further £300m is allocated to the regional Local Energy Hubs for delivery by December 2021.</p><p> </p><p>These staggered dates intend to balance the aim of the scheme to support economic recovery whilst being pragmatic over delivery timescales.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:32:40 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72673 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1273901

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Hydrogen: Environment Protection
	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 stimulate private investment in green hydrogen production facilities; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on increasing demand for green hydrogen from the transport sector.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	133661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution and subsequent Energy White Paper, set out that the Government, working with industry, is aiming for 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity in the UK by 2030. In support of this we have also announced a £240m Net Zero Hydrogen Fund for capital co-investment in new low carbon hydrogen production, to bring forward a combination of CCUS-enabled ‘blue’ hydrogen and electrolytic ‘green’ hydrogen projects.</p><p> </p><p>We have also committed to consulting on a preferred hydrogen business model in 2021 and will bring forward further details this year on the revenue mechanism to bring through private sector investment via our new business models. Again, our business model work will focus on supporting both green and blue hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>I meet with my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport regularly to discuss all aspects of transport decarbonisation including the role for green hydrogen. A good example of cross departmental working is the recent announcement in the spending review of £3 million to support the development of the UKs first Hydrogen Transport Hub in Tees Valley.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:31:35 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72670 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1273946

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Social Rented Housing: Doncaster
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council was unsuccessful in its bid to receive funding from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
	uin	134249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>Funds for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator were awarded through a competitive assessment process which was completed on 30th November 2020. The assessment was undertaken against the criteria set out in the scheme guidance and involved 3 independent assessors and a moderation panel. On this occasion, within the total funding envelope available and the success criteria, the bid from Doncaster Council was not successful. Feedback was provided to Doncaster Council on 11th December by Ricardo PLC who are acting as the scheme administrators. Following the Spending Review announcement in November 2020 there will be a further round of the scheme in the next financial year.</p><p> </p><p>If you would like to get in touch with the SHDF Demonstrator team, please email <a href="mailto:SHDF.Demonstrator@beis.gov.uk" target="_blank">SHDF.Demonstrator@beis.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:19:02 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1274178

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Green Homes Grant Scheme: Coronavirus
	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 has taken to ensure installers can undertake their commitments as part of the Green Homes Grant scheme during the covid-19 outbreak; and what penalties are in place to ensure installers undertake work they have committed to do.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	133767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>Based on the latest advice from my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister, tradespeople may continue to work if they are unable to do so from home. Installers registering and participating in the Green Homes Grant Scheme must agree to the <a href="https://green-homes-grant.service.gov.uk/installer-terms-and-conditions" target="_blank">Installer Terms and Conditions</a>. As stated in paragraph 13f under <em>General Obligations</em>:</p><p> </p><p><em>‘At all times when participating in the Scheme...the Installer must:</em><em> comply, and ensure that its officers, employees, agents and subcontractors comply, with UK Government best practice “Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19)” when working at or in any Customer’s property’.</em></p><p> </p><p>We understand that COVID-19 restrictions may affect the ability to install measures in households. We will not be imposing any penalties for installers who are unable to undertake work they have committed to as a result of the current restrictions but, as ever, vouchers will only become redeemable once scheduled works have been completed.</p><p> </p><p>The extension to the scheme will allow more flexibility for when installations can take place, and we are working to ensure that voucher validity period reflects the coronavirus situation where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:30:05 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72671 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1274203

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Green Homes Grant 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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the deadline for delivery of the Local Authority Delivery Scheme 2.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	134012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Green Homes Grant, Local Authority Delivery Scheme is part of a package of measures aimed at providing an urgent stimulus to the economy. BEIS intend to allocate £300m to the regional Local Energy Hubs for delivery by December 2021. This aims to balance the aim of the scheme to support economic recovery whilst being pragmatic over delivery timescales.</p><p> </p><p>These economic stimulus schemes are part of a longer term, sustained investment in the growth of skills and jobs to build the supply chains necessary to achieve net zero. We have recently published the Energy White Paper and next year we plan to publish a Heat and Building Strategy outlining our approach alongside an updated Fuel Poverty Strategy for England, that builds upon the commitments in my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution, to extend the Energy Company Obligation and implement the Home Upgrade Grant.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:17:14 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1274204

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Green Homes Grant 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, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the deadline for the Local Authority Delivery Scheme on the development of sustainable jobs and skills.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	134013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>BEIS estimates the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme will support on average 8,000 jobs per annum over the years 2020/21 and 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:15:10 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1274205

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Green Homes Grant 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, what plans the Government has to use the results of the Local Authority Delivery scheme to evaluate the effectiveness of local authorities in the future.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	134014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>BEIS has embedded evaluation into the delivery plans of the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme so that Government can learn about its effectiveness, implement learning into the future of energy efficiency schemes and consider what ongoing role Local Authorities should have in the delivery of such schemes.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:12:13 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1274206

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Green Homes Grant 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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits aligning the deadlines for all Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme phases with the Voucher Scheme deadline of March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	134015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Local Authority Delivery and Vouchers schemes have been designed to work alongside each other whilst reflecting the differences in delivery methods. Both schemes’ primary objective is to provide a short-term economic stimulus.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS has allocated LAD funding to 55 projects totalling £74.3m of expenditure for delivery by March 2021, which can play an important role in sustaining and creating jobs in all regions of England.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS anticipates funding in excess of £124m of LAD scheme projects imminently with a delivery date of September 2021, and a further £300m is allocated to the regional Local Energy Hubs for delivery by December 2021.</p><p> </p><p>These staggered dates intend to balance the aim of the scheme to support economic recovery whilst being pragmatic over delivery timescales.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:11:02 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1274673

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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	Heating: Biofuels
	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 implications for this Department's policies of the recommendation of the SAP Industry Forum’s April 2020 SAP 11 Technologies Report that biopropane should be modelled as fuel choice for heat in both new and existing buildings.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	134506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department has commenced work on the development of the next version of the Standard Assessment Procedure, SAP 11. It will consider the SAP Industry Forum’s Report on the likely mainstream technologies for consideration in the mid-2020s as part of this. The Department has also commissioned a wider scoping project to advise more broadly on what SAP 11 will need to model and how it should do this. This project will further help to inform the development of SAP11 and is due to report back in February.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:30:28 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1274683

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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	Fuel Poverty: Yorkshire and the Humber
	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 people in (a) Hemsworth Parliamentary constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber region were living in fuel poverty in each year since 2010 and up to and including 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	134346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows the estimated number of households living in fuel poverty for the requested areas:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hemsworth Parliamentary constituency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>269,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td><td><p>271,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>266,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,600</p></td><td><p>244,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>271,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>282,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4,700</p></td><td><p>275,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4,200</p></td><td><p>244,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>236,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The latest available estimates are for 2018. Estimates for fuel poverty in 2010 have not been made at sub-regional level under the current Low Income High Costs metric.</p><p>Also note, estimates of fuel poverty at the sub-regional level are based on a small number households and are therefore subject to higher levels of uncertainty in particular when comparing changes over time.</p><p> </p><p>The regional data in the table above was taken from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-trends-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-trends-2020</a> table 4.</p><p> </p><p>The parliamentary constituency data in the table above was taken from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics</a>.</p><p>For example, the data for 2018 was found in table 5 of the following:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 18:02:10 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1274685

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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: 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, what the average dual energy bill was for a household in (a) Hemsworth Parliamentary constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber region in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	134348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>Data on household electricity and gas energy bills are published as part of the Quarterly Energy Prices statistical series (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/quarterly-energy-prices" target="_blank">here</a>). The department collects this information at the regional level and does not hold it at the constituency level. Data on the average annual domestic electricity bills for UK regions are presented in table QEP 2.2.3 and average annual domestic gas bills for GB regions are presented in table QEP 2.3.3 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/annual-domestic-energy-price-statistics" target="_blank">here</a>).</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/01/2021 14:23:41 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1274725

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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: 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, what steps he is taking to ensure pensioners’ properties are installed with insulation to tackle cold-related illnesses.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	134433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>Officials in DHSC and BEIS have had discussions on these matters. We recognise the link between ill health and fuel poverty and we are aware of the benefits of insulating properties for all, including pensioner households.</p><p>Improving the energy efficiency of homes remains the most sustainable long-term solution to tackling fuel poverty, and therefore in reducing the impact of ill health exacerbated by cold homes.</p><p>The Energy Company Obligation is a GB wide energy efficiency scheme worth £640m per year until March 2022 and is focused on low-income and vulnerable households. Households with a resident in receipt of Pension Credit Guarantee Credit are eligible.</p><p>The Green Homes Grant, launched in September 2020, is a £2 billion programme which will help improve the energy efficiency of homes in England. Of this, around half is specifically for low income, vulnerable and fuel poor households, including those in receipt of Pension Credit Guarantee Credit. The Green Homes Grant consists of a voucher scheme and a Local Authority Delivery Scheme (LAD). The primary purpose of the LAD scheme is to raise the energy efficiency rating of low income and low EPC rated homes (those with D, E, F or G). Funding is available through LAD to support the retrofit of existing domestic dwellings for all tenure types.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 134434 question first answered 13/01/2021 16:52:29 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1274726

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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: 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, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Department for Health and Social Care on the potential effect on the reduction of cold-related illnesses from the installation of insulation in pensioners’ properties.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	134434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>Officials in DHSC and BEIS have had discussions on these matters. We recognise the link between ill health and fuel poverty and we are aware of the benefits of insulating properties for all, including pensioner households.</p><p>Improving the energy efficiency of homes remains the most sustainable long-term solution to tackling fuel poverty, and therefore in reducing the impact of ill health exacerbated by cold homes.</p><p>The Energy Company Obligation is a GB wide energy efficiency scheme worth £640m per year until March 2022 and is focused on low-income and vulnerable households. Households with a resident in receipt of Pension Credit Guarantee Credit are eligible.</p><p>The Green Homes Grant, launched in September 2020, is a £2 billion programme which will help improve the energy efficiency of homes in England. Of this, around half is specifically for low income, vulnerable and fuel poor households, including those in receipt of Pension Credit Guarantee Credit. The Green Homes Grant consists of a voucher scheme and a Local Authority Delivery Scheme (LAD). The primary purpose of the LAD scheme is to raise the energy efficiency rating of low income and low EPC rated homes (those with D, E, F or G). Funding is available through LAD to support the retrofit of existing domestic dwellings for all tenure types.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 134433 question first answered 13/01/2021 16:52:29 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1274743

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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: Coronavirus
	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 provide support to people with energy costs during the covid-19 lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	134438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department secured a voluntary agreement with energy companies on 19th March 2020 to support customers impacted by Covid-19. The voluntary agreement remains in place, requiring suppliers to support those struggling with energy bills, and take necessary action to keep them on supply.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has launched the COVID Winter Grant Scheme, that makes £170m available to local authorities in England to provide support for vulnerable households with food, heating and energy costs, water bills and other associated essentials, this winter.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to provide a significant package of financial support for households impacted by covid-19 including the £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit that will continue through to March 2021 and the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme and the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme that have been extended until the end of April 2021.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 16:49:43 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1274754

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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	Oil: Heat Pumps and Renewable Heat Incentive 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 assess the potential effect of the fall in oil prices on the take-up of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive and heat pump installation.
	tabling member constituency	South West Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Gary Streeter
	uin	134331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to assess the potential effect of the fall in oil prices on the Renewable Heat Incentive. The number of heat pump accreditations onto the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme had recovered to pre-Covid 19 volumes by December 2020, and the price of oil may rise again as the world economy recovers from the Covid 19 pandemic. The domestic Renewable Heat Incentive is due to close to new applications in March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:59:15 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

1274755

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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 Pumps
	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 encourage the installation of heat pumps.
	tabling member constituency	South West Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Gary Streeter
	uin	134332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government takes the role heat pumps can have in driving down carbon emissions very seriously and has set an ambitious target of 600,000 heat pump installations a year by 2028. BEIS are currently supporting heat pump deployment via both the Domestic and Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). As per November 2020 the total number of Non-Domestic RHI accredited applications for heat pump based installations was 2,500 and 62,492 in the Domestic RHI.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS are also providing support via the Future Homes Standard, which will ensure that new homes are built zero carbon-ready without the need for costly retrofitting, a new market-based policy which puts industry at the heart of efforts to develop the heat pump market, our commitment to phase out the installation of high-carbon fossil-fuel heating off the gas grid through targeted regulation, and a range of other policies such as the Home Upgrade Grant and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund. We are planning to publish consultations on the market mechanism and off-gas-grid regulations in due course, alongside the forthcoming Heat and Buildings Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the £1.5 billion Green Homes Grant (GHG) scheme, the government will fund up to two-thirds of the cost of installing low-carbon heat (including air source, ground source and hybrid heat pumps) and energy efficiency measures in homes. Under the scheme, the government aims to retrofit 600,000 homes in England and to date, over 60,000 applications have been received.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 18:00:19 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

1274780

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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: Construction
	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 his policy is on retrofit solutions for publicly funded housing.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	134447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the ambition set out in the Clean Growth Strategy, that as many homes as possible are improved to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective, and affordable.</p><p> </p><p>At the Summer Economic Update, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer provided up to £50m for a UK-wide Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Demonstrator, to support jobs, improve energy efficiency and reduce bills for social tenants whilst demonstrating the benefits of the Whole House Retrofit approach to reduce costs overall. At the recent spending review the chancellor announced £60 million in 2021/22 for the SHDF in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also recently published the Social Housing White Paper where we committed to review the Decent Homes Standard to consider how it can better support the decarbonisation and energy efficiency of social homes. This will apply to England only, with the Devolved Administrations setting their own standards in social housing.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2021 16:43:32 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1274947

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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 Emissions Trading Scheme: 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 he is taking to align the UK emissions trading scheme with the Government's net zero target.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	134629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK ETS will be the world’s first net zero carbon cap and trade market, and a crucial step towards achieving the UK’s target for net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Reaching our net zero target will provide crucial benefits such as reducing the risks of catastrophic climate change, reduced air pollution, economic growth, and green collar jobs.</p><p> </p><p>By placing a cap on the volume of greenhouse gas emissions and issuing tradable emissions allowances under the cap, the UK ETS creates a market to ensure the most economically efficient distribution of emissions allowances and to incentivise emissions reductions where these are most cost-effective. The transparent downward cap trajectory provides a clear signal mobilising the participants in the covered sectors to invest in emissions reduction technologies and measures, which will be needed as supply of allowances tightens over time.</p><p> </p><p>The UK ETS is more ambitious than the EU system it replaces - from day one the cap has been reduced by 5% below the UK’s expected notional share of the EU ETS cap for Phase IV. We received the Climate Change Committee’s advice on the Sixth Carbon Budget on the 9 December 2020, including their recommendation on the level of traded sector emissions from 2023 to 2030. We are considering this advice carefully and will consult on a net zero consistent trajectory for the cap in due course.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 134632 question first answered 18/01/2021 17:35:53 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1274948

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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 Emissions Trading 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, what steps he is taking to establish a link between the UK Emissions Trading Scheme and other emissions trading schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	134630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of international co-operation on carbon pricing and the important role international carbon markets can play.</p><p> </p><p>In that spirit, the UK is open to linking the UK ETS internationally in principle. There are more than 20 emissions trading systems globally.</p><p> </p><p>This includes the EU ETS and the UK-EU Free Trade and Cooperation Agreement makes clear both parties will have their own effective systems of carbon pricing in place to help fulfil our respective climate goals. Both Parties have agreed to cooperate on carbon pricing in future and consider linking our respective systems, although we are not under any obligation to do so.</p><p> </p><p>International collaboration is a key part of the UK’s global leadership on climate change and I look forward to working closely with my overseas counterparts on all aspects of tackling this global challenge, including carbon pricing.</p><p> </p><p>Details of emissions trading systems around the world are available in the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) Status Report 2020, available at: <a href="https://icapcarbonaction.com/en/icap-status-report-2020" target="_blank">https://icapcarbonaction.com/en/icap-status-report-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 134631 134635 question first answered 18/01/2021 17:32:20 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford