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	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to tackle scams related to the Energy Bills Discount Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	130116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government will be working closely with the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) to manage the potential risks of fraud and gaming from the Energy Bill Discount Scheme. The Government is in the process of developing a robust set of fraud detection and prevention levers, which will support the delivery and implementation of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/01/2023 13:22:58 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1664620

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: North Sea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the expansion of oil and gas exploration in the North Sea on the environment.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	202473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nstauthority.co.uk%2Fthe-move-to-net-zero%2Fnet-zero-benchmarking-and-analysis%2Fnatural-gas-carbon-footprint-analysis%2F%23%3A~%3Atext%3DThe%2520NSTA%2520published%2520analysis%2520in%2Cimporting%2520gas%2520in%2520LNG%2520form.&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C30ea304ea4574c55ce5408dbd3d2cfe0%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638336674605901759%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=82UYGxIp98AGIZlb8mj9kpmhD9OtEGHIZE2i6a9VtEg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">NSTA analysis</a> shows domestic gas production is on average almost four times cleaner than the process of producing and importing gas in LNG form. Reducing domestic production would not reduce end use emissions but could lead to billions of pounds going abroad and lost British jobs and tax revenues. New licences slow the decline in UK oil and gas production, boosting the UK's energy security, rather than increasing production above current levels. The UK remains on track to meet net zero by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of North Sea exploration has been assessed by the UK Government in an Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/10/2023 16:11:15 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1600859

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Heat Pumps: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on subsidies for residential heat pump installation.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	157013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government has several schemes which provide support for residential heat pump installations.</p><p> </p><p>The £450 million Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) offers grants of £5,000 towards the purchase and installation of Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) and £6,000 towards Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP).</p><p> </p><p>The £3.8 billion Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) supports the deployment of low carbon heating installations such as heat pumps alongside other energy efficiency measures in social housing.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) provides support for installation of low-carbon heating measures such as heat pumps in off gas grid properties in England.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 09/03/2023 16:02:41 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1604077

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	UK Emissions Trading Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the free allocation of permits to companies through the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	165465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>As the UK transitions to net zero, the Government is committed to protecting UK industry from carbon leakage (the movement of production and associated emissions from one country to another due to different levels of decarbonisation effort through carbon pricing and climate regulation), which is why the Government gives a proportion of free allowances to businesses under the UK ETS.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is in the process of reviewing its free allocation policy. It consulted last year on technical short term improvements. The Government is also looking at ways to target free allocation to those sectors most at risk of carbon leakage. The Government will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/03/2023 14:02:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1641550

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Great British Insulation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to launch the Great British Insulation Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	187516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>Energy suppliers have been able to deliver insulation measures under the Great British Insulation Scheme from 30 March 2023, when the Government response to an earlier consultation on scheme design was published. The Scheme is expected to be fully established in law in summer 2023, following the laying in Parliament of the draft Statutory Instrument on 24 May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/06/2023 14:34:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1650095

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Solar Power: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the report by the International Energy Agency entitled Special Report on Solar PV Global Supply Chains, published in August 2022 on China’s increasing share of the solar panel supply chain.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	192432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department has noted the findings of the IEA report.</p><p> </p><p>The Solar Taskforce will focus on identifying and taking forward the actions needed to develop resilient, sustainable and innovative supply chains, to support the significant increases in deployment of solar panels needed to meet the UK’s net zero and energy security goals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government already encourages large-scale developers accessing its flagship Contracts for Difference scheme to grow the supply chain through the Supply Chain Plan process and supports supply chain innovation through a range of schemes, such as the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund, and initiatives funded by UK Research and Innovation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/07/2023 06:56:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1652853

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Solar Power: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2023 to Question 192432 on Solar Power: China, what the value of support given under the Contracts for Difference scheme to UK manufacturers of (a) solar grade polysilicon, (b) solar ingots, wafers and cells and (c) solar modules is since 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	193996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Contracts for Difference scheme is not open to manufacturers.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/07/2023 07:24:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1652854

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Solar Power: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2023 to Question 192432 on Solar Power: China, how much funding was provided to UK manufacturers of (a) solar grade polysilicon, (b) solar ingots, wafers and cells and (c) solar modules through (i) the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund and (ii) initiatives funded by UK Research and Innovation since 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	193997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Entrepreneurs Fund gives grants to companies to develop low-carbon technologies. Since April 2018, it has not awarded any grants in (a) solar grade polysilicon or (b) solar ingots, wafers and cells. It has awarded £2.3M in grant funding for innovation in (c) solar modules to UK companies, including grants for improving performance or developing new products.</p><p> </p><p>UKRI data is not held by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/07/2023 07:23:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1656919

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Local Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many grants are available across Government to help local authorities finance net zero projects.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	196582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide a figure for the total amount of net zero grant funding available to local authorities because this depends on the decisions local authorities make themselves about how they use the funding available to them. Through their core settlement, grant funding schemes, and UK growth funding, Government provides a wide range of funding to support local authorities to tackle net zero goals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has established the UK Infrastructure Bank with an initial £12 billion of capital. One of the bank’s core objectives is to support regional and local economic growth. This includes a lending facility of £4 billion for local authorities at preferential rates.</p><p> </p><p>Individual Government grant funding schemes each have their own monitoring and evaluation processes.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 196585 196589 196592 196593 question first answered 11/09/2023 10:35:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1656920

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Local Government: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of existing net-zero grants that are available for local authorities to apply for; and whether she has received representations from local authorities that have been unsuccessful in the bidding process.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	196583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The net zero funding available to local authorities does not only come from net zero grants, but depends on the decisions local authorities make themselves about how they use the funding available to them, which includes their core settlement, grant funding schemes, UK growth funding, and loans at preferential rates from the UK Infrastructure Bank.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Local Net Zero Hubs, the Government is supporting local authorities to attract commercial investment.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 196584 question first answered 11/09/2023 16:13:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan