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1301422

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	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	Industry: 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 Clean Growth Grand Challenge Missions that flowed from the Industrial Strategy remain Government policy.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	166294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>'Build Back Better: our plan for growth’ sets out the Government’s new framework for how the UK will build back better and drive longer-term growth following COVID-19. The plan, and its range of supporting strategies, take forward the best elements of the Industrial Strategy within a new approach that reflects the changed context since 2017. As part of this transition, we will consider how best to evolve the 2017 Grand Challenges and missions within a forthcoming Innovation Strategy; ensuring any renewed approach is responsive to, and able to effectively deliver current priorities – including our climate and clean growth commitments.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 15/03/2021 15:56:21 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1378521

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	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, how much funding has been allocated under the Green Homes Grant scheme, by region.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	74868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/green-home-grant-statistics" target="_blank">Official statistics</a> published on 18 November for the Green Homes Grant Voucher scheme describe the status of applications prior to 5th November. Statistics include figures on measures installed and vouchers paid by geographic region.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/11/2021 17:40:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1549474

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	District Heating
	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 is taking steps to ensure that the energy support provided by his Department to heat network customers after March 2023 will be bespoke to the needs of those people.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	105214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>A HM Treasury-led review of the EBRS will determine support for non-domestic energy consumers beyond 31 March 2023. The government has published terms of reference for the review, with the findings to be published by 31 December 2022.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/12/2022 16:54:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1467804

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2022 to Question 7884, on Boiler Upgrade Scheme, whether his Department is committed to no new low carbon electricity levies until 2025, as stated in the Autumn Budget 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	13026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>A growing proportion of UK electricity comes from renewables, which reduces exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets. Without the renewables the Government is putting on the grid today, and the green levies that support them, energy bills would be higher than they are now.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Budget 2017 committed to further Contracts for Difference (CfD). This existing scheme has shared the risks of investing in new technologies to boost UK renewables and bring in billions of pounds of private investment. The Government will ensure the UK remains a world leader through annual CfD auctions, reducing costs through competition.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/06/2022 13:24:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 5297 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1544090

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of launching a public information campaign to reduce energy demand.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	92062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>A new £18 million public information campaign, launched on Monday 28 November as part of the Government’s wider Help for Households campaign, offer technical tips and advice for people to cut their energy use, while also keeping warm this winter.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside Government support like the Energy Price Guarantee and Energy Bill Support Scheme, the Help for Households website includes actions people can take to save further money on their energy bills such as:</p><p> </p><ul><li>reducing boiler flow temperature which could save households approximately £100 per year;</li><li>turning down radiators not in use which could save approximately £70 per year; and</li><li>draft-proofing windows and doors which could reduce energy bills by approximately £60 per year.</li></ul> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/12/2022 10:04:27 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1351110

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	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: Meters
	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 5 July 2021 to Question 24871 on Energy: Meters, and with reference to paragraph 17 of Annex B of the Government’s response to the consultation on the smart meter policy framework post 2020: minimum annual targets and reporting thresholds for energy suppliers, dated June 2021, what policy measures the Government is planning to assess, develop and research to reach the very highest levels of coverage by the end of the Framework; and what estimate his Department had made of when that coverage will be reached.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	40565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>A number of policy measures have been considered and are already being implemented. These include publishing guidance to construction companies and other parties to support installation of smart meters in domestic new builds; confirmation that recipients of future Warm Home Discount Industry Initiatives will be provided with smart meters advice; andtargeted funds to decarbonise the public sector and promote smart metering.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue analysis of potential policy measures. We will seek input and ideas from stakeholders as the rollout progresses for possible future introduction later in the rollout where appropriate, and dependent on wider industry progress towards reaching high levels of operational fulfilment and delivery of consistently good customer service.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s new four-year smart metering policy Framework, which commences on 1 January 2022 introduces annual, minimum individual installation requirements for energy suppliers, on a trajectory towards 100% subject to annual tolerance levels which were confirmed for Years 1 and 2 of the Framework in June 2021. The Government will consult on the minimum installation requirements for Years 3 and 4 of the new Framework during 2023.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 06/09/2021 15:38:52 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1540586

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Bulb Energy: Octopus 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, if he will provide details of the profit share agreement that will apply until Octopus Energy has repaid the public funding from Government for the cost of the energy bought for Bulb customers.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	82139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>A profit-share agreement will be put in place for the ringfenced business until agreed funding is repaid by Octopus. Under this structure, payments to shareholders or the wider Octopus group from the ringfenced entity would be restricted until the repayable funding to Government is complete.</p><p> </p><p>The details of the profit share agreement are commercially sensitive and will not be published.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 17:06:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1346853

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2021
	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: Non-ionizing Radiation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing Government financial support for the development of infrared heating systems.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	33097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>Achieving net zero carbon emissions will require almost all UK homes to be supplied with low-carbon heating by 2050, and electrification will be an important part of that transition. Extensive government and independent analysis indicate that heat pumps are a cost-effective solution and will be a principal means of decarbonising heat in buildings through electrification over the next decade. There may be a role for alternative technologies, like infrared heating, but research to date – including our 2019 report ‘Evidence gathering for electric heating options in off gas grid homes’ – suggests this should be limited to specific use cases, such as smaller homes with low heat demand.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS officials continue to assess the merits of different heating technologies and support to develop these technologies is available through schemes including the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund and Clean Growth Fund. I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I have given him today to Question 33096 for further information on these schemes.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/07/2021 15:39:08 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1346850

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2021
	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: Non-ionizing Radiation
	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 support his Department is providing to the development of infrared heating solutions.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	33096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>Achieving net zero carbon emissions will require almost all UK homes to be supplied with low-carbon heating by 2050, and electrification will be an important part of that transition. Extensive government and independent analysis indicate that heat pumps are a cost-effective solution and will be a principal means of decarbonising heat in buildings through electrification over the next decade. There may be a role for alternative technologies, like infrared heating, but research to date – including our 2019 report ‘Evidence gathering for electric heating options in off gas grid homes’ – suggests this should be limited to specific use cases, such as smaller homes with low heat demand.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to encourage innovation in new technologies. Support is available for developing technologies, such as infrared heating solutions, through programmes like the BEIS Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF) and Clean Growth Fund (CGF). The EEF is a competitive grant funding scheme to support the development and demonstration of technologies, products and processes in power generation, energy efficiency and storage technologies, while the CGF aims to accelerate the deployment of innovative clean technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, by making direct investments in companies seeking to commercialise promising technologies.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/07/2021 15:36:30 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1465162

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Housing
	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 estimate his Department has made of the proportion of energy used by hot water in a three bedroom semi-detached home with cavity wall insultation in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	6665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>Around 20% of annual heating energy is used by hot water in an average three-bedroom semi-detached home with cavity wall insultation. This estimate is based on model outputs for Great Britain from the National Household Model.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/05/2022 16:52:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead