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star this property date less than 2023-01-31more like thismore than 2023-01-31
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property hansard heading Energy: Meters more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of regulations on the circumstances in which energy suppliers can force customers to use prepayment meters. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Birmingham, Selly Oak remove filter
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Steve McCabe more like this
star this property uin 136487 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-02-06more like thismore than 2023-02-06
star this property answer text <p>Ofgem restricts the force-fitting of a prepayment meter on customers who are in debt, except as a last resort. When installing a PPM, suppliers must consider whether this is safe and practicable, including whether a PPM is appropriate for the customer, before remotely switching or installing a PPM under warrant.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out its 5-point plan regarding PPM and Ministers will keep the House updated on its progress. Ofgem has launched a new PPM investigation, in response to the plan. I have spoken to Ofgem to discuss the specific case of British Gas.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
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less than 2023-02-06T10:19:13.277Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-06T10:19:13.277Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Steve McCabe more like this
1582237
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2023-01-31more like thismore than 2023-01-31
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property hansard heading Energy: Meters more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking with Ofgem to ensure energy suppliers adhere to existing rules on prepayment meters. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Birmingham, Selly Oak remove filter
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Steve McCabe more like this
star this property uin 136488 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-02-06more like thismore than 2023-02-06
star this property answer text <p>Ofgem has stringent rules on the force-fitting of prepayment meters and is responsible for ensuring licensed energy suppliers comply with those rules. Ofgem publishes details of its compliance and enforcement action on its website at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fenergy-policy-and-regulation%2Fcompliance-and-enforcement&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C4cc1c7118c014386772208db0766fe4e%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638111911145518250%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=y7V1Hupe0VSvreUSNGZ4T3Edcb6Y7lmVosiaGYACBZA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-policy-and-regulation/compliance-and-enforcement</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out its 5-point plan regarding prepayment meters and Ministers will keep the House updated on its progress. Ofgem has launched a new prepayment meter investigation, in response to the 5-point plan. I have spoken to Ofgem to discuss the specific case of British Gas.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
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less than 2023-02-06T10:20:39.78Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-06T10:20:39.78Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Steve McCabe more like this
1581863
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star this property date less than 2023-01-30more like thismore than 2023-01-30
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property hansard heading Warm Home Discount Scheme more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who were eligible for the Warm Home Discount in 2022 and are not eligible in 2023 with no change to their circumstances. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Birmingham, Selly Oak remove filter
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Steve McCabe more like this
star this property uin 135133 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-02-03more like thismore than 2023-02-03
star this property answer text <p>The Government has expanded the Warm Home Discount scheme this year, providing £150 rebates to over 3 million households. The Government published impact assessments when consulting and publishing the Government’s response, which compared the option for reforming the scheme to continuing the previous scheme.</p><p> </p><p>As households previously applied through their suppliers, which set their own application processes and eligibility criteria and selected successful applicants each year, the Government has not been able to assess how many households previously eligible are no longer eligible.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
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less than 2023-02-03T11:20:57.18Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-03T11:20:57.18Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Steve McCabe more like this
1581899
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2023-01-30more like thismore than 2023-01-30
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property hansard heading Energy Bills Rebate: Private Rented Housing more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that landlords share the support provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme with their tenants. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Birmingham, Selly Oak remove filter
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Steve McCabe more like this
star this property uin 135135 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-02-06more like thismore than 2023-02-06
star this property answer text <p>Third-party intermediaries, such as landlords, who receive the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) must pass that support through to end users, such as tenants, in a just and reasonable way.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced regulations to require that EBSS support is provided to the people it is designed to help. Further details can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pass-through-requirements-for-energy-price-support-provided-to-intermediaries/guidance-on-the-pass-through-requirements-for-energy-price-support-in-great-britain-provided-to-intermediaries#:~:text=Pass%2Dthrough%20Requirements%20on%20Intermediaries&amp;text=The%20government%20introduced%20regulations%20setting,Britain%20on%201%20November%202022" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
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less than 2023-02-06T10:17:06.127Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-06T10:17:06.127Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Steve McCabe more like this
1581286
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star this property date less than 2023-01-26more like thismore than 2023-01-26
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property hansard heading Consumers: Protection more like this
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25259
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star this property 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 increasing penalties for firms found to have mislead consumers about their rights. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Birmingham, Selly Oak remove filter
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Steve McCabe more like this
star this property uin 133541 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-01-31more like thismore than 2023-01-31
star this property answer text <p>This is an important issue which the Government has committed to act on shortly. We will introduce new civil monetary penalties for breaches of consumer law. The Government will do so through the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill which will be brought forward in this session of Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>This means that anyone ripping off consumers with misleading claims, unfair terms and conditions and hard-to-exit contracts may be penalised up to 10% of annual global turnover, or £300,000, whichever is higher.</p><p> </p><p>Under these plans, the Competition and Markets Authority will be given direct fining powers, alongside the civil courts which would be able to act on application from enforcers like sector regulators and local authority trading standards departments.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton more like this
star this property answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake more like this
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less than 2023-01-31T15:49:17.8Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-31T15:49:17.8Z
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star this property label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Steve McCabe more like this
1580180
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star this property date less than 2023-01-24more like thismore than 2023-01-24
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property hansard heading Warm Home Discount Scheme: Social Security Benefits more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether energy efficient households in receipt of benefits are able to receive the Warm Home Discount this winter. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Birmingham, Selly Oak remove filter
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Steve McCabe more like this
star this property uin 131120 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-01-31more like thismore than 2023-01-31
star this property answer text <p>Households that meet the eligibility criteria are able to receive the Warm Home Discount this winter.</p><p> </p><p>In England and Wales, a household must either be in receipt of the Pension Credit Guarantee Credit or both in receipt of a relevant means-tested benefit and living in a property that has high costs to heat on the basis of its property characteristics. More efficient homes are less likely to meet the high costs criterion.</p><p> </p><p>In Scotland, a household must either be in receipt of the Pension Credit Guarantee Credit or apply to their energy supplier and satisfy the supplier’s eligibility criteria for a rebate under the Broader Group.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
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less than 2023-01-31T14:10:43.793Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-31T14:10:43.793Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Steve McCabe more like this
1580196
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star this property date less than 2023-01-24more like thismore than 2023-01-24
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property hansard heading Warm Home Discount Scheme more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changing the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount on those no longer eligible under the new criteria. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Birmingham, Selly Oak remove filter
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Steve McCabe more like this
star this property uin 131121 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-01-31more like thismore than 2023-01-31
star this property answer text <p>The Government has expanded the Warm Home Discount scheme this year, providing £150 rebates to over 3 million households. The Government published impact assessments alongside the consultation and the final policy, which compared the option for reforming the scheme in England and Wales to continuing the previous scheme. These can be found at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fwarm-home-discount-better-targeted-support-from-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C197b48e34ef14802a54808db02cea8c1%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638106858828331618%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7g2gAK7fa%2BGpCHOl7pHzs%2FJwxBShwhd5Y8KFcoJx%2BFc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/warm-home-discount-better-targeted-support-from-2022</a>.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
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less than 2023-01-31T14:09:46.757Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-31T14:09:46.757Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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1551023
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star this property date less than 2022-12-13more like thismore than 2022-12-13
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property hansard heading Business: Birmingham Selly Oak more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of businesses are owned by women in Birmingham, Selly Oak constituency. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Birmingham, Selly Oak remove filter
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Steve McCabe more like this
star this property uin 109417 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-21more like thismore than 2022-12-21
star this property answer text <p>In the UK in 2021, 19% of SMEs with employees (a three-percentage point increase on 2020) and 20% of firms with no employees (21% in 2020) were female-led. The government does not hold regional data relating to the number or proportion of female-led business.</p><p> </p><p>The Rose Review is supported by the industry-led ‘Rose Review Council for Investing in Female Entrepreneurs’ that aims to coordinate industry-led action to increase investment into female-led businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set an ambition to increase the number of female entrepreneurs by half by 2030, equivalent to 600,000 new entrepreneurs.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton more like this
star this property answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake more like this
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less than 2022-12-21T13:03:13.91Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-21T13:03:13.91Z
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star this property label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Steve McCabe more like this
1551024
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star this property date less than 2022-12-13more like thismore than 2022-12-13
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property hansard heading Housing: Birmingham Selly Oak more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes in Birmingham, Selly Oak constituency with cavity walls have been insulated as of 13 December 2022. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Birmingham, Selly Oak remove filter
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Steve McCabe more like this
star this property uin 109418 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-22more like thismore than 2022-12-22
star this property answer text <p>BEIS estimates that under the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhousehold-energy-efficiency-national-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cad67fea21b1548f8fe3108dae4159430%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638073078563768806%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=gvcNiYUvfIL1dHQeCICmaq73vRQEXEM8fZzx%2FUTSO%2FM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Energy Company Obligation (ECO), Green Deal (GD)</a>, and <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fgreen-home-grant-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cad67fea21b1548f8fe3108dae4159430%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638073078563768806%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=F9AnyR1rrjTN7CfOnr3MIMWtin81J%2FbDqxGDdWYLdek%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Green Homes Grant (GHG)</a> Government schemes, around 1,700 cavity wall insulation measures and 1,300 loft insulation measures have been installed in Birmingham, Selly Oak constituency as at end of October 2022.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 109420 more like this
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less than 2022-12-22T14:00:20.987Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-22T14:00:20.987Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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1551025
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star this property date less than 2022-12-13more like thismore than 2022-12-13
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property hansard heading Housing: Birmingham Selly Oak more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes in Birmingham, Selly Oak constituency had heat pumps installed as of 13 December 2022. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Birmingham, Selly Oak remove filter
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Steve McCabe more like this
star this property uin 109419 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-21more like thismore than 2022-12-21
star this property answer text <p>The Microgeneration Certification Scheme Installations Database shows that as of 13 December 2022, 23 heat pump installations were registered in the Birmingham, Selly Oak constituency.</p><p> </p><p>The database does not include all heat pump installations, for example, those installed without Government funding support, such as in new buildings. These not typically recorded in the Microgeneration Certification Scheme Installations Database.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
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less than 2022-12-21T16:14:03.867Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-21T16:14:03.867Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Steve McCabe more like this