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1507194

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	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 the Ofgem consultation document entitled RIIO-ED2 Draft Determinations, Overview Document, published on 29 June 2022, if he will hold discussions with Ofgem on its proposals for (a) quality of supply capital funding and (b) the Interruptions Incentive Scheme, in the context of the recommendations made for a net zero energy system in his Department's paper entitled Electricity networks strategic framework, published on 4 August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	53558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government regularly engages with Ofgem as it carries out its role setting the price control framework to regulate electricity network companies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:49:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1507210

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Solar Power: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2022 to Question 37516 on Solar Power, if he will take steps to increase the installation of domestic solar panels by enabling households with solar panels and battery storage to receive the rate of wholesale electricity as payment for excess electricity exported to the grid for the next three years.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	53518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt. Hon. Friend the then Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth on 25th July 2022 to Question <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-07-15%2F37516&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C566538e37c8d443e913b08daa7a1b2e9%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638006610166190964%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Rru%2BagesQqPOgpQTZXVmNCvSBdeAFSr5EVtkVjAhllA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">37516</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:48:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1507264

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Fracking: Cheshire
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 environmental impact of shale gas extraction on communities in (a) Weaver Vale constituency and (b) Cheshire.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	53498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>Exploration or development of shale gas will need to meet rigorous safety and environmental standards, including those set by the Environment Agency and the Health and Safety Executive.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:44:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1507400

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Fossil Fuels
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 the Answer given on 10 March 2021 to Question 161735, on Fossil Fuels, what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of extracting and burning (a) the remaining estimated 3,906 million tonnes of UK coal resources, including prospects, and (b) the remaining estimated 10 to 20 billion barrels or more of recoverable oil equivalent resources in the UK continental shelf, with meeting targets in (i) the sixth carbon budget and (ii) the Glasgow Climate Pact.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>Any use of unabated fossil fuels in the UK will be compatible with carbon budgets under the 2008 Climate Act.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:42:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1507401

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Fuel Oil: Rural Areas
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 his Department has to support households in rural areas with the rising cost of domestic heating oil.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	53471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>Households not on standard gas or electricity contracts, such as those in rural areas, will receive equivalent support to that provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme, and the Energy Price Guarantee. The Government is working at pace to determine the most practical and tested routes to deliver this support. As part of this, for households who do not use gas for domestic heating, the Government has committed to provide an additional payment of £100 to compensate for the rising costs of other fuels such as coal.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:41:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1507439

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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: Standing Charges
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 introducing a cap on energy standing charges.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	53457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>The standing charge reflects the on-going costs that fall on a supplier to provide and maintain a live supply to a customer’s premises. Standing charges are capped under the price cap and ensure millions of households pay a fair price for their energy.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:39:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1507468

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Business: 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 assessment he has made of the support needs of businesses after his proposed six months of Government support has expired.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	53463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme, announced on 21 September 2022, will initially run for 6 months covering energy use from 1<sup>st</sup> October 2022 until 31<sup>st</sup> March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish a review of the scheme in 3 months, which will consider how best to offer further support to customers who are the most vulnerable to energy price increases.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:40:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1507470

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Business: 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 assessment he has made of the support required to help businesses to improve their energy efficiency.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	53464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government keeps energy efficiency support for businesses, including SMEs, under review. Existing initiatives include an exemption on business rates for green technology, providing small businesses grants under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and offering industry £289m for energy efficiency and low carbon technologies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:40:19 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1506564

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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: 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, whether heat network consumers not able to access the existing Default Tariff Price Cap will have access to the discretionary fund to be established to provide financial support for those not eligible for the Energy Bill Support Scheme or the new Energy Price Guarantee announced on 8 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	51882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>Households not on standard gas or electricity contracts, such as those on heat networks – and so outside of the support schemes – will receive support equivalent to both the Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bills Support Scheme. The Government is working at speed to determine the most practical and tested routes to deliver this support.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:34:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1506593

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Torness Power Station: Closures
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 risk assessments have been undertaken to assess the risk of Torness nuclear power station having to go offline before 2028.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	51771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>Torness, like other Advanced Gas-Cooled reactor power stations, is subject to graphite cracking, which limits its safe operational life.</p><p> </p><p>Operational dates of the nuclear fleet are kept under constant review by EDF and the Office for Nuclear Regulator (ONR) with any extensions being agreed between them. The Department is in regular communication with EDF and the ONR but has no formal role in these decisions.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:49:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown