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1228771

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	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, what assessment he has made of the effect of the decision not to extend the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme on (a) jobs and (b) businesses in the heating industry.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	81482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The Non-Domestic RHI has provided support for over 20,000 renewable heating installations, creating green jobs, and helping to develop the GB renewable heating industry.</p><p> </p><p>The breadth and cost of an extension to the Non-Domestic RHI means that to provide good value for money for the taxpayer, we are applying a targeted approach in continuing support for the Non-Domestic low carbon heating industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Gas Support Scheme, due to launch Autumn 2021, is expected to help treble the level of green gas in the grid by 2030, creating further green jobs, particularly in rural areas. Sustained support for the industry will be provided through the new allocation of Tariff Guarantees, incentivising the more cost-effective Non-Domestic projects.</p><p> </p><p>We have also been keen to avoid potential job losses and damage to the industry that might result from delays due to Covid-19. Recently announcing an extension of 6 months for eligible NDRHI projects, that may struggle to meet the 31<sup>st</sup> March 2021 application deadline.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the soon to be launched Green Homes Grant Scheme which will fund up to two thirds of the cost of home improvements for over 600,000 homes, supporting over 80,000 jobs in green construction.</p><p> </p><p>For more information on these proposals please see the below links:</p><p>GOV.UK page for information on the Green Homes Grant Scheme</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/green-homes-grant-scheme-register-as-a-certified-tradesperson-or-business" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/green-homes-grant-scheme-register-as-a-certified-tradesperson-or-business</a>;</p><p> </p><p>Consultation and Impact Assessment on Future Support for Low Carbon Heat</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-support-for-low-carbon-heat" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-support-for-low-carbon-heat</a>;</p><p> </p><p>Consultation and Impact Assessment NDRHI: Ensuring a Sustainable Scheme</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/non-domestic-renewable-heat-incentive-ensuring-a-sustainable-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/non-domestic-renewable-heat-incentive-ensuring-a-sustainable-scheme</a>;</p><p> </p><p>Announcements and Impact Assessment relating to further changes to RHI support and Covid-19 response</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-the-renewable-heat-incentive-rhi-schemes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-the-renewable-heat-incentive-rhi-schemes</a>.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 08/09/2020 16:45:19 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1228781

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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, when he plans to publish (a) the eligibility criteria for and (b) further details on the New Green Homes Grant.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Campbell
uin	81581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Guidance and further details about the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme were published on 28 August. This included information on eligibility, items where support can be claimed as part of energy efficiency measure installations, as well as items that will not be paid for under the voucher scheme. More details will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 08/09/2020 14:14:21 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

1228920

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Hydrogen
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 the Government will (a) develop and (b) publish a hydrogen strategy.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	82020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the development of hydrogen as a strategic decarbonised energy carrier for the UK. We are currently developing our strategic approach to hydrogen and its potential to deliver against our net zero goals.</p><p> </p><p>In order to inform our approach, we are undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement, including through the launch of our Hydrogen Advisory Council enabling government to work in partnership with industry, as we develop new policy to help bring forward the technologies and supply chain we will need to grow the UK hydrogen economy. This includes developing business models to support the deployment of, and investment in, low carbon hydrogen production and a £100m Low Carbon Hydrogen Production Fund to stimulate capital investment.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/09/2020 13:18:54 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1228921

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
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 measurement traceability the UK uses for dispensed quantity at hydrogen refuelling stations.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	82021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Measuring equipment used for trade in hydrogen is regulated under the Weights and Measures Act 1985. It is an offence to use any measuring equipment for trade purposes which is false or unjust or to commit any fraud using it.</p><p> </p><p>Each Local Authority Trading Standards Department has a legal duty to enforce the Act and to ensure it has the capacity necessary for carrying out its functions in its local area. Where required, trading standards would test fuel dispensers in use for trade using instruments whose calibration or test is traceable to the national measurement standards. The Office for Product Safety and Standards provides central advice and technical support to Local Authority Trading Standards on metrology issues.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 82022 question first answered 08/09/2020 13:48:36 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1228922

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
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 capability Trading Standards has to investigate disputes on dispensed quantity at hydrogen refuelling stations.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	82022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Measuring equipment used for trade in hydrogen is regulated under the Weights and Measures Act 1985. It is an offence to use any measuring equipment for trade purposes which is false or unjust or to commit any fraud using it.</p><p> </p><p>Each Local Authority Trading Standards Department has a legal duty to enforce the Act and to ensure it has the capacity necessary for carrying out its functions in its local area. Where required, trading standards would test fuel dispensers in use for trade using instruments whose calibration or test is traceable to the national measurement standards. The Office for Product Safety and Standards provides central advice and technical support to Local Authority Trading Standards on metrology issues.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 82021 question first answered 08/09/2020 13:48:36 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1229004

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Natural Gas: Russia
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 Russian gas is imported into the UK; and what proportion of national gas consumption that represents.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	82524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government publishes Energy Trends statistics, including for gas, at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gas-section-4-energy-trends" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gas-section-4-energy-trends</a>. Table 4.1 shows production, total imports and demand. Table 4.4 shows import countries of origin.<em> </em></p><p>The UK gas market is one of the most liquid and developed markets in the world and provides security through diversity of supply. Most of the gas supply to the UK comes from domestic production (46 per cent in 2019), as well as imports from reliable suppliers like Norway (31 per cent in 2019). The remaining 23 per cent of supply was from pipeline imports from the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from a diverse range of sources. There are no gas pipelines directly linking the UK with Russia.</p><p>In 2019, one-fifth of UK supply was from LNG. Within this, around 34 TWh of LNG was imported from Russia, representing less than 4 percent of the total supply of gas to the UK. The UK is in no way dependent on gas supply from Russia and our LNG was sourced from 12 different countries last year.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 08/09/2020 13:30:13 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1229187

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Flats: Repairs and Maintenance
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 financial support is available to help with (a) repairing flat roofs and (b) other energy efficiency initiatives for an apartment complex for people who do not receive support from the social security system.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	82403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The Green Homes Grant voucher scheme is available to homeowners and landlords for grant funding towards energy efficiency measures and low-carbon heat, covering up to two thirds of the cost up to a maximum of £5000.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 08/09/2020 13:32:27 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1229203

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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, with reference to the Government's response to the consultation on the future of UK carbon pricing published on 1 June 2020, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) merits and (b) costs of a carbon free and dividend policy; and for what reasons his policy is not to implement that policy at this time.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	82056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>A carbon fee and dividend is an alternative form of carbon pricing policy. The UK already prices carbon through, for example, our participation in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government and Devolved Administrations are establishing a UK Emissions Trading System, with increased ambition on carbon pricing. The new system will ensure a smooth transition for businesses as the UK is set to leave EU system after the Transition Period at the end of the year, while also allowing us to have autonomy over its design and governance.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has, on 21 July, also published a consultation on the design of a domestic carbon emission tax as an alternative to a UK ETS. This option will ensure a carbon price remains in place in the UK in all scenarios.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 08/09/2020 13:34:31 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1229274

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Employment: 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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effectiveness of the June 2020 Committee on Climate Change recommendation that his Department works with the Departments for Work and Pensions and for Education and the Home Office to develop a strategy for a Net Zero workforce that integrates relevant skills into the UK's education framework and actively monitors the risks and opportunities arising from the transition; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of implementing that recommendation on young people affected by unemployment during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Mark Eastwood
uin	82536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>We are determined to seize the economic opportunities of the net zero transition, including supporting up to 2 million green jobs by 2030 across all regions of the UK. The UK has a strong base to build upon – there are already over 460,000 jobs in low carbon businesses and their supply chains across the country.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing in the UK’s workforce to ensure that people have the right skills to deliver our transition to net zero. This summer, BEIS and DfE Ministers jointly hosted a roundtable with businesses and academics along with DfE to discuss skills and net zero, which is the start of a sustained work programme to take forward policy in this area.</p><p> </p><p>We will formally respond to the Committee on Climate Change June 2020 Progress Report on Reducing UK emissions in October.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 08/09/2020 13:51:30 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4807 label Biography information for Mark Eastwood

1229373

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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, whether (a) Heat Batteries and (b) other A+ rated efficient innovative space-saving thermal stores will be included in the Green Homes Grant as (i) secondary measures to enable the effective and efficient utilisation of (A) air source and ground source heat pumps and (B) solar energy for hot water purposes, (ii) primary measures where they replace poorly-insulated hot water cylinders and (iii) primary measures where they replace inefficient night storage heaters or fossil-fuelled boilers for space heating.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	82445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Heat batteries are not eligible. Thermal stores as essential ancillary items for low-carbon heating, such as ground and air source heat pumps and solar thermal are eligible. Thermal stores are not eligible as primary measure where replacing fossil-fuelled boilers or night storage heaters for space heating.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 08/09/2020 13:53:24 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill