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1249461

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	Energy Performance Certificates
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 intelligent electrical heating on the effectiveness of Energy Performance Certificate gradings.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	113048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) is used to assess the energy performance of homes. It produces an annual estimate of a dwelling’s energy consumption, running cost and carbon emissions and these calculations form the basis of an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). At present, we do not have a standard way of reflecting intelligent electric heating systems in SAP, so they are treated the same way as normal electric heating systems when calculating an EPC. The Department will consider how to better reflect the impact of intelligent electrical heating for the next version of SAP, SAP 11.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 17/11/2020 13:00:17 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1249467

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	National Grid
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 implications for security and stability of the National Grid of the need to issue System Warnings on 4 and 5 November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	112996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) is responsible for ensuring security of supply on a day-to-day basis and possesses a range of tools to keep the system in balance. As a result of tight margins on the electricity system - driven by weather conditions, availability of generators and demand levels - NGESO issued Electricity Margin Notices (EMNs) on 3 and 4 November 2020 to ask for more generation to be brought onto the system to provide a larger cushion of surplus capacity. EMNs are part of NGESO’s standard procedure for balancing supply and demand, and both notices were cancelled after sufficient generation became available. The system worked as designed.</p><p> </p><p>The forecast electricity margin for this winter is healthy, at 4.8GW or 8.3% additional generation. We remain confident that NGESO is well-equipped to ensure electricity security in a wide range of circumstances this winter, all of which meet the Government’s Reliability Standard.</p><p> </p><p>In future we expect GB’s energy mix to continue to diversify, including greater levels of offshore wind, storage, Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) and nuclear, as well as more interconnection to Europe and wider access to the electricity market. NGESO has plans in place to transform the operation of the electricity system so that it is ready for zero-carbon operation in 2025.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 17/11/2020 13:02:26 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1249513

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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 Deal Scheme: Misrepresentation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which legislation protected HELMS customers from Green Deal loan mis-selling; and whether there are time restrictions for those consumers raising complaints to either (a) his Department or (b) the Green Deal Finance Company.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	113145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The legislative context within which redress can be sought in regard to mis-selling under the Green Deal is set out in <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukdsi%2F2012%2F9780111525227%2Fcontents&amp;data=04%7C01%7CRobert.Bransbury%40beis.gov.uk%7Ce20e74ebefcf499fcd5c08d88595f11f%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637406226337963278%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=kPsZyAIPccCEzlZJbmHw3ZogyH7VTLfTxNEXJVs0Oq0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The Green Deal Framework</a>, based on provisions in the Energy Act 2011, Framework Regulations and Code of Practice.</p><p> </p><p>Section 4.9 of the Green Deal Code of Practice lays out the time provisions within which a complaint must be made to be considered eligible. This confirms that a complaint must be made, by any category of person identified in the provisions, within six years of the date on which the alleged breach occurred. There are separate considerations where a complaint concerns matters relevant to specific Guarantees.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Deal Finance Company, as a private company, have their own complaints procedure.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 12/11/2020 17:03:44 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1249532

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	UN Climate Conference 2021
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 further tranche of COP26 funding will be made available to support UK organisations preparing for that conference.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	113087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Discussions on the costs for COP26 are currently ongoing, and final budgets are yet to be confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 12/11/2020 17:10:21 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1249592

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	Shipping: 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, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Transport on the decarbonisation of the maritime industry.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	113130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of bringing together co-ordinated policy action across all departments, to achieve net zero. Two cabinet committees have been established, chaired by my Rt. Hon. Friends the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. These Committees are turbo-charging the net zero transition and co-ordinating action across government.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019 we published our Clean Maritime Plan, the UK’s pathway to zero emissions shipping. It identifies ways to tackle air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions while securing growth and placing the UK at the forefront of the global transition to clean shipping. Implementation of the plan is underway. We have funded two competitions for early stage innovation projects in clean maritime, run a study to identify and support potential UK zero emission shipping clusters and supported the establishment of Marine Emissions Regulations advisory Service and the Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK) initative.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 17/11/2020 12:52:16 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1249612

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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 Deal Scheme: Misrepresentation
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 complaints to his Department or the Green Deal Finance Company on Green Deal mis-selling are restricted by the amount of time elapsed since the signing of an agreement by a customer.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	113133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The legislative context within which redress can be sought in regard to mis-selling under the Green Deal is set out in <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukdsi%2F2012%2F9780111525227%2Fcontents&amp;data=04%7C01%7CRobert.Bransbury%40beis.gov.uk%7Ce20e74ebefcf499fcd5c08d88595f11f%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637406226337963278%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=kPsZyAIPccCEzlZJbmHw3ZogyH7VTLfTxNEXJVs0Oq0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The Green Deal Framework</a>, based on provisions in the Energy Act 2011, Framework Regulations and Code of Practice.</p><p> </p><p>Section 4.9 of the Green Deal Code of Practice lays out the time provisions within which a complaint must be made to be considered eligible. This confirms that a complaint must be made, by any category of person identified in the provisions, within six years of the date on which the alleged breach occurred. There are separate considerations where a complaint concerns matters relevant to specific Guarantees.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Deal Finance Company, as a private company, have their own complaints procedure.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 12/11/2020 17:09:04 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1249646

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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, what plans he has in place to ensure that (a) vulnerable and elderly people who have difficulty using technology and (b) other vulnerable and elderly people are able to access Green Homes grants.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	113224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>For elderly or vulnerable homeowners who are unable to apply to the scheme digitally, an assisted digital route has been made available by the scheme administrator. More information can be found on the Green Homes Grant <a href="https://green-homes-grant.service.gov.uk/contact" target="_blank">Contact Us</a> page, with a phone lines for scheme application (0300 131 0053) open from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday. Furthermore, the <a href="https://www.simpleenergyadvice.org.uk/" target="_blank">Simple Energy Advice</a> (SEA) website, used to find accredited installers for measures under the scheme, also offers a non-digital route for elderly and vulnerable homeowners to search for suitable installers. Homeowners can contact 0800 444 202 between 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday.</p><p> </p><p>Outside of the voucher scheme, support is available to vulnerable and elderly households on low incomes via the £500m Local Authority Delivery (LAD) element. Local Authorities have a comprehensive understanding of their local community and are able to identify vulnerable households through a variety of referral routes, such as a ‘cold home referral’ from the health and charity sectors.</p><p> </p><p>Lastly, we are working closely with other governmental departments, such as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Office for Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), to help raise homeowners’ awareness of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 17/11/2020 12:55:19 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1249305

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
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	Energy Performance Certificates
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 costs to private rented properties for achieving grade C on their Energy Performance Certificates, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of staging that progress in line with economic returns of private rented properties.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	112019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The consultation on improving the energy performance of the privately rental homes to EPC band C is open until 30 December 2020. As part of the consultation we are seeking views on affordability and are inviting stakeholders to submit relevant evidence. The Government will set out its response following the closure of the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 12/11/2020 17:55:50 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1248862

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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 Capture, Usage and Storage
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 he is taking to maximise employment opportunities for UK workers from the supply chain required to deliver and operate Carbon Capture Usage and Storage projects as part of the UK's transition to a net zero carbon economy.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	111506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) will be essential to meeting our 2050 net zero target, playing a vital role in levelling up the economy, supporting the low carbon economic transformation of our industrial regions, creating new high value jobs.</p><p> </p><p>Our new CCS Infrastructure Fund will provide at least £800m to support the establishment of CCS in at least two UK sites: the first by the mid-2020s; the second by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to having a strong, industrialised UK supply chain. We are working with industry to understand how we can build a thriving UK supply chain, drive growth, and seize the commercial opportunities in the UK and abroad.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 12/11/2020 17:48:19 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1248863

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Wind Power: Continental Shelf
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 it his policy to increase employment opportunities for UK workers across the supply chain that will be required to provide an additional 30GW of energy from offshore wind farms on the UK Continental Shelf by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	111507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>On 6 October, the Government set out new plans to make the UK the world leader in clean wind energy – creating jobs, slashing carbon emissions and boosting exports. The Government also announced a commitment to 40GW of offshore wind capacity in the UK by 2030 alongside £160 million being made available to upgrade ports and infrastructure; supporting up to 2,000 construction jobs and enabling the offshore wind sector to support up to 60,000 jobs directly and indirectly by 2030 in ports, factories and the supply chains. The Government also announced a new target for floating offshore wind to deliver 1GW of energy by 2030, which is over 15 times the current volumes worldwide.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently sought views on strengthening Supply Chain Plan Policy for future CfD rounds, as part of the AR4 consultation. Government is considering the responses to the consultation before considering implications for policy.</p><p> </p><p>These commitments are the first stage outlined as part of the Prime Minister’s ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution, which will be set out fully later this year. This is expected to include ambitious targets and major investment into industries, innovation and infrastructure that will accelerate the UK’s path to net zero by 2050.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 12/11/2020 17:46:18 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham