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1254863

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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	Business: Electricity and 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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits for businesses of using (a) hydrogen and (b) electricity as a fuel source.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	120154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>There are a range of fuels and technologies that could play an important role in decarbonising energy use for business and industry including hydrogen, electrification, heat networks and biogas. Our understanding of the respective roles of hydrogen and electricity continues to develop informed by internal and external analysis, innovation and demonstrator projects.</p><p> </p><p>We already have a number of policies and programmes that support business and industry to decarbonise, including Climate Change Agreements, energy audits under the Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (ESOS), the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund and the Industrial Heat Recovery Support Programme, as well as our wide-reaching Energy Innovation Programme. For example, the £20m Industrial Fuel Switching competition aims to stimulate early investment in fuel switching processes and technologies, such as biomass, hydrogen and electricity, as part of our innovation programme to support the decarbonisation of heavy industry.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 02/12/2020 17:34:21 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1254905

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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	Fuel Poverty: Coronavirus
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 trends in the level of fuel poverty in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on levels of fuel poverty in those areas.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	120061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The table below illustrates a timeseries in the level of fuel poverty for the requested areas:</p><p><em>Proportion of households that are fuel poor (%)</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry North East constituency</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>12.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>15.3</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>13.7</p></td><td><p>12.6</p></td><td><p>11.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>11.1</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Modelled estimates of fuel poverty at the sub-national level (Coventry North East constituency, Coventry and the West Midlands) should only be used to look at general trends and identify areas of particularly high or low fuel poverty. They should not be used to identify trends over time as they are based on very small numbers.</p><p> </p><p>Latest data for Coventry North East constituency, Coventry and the West Midlands can be found in tables 5, 2 and 1 respectively, of the Fuel Poverty Sub-regional tables at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics</p><p>Data for England can be found in table 1 of the Fuel Poverty detailed tables at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-statistics</p><p> </p><p>We have gathered new evidence through MHCLG’s Household Resilience survey about the impact of Covid-19 on incomes, housing costs and households occupancy patterns and will use this to make a projection of fuel poverty in England in our 2021 Annual Report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 30/11/2020 17:07:31 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1254910

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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: Prices
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 average spend on energy bills by households in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	120063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Statistics, showing average bills by payment method and meter type, are published at:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fannual-domestic-energy-price-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csteven.may%40beis.gov.uk%7C530d57326dbc40c72c6708d892395faa%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637420122394655503%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=4tETUNalZXcNkv7pEFyCGIopTbMVgOfUVGR6aJm3Ens%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/annual-domestic-energy-price-statistics</a>.</p><p>Table 2.2.2 provides electricity data for the UK countries and Table 2.2.3 for UK regions.</p><p>Tabl3 2.3.2 provides gas data for the UK countries and table 2.3.3 for GB regions.</p><p>Data is not collected at city, town or constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 30/11/2020 17:22:27 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1255002

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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	Air Pollution
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 devolved regions on reducing levels of (a) carbon dioxide, (b) nitrous oxide and (c) methane in the atmosphere across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	120181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>There are regular discussions between the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and counterparts in the Devolved Administrations at official and ministerial level on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and these discussions will continue.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 02/12/2020 17:45:12 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1255014

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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 Emissions and Renewable Energy: Manufacturing Industries
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 steps he has taken to support UK-based manufacturing of (a) renewable and (b) low carbon technologies.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	120140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>As set out in my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, the government will unlock private sector investment to accelerate the deployment of existing technology, such as retrofitting the UK’s building stock and electrification of vehicles, while advancing newer technologies such as carbon capture and low-carbon hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>Key measures include making significant investment in offshore wind and modern ports and manufacturing infrastructure to expand the share of generation from renewables; providing up to £525 million to bring forward both large-scale nuclear and invest in the development of advanced nuclear technologies; £1 billion to support the establishment of carbon capture and storage in four industrial clusters; and investing £1.3 billion in charging infrastructure to accelerate the mass adoption of electric vehicles ahead of ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 02/12/2020 17:39:07 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1255049

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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 Supply
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 targets he has set for the local supply of electricity for (a) 2025 and (b) 2030.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	120184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>With increased electrification of heat and transport, the Government and Ofgem, the independent regulator, continue to work to ensure that the systems and markets that will support this remain flexible, secure, competitive and that they meet the needs of consumers.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 30/11/2020 17:24:06 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1254286

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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	Private Rented Housing: 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 steps he is taking to encourage landlords of privately rented homes to increase the energy efficiency of their properties.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Fay Jones
uin	119395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>Since April 2020, all privately rented homes in England and Wales are required to meet a minimum energy efficiency standard of EPC band E. The Department is currently consulting on raising the minimum energy efficiency standards for privately rented homes in England and Wales to EPC band C. Under the Government’s recommended option, landlords would be required to reach EPC Band C for new tenancies from 1 April 2025 and all tenancies by 1 April 2028.</p><p> </p><p>Landlords in England are encouraged to make use of the £2 billion Green Homes Grant funding scheme to improve their property stock to EPC Band C. Under this scheme, homeowners and landlords can receive at least two thirds of the cost of upgrading the energy performance of their homes up to a contribution of £5,000.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation on improving the energy performance of privately rented homes can be accessed on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-energy-performance-of-privately-rented-homes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-energy-performance-of-privately-rented-homes</a> and will remain open until 30 December 2020.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 01/12/2020 17:13:32 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4763 label Biography information for Fay Jones

1254316

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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	Climate Change
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 counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the calculation of the UK's Nationally Determined Contributions under the terms of the Paris Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	119271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>There have been a series of discussions between the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and counterparts in the Devolved Administrations at official and ministerial level on the UK’s Nationally Determined Contribution, and these discussions will continue.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 03/12/2020 17:27:11 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1254320

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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	Climate Change
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 on the determination of the UK's Nationally Determined Contributions under the terms of the Paris Agreement of the target of 75 per cent emissions reductions in Scotland by 2030 set by the Scottish Government's Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	119272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) will represent the highest possible ambition based on a number of factors including the scope and feasibility of emission reductions measures across the entirety of the UK. Delivering on the NDC will require a whole of UK effort and we will continue to work with the Devolved Administrations on this.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 03/12/2020 17:28:14 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1254339

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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, for what reason the Answer of 10 November 2020 to Question 908549 on the Green Homes Grant Scheme states that the expected number of jobs supported through the Green Homes Grant Voucher scheme was over 80,000 and Point 7 of the Prime Minister's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, published in November 2020, states that developing greener buildings could deliver support for around 50,000 jobs by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	119331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>Further to the response on 10 November to Question 908549, the 80,000 jobs supported by the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme relates to the £1.5 billion funding allocated for 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The 50,000 jobs supported by 2030 are as a result of the package of measures for ‘Point 7: Green Buildings’ outlined in my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan. This figure relates to energy efficiency work done by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 26/11/2020 15:04:03 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney