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1238461

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Ofgem on the introduction of a short-haul tariff scheme for gas transportation.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	906795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>We recognise this is an important issue. I am in regular dialogue with Ofgem and understand they are examining five industry proposals on the short-haul tariff, with varying impacts on different consumers groups.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 12:10:48 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1237837

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
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
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 the energy White Paper; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	95690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The Energy White Paper remains a priority for BEIS and it will be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 30/09/2020 15:32:52 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1237556

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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
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 his Department is taking to reduce levels of fuel poverty in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	95104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Energy efficiency is the most sustainable way to reduce fuel bills and tackle fuel poverty. Half of the England-wide £2 billion Green Homes Grant has been earmarked to provide low income, vulnerable and fuel poor households with energy efficiency and low carbon heating measures. Low income households can receive a voucher of up to £10,000 towards eligible measures. We are working with local authorities and local energy hubs to tackle fuel poverty across England through the £500 million Local Authority Delivery portion of the Green Homes Grant.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Energy Company Obligation drives £640 million of investment in energy efficiency measures for low income, vulnerable and fuel poor households each year. Up to 25% of this funding is delivered through the Local Authority Flexible Eligibility portion of the scheme each year. More than 15,000 households in Coventry and nearly 150,000 households in the West Midlands have received energy efficiency measures through the Energy Company Obligation since 2013.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 15:37:33 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1237721

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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	Heating: 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, what recent estimate he has made of the number of UK households that use (a) oil and (b) LPG for their heating and hot water requirements.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	95175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>There are 1.9m households in the UK using oil and LPG as their main heating fuel and hot water requirements. We estimate that 1.7m use Oil and 220k use LPG.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 15:35:01 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1237722

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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	Heating: Business Premises
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 estimate he has made of the number of UK non-domestic properties that use (a) oil and (b) LPG for their space heating and hot water requirements.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	95176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department estimates that approximately 5%, by floor area, of the 1.8m non-domestic properties in England and Wales use oil or liquid petroleum gas (LPG) for space heating and hot water (4% oil, 1% LPG). This is based on the Business Energy Efficiency Survey (published 2016) which covers England and Wales. We do not have sufficient data to make this assessment for non-domestic properties in Scotland and Northern Ireland where heat policy is mostly devolved. The Department is continuing to build its evidence base for non-domestic buildings.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 15:33:31 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1237723

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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: 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, what estimate he has made of the average cost for homes off the gas grid to move from EPC band (a) E, (b) F and (c) G to band C; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	95177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The most complete modelling of these costs we have is for households who were on low-incomes in 2018. This is based on the English Housing Survey. Due to small samples, the estimate for band F and G have been combined.</p><p> </p><p>The modelled costs of improving the average home which is off the gas grid to band C are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>From band E</p></td><td><p>£12,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From band F &amp; G</p></td><td><p>£18,900</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 15:31:41 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1237724

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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	Housing: Insulation
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 he has made of the potential per property cost for installation of (a) loft insulation, (b) cavity wall insulation, (c) solid wall insulation and (d) double glazing for non-insulated properties.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	95178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>An assessment of typical costs for these measures in different property architypes can be found in our 2017 publication, <em>‘Domestic cost assumptions – what does it cost to retrofit homes?’</em>:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-cost-assumptions-what-does-it-cost-to-retrofit-homes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-cost-assumptions-what-does-it-cost-to-retrofit-homes</a>.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 15:29:41 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1237726

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: 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 estimate he has made of the the average cost per KwH of energy used by his Department generated from (a) natural gas, (b) oil, (c) LPG, (d) electric direct heat and (e) air source heat pump.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	95179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The average costs per kWh for the Department have been taken from 2019/20 invoices for our headquarters building at 1 Victoria Street, London and are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not use LPG and does not currently have an air source heat pump at 1 Victoria Street.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Natural gas</em></p></td><td><p><em>Oil</em></p></td><td><p><em>Electric direct heat</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£/kWh fuel</p></td><td><p>£0.04/kWh</p></td><td><p>£0.06/kWh</p></td><td><p>£0.13/kWh</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 15:28:13 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1237078

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
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 Convention
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 preparations his Department has made for the COP26 climate summit.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Paul Holmes
uin	94570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with the COP26 unit in Cabinet Office and other government departments to bring the world together and commit to urgent action on climate change, supporting in particular work on energy transition, zero emissions vehicles, finance, innovation and nature.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 01/10/2020 09:03:24 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4803 label Biography information for Paul Holmes

1237079

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
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
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 support his Department is providing to new projects for wind-based renewable energy generation.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Paul Holmes
uin	94571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Wind-based renewable energy is a key part of the government strategy for the decarbonisation of the UK energy sector. Latest figures indicate we now have 14.2GW installed onshore wind (ONW) capacity and we are already a world leader with the largest Offshore Wind (OFW) capacity of 10.1GW (which will rise to 19.5GW by mid 2020s).</p><p>In the Clean Growth Strategy published in October 2017, the Government confirmed that we would be making up to £557m of annual support available for further Contracts for Difference (CfD) - the government’s main scheme for supporting renewable energy projects.</p><p>In the last CfD allocation round (AR3) result in September 2019, 10 out of the 12 contracts awarded were wind based renewable energy projects. The next CfD allocation round (AR4) is planned for 2021 and both onshore and offshore wind projects will be able to bid for contracts.</p><p>The OFW Sector Deal published in March 2019 set out a strategic approach to deliver increased capacity of OFW and in partnership with the Sector to increase supply chain competitiveness, develop new technologies and boost the UK export potential.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 01/10/2020 09:02:05 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4803 label Biography information for Paul Holmes