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1582749

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate: Park Homes and Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date people who live in (a) park homes and (b) marinas will be able to apply online for the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	137842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is finalising several elements of the scheme that are critical to delivery. There are significant complexities in delivering a novel scheme with a wide variety of eligible groups with different energy arrangements. The Government must ensure consumers are protected; public money is well spent with robust verification and anti-fraud checks; and that local authorities are prepared to deliver support to eligible households.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 137843 question first answered 06/02/2023 10:30:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1582750

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate: Applications
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 application portal for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding did not open in January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	137843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is finalising several elements of the scheme that are critical to delivery. There are significant complexities in delivering a novel scheme with a wide variety of eligible groups with different energy arrangements. The Government must ensure consumers are protected; public money is well spent with robust verification and anti-fraud checks; and that local authorities are prepared to deliver support to eligible households.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 137842 question first answered 06/02/2023 10:30:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1582751

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate
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 number of individuals eligible to make an application for payment under Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	137844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding will provide support of £400 for energy bills for around 900,000 households without a direct relationship to a domestic electricity supplier.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 10:28:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1582752

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate
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 length of time it takes to process payments under the Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding once an application has been submitted.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	137845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The exact date that an eligible household will receive support will depend on when the application is made and when the payment can be processed by the relevant local authority. The online application portal and accompanying contact centre helpline for those who do not have online access will be open by 27 February.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 09/02/2023 17:02:03 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 53386 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1582782

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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: Meters
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 31 January 2023 to Question 130102 on Energy: Meters, if he will make it his policy to set reduction targets on forced prepayment meter installations.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	137977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>Discussions with stakeholders regarding forced prepayment meter installations are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 15:39:05 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1582876

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Buildings: Solar 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 steps he is taking to help increase the use of solar panels on roofs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	137729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the installation of rooftop solar photovoltaic panels through provision of fiscal incentives for business, removal of VAT for residential accommodation, availability of grants under several energy efficiency schemes and the right to be paid for any electricity exported to the grid under the Smart Export Guarantee. The Government is also exploring options to facilitate low cost finance from retail lenders for solar installations.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 15:43:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1582954

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate: Park Homes
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 the application portal will open for the extension to the Energy Bills Support Scheme for people living in park homes.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	137937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The application portal for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding is scheduled to open by 27 February. In addition to this portal, a dedicated customer helpline will be available to assist customers who do not have online access with further details to be released in February.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 10:22:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1582995

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate: Park Homes
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) park home residents who pay for their energy usage through the park home owner and (b) other domestic energy users who do not have a domestic electricity meter or direct contract with an electricity supplier will receive support through the Energy Bills Support Scheme discount when applications open at the end of February.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	137947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) will provide £400 support to those households that do not have a direct relationship with a domestic electricity supplier in England, Scotland, and Wales, with the application portal due to open by 27 February. However, where a park home site manager or landlord has a domestic energy contract, they will already be receiving EBSS support automatically, and this support needs to be passed on to the end user in a just and reasonable way.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 15:42:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1582998

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate
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 domestic energy users who pay for their energy usage through an intermediary such as a park home manager are eligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme discount when applications open at the end of February.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	137948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) will provide £400 support to those households that do not have a direct relationship with a domestic electricity supplier in England, Scotland, and Wales, with the application portal due to open by 27 February. However, in cases where a park home site manager has a domestic energy contract, they will already be receiving EBSS support automatically, and this support needs to be passed on to the end user in a just and reasonable way.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 15:41:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1582999

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate: Park Homes
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 park home residents who pay for their energy usage through an intermediary such as a park home owner will be eligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme discount where the intermediary has benefited from the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	137949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) will provide £400 support to those households who do not have a direct relationship with a domestic electricity supplier in England, Scotland, and Wales, with the application portal due to open by 27 February. Park home residents, where the park home owner procures their electricity through a commercial contract and is therefore eligible for the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, are likely to be eligible for the EBSS AF.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 09/02/2023 17:01:27 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 53387 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson