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1644152

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Efficiency Taskforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he expects the Energy Efficiency Taskforce to publish a report by 20 July 2023.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	189137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Efficiency Taskforce is working through its ideas and a specific publication date for their action plan will follow. Progress is published at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fgroups%2Fenergy-efficiency-taskforce&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C678dd775588843bc0cfe08db6e6642bf%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638225157712250586%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6NyjcGbee3qiaMTX34Q7T38DLjfpe%2FS69pMwYIz3NTY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/energy-efficiency-taskforce</a></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/06/2023 15:45:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1644222

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Solar Power: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps his Department has taken to support research into floating solar panels.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	189239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department is not currently supporting research into floating solar panels.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 21/06/2023 11:41:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1644238

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has held discussions with executives from (a) British Gas, (b) EDF Energy, (c) E.ON, (d) RWE npower, (e) Scottish Power and (f) SSE since 7 February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Forganisations%2Fdepartment-for-energy-security-and-net-zero&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cc5b793220b7440f25b6f08db6e66fde8%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638225160849493992%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CaeyvQEVcLHm9qcyJN7a6HGgrpuPMfUPGRgy5AI2%2Fe0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data covering the 7 February 2023 until 31 March 2023 will be published shortly. In line with Cabinet Office Guidance, organisations are listed instead of individuals.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 21/06/2023 07:30:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1644251

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity: Carbon Emissions and Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report by the Aldersgate Group entitled A zero carbon power grid and the electrification of heavy industry: how to deliver on a twin challenge, published on 27 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	189247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government welcomes Aldersgate Group’s report on this important topic.</p><p> </p><p>Electrification of industry is key to decarbonisation. The Government provides grants for fuel switching through the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund and the Industrial Fuel Switching Competition. This year, the Government will publish a Call for Evidence on enabling industrial electrification.</p><p> </p><p>The 2023 Powering Up Britain Plan outlined plans to decarbonise the power generation sector, including how networks act as energy transition enablers. Ofgem has accelerated £20bn worth of network projects, and a review of system and network regulation is underway to ensure the regulatory framework is fit for the future.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/06/2023 15:25:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1644297

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Capture and Storage: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department has allocated to carbon capture utilisation and storage projects through the Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage Infrastructure Fund in Scotland since that fund was launched in March 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	189393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The £1bn CCS Infrastructure Fund (CIF) forms part of a package of Government support to provide industry with the certainty required to deploy CCUS at pace and at scale. On 15 March 2023 my Rt hon Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an unprecedented up to £20 billion investment in the early development of CCUS. The Government has committed to setting out a vision for the CCUS sector that will support net zero ambitions and raise investor confidence.</p><p> </p><p>Since its launch the Government has committed up to £40m of the CIF to support early-stage design work in industrial clusters via the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC) Fund. UKRI announced the outcome of the challenge in March 2021 allocating a total of £171m, including £31m in funding for Scotland’s net zero infrastructure (offshore and onshore). The majority of CIF will be allocated through the ongoing Cluster Sequencing process.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/06/2023 11:17:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1643619

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Heat Pumps: Production
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to increase the proportion of heat pumps produced in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	188888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>In the 2021 Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Government announced its aim to increase domestic manufacture of heat pumps to around 300,000 units a year by 2028. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero launched the Heat Pump Investment Accelerator Competition in March 2023 to incentivise the manufacturing of heat pumps and their components in the UK. This Competition will provide up to £30m of grants to secure up to £270m of private investment to boost heat pump and related component manufacturing facilities in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/06/2023 14:21:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1643621

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Heat Pumps: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Clean heat market mechanism on (a) research and development funding, (b) domestic manufacturing and (c) international imports for the heating manufacturing industry.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	188890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s assessment is that its overall policy framework, including the Clean Heat Market Mechanism, will help to increase investment in research and development and incentivise investment in expanding the UK manufacturing of heat pumps to serve a growing market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government launched a Heat Pump Investment Accelerator Competition to support directly increased domestic manufacture of heat pumps. Alongside this, the expansion of the heat pump market may also see increased numbers of imported heat pumps in absolute terms, at least in the near term.</p><p> </p><p>The mechanism will apply equally to UK-manufactured and imported boilers, ensuring a level playing field.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/06/2023 14:26:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1643623

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Hydrogen: Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support the development of hydrogen boilers.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	188891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>The £25m Government-funded <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hy4heat.info%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C0fd106caa86640f6a6d508db6d765165%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638224127155151013%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FCX4INktqwlqMDqtPfbjeAPmpQJfdRHB%2Buag4trMdvI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Hy4Heat</a> innovation programme supported the development of many prototype hydrogen appliances including boilers. It has provided evidence of end-use application, safety, in-use emissions, and functionality of hydrogen boilers.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/06/2023 14:28:15 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1643625

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Heat Pumps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Clean heat market mechanism on consumer demand for heat pumps.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	188893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>The Clean Heat Market Mechanism aims to provide the UK heating industry with the incentive and confidence to invest in developing the market and supply chain for low-carbon heat pumps. This is expected to help make it simpler and more attractive for consumers to install a heat pump, contributing to increasing demand overall.</p><p> </p><p>As the heat pump market expands, supported by a range of measures including the planned Clean Heat Market Mechanism, upfront costs of heat pump installations are expected to reduce, helping to increase demand further</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/06/2023 14:25:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1643626

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Heat Pumps: Production
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to increase the Government's current target for the number of heat pumps that should be produced in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	188894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>In the 2021 Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Government announced its aim to increase domestic manufacture of heat pumps to around 300,000 units a year by 2028. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero launched the Heat Pump Investment Accelerator Competition in March 2023 to incentivise the manufacturing of heat pumps and their components in the UK. This Competition will provide up to £30m of grants to secure up to £270m of private investment to boost heat pump and related component manufacturing facilities in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/06/2023 14:19:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson