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1611525

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
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	Tidal Power: Finance
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 the tidal stream ringfence can increase following the closure of the Qualification Assessment Window.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	181153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The CfD application window will close on 24 April 2023, following which the Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body (National Grid Electricity Systems Operator) will assess applications and provide my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State with a valuation of all qualifying applicants. The Secretary of State may then consider whether to increase the budget for the allocation round.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/04/2023 15:03:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1609746

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Wind Power
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 public opinion on (a) installation and (b) capacity of onshore wind.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	179879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department conducts regular public opinion research into a range of energy technologies, including onshore wind. The full results of these studies are published on our website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/public-attitudes-tracking-survey" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/public-attitudes-tracking-survey</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/04/2023 14:02:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1609792

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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 Intensive Industries: Agriculture and Horticulture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will extend the definition of energy-intensive industries to include (a) horticulture and (b) other energy intensive agriculture sectors.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	179925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to extend the sectors included within the energy and trade intensive industries element of the Energy Bill Discount Scheme. The Energy Bill Relief Scheme review assessed qualitative and quantitative evidence from stakeholders on sectors that may be most affected by rising energy prices based on energy and trade intensity.</p><p> </p><p>The outcome of the review informed the criteria of the Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS) and the higher level of support to be provided for the most energy and trade intensive sectors which meet agreed thresholds for energy and trade intensity.</p><p> </p><p>The methodology for determining the eligibility of SIC Codes for the higher Energy and Trade Intensive Industry (ETII) support is available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:17:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1609813

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Renewable Energy
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 steps his Department is taking to incentivise investment in renewable electricity.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	179946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Instruments like the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme make the UK an attractive place to invest in green industries. We estimate that the UK encouraged £50 billion of new investment in low carbon sectors across 2021 and 2022 alone. CfD Allocation Rounds now run on an annual basis, which will drive the rapid deployment of renewable electricity and improve investor certainty. To encourage investment, the Government announced at the 2023 Spring Budget a policy of full expensing, which will mean that the UK has the joint most generous capital allowance regime in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:18:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1609823

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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: 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, what steps he is taking to support the application of green hydrogen in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	179956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The British Energy Security Strategy set out the Government's ambition to support up to 1GW of electrolytic hydrogen to be in construction or operational by 2025 across the UK. The first hydrogen allocation round is underway and the Government announced a shortlist of 20 electrolytic hydrogen projects in March 2023, including five projects based in Scotland, to enter the next phase of due diligence and negotiations. A second hydrogen allocation round is due to be launched before the end of 2023. In addition, four Scottish projects were also awarded funding through Strands 1 &amp; 2 of the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 179958 question first answered 24/04/2023 15:18:50 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1609824

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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
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 his Department has made of the benefits of support for green hydrogen production.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	179957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Low carbon hydrogen will be a source of clean energy which the Government can produce domestically using British skills, experience and natural resources. The British Energy Security Strategy sets out the Government's ambition for 10GW of hydrogen by 2030, of which at least half will be electrolytic, and to have up to 1GW of electrolytic hydrogen in construction or operation by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>Government analysis suggests that by 2030 the hydrogen sector could support over 12,000 jobs, unlocking over £11 billion in private investment.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:18:58 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1609825

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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: 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, what steps he is taking to support the development of green hydrogen in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	179958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The British Energy Security Strategy set out the Government's ambition to support up to 1GW of electrolytic hydrogen to be in construction or operational by 2025 across the UK. The first hydrogen allocation round is underway and the Government announced a shortlist of 20 electrolytic hydrogen projects in March 2023, including five projects based in Scotland, to enter the next phase of due diligence and negotiations. A second hydrogen allocation round is due to be launched before the end of 2023. In addition, four Scottish projects were also awarded funding through Strands 1 &amp; 2 of the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 179956 question first answered 24/04/2023 15:18:50 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1609860

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Boiler Upgrade Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of how many (a) landlords and (b) owner-occupiers will apply for the the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	179993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Boiler Upgrade Scheme has an approved budget of £450 million over three years (2022/23 to 2024/25), supporting up to 30,000 low carbon heat installations per year. Vouchers will be issued on a first come first served basis – to properties owned by both landlords and owner occupiers - who meet the eligibility requirements, until the budget cap for the financial year is reached.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:19:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1609948

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Electric vehicles and 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 steps his Department are taking to encourage consumers to use (a) electric vehicle charging points and (b) heat pumps at off-peak hours.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	180081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is facilitating flexibility from technologies such as smart charging of electric vehicles and flexible heating systems by delivering the Government’s Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Electric Vehicle Smart Charge Point Regulations 2021 require that domestic and workplace charge points have smart functionality.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also introducing a smart mandate which will require electric heating appliances with the greatest flexibility potential, including heat pumps, to have smart functionality. These measures will ensure consumers are able to use their charge points and heat pumps in a smart and flexible way, should they choose to.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:20:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1609972

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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: Prices
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 progress he has made on considering options for a social tariff as part of wider retail energy market reforms; and whether he has plans for consultation on the options.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	180105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Autumn Statement set out a commitment to work with consumer groups and industry to consider the best approach to consumer protection from April 2024, including options such as social tariffs, as part of wider retail market reforms.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are considering the options and proactively discussing these with stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Energy Security Plan, the Government intends to consult in Summer 2023 on options for a new approach to consumer protection in the energy markets from April 2024 onwards.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:20:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller