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1647549

registered interest
date	23/06/2023
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 Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State what steps his Department is taking to encourage households to redeem vouchers for the Energy Bill Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
uin	190988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department worked with stakeholders throughout the Scheme to ensure every effort was made to reach all eligible households. A voucher day campaign was launched at the end of May that included articles in national and regional newspapers, posters in major train stations and TV and radio interviews with Ministers across the country to increase the voucher redemption rate.</p><p> </p><p>As of 1 June, 98% of vouchers since EBSS launched in October had been delivered to eligible customers and 85% of these had been redeemed. Vouchers needed to be redeemed by 30 June, when the Scheme closed.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/07/2023 16:47:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan

1646676

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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	Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Support 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, what recent progress he has made on each project funded through the offshore wind manufacturing investment support scheme; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing private investment into those projects.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	190771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>All projects funded through the Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme are on track to meet the milestones agreed through the scheme. The grants for three manufacturing facilities, provided to SeAH Wind, JDR Cables and Smulders, are expected to leverage over £600 million of private investment.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/06/2023 11:23:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1646677

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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	Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Support 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, how much funding his Department has allocated to (a) Port of Sunderland, (b) Teesport, (c) Port of Tyne, (d) Port of Blyth, (e) Port of Hull, (f) Port of Grimsby and (g) Port of Immingham through the offshore wind manufacturing investment support scheme since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	190772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>None of the listed ports received funding through the Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme fund.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/06/2023 11:22:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1646678

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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	Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Support 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, to which (a) businesses and (b) locations his Department provided funding through the Offshore wind manufacturing investment support scheme.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	190773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Through the Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme fund, SeAH Wind received £17 million to build an XXL monopile foundation manufacturing facility in Teesside; JDR Cable Systems received £14 million to build a subsea cable factory in Northumberland; Smulders received £7 million to enable the manufacture of transition pieces at their facility in Wallsend and South Tees Development Corporation received £20 million for work at the Teesworks Offshore Manufacturing Centre.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/06/2023 11:21:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1646679

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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	Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Support 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, what funding has not been allocated from the 2021 offshore wind manufacturing investment.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	190774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>£58 million of the £160 million Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme budget was committed.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/06/2023 11:19:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1646680

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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	Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Support 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, how much offshore investment has been allocated to firms in (a) Teesside Combined Mayoral Authority area, (b) North of Tyne Combined Mayoral Authority area and (c) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	190789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>In the Teesside Combined Mayoral Authority, grants from the Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme (OWMIS) fund totalling £37 million supported South Tees Development Corporation’s Teesworks Offshore Manufacturing Centre and SeAH Wind’s monopile foundation facility. In the North of Tyne Combined Mayoral Authority, OMWIS fund grants totalling £21 million supported Smulders to enable the manufacture of transition pieces at their facility and JDR Cables to build a subsea cable factory. No OWMIS grants have been allocated to firms based in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/06/2023 15:38:19 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1646690

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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
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 his Department is taking steps to develop a strategic vision for the blending of hydrogen as part of a transition to the use of hydrogen alone.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	190842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is building evidence to determine if blending meets the required safety standards and represents value for money, which will be essential for blending to be enabled. The Government is working closely with Ofgem and industry to explore options for a future billing methodology that could fairly incorporate hydrogen blends, protecting consumers in the process.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 190845 question first answered 29/06/2023 12:45:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1646693

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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	Natural Gas: 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, if he will take steps to ensure that hydrogen blending into the gas grid does not lead to higher gas bills for households and industry.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	190845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is building evidence to determine if blending meets the required safety standards and represents value for money, which will be essential for blending to be enabled. The Government is working closely with Ofgem and industry to explore options for a future billing methodology that could fairly incorporate hydrogen blends, protecting consumers in the process.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 190842 question first answered 29/06/2023 12:45:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1646336

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Drax Power Station
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 estimate his Department has made of the potential cost to (a) consumers and (b) taxpayers of bringing two coal-fired units at Drax North Yorkshire plant out of retirement this winter.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	190540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2023 answer text <p>Earlier this year, I asked National Grid: Electricity System Operator to explore the possibility and need of retaining the Drax owned coal-fired electricity generation for winter 2023/24 to bolster security of supply. However, the units will not operate this winter.</p><p> </p><p>Use of the contracts would not have had an impact on the carbon budget as it assumes coal-power generation until 2025. Potential emissions were considered, but the impact was assessed as low as the coal units would only generate in an emergency. Last year, all coal contingency units generated for just 12.6 hours in total.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 190541 question first answered 30/06/2023 10:59:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1646337

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Drax Power Station
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 his Department has made an assessment of the impact of Drax bringing two coal-fired units out of retirement this winter on (a) emissions and (b) delivery of the UK’s carbon budgets.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	190541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2023 answer text <p>Earlier this year, I asked National Grid: Electricity System Operator to explore the possibility and need of retaining the Drax owned coal-fired electricity generation for winter 2023/24 to bolster security of supply. However, the units will not operate this winter.</p><p> </p><p>Use of the contracts would not have had an impact on the carbon budget as it assumes coal-power generation until 2025. Potential emissions were considered, but the impact was assessed as low as the coal units would only generate in an emergency. Last year, all coal contingency units generated for just 12.6 hours in total.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 190540 question first answered 30/06/2023 10:59:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas