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1489437

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
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: Prices
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 people with communal heating systems are not subject to the energy price cap.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	36830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The CMA completed its investigation into the energy market in 2016. It reported that default tariff customers of the large energy suppliers were paying an average of £1.4billion a year more than they would in a truly competitive market. In response, the Government legislated for Ofgem to introduce a cap on household default gas and electricity tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>Heat networks typically buy their energy through commercial contracts which, in the past, resulted in competitive heat prices for those on networks. Commercial contracts are not covered by the existing Default Tariff Price Cap. The Energy Security Bill will provide Ofgem with powers to regulate heat networks.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2022 17:00:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1488279

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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: Prices
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 assessment his Department has made of the impact of the rise in energy prices on (a) households and (b) businesses in (i) Coventry North East constituency and (ii) Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	34951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this data at constituency level. The Government understands that this is worrying time for households and businesses. Ministers and officials continue to engage constructively to further understand and to help mitigate the impacts of high global energy prices. The Government’s priority is to ensure costs are managed and energy supplies maintained.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/07/2022 13:47:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1487636

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
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: Prices
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 assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in energy prices on (a) households and (b) businesses.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	32995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Strangford on 28<sup>th</sup> June 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-20/21184" target="_blank">21184</a>, and to the answer given by my noble Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the noble Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown on 9<sup>th</sup> June 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-05-24/hl493" target="_blank">HL493</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/07/2022 16:30:30 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1487735

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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: Prices
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 help reduce the impact of global energy prices on household energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	901030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to helping consumers with the cost of living, particularly high energy prices. Therefore, we are implementing a scheme to provide £400 to help domestic electricity customers with energy bills over the coming winter, in addition to measures specifically targeted to help vulnerable consumers.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/07/2022 15:52:35 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1486147

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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: Prices
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 progress his Department has made on ensuring that people who do not have a personal account with an energy provider, including those (a) living in park homes and (b) who live in managed independent living retirement accommodation, receive support with energy costs on the same basis as other households.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	30050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for St Albans on 20th June 2022 to Question <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-06-15%2F18990&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cenergy.bills.rebate%40beis.gov.uk%7C5c6a003d3fae4fe71e8608da5aa8ecd7%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637921979094053443%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Q47YTht897zisJSWMnit6noINMUUQJzLpXhpseOKyQo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">18990</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 07/07/2022 12:18:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1484185

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
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: Prices
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 ensure that energy companies are able to offer competitive prices for (a) commercial and (b) residential premises.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Kate Griffiths
uin	26862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>Contractual terms offered to businesses are a commercial matter for energy suppliers. The Government encourages businesses to shop around to find the best deal. For domestic customers, the energy price cap will continue to ensure energy prices are limited.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/07/2022 14:23:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4773 label Biography information for Kate Kniveton

1484186

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
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: Prices
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 ensure a competitive market for domestic energy users.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Kate Griffiths
uin	26863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government continues to believe that competition is the best driver of value and innovation in the energy market. However, there has been less scope for competition in the supply market during this period of high and volatile wholesale gas and electricity prices.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants a retail energy market that is both resilient and competitive, with companies able to invest in innovation and offer products and services that support decarbonisation. The Government is considering what reforms are needed to retail market regulation and will set out its plans ahead of the next price cap period<ins class="ministerial">.</ins></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/07/2022 14:22:23 question first ministerially corrected 06/07/2022 16:07:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 11173 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4773 label Biography information for Kate Kniveton

1470233

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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: Prices
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 real terms increase in household energy bills in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	17955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Quarterly statistics on energy prices by region may be found online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/quarterly-energy-prices" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/quarterly-energy-prices</a> . The Government does not have data at the constituency level.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the impact rising energy prices is having on consumers, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over £37 billion this year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/06/2022 15:19:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1467416

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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: Prices
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 plans he has to remove green levies for the short term to help consumers with energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	11627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>Environmental and social policy costs currently represent 8% of the average dual fuel bill, however, they have actually saved consumers money on their energy bills overall over the past 10 years.</p><p>The Government’s investments in renewables and energy efficiency have led to a 26% fall in UK demand for natural gas since 2010, helping to reduce our exposure to global price volatility.</p><p>Furthermore, the Government has announced a package of support measures, totalling over £37 billion this year, including a £400 grant to households to help with their energy bills when it will be needed most.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/06/2022 13:51:18 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1463496

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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: Prices
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 he has had discussions with representatives of energy companies on steps being taken to help ensure that people are not disconnected from their provider on the basis that they cannot pay their energy bills.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	3659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Ofgem’s rules require energy suppliers to engage with customers in or at risk of payment difficulty and offer services to help with bill payment or debt repayment, based on a customer's ability to pay.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem’s rules also prevent disconnections during the winter for non-payment of bills for older people or those under 18 and require suppliers to take all reasonable steps to avoid disconnection in winter for those with a disability or long-term illness. Disconnection for non-payment of gas or electricity bills is rare, with Ofgem reporting that only one customer was disconnected in the first two quarters of 2021.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 3660 question first answered 23/05/2022 15:40:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell