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date	27/04/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 ensure that people’s energy needs are met during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	40490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has introduced a range of measures to address the Covid-19 outbreak, recognising the pressures facing many UK households.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, and specifically for energy, on 19 March the Government secrured an industry-wide voluntary agreement with all domestic energy suppliers to a set of principles for assisting consumers, including those with pre-payment meters, through the difficulties caused by Covid-19.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>This agreement requires all energy suppliers to identify and prioritise consumers at risk, support consumers who are impacted financially as a direct or indirect result of Covid-19, support pre-payment meter customers directly or indirectly impacted by Covid-19 to stay on supply, and to provide information to their consumers.</p><p> </p><p>Details can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/873960/Supplier_Agreement_19.3.2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/873960/Supplier_Agreement_19.3.2020.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 05/05/2020 14:52:15 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1190788

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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
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 ensure the resilience and competitiveness of international energy markets.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	40491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The global COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented falls in demand in global energy markets and increased market volatility. Ensuring reliability, stability and security of energy supply during this global emergency is vital. The UK remains a strong supporter of free, transparent, and competitive energy markets and we are working closely with actors right across the sector to ensure that global energy systems remain secure and reliable</p><p> </p><p>I attended an extraordinary meeting of G20 Energy Ministers held on 10 April to discuss the impact of the Covid 19 on global energy markets. At that meeting Ministers agreed that ensuring energy market stability and affordable and secure energy are key in addressing the health, well-being and resilience of all countries throughout the crisis response and recovery phases.</p><p> </p><p>G20 Ministers also committed to work together to develop collaborative policy responses to ensure market stability across all energy sources, the security of our energy systems, and the uninterrupted flow of energy.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor market developments and remain in regular contact with G20 and other international partners.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 05/05/2020 15:13:26 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1056677

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date	07/02/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	European Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which Member State has most often been on the losing side in votes within the European Council since 2004.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	218191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>The European Council does not keep a formal record of votes held and HMG does not track this. However, the Council of the EU keeps a record of voting results, which is available to the public here:</p><p><a href="https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/general-secretariat/corporate-policies/transparency/open-data/" target="_blank">https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/general-secretariat/corporate-policies/transparency/open-data/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 15/02/2019 15:06:45 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes