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1582749

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate: Park Homes and Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date people who live in (a) park homes and (b) marinas will be able to apply online for the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	137842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is finalising several elements of the scheme that are critical to delivery. There are significant complexities in delivering a novel scheme with a wide variety of eligible groups with different energy arrangements. The Government must ensure consumers are protected; public money is well spent with robust verification and anti-fraud checks; and that local authorities are prepared to deliver support to eligible households.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 137843 question first answered 06/02/2023 10:30:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1582750

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate: Applications
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 the application portal for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding did not open in January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	137843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is finalising several elements of the scheme that are critical to delivery. There are significant complexities in delivering a novel scheme with a wide variety of eligible groups with different energy arrangements. The Government must ensure consumers are protected; public money is well spent with robust verification and anti-fraud checks; and that local authorities are prepared to deliver support to eligible households.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 137842 question first answered 06/02/2023 10:30:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1582782

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2023 to Question 130102 on Energy: Meters, if he will make it his policy to set reduction targets on forced prepayment meter installations.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	137977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>Discussions with stakeholders regarding forced prepayment meter installations are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 15:39:05 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1582826

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2023 to Question 132361 on Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for the difference in the quantity of steel produced in (a) the UK and (b) Germany in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	137793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>We have not made any assessment of the reasons for the difference in the quantity of steel produced in the UK and Germany in 2021. Any differences will be a result of commercial decisions taken by firms in the two countries.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/02/2023 15:29:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1582876

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Buildings: Solar Power
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 increase the use of solar panels on roofs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	137729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the installation of rooftop solar photovoltaic panels through provision of fiscal incentives for business, removal of VAT for residential accommodation, availability of grants under several energy efficiency schemes and the right to be paid for any electricity exported to the grid under the Smart Export Guarantee. The Government is also exploring options to facilitate low cost finance from retail lenders for solar installations.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 15:43:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1582995

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate: Park Homes
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 (a) park home residents who pay for their energy usage through the park home owner and (b) other domestic energy users who do not have a domestic electricity meter or direct contract with an electricity supplier will receive support through the Energy Bills Support Scheme discount when applications open at the end of February.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	137947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) will provide £400 support to those households that do not have a direct relationship with a domestic electricity supplier in England, Scotland, and Wales, with the application portal due to open by 27 February. However, where a park home site manager or landlord has a domestic energy contract, they will already be receiving EBSS support automatically, and this support needs to be passed on to the end user in a just and reasonable way.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 15:42:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1582998

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Rebate
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 domestic energy users who pay for their energy usage through an intermediary such as a park home manager are eligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme discount when applications open at the end of February.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	137948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) will provide £400 support to those households that do not have a direct relationship with a domestic electricity supplier in England, Scotland, and Wales, with the application portal due to open by 27 February. However, in cases where a park home site manager has a domestic energy contract, they will already be receiving EBSS support automatically, and this support needs to be passed on to the end user in a just and reasonable way.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 15:41:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1583004

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bill Discount Scheme: Hospices
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 his Department has made of the potential effect of replacing the Energy Bill Relief Scheme with the Energy Bill Discount Scheme on the UK hospice sector.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	138043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The new Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS) will run from April until March 2024 and continue to provide a discount to eligible non-domestic customers, including hospices.</p><p> </p><p>An HMT-led review into the operation of the current Energy Bill Relief Schemes was conducted with the objective of significantly reducing the overall burden on the taxpayer/public finances, and ensuring support is targeted at those most in need and unable to adjust to recent energy price rises. The review considered a range of qualitative and quantitative evidence, including input from businesses and stakeholders. The new scheme strikes a balance between supporting non-domestic customers and limiting taxpayer’s exposure to volatile energy markets, with a cap set at £5.5 billion.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 15:40:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1582300

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number of people on Universal Credit who are no longer eligible for the Warm Homes Discount following the changes to eligibility in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	136512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>As households on Universal Credit previously applied through their suppliers, who set their own application processes and eligibility criteria and selected successful applicants each year, the Government has not been able to assess how many households are no longer eligible.</p><p> </p><p>In England and Wales, over 770,000 households in receipt of Universal Credit were identified as eligible to receive a rebate automatically. Additionally, the Government has contacted potentially eligible households that could not be provided with the rebate automatically. They may become eligible if they contact the Warm Home Discount helpline.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 11:37:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1582301

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme
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 been made of the number of people living in terraced houses who are no longer eligible for the warm homes discount following the changes to eligibility in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	136549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>As households previously applied through their suppliers, who set their own application processes and eligibility criteria and selected successful applicants each year, the Government has not been able to assess how many households are no longer eligible.</p><p> </p><p>3.9 million terraced properties in England and Wales were calculated as having a low energy cost score using property characteristic data from the Valuation Office Agency. Although 3.0 million had a high energy cost score, not all of the households living in these properties will be eligible, for instance if they do not meet the low-income criteria or were not named on the participating energy supplier’s electricity bill or account.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 16:13:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood