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1452814

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	Diesel: Russia
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 estimate he has made of the quantity of Russian produced diesel that is utilised for transport in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	143735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Annual data on the imports of diesel from Russia are published in the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/petroleum-chapter-3-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/petroleum-chapter-3-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a>). In 2020 Russian imports of diesel totalled 3,608 thousand tonnes. All of UK demand for diesel is for transport.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a significant producer of both crude oil and petroleum products, and in the case of diesel, UK demand is met by a combination of domestic production and imports from a diverse range of reliable suppliers beyond Russia including Norway, Saudi Arabia and the USA.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working closely with industry to ensure that the UK will phase out imports of Russian oil in response to Vladimir Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/03/2022 17:45:28 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1452831

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	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, if he will increase the Warm Homes Discount to reflect the increase in the energy price cap and household energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	143830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government has committed to expanding the Warm Home Discount spending envelope from the current £350 million to £475 million per year, rising with inflation. This means around 3 million households would receive rebates on their energy bills every winter, representing an increase of a third compared to the current scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/warm-home-discount-better-targeted-support-from-2022" target="_blank">consulted</a> last summer on reforms to the scheme, which included a proposal to increase the rebate amount from the current £140 to £150. This increase balances providing meaningful support to as many households as possible while minimising the impact on consumers’ bills.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced a new package of support to help households with their energy bills, including a £200 discount on household energy bills this autumn for domestic electricity customers in Great Britain; a £150 non-repayable rebate in Council Tax bills for all households in Council Tax Bands A-D in England; and an additional £144 million of discretionary funding for Local Authorities to support households not eligible for the Council Tax rebate. In addition, support will continue to be offered through established support schemes, such as the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/cold-weather-payment" target="_blank">Cold Weather Payments</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment" target="_blank">Winter Fuel Payment</a>, which help vulnerable households with their winter energy costs.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/03/2022 17:33:49 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1452836

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	Redundancy
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 bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that companies may not make decisions and announcements on mass redundancy without proper consultation with the workforce or trade unions.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	143833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 already requires employers proposing to make 20 or more employees redundant from one establishment in a 90-day period to consult employees or their representatives:</p><p> </p><ul><li>at least 45 days before the first dismissal takes effect where 100 or more redundancies are proposed.</li><li>at least 30 days before the first dismissal takes effect where 20 or more redundancies are proposed.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The consultation must cover ways to avoid redundancies, reducing the numbers of redundancies, or mitigating their impact. Within the same timescales, the employer must notify the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of the proposed collective redundancies. Failure to submit a notification without good cause is a criminal offence and can result in an unlimited fine. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service provides advice on best practice when managing large scale redundancies.</p><p> </p><p>Employees and/or employee representatives may make a claim to an employment tribunal if they consider the employer has not complied with the consultation requirements for collective redundancies. If the tribunal agrees it may make a protective award of up to 90 days’ remuneration per employee.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 24/03/2022 12:57:55 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1452869

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	Tidal 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the use of tidal power to help meet the UK's energy needs.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	143648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government announced in November 2021 that the fourth Contracts for Difference allocation round will feature a £20m annual ringfenced budget for tidal power. This builds on a long and continuing history of government support for the tidal power sector and opens up possibilities for Britain’s marine energy sector to play a key role in strengthening energy security and reducing dependency on fossil fuels. Moreover, the Government remains open to considering well-developed proposals for harnessing the tidal range energy in our bays and estuaries, provided that such proposals can demonstrate clear and beneficial impacts on the energy system and good value for money.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/03/2022 17:32:23 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1452874

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he will respond to correspondence from the hon Member for Rhondda to the Green Deal team on 16 September 2021 and subsequent correspondence to his Department on 1 November 2021, 22 November 2021, 17 December 2021, 21 January 2022 and 25 February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	143587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department has no record of such correspondence regarding the Green Deal. The Hon. Member is invited to re-send the correspondence to the Department or direct to the Green Deal team at: <a href="mailto:gdconsumers@beis.gov.uk" target="_blank">gdconsumers@beis.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/03/2022 16:52:11 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1452905

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	Gazprom: Sanctions
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 potential sanctions against Gazprom on UK energy intensive industries who have forward purchased energy supplies from Gazprom.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	143687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Gazprom Energy continues to trade in the UK and customers should exercise their own commercial judgement with regards to energy supply contracts they have in place at the moment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recommends seeking independent legal advice on this topic if consumers are concerned about the status of any existing contracts they have in place or the impact of existing sanctions on Russian companies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government cannot speculate on any future sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/03/2022 17:31:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1452914

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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 Supply
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 publish an update to the National Emergency Plan for downstream gas and electricity.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	143843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The National Emergency Plan for Downstream Gas and Electricity remains an accurate overview of the plans and processes across the energy sector for emergencies.</p><p> </p><p>The National Emergency Plan for Downstream Gas and Electricity is planned to be updated this year. While the document currently references EU law and regulation, these have been succeeded by UK law and regulation as part of a wider statutory instrument package brought in when the UK left the EU.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/03/2022 17:30:23 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1452916

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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: Housing
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 on the proportion of homes rated EPC C+ in (a) 2010 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	143844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The latest English Housing Survey suggests 14% of English homes were rated EPC C+ in 2010 and 46% rated EPC C+ in 2020.</p><p> </p><p><em>Source: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1054775/2020-21_EHS_Headline_Report_Section_2_Stock_Annex_Table_revised.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1054775/2020-21_EHS_Headline_Report_Section_2_Stock_Annex_Table_revised.ods</a></em></p><p><em>Tab AT2.8, Cells C37:D38</em></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/03/2022 17:28:28 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1452917

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	Electricity Generation: Costs
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 comparative assessment he has made of the cost of producing a kilowatt of electricity from a (a) North Sea wind turbine and (b) power station running on gas shipped to the UK from overseas.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	143845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>BEIS publishes the Levelized Costs of Electricity (LCOE) for all generating technologies in the Generation Cost Reports (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-electricity-generation-costs-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-electricity-generation-costs-2020</a>). The LCOE of offshore wind turbines and gas plants (both CCGT and OCGT) are derived from their lifetime electricity generation, capital costs, and operational costs (including fuel).</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/03/2022 17:26:55 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1452930

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	Shipping: Minimum Wage
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 prevent businesses advertising vacancies for seafarers in British territorial waters at rates of pay less than the minimum wage, in breach of the National Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) Order 1999.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	143795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it. In 2020, the Government legislated to ensure that seafarers who are working in the UK territorial sea are entitled to be paid the minimum wage, regardless of where they ordinarily work or where their ship is registered. This means that most individuals working in our waters are entitled to be paid at least the National Living Wage or relevant National Minimum Wage rate for their age.</p><p> </p><p>An individual’s entitlement to the minimum wage is not dependent on the rates of pay included in a job advert or job offer that they accepted. If an individual is not being paid at least minimum wage when they are entitled to it, they should complain to HMRC using the online form on GOV.UK. HMRC will consider ever complaint they receive and since 2015 they have returned over £100 million in unpaid wages to 1 million workers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 24/03/2022 16:51:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley