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1580656

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools
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 impact of not including (a) swimming pools and (b) other leisure services in the list of sectors eligible for support with energy bills under the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme on the financial viability of (i) charitable trust not-for-profit leisure and (ii) swimming pool providers.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	132438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>During the review of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, analysis of many contributions from the private sector, trade associations, the voluntary sector and other types of organisations were assessed. These included leisure centres and swimming pools.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken a consistent approach to identifying the most energy and trade intensive sectors, with all sectors that meet agreed thresholds for energy and trade intensity eligible for Energy and Trade Intensive Industries support. These thresholds have been set at sectors falling above the 80th percentile for energy intensity, and 60th percentile for trade intensity, plus any sectors eligible for the existing energy compensation and exemption schemes.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/02/2023 10:57:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1579620

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	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, what recent discussions he has had with energy suppliers on vulnerable households being required by energy companies onto prepayment energy meters.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	129883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>I met with energy suppliers, Ofgem, Energy UK and Citizens Advice to discuss matters related to prepayment meters.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/01/2023 13:58:14 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1579621

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	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, if he will make it his policy to ban energy suppliers from forcibly switching households having difficulty paying energy bills onto energy prepayment meters.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	129884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Prepayment meters (PPMs) allow customers to pay for energy on a pay-as-you-go basis and serve an important function by helping the avoidance of debt and court action. A ban on PPM switching as a last resort could lead to an increase in bailiff action. There are no plans to remove this option.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem has stringent rules on the force-fitting of PPMs. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has written to Ofgem asking them to conduct a review to make sure suppliers are complying with those rules. The Secretary of State has also asked energy suppliers to commit voluntarily to stopping this practice.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/01/2023 13:57:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1579622

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	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, what recent discussions he has had with energy suppliers on lost, delayed or unclaimed energy vouchers for prepayment meter customers.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	129885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government works with suppliers and other stakeholders to communicate the scheme, the importance of checking post, emails and text for vouchers, and taking action to redeem them.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers are obliged to provide evidence to BEIS of action to encourage prepayment customers to redeem their vouchers. Suppliers should make a minimum of three attempts to contact customers who have not redeemed their voucher.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 129886 question first answered 31/01/2023 13:56:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1579623

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	Energy Bills Rebate: Voucher Schemes
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 customers redeem lost, delayed or unclaimed repayment energy vouchers.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	129886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government works with suppliers and other stakeholders to communicate the scheme, the importance of checking post, emails and text for vouchers, and taking action to redeem them.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers are obliged to provide evidence to BEIS of action to encourage prepayment customers to redeem their vouchers. Suppliers should make a minimum of three attempts to contact customers who have not redeemed their voucher.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 129885 question first answered 31/01/2023 13:56:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1567254

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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	Royal Mail: Ofcom
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 he made the adequacy of Ofcom's regulatory powers for scrutinising Royal Mail's performance.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	124030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Postal Services Act 2011 gives Ofcom robust powers to scrutinise performance of any regulatory requirements it has imposed on Royal Mail, and other operators, and to enforce those requirements, including imposing financial penalties or instituting court proceedings where appropriate. The Government has no plans to seek changes to the Act.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom considers Royal Mail’s performance against its quality of service targets and will continue to closely monitor performance for 2022-23 which it has been clear should no longer be impacted by Covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 24/01/2023 12:35:49 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1567280

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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: Disability
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 she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount on households in receipt of disability benefits who were ineligible for the Warm Home Discount in winter 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	124032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government has expanded and reformed the Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales to target fuel poverty and provide most rebates automatically.</p><p> </p><p>Households in receipt of means-tested benefits with high energy costs based on certain characteristics of their property are eligible for the rebate. Around 62% of Personal Independence Payment and Disability Living Allowance recipients receive a means-tested benefit; those with high energy costs are eligible. As a result of expanding and reforming the scheme, the Government estimates that 160,000 more households, where a person has a disability or long-term illness, will receive a rebate.</p><p> </p><p>These changes do not apply in Scotland, where customers apply for a Broader Group rebate through their energy suppliers, who can set their own eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/01/2023 12:35:04 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1565500

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	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, whether he has had recent discussions with energy companies on the length of time that vulnerable pre-payment meter customers who self-disconnect can be left without energy.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	120044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem’s rules require energy suppliers to identify and support prepayment meter customers at risk of self-disconnection through the provision of emergency credit and additional support credit. Ofgem has recently undertaken a Market Compliance Review assessing how suppliers support customers in vulnerable situations, including those on prepayment meters. Ofgem has started compliance engagement with suppliers and asked them to take action to address the weaknesses that have been identified.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding inherited debt, energy suppliers should update their records when the occupant of a property changes and supply the new occupants with a new card/key in a timely manner.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 120045 question first answered 18/01/2023 14:45:56 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1565501

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	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, whether he has had recent discussions with energy companies on the prevalence of new prepayment meter customers inheriting debt from previous tenants.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	120045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem’s rules require energy suppliers to identify and support prepayment meter customers at risk of self-disconnection through the provision of emergency credit and additional support credit. Ofgem has recently undertaken a Market Compliance Review assessing how suppliers support customers in vulnerable situations, including those on prepayment meters. Ofgem has started compliance engagement with suppliers and asked them to take action to address the weaknesses that have been identified.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding inherited debt, energy suppliers should update their records when the occupant of a property changes and supply the new occupants with a new card/key in a timely manner.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 120044 question first answered 18/01/2023 14:45:56 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1565502

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	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, if he will ask energy companies to equalise daily standing charges on a standard meter with those on pre-payment meters.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	120046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>Energy supply licence conditions state that the difference in price between methods of supplying energy must reflect the actual cost to the supplier for that method. The costs of managing pre-payment meters compared to standard meters are higher due to the different metering requirements and different payment systems. Ofgem is responsible for monitoring compliance with these terms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/01/2023 11:48:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West