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1544823

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Working Hours: Conditions of Employment
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 take steps to provide additional statutory protections for night shift workers, in the context of the potential health risks associated with night shift work.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	94781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The Working Time Regulations provide extensive protections to night workers. Before someone starts working at night, they must be offered a free health assessment to see if they are fit to work nights before they become a night worker and on a regular basis after that. A record of this must be kept by the employer. Employers must also make sure that night time workers do not work more than an average of 8 hours in a 24-hour period. Employers can make collective or workforce agreements to change or exclude this limit.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 28/11/2022 17:12:29 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1544832

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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 Bills Rebate: 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 steps he is taking to help people whose energy meters are supplied by wholesalers receive Energy Bill Discount Vouchers.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	94778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>EBSS Alternative Funding will provide a £400 discount off energy bills for the small percentage of households who are not reached through the main EBSS fund. This includes those who do not have a domestic electricity meter or a direct relationship with an electricity supplier.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is not yet in a position to communicate eligibility of individual groups for the Alternative Funding. The Government will be communicating the details over the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 30/11/2022 17:03:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1544833

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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 Bills Rebate: 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 estimate he has made of the number of people who are unable to receive energy bill discount vouchers due to their energy meters being supplied by a wholesaler.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	94779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not have an estimate of how many people cannot receive Energy Bill Discount Vouchers specifically due to their meters being supplied by a wholesaler. The Government estimates that approximately 900,000 households will not receive the Energy Bills Support Scheme payment. Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding will provide a £400 discount off energy bills for these households. The Government will publish further detail about eligibility for Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding shortly.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/12/2022 15:20:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1544834

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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, with reference to Contact for families with disabled children's survey entitled Out of Energy, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of that survey's findings on families with seriously ill and disabled children who have cut back or stopped using essential disability equipment, in the context of rising energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	94826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>As set out in my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Statement, the Government will work with consumer groups and industry to consider the best approach to consumer protection in energy markets from April 2024, including assistance for families with disabled children. The Government will consider all relevant evidence, including this survey, in developing its approach.</p><p> </p><p>On top of the Energy Price Guarantee for all households, the Government has announced an additional £1,200 of support for the eight million most vulnerable households to help with the cost of living. In 2023-24, an additional Cost of Living Payment of £900 will be provided to households on means-tested benefits and £150 to individuals on disability benefits.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/12/2022 16:40:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1544856

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Supply Chains: Carbon Emissions
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 businesses decarbonise their supply lines.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	94682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government currently provides voluntary supply chain (Scope 3) emissions disclosure guidance for UK organisations in the Environmental Reporting Guidelines. The Government is also encouraging small UK businesses to join the ‘Race to Zero’ – a global effort to achieve Net Zero by 2050. In the Race to Zero, organisations are required to set emission reduction targets which must include Scope 3 emissions. The Government has also publicly outlined, in the Government response to the ‘Mandatory climate-related financial disclosures by publicly quoted companies, large private companies and LLPs’ consultation, that officials will consider the issue of Scope 3 emission disclosures in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/12/2022 10:12:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1544865

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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: Finance
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 will include ringfenced tidal energy in the upcoming AR5 contracts for difference auction.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	94922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department is currently developing Allocation Round (AR) 5 auction parameters for all technologies, including for tidal stream, taking into account evidence from stakeholders. Full parameters will be published in the Budget Notice in March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/11/2022 17:12:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1544868

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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 Bills Rebate: 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 steps his Department is taking to increase the number of customers with older prepayment meters that redeem energy bills vouchers.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	94689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>Customers with traditional prepayment meters should have received their first and second Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) discount vouchers. These have been sent by SMS text, email or post.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers are reporting to BEIS on scheme delivery, including the redemption of traditional prepayment meter vouchers. Data for October indicates all vouchers have been dispatched by suppliers and take up so far is over 60%. The Government will continue to issue communications via a broad range of channels and stakeholders, seeking to increase awareness of the vouchers and how to redeem them and will address any issues identified with redemption.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/12/2022 10:11:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1544880

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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 plans to respond to the letter of 11 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood on energy support for off-grid households, reference ZA47153.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	94784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>I wrote to the hon. Member on 24 November about energy support for off-grid households.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/12/2022 10:10:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1544882

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Alternative Fuel Payments
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 households that use alternative fuels will receive payments through the Alternative Fuel Payment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	94785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The details of when this payment will be made will be confirmed shortly. The Government is committed to delivering this support to customers as fast as possible this Winter.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/12/2022 10:09:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1544887

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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: Infrastructure
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 his Department is taking steps to (a) increase grid infrastructure and (b) speed up the planning consent process for energy infrastructure in the context of the Government's renewable energy targets for 2030.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	94667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>Ofgem is responsible for regulating network companies, but the Government engages in and supports their work to increase grid infrastructure by speeding up approvals and bringing forward strategic investment through the price control process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will produce and publish revised National Policy Statements in due course, bring forward measures to improve the performance of the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) planning process and accelerate development consent. The Government will publish a full NSIP Reform Action Plan, as well as consultations on national policy statements and on further regulatory and guidance changes to improve the operation of the system.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/11/2022 17:11:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead