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1581123

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access: Innovation and Research
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 potential effect of the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing Access on (a) global R&D investment decisions and (b) access to medical innovation.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	133601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is working to better understand the impacts the operation of the current Voluntary Scheme on investments in the UK and access to medicines. We are therefore in direct conversations with companies to understand these impacts. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is in close discussions with the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department responsible for the Voluntary Scheme, about the business environment for life sciences and its impact on investment and patient access.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 31/01/2023 14:29:06 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1581126

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Electricity Generation
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 proportion of UK electricity use in 2050 that will be derived from (a) UK-generated renewable energy, (b) UK-generated fossil fuels, (c) UK-generated nuclear and (d) net imports.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	133783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Annex O (sub-Annex L) of the Energy and Emission Projections<sup>[1]</sup>shows annual generation by technology (including imports) for four power sector scenarios (two with higher levels of electricity demand and two with lower levels of electricity demand).</p><p> </p><p><em><sup>[1]</sup><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1058212/Annex-J-total-electricity-gen-by-source_NZSFeb22.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1058212/Annex-J-total-electricity-gen-by-source_NZSFeb22.ods</a></em></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/01/2023 14:28:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1581131

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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: Pension 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, how many people in (a) York Local Authority Area, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England in receipt of Savings Credit received help from the Warm Home Discount Scheme in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	133660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Low-income households apply through their suppliers, who set their own application processes and eligibility criteria. Therefore the Government does not have data on how many people in receipt of Pension Savings Credit received a Warm Home Discount rebate in 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/01/2023 14:25:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1581132

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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, how many people in (a) York local authority area, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England who received help from the Warm Home Discount Scheme in 2021-2022 have been sent a letter saying they are not entitled to the help in 2022-2023 because under the new criteria they are not considered to have have high energy costs.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	133661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Low-income households apply through their suppliers, who set their own application processes and eligibility criteria. Therefore the Government does not have data on how many people received a rebate in 2021/22 who are not eligible for a rebate this year.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/01/2023 14:31:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1581133

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Housing: 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 data his Department holds on the number of domestic properties in (a) York local authority, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England deemed to have high energy costs based on the property’s characteristics of (i) type, (ii) age and (iii) floor area in the context of a modelled energy cost score.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	133662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The table below provides the (rounded) number of domestic properties calculated to have a high energy cost score based on Valuation Office Agency and, where missing, imputed property characteristic data for the 2022/23 scheme year:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number with a high energy cost score</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York local authority</p></td><td><p>44,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>1,230,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>12,330,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/01/2023 14:24:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1581134

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Housing: 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 proportion of domestic properties in (a) York local authority, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England are deemed to have high modelled energy costs based on the property’s characteristics of (i) type, (ii) age and (iii) floor area.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	133663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The table below provides the proportion of domestic properties calculated to have a high energy cost score based on Valuation Office Agency and, where missing, imputed property characteristic data for the 2022/23 scheme year:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion with a high energy cost score</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York local authority</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/02/2023 11:16:50 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1581151

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Cars: 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, what steps he will take to increase the level of car manufacturing in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	133531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is determined to ensure the UK continues to be a highly attractive location for automotive investment and manufacturing.</p><p> </p><p>In the last couple of years alone, we have seen Nissan and Envision invest £1 billion to create an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing hub in Sunderland, a £2.5 billion investment by Bentley in Crewe, and £380 million by Ford to make Halewood their first European EV components site.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work through the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) to develop an internationally competitive electric vehicle supply chain. This includes unlocking private investment in gigafactories, battery material supply chains, motors, power electronics, and fuel cell systems.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/02/2023 16:53:26 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1581153

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Cars: Energy and Taxation
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 potential impact of (a) energy prices and (b) taxes on cars in the UK on the competitiveness of the car manufacturing sector.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	133533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>High energy costs are a concern and we know that the automotive sector is amongst those impacted. This is why we acted through the Energy Bill Relief and Discount Schemes, and we continue to engage with industry on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review and considers a wide range of factors including the competitiveness of the tax regime and its impact on industry and consumers. The Government uses the motoring tax system to incentivise low emission vehicle uptake and balances simplicity and fairness, whilst ensuring the sustainability of the public finances over the long term.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/02/2023 16:52:40 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1581154

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Electricity Generation: 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 he plans to take steps to increase the (a) grid and (b) local cable capacities in order to better facilitate (i) more electric cars in the UK and (b) demand for domestic heating.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	133534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to accelerating the delivery of electricity network infrastructure to accommodate new sources of clean electricity generation and demand, as set out, jointly with Ofgem, in the Electricity Networks Strategic Framework.</p><p>Ofgem’s upcoming distribution network price control provides £22.2bn in baseline funding including £3.1bn for network upgrades, supporting the expected uptake in electric vehicles and heat pumps. Large upfront funding, combined with an agile price control system for net zero related expenditure, should enable the investment in network infrastructure needed to facilitate heat and transport electrification.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/02/2023 11:15:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1581156

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Meters: 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 he is taking to increase the number of rural households which are able to have an energy smart meter installed.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	133559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government wants as many households and small businesses as possible to benefit from smart metering, and millions of consumers across Great Britain, in different types of geographies, are already realising these benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The Data Communications Company (DCC), which operates the national communications infrastructure for smart metering, is obligated under its licence to provide communications coverage to at least 99.25% of premises across Great Britain. The Government holds this data at a Great Britain level and is not able to disaggregate at constituency or individual nation level.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the DCC is also required to assess opportunities to increase the overall level of coverage where it is practicable and cost proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 133560 133562 question first answered 03/02/2023 11:13:19 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb