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1421763

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	Manufacturing Industries: Investment
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 manufacturing investment bids his Department supported in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021 and (d) to date in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	122809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department offers a wide range of support to business, including the manufacturing sector, under a number of targeted support schemes. Full details of all awards made under these schemes are published on an annual basis via the Cabinet Office Governments Grants Information system, which covers details of all HMG support activity.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 21/02/2022 19:07:28 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1421767

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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
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 district heating customers will be included in the £200 discount available to households.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	122845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Bills Rebate scheme will see all energy suppliers provide a £200 discount to the electricity bills of over 28 million British households, including customers using district heating to heat their homes.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/02/2022 13:59:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1421809

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	Companies House
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 officials in his Department have had with Companies House on strengthening the process of removing the personal details of people who have had their names fraudulently included in a companies registration with Companies House.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	122724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>We announced our plans to reform Companies House in September 2020. The reforms will ensure more reliably accurate information on the companies register, reinforced by identity verification of people who manage or control companies. Companies House will have greater powers to query and challenge information. We will bring forward legislation to implement these reforms when Parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental officials hold frequent discussions with Companies House counterparts on a wide range of issues, including measures we propose to take to improve the integrity of information on the companies register.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/02/2022 17:12:36 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1421831

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	Drax Power Station: 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 estimate his Department has made of the reduction of CO2 emissions in tonnes as a result of Drax being in receipt of £832 million in direct Government subsidies to biomass in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	122710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The Renewables Obligation and Contracts for Difference Scheme currently requires that solid biomass used to generate electricity does not exceed a greenhouse gas emission of 200 kg per MWh. Emissions from coal generation in 2020 were equivalent to 997 kg per MWh, so biomass currently delivers at least an 80% greenhouse gas saving over coal.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/02/2022 14:03:43 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1421872

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	Housing: Heating
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 feasibility of installing BioLPG boilers in off-grid homes in relation to (a) the UK’s 6th Carbon Budget and )b) alternative net-zero measures including electric heat-pumps.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	122785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises that biofuels such as bioLPG may play a role in future off-gas-grid decarbonisation, particularly for properties that are not suitable for a heat pump.</p><p> </p><p>However, further evidence is needed to consider what role these biofuels could play and to develop the policy framework which would support such a role.</p><p> </p><p>The forthcoming Biomass Strategy will consider evidence on the likely supply and sustainability of biomass feedstocks, including those used to produce biofuels, available to the UK, the total lifecycle emissions for different biomass uses, and the best uses of biomass across the economy to achieve our net zero target.</p><p> </p><p>As Building Regulations are an area of devolved competence, it would be for the Welsh Government to consider steps to enable the decarbonisation of off grid homes in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/02/2022 14:04:58 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1421968

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	Offshore Industry: Fossil Fuels
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 the oral contribution of the Minister for Energy on 9 February 2022, Official Report, col 962, if he will publish the evidence base for the conclusion that new oil and gas extraction in the North Sea will reduce the UK’s dependence on imports.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	122634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Continental Shelf is a mature oil and gas basin, where production is declining. The UK’s domestic demand for these products is also projected to decline, as the UK transitions to cleaner sources of energy, however the UK is expected to remain a net importer of both oil and gas, even if new fields are developed. A faster decline in UK production would result in the UK importing more oil and gas from other countries on a net basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Oil and Gas Authority publishes projections of oil and gas production in the UK; these projections (including comparisons with forecasts of demand) are available at</p><p><a href="http://www.ogauthority.co.uk/data-centre/data-downloads-and-publications/production-projections" target="_blank">www.ogauthority.co.uk/data-centre/data-downloads-and-publications/production-projections</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/02/2022 13:53:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1421970

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	Offshore Industry: Fossil Fuels
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 the oral contribution of the Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change, 9 February 2022, Official Report, col 956, if he will publish the evidence base for that Minister’s statement that continued support for the UK’s oil and gas sector is essential for the UK to achieve its climate change targets.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	122635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>Fossil fuel use such as unabated gas-fired electricity generation currently plays an important role in keeping Great Britain’s electricity system secure and stable. This role will decrease in the future as clean energy technologies continue to develop. The Government will introduce a climate compatibility checkpoint to assess whether any future licensing rounds remain in keeping with the UK’s climate goals, including net zero.</p><p> </p><p>The North Sea Transition Deal sets out a path for the UK to manage the transition away from fossil fuels, with a goal of achieving a net zero basin by 2050 and achieving a managed energy transition, which leaves no-one behind. The Deal will support workers, businesses, and the supply chain as the UK transitions to a net zero future by harnessing the industry’s existing capabilities, infrastructure, and private investment potential to exploit new and emerging technologies such as hydrogen production, Carbon Capture Usage and Storage and offshore wind, as well as offshore decommissioning.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/02/2022 14:00:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1422003

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	Renewable Energy: 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 has plans to implement the Contracts for Difference auction and allocation on an annual basis.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	122698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>On 9 February 2022, the Secretary of State announced that Contracts for Difference allocation rounds will be held on an annual basis from March 2023, when the next round (AR5) will open to applications.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-02-09/hcws600" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-02-09/hcws600</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/02/2022 16:40:24 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

1421169

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Housing: Heat Pumps
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 off gas grid homes that applied to join the electrification of heat demonstration project heat pump trial were declined on the grounds of technical reasoning, cost or disruption caused.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	121741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>Due to high levels of interest in the Electrification of Heat Demonstration Project, the majority of applicants did not progress through to installation, because they either did not meet the project requirements - including a target of 85% of homes to be on the gas grid - or withdrew from the project. Further findings and data from the project will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/02/2022 14:03:14 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1421170

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Housing: Heat Pumps
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 Government policy on the roll out of heat pumps will not be finalised until the trials of the electrification of heat demonstration project are complete and a full report has been published, including all technical and financial data, to enable time for sufficient scrutiny of the project.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	121742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Government is taking action now to decarbonise heat in buildings and to stay on track to meet net zero. Extensive evidence suggests that heat pumps are a cost-effective means of decarbonising heat in homes and businesses. The Government will soon launch the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to support the installation of heat pumps. The Electrification of the Heat Demonstration Project will provide further insights into enabling heat pump deployment. Findings and data from the project will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/02/2022 14:01:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous