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1187730

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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: North Sea
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 engage with (a) trade unions, (b) Oil and Gas UK and (c) the Oil and Gas Authority to help counter the economic impact of the (i) covid-19 pandemic and (ii) collapse in the price of oil on the North Sea oil and gas industry.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	34978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is closely monitoring developments related to potential impacts on the upstream oil and gas sector from the collapse in the oil price and COVID-19 and is in regular contact with industry and the Oil and Gas Authority. I have held telephone meetings with representatives from the sector including business leaders, trade associations and the Oil and Gas Authority to discuss these issues.</p><p> </p><p>In response, Government has announced an unprecedented financial package to support businesses and has committed to do whatever it takes to get our nation through the impacts of this coronavirus pandemic. This includes a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, as well as a host of measures to help businesses in this period with £330bn worth of government backed and guaranteed loans to support businesses across the UK. Additionally, responding to feedback from business, a Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme will ensure that more firms are able to benefit from government-backed support during this difficult time. It will provide a government guarantee of 80% to enable banks to make loans of up to £25 million to firms with an annual turnover of between £45 million and £500 million.</p><p> </p><p>We know that the offshore oil and gas sector and particularly its supply chain has a key role to play as we move to a net zero economy and we have committed to supporting this energy transition with a transformational Sector Deal.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 34980 question first answered 21/04/2020 09:01:42 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1187732

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Fossil Fuels: 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, what steps he is taking in response to the reduction in global prices of oil and gas to protect the (a) jobs and (b) skills of people working in that industry.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	34980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is closely monitoring developments related to potential impacts on the upstream oil and gas sector from the collapse in the oil price and COVID-19 and is in regular contact with industry and the Oil and Gas Authority. I have held telephone meetings with representatives from the sector including business leaders, trade associations and the Oil and Gas Authority to discuss these issues.</p><p> </p><p>In response, Government has announced an unprecedented financial package to support businesses and has committed to do whatever it takes to get our nation through the impacts of this coronavirus pandemic. This includes a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, as well as a host of measures to help businesses in this period with £330bn worth of government backed and guaranteed loans to support businesses across the UK. Additionally, responding to feedback from business, a Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme will ensure that more firms are able to benefit from government-backed support during this difficult time. It will provide a government guarantee of 80% to enable banks to make loans of up to £25 million to firms with an annual turnover of between £45 million and £500 million.</p><p> </p><p>We know that the offshore oil and gas sector and particularly its supply chain has a key role to play as we move to a net zero economy and we have committed to supporting this energy transition with a transformational Sector Deal.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 34978 question first answered 21/04/2020 09:01:42 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1185669

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the provision of financial support for the installation of energy efficiency measures in homes of people with ill health.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	30760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2020 answer text <p>BEIS, the Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England are working in collaboration to tackle cold homes.</p><p> </p><p>The Fuel Poverty Strategy for England includes a vulnerability principle and Government has consulted on updating this principle so that it focuses specifically on households that are most at risk to the impact of living in a cold home. This intends to ensure that energy efficiency schemes can support those in the greatest need.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Company Obligation (ECO), the main domestic energy efficiency scheme in Great Britain, is worth £640m per year and is focused on low income and vulnerable households, including those in receipt of Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Carers Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, under ECO measures can be installed in the homes of people referred by their local authority, with ill health being an eligibility criterion many use.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 26/03/2020 17:35:18 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1185893

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
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 steps his Department is taking to (a) support over 60s who live in fuel-poor households and (b) improve the energy efficiency of existing homes.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	30765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2020 answer text <p>Improving energy efficiency is the best long-term solution to tackle fuel poverty.</p><p>More than one quarter of fuel poor households in England include a resident over 60. Government is taking steps to ensure low income, vulnerable households, including older people, are protected from living in a cold home.</p><p>The Energy Company Obligation Scheme provides support for low income and vulnerable households. Since ECO launched it has delivered energy efficiency measures to more than 2 million households. ECO, or a successor scheme, will continue to drive at least £640 million investment per year in home energy efficiency until 2028.</p><p>The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards now require landlords spend up to £3500 improving their properties to energy efficiency Band E before renting them out. We intend to consult later this year on a long-term trajectory for improving Private Rented Sector homes to Band C.</p><p>In addition to receiving energy efficiency support, pensioners receive financial support to ensure they can keep their homes warm. Winter Fuel Payments provide pensioners with between £100 and £300 to keep their homes warm during the winter. Those on Pension Credit also receive a £140 Warm Home Discount rebate.</p><p>Our 2020 Fuel Poverty Strategy will detail our future plans to tackle fuel poverty.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 26/03/2020 17:37:27 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1185421

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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 estimate he has made of the percentage of Energy Company Obligation funding that has been spent on identifying suitable homes for energy efficiency measures.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	29932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The costs for identifying suitable homes has been estimated at around £257m for the three and a half year duration of ECO3 (2018 – 2022). That would be around 11% of the total estimated cost of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>These costs include finding suitable homes whose residents are eligible and willing to have energy efficiency measures installed.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/03/2020 17:34:48 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1185422

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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, how many energy efficiency measures were installed through the obligation trading route in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	29933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>In the Clean Growth Strategy, Government set an aspiration for as many homes as possible to be Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. We are developing policies and measures that will help to build a sustainable market for energy efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Company Obligation Scheme provides support for low income and vulnerable households. Since ECO launched it has delivered energy efficiency measures to more than 2 million households. ECO, or a successor scheme, will continue to drive at least £640 million investment per year in home energy efficiency until 2028.</p><p> </p><p>A total of 793 energy efficiency measures were installed through the Energy Company Obligation’s trading route (ECO Brokerage) from the start of January 2019 to the end of December 2019.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/03/2020 17:36:51 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1185423

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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 Company Obligation and 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, what estimate he has made of the number of energy customers that do not contribute to the (a) Energy Company Obligation and (b) Warm Homes Discount as a result of being with a smaller supplier.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	29934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The current threshold for participation in the Energy Company Obligation and Warm Home Discount is 200,000 domestic customer accounts and this is changing to 150,000 customer accounts from 1 April this year.</p><p> </p><p>In the final stage impact assessment for ECO3, published in October 2018, we estimated that suppliers over the 200,000 threshold covered 96% of the market and those over 150,000 covered 99%. While the number of energy suppliers in the market and their customer numbers fluctuate, we expect the current market coverage to be similar now.</p><p> </p><p>How energy suppliers pass on their costs depends on their individual pricing decisions.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/03/2020 15:56:29 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1185429

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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	Private Rented 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 steps his Department has taken to ensure that energy efficiency measures are implemented in the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	29940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p><em>The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and wales) Regulations 2015</em> require that, subject to certain exemptions, domestic and non-domestic private rented sector landlords improve their properties to a minimum energy efficiency rating of E by: April 2020 for domestic property; and April 2023 for non-domestic property.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published detailed guidance to assist landlords in complying with their obligations under the existing regulations, and is conducting enforcement pilots with Local Authorities to develop best practice around enforcement of the regulations. The Department has also launched a landlord exemptions register, a requirement of the Regulations, which is used by enforcement authorities to help target their enforcement activities.</p><p> </p><p>On 15 October 2019, the government published a consultation on the future target for the non-domestic private rented sector regulations alongside the government’s response to the Committee on Climate Change Progress Report. The consultation, which closed on 7 January 2020, set out that the government’s preferred target was for all non-domestic rented buildings to achieve an EPC Band B by 2030, where cost-effective. A government response is due to be published later this year. The government will also consult in due course on options for tightening the standards required of domestic private rented properties over time.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/03/2020 17:56:09 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1185431

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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: Health
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 responsibilities his Department has for ensuring that homes and buildings are healthy for its occupants.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	29942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>As part of the impact assessments of our policies, we include the benefits to a household’s health from improving their homes’ thermal performance.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is the lead department for standards in buildings.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/03/2020 14:33:42 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1182730

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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 Intensive Industries: 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, how much funding has been allocated to help energy intensive industries move to low-carbon techniques.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	25095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has schemes worth nearly £2 billion operating, or in development, supporting our vital energy intensive industries to decarbonise. These schemes include the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund to help companies reduce their fuel bills and transition to low carbon technologies, the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge to support industry with the deployment of low-carbon technologies in industrial clusters, and the ISCF Transformation Foundation Industries competition to improve the resource and energy efficiency of foundation industries.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/03/2020 15:20:01 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham