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1402991

registered interest
date	14/01/2022
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	Airbnb: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what purposes his Department spent £9121.42 on Airbnb on 20 September 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	104327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department spent £9,121.42 on an Airbnb private house rental for two weeks covering COP26 in Glasgow. This cost covered the accommodation for 4 members of the UK delegation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/01/2022 16:22:33 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1402995

registered interest
date	14/01/2022
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Expenditure
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 BEIS transparency data: spending over £500, published on 13 January, to which companies did his Department authorise payments of £41,833 to anonymised retailers to support market surveillance activities between July and August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	104329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards is a Market Surveillance Authority, based within BEIS, that makes test purchases for goods as part of its enforcement activities. Within the legislation there are different obligations for the different organisations in the supply chain. Whilst these purchases are from retailers rather than manufacturers these retailers could potentially play a role in proceedings if an investigation arose. Making this commercially sensitive information public could compromise a future investigation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/01/2022 16:23:34 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1403049

registered interest
date	14/01/2022
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
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 merits of introducing legislation to impose a duty on all companies, including parent companies, to prevent (a) human rights abuses and (b) environmental abuses in their global supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	104352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a strong record on human rights and environmental awareness and protection, much of which results from our framework of legislation. The UK Government expects all British companies to adhere to the rule of law and build respect for human rights and the environment into all aspects of their operations both domestically and in other territories.</p><p> </p><p>The Companies Act 2006 includes the need for Public Interest Entities with 500 or more employees to describe its business relationships which are likely to cause adverse impacts, and how it manages risks arising from matters such as environmental considerations and human rights.</p><p> </p><p>Under international law, there is no requirement for States to regulate the extraterritorial activities of their businesses. It is up to individual States to protect against and prosecute human rights and other abuses that are committed within their borders.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/01/2022 16:25:28 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1402714

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
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	Heating: Impact Assessments
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 conducted an impact assessment on vulnerable and protected groups for the Heat and Buildings Strategy, as required by the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	103508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>In the Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Government provides a strategic overview of the existing and planned policy interventions required to meet decarbonisation ambitions in heat and buildings. In this strategy, the Government detailed a coherent package of policies, comprising existing, planned and future policies which are yet to be fully developed. Each policy will undergo its own equalities impact assessment ahead of its final design.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/01/2022 10:14:33 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 44315 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1402717

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
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	Environment Protection: Vans
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 correlation between supply and demand in the (a) secondhand van and (b) greener vehicles market.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	103633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>The latest industry statistics show that demand for electric vehicles is stronger than ever, with about as many fully electric car registrations in 2021 as in the five years of 2016 to 2020 combined. In 2021 as a whole, 11.6% of all new cars registered were fully electric, trending upwards throughout the year, with over 1 in 4 new cars sold being fully electric in the month of December.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 18/01/2022 15:50:41 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1402731

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
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 Supply: Fife
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2022 to Question 96947, on Energy Supply: Fife, what discussions he has had with energy companies on (a) the levels of debt accrued by customers in Glenrothes and Central Fife during the first and second covid-19 lockdowns and (b) the plans those companies have to collect that debt.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	103579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly met energy companies during the first and second covid-19 lockdowns to discuss a range of issues relating to the energy retail market. The Government’s Voluntary Agreement with energy suppliers prioritises customers at risk and supports those impacted by covid-19. Based on circumstances, this could include reassessing, reducing or pausing debt repayments for households in financial distress and support for prepayment meter customers to stay on supply. The Agreement was introduced in March 2020 and is still in place today.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/01/2022 16:23:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1402733

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
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	Weather: Deaths
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 reduce excess winter deaths in Warwickshire.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	103637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to helping low income and vulnerable households to sufficiently heat their homes, recognising the impact cold homes can have on people’s health.</p><p> </p><p>Energy efficiency is the best long-term solution to tackling fuel poverty. The Government is driving energy efficiency improvements through a number of schemes, including the Energy Company Obligation and the Home Upgrade Grant. Since the Energy Company Obligation Scheme began in 2013, Warwickshire has received 21,746 energy efficiency measures (Headline Energy Efficiency Statistics, Table 3.4).[1]</p><p> </p><p>Additional support is available to eligible households through the Warm Home Discount, the Cold Weather Payment and the Winter Fuel Payment. The Household Support Fund is also providing £421 million to help vulnerable people in England with the cost of food, utilities and wider essentials this winter.</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-statistics-headline-release-december-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-statistics-headline-release-december-2021</a></em></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/01/2022 16:22:10 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1402737

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
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, what estimate his Department has made of the average cost to install a heat source pump to replace an existing gas boiler in a standard three bedroom semi-detached home.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	103639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>Based on the best available evidence, the Government estimates the current total cost of installing an air source heat pump to replace a gas boiler in an average three-bedroom semi-detached house to be around £10,500. However, as the market develops, heat pump installation costs are expected to fall. In the Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Government set an ambition to reduce the upfront costs of installing a heat pump by 25-50% by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/01/2022 16:20:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1402740

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
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: Solar Power
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 comparative estimate his Department has made of the typical cost of (a) retrofitting eight solar panels to a home and (b) installing eight solar panels at the time of building a new home.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	103640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>The cost of installing a domestic solar PV system varies with the type of solar panels, space for installation and roof design. In December 2021, the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities published indicative data on costs for fitting solar panel systems on new homes. The fixed cost to install a solar PV system of under 4kW capacity system is £1,100, with a variable cost of £600 for each kW installed[1]. Data published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in May 2021 indicate the mean cost per kW for installations smaller than 4kW, whether new build or retrofit, has reduced from £2,080 in 2013/14 to £ 1,628 per kW installed in 2020/21[2].</p><p> </p><p>Research by consumers’ association Which?[3] and the Energy Savings Trust estimates that the cost of a typical domestic solar installation of 3.5kW capacity and comprising 10 to 15 panels, is around £4,800 [4].</p><p> </p><p><em>[1]<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1040631/Domestic_Part_L.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1040631/Domestic_Part_L.pdf</a></em></p><p><em>[2] <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fsolar-pv-cost-data&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBoris.Rogatchevski%40beis.gov.uk%7Cde24c3bc338a4793678508d9d7866f96%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637777794654631361%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=b5zXBwg3ff9LDhxPYG7HVIDpl0hLpcJ%2BN9Qt%2FjD1vss%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solar-pv-cost-data</a></em></p><p><em>[3] <a href="https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/solar-panels/article/solar-panels/solar-panel-costs-aDxBY2v7kr60" target="_blank">https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/solar-panels/article/solar-panels/solar-panel-costs-aDxBY2v7kr60</a></em></p><p><em>[4] <a href="https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/advice/solar-panels/#jumpto-17" target="_blank">https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/advice/solar-panels/#jumpto-17</a> and <a href="https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/advice/solar-panels/" target="_blank">https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/advice/solar-panels/</a></em></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/01/2022 16:18:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1402805

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
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	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, what recent progress his Department has made on supporting the development of effective, low-cost heat pumps.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	103587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the deployment of heat pumps through a package of policies, which will stimulate demand and help deliver the economies of scale that will reduce costs of heat pumps. In addition, the Government has launched a £60 million Heat Pump Ready Programme, part of the £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, which will support the development of innovative solutions across the heat pump sector. Collectively, this support will help deliver the Government’s ambition to work with industry to reduce the upfront costs of installing a heat pump by 25-50% by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/01/2022 16:19:46 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell