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1585199

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Ofgem: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to (a) improve and (b) regularly assess Ofgem's effectiveness as a regulator.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	141723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The energy market is currently facing unprecedented challenges.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem recognises how its regulatory approach over the last 18 months has contributed to supplier failure and the related issues within the energy supply market. Ofgem is therefore taking steps to ensure that the supply market is more robust. This includes a package of reforms designed to bolster consumer protection and ensure energy suppliers are more resilient to market shocks.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/02/2023 18:04:05 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1585245

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Boilers: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his Department's policy to continue with the proposed 2026 boiler ban for off-grid properties.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	142887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government consulted on phasing out the installation of heating systems using high carbon fossil fuels in homes, businesses and public buildings in England off the gas grid during the 2020s. We will set out further details on these proposals when we respond to these consultations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/02/2023 17:59:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1585280

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Utilities: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government plans to give Ofgem additional powers to take enforcement action against suppliers who breach their licence conditions.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	142817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to give Ofgem further enforcement powers. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State wrote to Ofgem on 4 February welcoming their recent Market Compliance Reviews (MCR) and setting out the expectation that strong and immediate action is taken where suppliers have fallen short of their obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem publishes details of its compliance and enforcement action on its website at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fenergy-policy-and-regulation%2Fcompliance-and-enforcement&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C10aaced56c884959b3c308db136a8fdb%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638125120624079729%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rbmhkGlXLdjFM15mG0djVlNH%2FqIPUXQC3Ixj7HaAoXA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-policy-and-regulation/compliance-and-enforcement</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/02/2023 17:57:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1585297

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of how many households have been forced onto prepayment meters (a) by warrant and (b) via remote switching since the start of December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	142820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has asked energy suppliers to share data on the number of warrants that they have requested for the forcible fitting of prepayment meters; this request has been backed by Ofgem who have encouraged suppliers to be transparent with their data.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Ofgem has announced a Market Compliance Review focused on remote switching and forced installations to assess if suppliers have wrongly been switching customers to prepayment meters and will take action if licence conditions are found to have been breached.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/02/2023 17:58:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1585381

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Heat Network Efficiency Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many applications there have been for (a) revenue and (b) capital grants under the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	142714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES), the £32m grant programme, opened for applications on Tuesday 7<sup>th</sup> February 2023 with the first funding round closing to applicants on 31<sup>st</sup> March 2023. As of 8<sup>th</sup> February 2023 the Government has not received any applications (revenue or capital), nor allocated any funding.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/02/2023 18:02:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1583719

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 23 November 2022 to Question 86656 on Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme, what progress his Department has made on the Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	139238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department is processing information provided to the department through the Request for Information process that ran over the summer for which there was significant interest. The Government will set out the next steps on the Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme soon.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/02/2023 17:12:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1584840

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that gas networks are ready for a 20% hydrogen blend by the end of this year.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	141592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is aiming to reach a policy decision in 2023 on whether to allow blending of up to 20% hydrogen by volume into the gas distribution networks. This could generate carbon-savings of up to 6-7% on current GB grid gas consumption.  The Government is working with the networks and industry to build the necessary evidence base to determine whether blending meets the required safety standards, is feasible and represents value for money.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/02/2023 14:15:31 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1584859

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
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 Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes published on 30 September 2020.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	141466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has carefully analysed the responses received to the consultation and is considering how to ensure the costs relating to energy efficiency improvement are fair and proportionate to landlords and tenants. The Government will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/02/2023 14:26:41 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1584906

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of whether charge point operators have been complying with his Department's guidance on passing on Energy Bills Support Scheme funding to consumers in the period since 1 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	141485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bills Support Scheme is delivering a £400 non-repayable government discount to households across the United Kingdom to help with energy bills this winter. The £400 is for domestic use and is not provided to electric vehicle charge point operators.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/02/2023 17:54:02 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1584907

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to ensure that consumers charging their electric vehicles from the public network benefit from the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	141486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bills Support Scheme is for households not businesses.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/02/2023 17:55:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney