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1541952

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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, how many vouchers issued to those on prepayment meters in October as part of the Energy Bills Support Scheme have not been redeemed as of 14 November.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	86492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>Prepayment meter customers should have received their first Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) discount voucher. These have been sent by SMS text, email or post.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers are reporting to BEIS on scheme delivery, including the redemption of prepayment meter vouchers. These figures will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/11/2022 13:53:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 35261 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1542114

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they will provide further detail on how and when heat network customers can expect to receive the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Fund rebate and the Alternative Fuel Payment.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL3392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS) Alternative Funding will provide a £400 discount on energy bills for the small percentage of households that will not be reached through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. Eligibility, timescales and method of delivery will be announced in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p>Heat network consumers receive support through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) and will not receive the Alternative Fuel Payment, which has been designed to support households using alternative fuels. As the EBRS will be scaled back from April 2023 the Government will bring forward a route to deliver bespoke support for those on heat networks. Further details will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/11/2022 17:14:37 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1541493

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
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 he has made an assessment of the financial impact of the delay in issuing the Energy Bills Support Scheme payments for (a) park home residents and (b) other households without a direct energy supply contract on those households.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	84819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment. The Government is working to deliver this support through the EBSS Alternative Funding as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/11/2022 16:24:08 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1540560

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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 he plans to include off-grid domestic users, such as liveaboard boaters, in the Energy Bill Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	82261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>As announced on 29 July, the EBSS Alternative Funding will be available to provide equivalent support of £400 for energy bills for the households who will not be reached through the EBSS. This includes those who do not have a domestic electricity meter or a direct relationship with an energy supplier.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with a range of organisations, such as local authorities, as well as Devolved Administrations and across UK Government, to finalise the details of the Alternative Funding and have the process up and running for applications this winter.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 17:07:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1540818

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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, how the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Fund and the Alternative Fuel Payments Fund will distribute payments to households ineligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme, and when these payments will begin.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	82452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Alternative Funding will provide equivalent support of £400 for energy bills for the small minority of households who will not be reached through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. Full details on eligibility, timescales and method of delivery will be announced in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p>The Alternative Fuel Payment will provide £100 to support households who do not use mains gas for heating. It is designed to compensate for the rise in the price of heating oil from October 2022 in a way which is equivalent to the Energy Price Guarantee. Further details for both schemes will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 17:12:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1540819

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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, what measures are in place to ensure the Energy Bill Support Scheme is paid to customers
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	82345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Bills Support Scheme is delivering a £400 non-repayable Government discount in instalments over six months from October to March to help 29 million households in Great Britain with energy bills over the winter. Suppliers are reporting to BEIS on scheme delivery, including the redemption of prepayment meter vouchers. These figures will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Separate arrangements will be announced for households not eligible for the main scheme in Great Britain and for consumers in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/11/2022 10:11:04 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1540100

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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, what steps his Department is taking to support individuals on shared energy meters with the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	80694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has announced an unprecedented package of support to help households with the cost of living crisis, including support of £400 for energy bills for those who do not have a domestic electricity meter or a direct relationship with an energy supplier, such as heat network consumers on a private wire system.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with a range of organisations to finalise the details of the Alternative Funding and have the process up and running for applications this winter.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 17:04:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1540104

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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, when off-grid customers will be able to access financial support through the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Fund.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	80836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for St Albans on 22<sup>nd</sup> September to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-06/48498" target="_blank">48498</a>, and the answer given by my noble Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the noble Lord Teverson on 8th November 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-25/hl2900" target="_blank">HL2900</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 17:06:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1539429

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
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 he has had recent discussions with representatives of British Gas on delays in sending energy rebate vouchers to customers with prepaid meters.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	79321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department is in regular contact with suppliers to understand any operational issues and to check on the redemption of vouchers.</p><p> </p><p>Vouchers are sent each month, between October and March, via text, email or post and are valid for three months from the relevant monthly Qualifying Date. Suppliers must make several attempts to contact customers who have not redeemed vouchers and can reissue expired or lost vouchers.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 17:13:19 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1538507

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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, what steps he is taking to boost the redemption of vouchers for the Energy Bills Support Scheme discount for customers using traditional prepayment meters.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	77426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>Suppliers should take action to encourage all traditional pre-payment customers to redeem their EBSS payment vouchers during the scheme month. Vouchers are valid for 90 days from the date of issue. Replacement credit vouchers can be issued, but must be redeemed by the scheme closing date of 30 June 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers have an obligation to provide evidence to BEIS of taking action to encourage pre-payment customers to redeem their issued vouchers. Suppliers should make a minimum of three attempts to contact customers who have not redeemed their payment.</p><p> </p><p>If a customer requests that an expired voucher is reissued, suppliers should comply with the request as long as it is made ahead of the end of scheme date.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/11/2022 13:39:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 33159 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth