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1567408

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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: Northern Ireland
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 ensure that vulnerable households in Northern Ireland receive energy support payments.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	903124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Households are receiving a £600 payment in January. This is comprised of £400 under the Energy Bills Support Scheme Northern Ireland, and £200 of support under the Alternative Fuel Payment. Households also continue to benefit from the Energy Price Guarantee which means that tariffs in Nothern Ireland are 30% cheaper than in the Republic of Ireland and are 20% cheaper than (EPG-subsidised) tariffs in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Further support in direct payments is also being provided to vulnerable households this year, including cost of living payments for pensioners, people receiving disability-related allowances and those on means-tested benefits.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/01/2023 13:48:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1566800

registered interest
date	13/01/2023
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 use the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding process used in Great Britain in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	122509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>All households in Northern Ireland will receive a £600 payment, which is a combination of the £400 EBSS payment and the £200 Alternative Fuel Payment. This combined payment reflects the different nature of the energy market in Northern Ireland and higher usage of alternative fuels, such as heating oil. As in Great Britain, households without a domestic electricity contract, such as residents of park homes, caravans on registered sites, and house boats, that do not receive this payment automatically, will receive equivalent payments through the EBSS Alternative Funding. Further details will be set out in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/01/2023 10:15:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1564639

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Business: Coronavirus
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 proportion of funds lost due to fraud and error in covid-19 loans schemes have been recovered; and what steps his Department is taking to (a) recover lost funds and (b) investigate fraudulent companies.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	117959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The delegated nature of the schemes places primary responsibility on lenders to recover money lost to fraud under the lender guarantee agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Government continues to work with lenders, law enforcement, and partners to recover fraudulently obtained loans and protect taxpayers. £320 million worth of Bounce Back Loan facilities have been removed from guarantee cover by lenders to date, including £113 million due to facilities being ineligible for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>As of October 2022, Insolvency Service action has resulted in 391 director disqualifications and 2 criminal prosecutions, most relating to Bounce Back Loans. The National Investigation Service (NATIS) have also recovered £5.8 million to date.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 16/01/2023 15:49:42 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1563041

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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: Temporary Accommodation
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 steps he has taken to help ensure that the provision of energy support is not hampered by out of date names In (a) temporary and (b) accommodation.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	113456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>For households in Northern Ireland that live in private rented accommodation, landlords are required to reflect in the price they charge for energy, the actual costs and any Government support they receive through Energy Bills Support Scheme Northern Ireland, and Energy Price Guarantee. This also applies to landlords with a commercial contract that may benefit from the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.</p><p>The Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding will provide support for energy bills for around 930,000 households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland without a domestic electricity supply. This is likely to include tenants in certain private and social rented homes. Further information is available at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fvital-help-with-energy-bills-on-the-way-for-millions-more-homes-across-great-britain-and-northern-ireland&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Ccd2dc90bc8bb43660ecb08daff790c09%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638103192593535731%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=K0UgNuIhzSEP1M9udk7BYBF3NPduch1Hs%2BqA3FrAFqM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vital-help-with-energy-bills-on-the-way-for-millions-more-homes-across-great-britain-and-northern-ireland</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/01/2023 10:05:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1563043

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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: Northern Ireland
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 ensure that (a) people who pay rent inclusive of utility bills to landlords, (b) park home owners and (c) farmers with business electricity accounts receive the £600 energy support for Northern Ireland households.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	113457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>Landlords who charge rent that includes energy bills will be required to pass on the £600 to tenants in a just and reasonable way. Regulations will be introduced to mandate this and guidance will be made available.</p><p> </p><p>Households with no domestic electricity contract such as park homes will be eligible for a £400 payment under the Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding as in Great Britain, plus the £200 Alternative Fuel Payment.</p><p> </p><p>If farmers with business accounts do not have a domestic electricity contract, they can qualify for the EBSS Alternative Funding and Alternative Fuel payment.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/01/2023 11:51:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1550589

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
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	EU Law: Northern Ireland
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 his Department has had with officials from Northern Ireland Departments on the replacement of EU retained law.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	108383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to proactively engaging with devolved governments at official and Ministerial level on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and the REUL reform programme .</p><p> </p><p>To date, there have been regular official level discussions with the devolved governments, including the Northern Ireland Civil Service, and we will continue to engage with the devolved governments.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/12/2022 17:49:54 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1550590

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
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	EU Law: Northern Ireland
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 capacity of Northern Ireland Departments and the Northern Ireland Assembly to update or replace EU Retained Law by December 2023.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	108384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government recognises the unique challenges Northern Ireland departments are facing in delivering plans for REUL reforms in the continued absence of a functioning Executive and Assembly. The Brexit Opportunities Unit has established regular intergovernmental meetings intended to support devolved counterparts with identification of which REUL is devolved or reserved, as part of the REUL Reform Programme.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">My officials are working with the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), other Whitehall departments and Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) counterparts to determine the overall catalogue of REUL and develop an approach that accounts for the political situation in Northern Ireland ahead of the sunset date. We stand ready to assist our NICS counterparts and NIO as and when required.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Departments will analyse their retained EU law carefully to determine what should be preserved as part of domestic law, as well as retained EU law that should be repealed, or amended.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government recognises the unique challenges Northern Ireland departments are facing in delivering plans for REUL reforms in the continued absence of a functioning Executive and Assembly. The Brexit Opportunities Unit which works closely with Northern Ireland Office, has established regular intergovernmental meetings intended to support devolved counterparts with identification of which REUL is devolved or reserved, as part of the REUL Reform Programme.</ins></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/12/2022 15:53:21 question first ministerially corrected 20/12/2022 19:16:35 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 43770 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1550591

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
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	EU Law: Northern Ireland Protocol
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 compatibility of the replacement of retained EU law with Article 2 of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	108385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to proactively engaging with devolved governments at official and Ministerial level on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and the REUL reform programme .</p><p> </p><p>To date, there have been regular official level discussions with the devolved governments, including the Northern Ireland Civil Service, and we will continue to engage with the devolved governments</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/12/2022 15:43:33 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1547611

registered interest
date	02/12/2022
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: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of immediately making Energy Support Payments for electric bills in Northern Ireland while developing a cashback option in parallel.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	101813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2022 answer text <p>On 19 December, the Government announced that all households in Northern Ireland will receive support with their energy bills this winter through a single payment of £600 comprising both the Energy Bills Support Scheme and the Alternative Fuel Payment. Payments will start reaching households in January through suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/12/2022 13:14:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1541182

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
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 Price Guarantee
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 ensure that the cost to the public purse of the Energy Price Guarantee is not increased by the profit margins of energy providers.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	83794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Price Guarantee discount is set by the Government. The costs of the scheme are linked to changes in energy wholesale prices, as reflected in the Ofgem price cap, and the volume of energy consumed by households.</p><p> </p><p>Exchequer funding provided to the energy suppliers under the Energy Price Guarantee is directly equivalent to the savings made by domestic consumers in their gas and electricity bills. The Government does not pay any premium to energy suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury will conduct a review to consider how to support households with their energy bills from April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/11/2022 14:14:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry