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1714961

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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	Fuels: Distribution
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 recent assessment she has made of the level of competition in the fuel distribution services industry.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	24253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>There are multiple companies involved in the distribution of both transport and heating fuels to petrol forecourts and end-user premises.</p><p> </p><p>For road fuels, there are at least 11 significant haulage companies distributing fuels to petrol forecourts. The Competition and Markets Authority 2023 market study ‘Supply of road fuel in the United Kingdom’ did not identify issues with competition in the distribution of fuels.</p><p> </p><p>For heating oils, there are commercial price comparison sites allowing households to find the best value for money. The industry estimates that most households in mainland Britain will have at least four different distribution companies with depots within 25 miles.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 08/05/2024 09:40:40 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1713466

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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: Prices
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 her Department is providing additional support to carers to help with rising energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	23531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Energy prices have fallen significantly since last winter, and the Q2 2024 price cap has fallen by nearly 60% since Q1 2023 when the price cap peaked.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s cost-of-living support package between 2022 to 2025 is worth £108 billion, or £3,800 per household on average, one of the largest support packages in Europe.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government continues to provide support through the Warm Home Discount, which provides eligible low-income households with an annual £150 rebate off their energy bill every winter.</p><p> </p><p>Carer’s Allowance is also available to provide a measure of financial support to those not able to work full time due to their caring responsibilities. The rate of Carer’s Allowance is £81.90 a week. In addition to Carer’s Allowance, carers on low incomes can claim income-related benefits, such as Universal Credit and Pension Credit.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 30/04/2024 06:25:23 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1713479

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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 Performance Certificates
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 her Department is taking to improve EPC rating metrics to more accurately assess low-carbon heating systems.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	23540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>As highlighted in the Powering up Britain document, the government is currently working on proposals for improving Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) metrics and intends to consult on these in the coming months. The proposals will consider the recommendations from the Independent Review of Net Zero and the 2023 Climate Change Committee report, including that new EPC metrics account for wider benefits from low-carbon heating. The government also has a continuing programme of user research to improve the way in which information is presented on EPCs.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 01/05/2024 10:53:22 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1713493

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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: Consultants
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 much Ofgem has spent on external consultancies in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	23376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Ofgem is an independent regulator and accountable directly to Parliament. While DESNZ has close links to Ofgem we do not regulate or fund them. However, information on payments to suppliers, including consultancies, can be found at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fabout-us%2Fcorporate-publications%2Fexpenses-and-contracts-data%3Fsort%3Dpublication_date&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cb9a3de1eeda1454e1f3708dc6870a5f1%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638500080231242421%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nAYW7d6ZNx82aSie3kqRmBBgGCUZwVJexDmSSOJgDQE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/about-us/corporate-publications/expenses-and-contracts-data?sort=publication_date</a> and Ofgem’s annual report and accounts is at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Fofgem-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-2023&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cb9a3de1eeda1454e1f3708dc6870a5f1%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638500080231252691%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SUrwdZT%2Bp0oxgRCWb%2F2QK8HO49mOQdC2gS1bOyNWaqM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/ofgem-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-2023</a></p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 30/04/2024 06:24:26 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1713541

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Batteries: Factories
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 her Department has made an assessment of the impact of the establishment of a data centre at the Cambois site on the availability of the industrial land to provide the additional electricity infrastructure needed for a gigafactory at that site.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	23486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Assessing the impact of new projects connecting to the electricity grid, such as data centres, and designing the network to do so, is the responsibility of licensed electricity network companies, regulated independently by Ofgem.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 30/04/2024 10:55:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1713562

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Sizewell C Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release dated 15 April 2024 issued by the company Framatome, entitled Framatome has signed contracts worth multi-billion euros for Sizewell C in the UK, what the monetary value is of the contracts referred to; and for what reason the contracts were signed in advance of a final investment decision for the construction of a new nuclear power station at Sizewell.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	23457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>Agreeing contracts with major suppliers like Framatome means that the Sizewell C project can agree pricing and confirm manufacturing slots within the supply chain. This will help maintain the project’s schedule and manage overall costs, supporting Sizewell C’s value for money.</p><p>The value of these contracts is commercially sensitive, and the timing of payments under these contracts will be subject to Notices to Proceed that will be issued by Sizewell C Limited.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 01/05/2024 05:26:51 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1713566

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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, what estimate she has made of the number of households that have received compensation for having had a pre-payment meter fitted against their will.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	23547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>Suppliers have so far carried out 150,000 assessments to make sure those impacted get the compensation they deserve. Of these cases, around 2,500 customers were identified as needing compensation - and around 60% of those have received it, with payments planned for another 1,000 customers. We expect suppliers to work and day and night to issue these remaining payments - there is no excuse for delay. While this is a matter for Ofgem, I have spoken to Ofgem about their responsibilities and the need for suppliers to speed up payments. I will continue to monitor this very closely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 01/05/2024 05:25:24 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1713702

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	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 her Department is taking to help encourage uptake in the use of hydrogen.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	23664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Our regulatory and policy framework is designed to support offtakers to switch to hydrogen, and includes innovation funding, CAPEX and ongoing revenue support.</p><p> </p><p>DESNZ’s Hydrogen Production Business Model will provide ongoing revenue support to incentivise production and use of low carbon hydrogen. The first in our planned yearly allocation rounds for the Hydrogen Production Business Model represented the largest number of commercial scale green hydrogen projects announced at once anywhere in Europe, and the second round has already closed to applications. Our hydrogen transport and storage business models will link up production and demand, enabling security of supply for offtakers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 02/05/2024 11:56:52 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1713066

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 she has received recent representations from relevant stakeholders on the adequacy of pot two within the contract for difference allocation round six for supporting at least three floating offshore wind test and demonstration projects.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	23172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department engages regularly with renewable electricity developers across a range of technologies, including floating offshore wind and tidal. The parameters for Allocation Round 6 include a budget of £105 million for Pot 2. My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State will have the opportunity to review the budget once eligibility checks and appeals are complete.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 30/04/2024 09:12:46 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1713067

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 she will make an assessment of the adequacy of pot two of the contract for difference allocation round six in the context of the eligibility of the Green Volt floating offshore wind project.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	23173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>National Grid (ESO) is currently assessing applications to Allocation Round 6 of the Contracts for Difference scheme. Once all applications have been reviewed and any appeals processes completed, my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State will have the opportunity to consider revising the budget.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 30/04/2024 09:14:41 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb