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1438904

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
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: Meters
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 estimate he has made of the proportion of households that have a pre-payment (a) gas and (b) electricity meter in (i) Manchester Gorton, (ii) City of Manchester, (iii) Greater Manchester, (iv) the North West and (v) England.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	136646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>As Ofgem notes in its latest Consumer Protection report (<a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/consumer-protection-report-autumn-2021" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/consumer-protection-report-autumn-2021</a>), there were around 4.1 million electricity and 3.3 million gas customers on a pre-payment meters in Great Britain in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not undertaken an assessment of figures for these specific areas.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/03/2022 15:56:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1437774

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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: Meters
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 plans to take to ensure that households on pay as you go meter tariffs will receive the £200 energy bill discount.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	134071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is developing this policy with key industry and consumer stakeholders to ensure it can be delivered in a convenient way for customers and can get the benefit to eligible households, including those on pre-payment meters. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will consult on the scheme in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/03/2022 16:45:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1437171

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
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: Meters
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 he has made of the average cost difference between the installation costs and efficiency savings arising from smart meter installation.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	132375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The smart meter rollout is helping consumers manage their energy use while making Great Britain’s energy system cheaper, cleaner and more efficient.</p><p> </p><p>After all costs, the smart meter rollout is set to deliver a £6 billion net benefit to Great Britain. The latest estimates of the costs and benefits can be found in the 2019 Cost Benefit Analysis of the smart meter rollout in Great Britain: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-cost-benefit-analysis-2019" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-cost-benefit-analysis-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/03/2022 17:35:55 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1435226

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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: Meters
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 plans his Department has to introduce industry standardised smart meters for gas and electricity consumption; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	129069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government has already implemented a common standard for smart electricity and gas meters in Great Britain, which is set out in the Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specifications (SMETS) and embedded within energy supplier licence conditions.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/03/2022 18:09:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1422689

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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: Meters
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 role of smart meter data, beyond influencing the behaviour of energy companies and consumers, in the better regulation of building energy efficiency and reaching net zero.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	125592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department recognises the role that smart metering and smart metering data can play in improving building energy efficiency. The BEIS-funded Smart Meter Enabled Thermal Efficiency Rating Innovation Competition developed, demonstrated and assessed new methods for measuring the thermal performance of homes using smart meter and other data.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is continuing to work with industry to assess how smart meter metrics can be used to support the delivery of net zero emissions from heating and powering homes.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/02/2022 16:50:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1422690

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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: Meters
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 enabling the sharing of smart meter data across (a) the energy sector and (b) local and central government.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	125593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The smart metering Data Access and Privacy Framework permits proportionate access to energy consumption data from smart meters by authorised parties while safeguarding consumers’ privacy.</p><p> </p><p>As the smart meter rollout progresses, the Government will continue working with industry and consumer groups to assess further potential benefits of sharing smart metering data to address policy challenges, subject to appropriate privacy safeguards. The Framework ensures that consumers have control over who can access their energy consumption data and for what purposes, except where this is required for regulated purposes (for example, billing).</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 125594 question first answered 23/02/2022 16:52:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1422691

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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: Meters
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 he has had with representatives of energy providers on sharing smart meter data with local and central government.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	125594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The smart metering Data Access and Privacy Framework permits proportionate access to energy consumption data from smart meters by authorised parties while safeguarding consumers’ privacy.</p><p> </p><p>As the smart meter rollout progresses, the Government will continue working with industry and consumer groups to assess further potential benefits of sharing smart metering data to address policy challenges, subject to appropriate privacy safeguards. The Framework ensures that consumers have control over who can access their energy consumption data and for what purposes, except where this is required for regulated purposes (for example, billing).</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 125593 question first answered 23/02/2022 16:52:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1422946

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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: Meters
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 much the Government has spent on the smart meter roll-out to date.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	124994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>Industry is funding the rollout of smart meters. The latest estimates of the costs and benefits can be found in the 2019 Cost Benefit Analysis of the smart meter rollout in Great Britain: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-cost-benefit-analysis-2019" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-cost-benefit-analysis-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/02/2022 17:42:10 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1422947

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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: Meters
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 discussion he has had with energy suppliers on the number of customer complaints related to smart meter roll-out since its inception.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	124995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department works closely with the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) to monitor consumer experience of smart meters.</p><p> </p><p>The smart meter rollout has high levels of consumer satisfaction: evidence shows that nearly 8 in 10 consumers are satisfied with the smart meter installation process. Research from Ofgem has found that smart meter-related complaints make up a very small proportion of total complaints to energy suppliers, relative to the level of smart meter take-up across Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/02/2022 17:44:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1422948

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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: Meters
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 help energy companies achieve their fixed annual installation targets for smart meters.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	124996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department regularly engages with energy suppliers to monitor rollout progress and identify and share good practice on operational and consumer engagement issues.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/02/2022 17:41:16 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin