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1519849

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuel Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Communities and Local Government on the provision of additional funding for local authorities to provide warm spaces for vulnerable people in winter 2022.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Richard Foord
uin	59325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The 2022-23 Local Government Financial Settlement provides local authorities with an additional £3.7 billion of resources – including the largest cash-terms increase in grant funding in 10 years. It is for local authorities to determine how to allocate this funding. The Government’s Energy Price Guarantee scheme will cap the unit price households pay for electricity and gas, which means that a typical household in Great Britain will have to pay bills equivalent to no more than £2500 a year on their energy bills this winter. In addition, the Government has provided a £650 Cost of Living payment to over 8 million households on means-tested benefits, with additional support for pensioners and those on disability benefits, and a six-month extension to the Household Support Fund in England.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/10/2022 12:31:46 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4942 label Biography information for Richard Foord

1506204

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Fuel Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to create warm hubs in local communities where people can access a warmth, a warm meal and the ability to socialise to avoid isolation.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	49730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that households and communities face rising living prices. That is why we have taken decisive action by supporting people with their energy bills. Over the next 2 years our energy price freeze will save the average household at least £1,000 a year on current prices from October and is in addition to the £400 energy discount for all households.   <br> <br> Community hubs, delivered by local government, charities and places of worship are vital to delivering public services and supporting their local communities. This is why there will also be an equivalent package of support for non-domestic energy users such as charities and public sector organisations for a period of 6 months.   <br> <br> Decisions on what services are delivered in community hubs are rightly taken at a local level allowing service providers flexibility to respond to local circumstance and need.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/09/2022 09:53:03 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1505074

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Fuel Poverty
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 assessment he has made of trends in the level of fuel poverty in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England; what estimate he has made of the impact of rising energy costs on the levels of fuel poverty in those areas; and what (i) financial and (ii) other steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of fuel poverty.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	47560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The latest official statistics (published February 2022) show the number of households in fuel poverty in these areas are (a) Coventry North East Constituency 10,337 (21.7%), (b) Coventry local authority 28,208 (20.3%), (c) West Midlands administrative area 441,693 (17.8%), (d) England 3,158,206 (1.2%). No assessment of recent trends has been made.</p><p> </p><p>In September, the Government announced the Energy Price Guarantee which will save a typical household at least £1,000 a year. This Guarantee is in addition to the £37 billion Cost of Living Support Package, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/09/2022 15:06:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 17793 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1489548

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Fuel Poverty
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 meetings he has held with relevant stakeholders on fuel poverty since 1 April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	37580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data covers January to March 2022, further data will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 37579 question first answered 20/07/2022 15:48:21 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1487591

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
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	Fuel Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to (a) the commitment on page 7 of his Department’s fuel poverty strategy Sustainable warmth: protecting vulnerable households in England, published on 11 February 2021 and (b) his answer to the hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion on Tuesday 7 June 2022, Official Report, column 654, whether his Department is on track to deliver on the £2.5 billion Home Upgrade Grant by the end of 2019 Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	32943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Government spending reviews have, to date, committed around £6.6bn to decarbonising heat and buildings during the lifetime of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Of this, HM Treasury has allocated £1.1bn to the Home Upgrade Grant, for delivery to 2025. £500m of this money – which is providing energy-efficiency upgrades to lower-income, energy-inefficient homes - has already been granted to local authorities as part of the Sustainable Warmth competition. The Government will continue to work with local authorities to reach as many households as possible.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/07/2022 16:30:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1486579

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuel Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take further steps to support households at risk of fuel poverty.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	31088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that millions of households across the UK have been impacted by rising energy bills and the wider cost of living. That is why the Government is providing over £15 billion in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over £22 billion announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over £37 billion this year. The package includes:</p><ul><li>£400 off GB energy bills from October through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS);</li><li>A £650 Cost of Living Payment for over 8 million households across the UK in receipt of means tested benefits;</li><li>A £150 one-off disability Cost of Living Payment for 6 million people who receive non-means tested disability benefits;</li><li>An extra one-off £300 this year for over eight million pensioner households to help them cover the rising cost of energy this winter;</li><li>An extra £500 million of local support, via the Household Support Fund, for households that are not eligible for Cost of Living Payments or for families that still need additional support.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government has also expanded and increased the Warm Home Discount. Three million vulnerable households will now receive £150 each year. The Government’s objective for the Warm Home Discount is to focus the support towards those on the lowest incomes and in, or at greatest risk of, fuel poverty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has robust plans in place to improve the efficiency of peoples’ homes. The Heat and Buildings Strategy, published in October, detailed the £3.9 billion committed over the Spending Review period to improve the energy efficiency of our building stock and help to reduce bills.</p><p> </p><p>We are also expanding the Energy Company Obligation, which places an obligation on larger energy suppliers to provide energy efficiency and heating measures for fuel poor households across Great Britain, to £1 billion per year from 2022-2026. This will help 133,000 low-income households annually to improve their energy efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor how global events affect energy bills and the cost of living into the winter.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 13/07/2022 16:23:55 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1467597

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Fuel Poverty
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 he will take steps to help tackle fuel poverty, in the context of the anticipated increase in the number of households who will be in fuel poverty in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government has announced a package of additional measures to provide immediate support, totalling over £37 billion this year, including a £400 grant to households to help with their energy bills when it will be needed most.</p><p> </p><p>Energy efficiency remains the best way to tackle fuel poverty in the long term, reducing the amount of energy required to heat a home and contributing to lower energy bills and carbon emissions. Support is available through schemes including the Energy Company Obligation which will be worth £1 billion pa, the Home Upgrade Grant and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/06/2022 13:31:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1466537

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	Fuel Poverty
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 number of households which (a) are in fuel poverty at present and (b) his Department expects to be in fuel poverty if the energy price cap rises to the anticipated level in October.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	9918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The latest fuel poverty statistics and estimated projections for fuel poverty in England in 2022 can be found through <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-fuel-poverty-statistics-report-2022" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s published projection for the number of households in England that are in fuel poverty for the year 2022 is 3.03 million households (12.5%).</p><p> </p><p>Fuel Poverty is a devolved issue in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/06/2022 16:25:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1458981

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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	Fuel Poverty
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 the fuel poverty target has included an estimate of higher energy costs and usage by disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	156608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The fuel poverty target is to ensure that as many fuel poor homes as is reasonably practicable achieve a minimum energy efficiency rating of Band C, by 2030. Its aim is to target energy efficiency support to low income households.</p><p> </p><p>The 2030 target does not include estimates of energy costs.</p><p> </p><p>Progress against the target is reported on in the annual fuel poverty statistics, which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/04/2022 11:59:24 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1453711

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
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	Fuel Poverty
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 tackle energy poverty.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	145816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainable-warmth-protecting-vulnerable-households-in-england" target="_blank">Sustainable Warmth Strategy</a>, published in February 2021, details the Government’s approach to tackling fuel poverty in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises more immediate support is needed for energy bills and is providing financial support through established schemes including the Warm Home Discount, Winter Fuel Payment and Cold Weather Payment. Additional support has also been announced including a doubling of the Household Support Fund to £1 billion to be delivered through local authorities, a £200 payment through household energy bills for domestic electricity customers in Great Britain, and a £150 non-repayable reduction in Council Tax bills for all households in Bands A-D in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 31/03/2022 16:13:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick