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1566785

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 Performance Certificates
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 make an estimate of the number of homes in fuel poverty that were upgraded from Energy Performance Certificate (a) Band D and below to (b) Band C and above due to works undertaken through Government-funded schemes in England and Wales in the period between October 2021 and October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	122448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>BEIS estimates that up to 55% of households receiving energy efficiency measures will elevate their EPC rating from D or below to C or above in the Sustainable Warmth Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) focuses on improving social homes below EPC C up to that standard. Around 61% of target households for the SHDF are fuel poor. The SHDF Demonstrator awarded funding in 2021 to social landlords across England and Scotland, seeing up to 2,000 social homes improved. SHDF Wave 1 awarded funding for delivery from 2022 into 2023 and will see up to 20,000 social homes in England improved.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 122449 question first answered 20/01/2023 13:02:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 48630 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1566786

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 Performance Certificates
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 make an estimate of the number of homes in fuel poverty that will be upgraded from Energy Performance Certificate (a) Band D and below to (b) B and C and above due to works undertaken through Government-funded schemes in England and Wales in the period between October 2022 and October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	122449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>BEIS estimates that up to 55% of households receiving energy efficiency measures will elevate their EPC rating from D or below to C or above in the Sustainable Warmth Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) focuses on improving social homes below EPC C up to that standard. Around 61% of target households for the SHDF are fuel poor. The SHDF Demonstrator awarded funding in 2021 to social landlords across England and Scotland, seeing up to 2,000 social homes improved. SHDF Wave 1 awarded funding for delivery from 2022 into 2023 and will see up to 20,000 social homes in England improved.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 122448 question first answered 20/01/2023 13:02:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 48631 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1566789

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	Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme
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 his planned timetable is for the allocation of funding under the Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	122450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>BEIS is currently processing information provided to the department through the Request for Information process that ran over the summer for which there was significant interest. The Government will set out the next steps on the Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/01/2023 11:55:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1566791

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	Wind Power: Celtic Sea
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 enable the establishment of a local supply chain for (a) Floating Offshore Wind and (b) the maximum economic benefit of developing the Celtic Sea.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	122451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to realising the economic opportunity of floating offshore wind, underlined by its ambition in the British Energy Security Strategy to deploy up to 5GW of floating wind by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate will launch its 4GW Celtic Sea leasing round later this year, within which developers will be expected to outline their approach to supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Contract for Difference process, Supply Chain Plans ensure developers make the investments needed to upgrade supply chain capability. The Government has introduced Supply Chain Plan requirements to all floating wind projects in Allocation Round 5.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/01/2023 11:54:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1566796

registered interest
date	13/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has made an estimate of the volumes of Russian steel potentially entering the UK after being processed in third countries.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	122452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave him on 17 January 2023, UIN 119982.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 20/01/2023 11:54:49 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1566464

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Semiconductors: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of building a semiconductor fabrication facility to meet demand for semiconductors within UK industries.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	122125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>On behalf of the government, DCMS has been reviewing the UK semiconductor sector, and intends to set out more detail in the forthcoming UK Semiconductor Strategy; this has been developed by engaging with industry experts, representative bodies and the wider global community.</p><p>The Government recognises that the UK’s approach to the semiconductor sector should look to support and build on our existing strengths domestically, and is considering efficient interventions. The Government is in the process of commissioning a feasibility study that will explore the potential of developing or upgrading infrastructure across the UK’s semiconductor ecosystem, in order to better support innovation and growth.</p><p>Due to the inherently global nature of semiconductor supply chains it will remain vital that the UK works closely with our international partners in order to guarantee and safeguard the security of our chip supply, this is a central pillar of the government’s approach to the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 18/01/2023 16:46:02 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1566471

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Semiconductors: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to help support a globally competitive semiconductor manufacturing sector in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	122126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>On behalf of the government, DCMS has been reviewing its approach to the UK’s global semiconductor sector and intends to set out its support for the sector in the forthcoming UK Semiconductor Strategy. This will build on existing HMG support for innovation and infrastructure such as the Driving the Electronic Revolution challenge and the National Epitaxy Facility, amongst others.</p><p>Domestically, the government is exploring how we can further support the UK semiconductor industry, protecting and growing existing UK capabilities, and seizing new opportunities - including in semiconductor design, compound chips, and academic research in related fields. We are also collaborating closely with international partners to capitalise and strengthen the UK’s competitive advantage and improve long term resilience within the global semiconductor ecosystem, recognising that the challenges facing the sector cannot be solved by the UK alone.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 18/01/2023 16:47:18 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1566472

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	Liberty Steel: Redundancy
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 implications for his Department's policies of job cuts at Liberty Steel.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	122127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The recent announcement of redundancies at Liberty Steel is a commercial decision for the company.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/01/2023 09:29:11 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 48235 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1566473

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	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, how many homes in England and Wales were in fuel poverty in October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	122128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>BEIS has responsibility for the measurement of fuel poverty in England. The latest estimates of fuel poverty in England are available:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Ffuel-poverty-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C2ef43fb7397a4d57420308daf9463385%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638096377142182386%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EmcxI6lMZK3JAScEcMM1txf6yGl5w3y0uhwYYr3H34s%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Fuel poverty is a devolved matter and different metrics of fuel poverty are used in the Devolved Administrations. The latest fuel poverty estimates by Welsh Government are available here:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.wales%2Ffuel-poverty-estimates-wales&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C2ef43fb7397a4d57420308daf9463385%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638096377142182386%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Z2vrQRVel9%2FGIXxINS7dRr6MfHgPlU57xNhLvjzb5bQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.wales/fuel-poverty-estimates-wales</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/01/2023 14:09:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1565884

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
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	Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions
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 impact of increasing carbon costs for the steel sector on carbon leakage.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	120900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>UK Emissions Trading Scheme industrial participants, such as steel sector businesses, are provided with free allocations of emissions. This reduces exposure to carbon prices and mitigates the risk of carbon leakage. In 2021, they were worth over £2bn. Free allocations are guaranteed at current levels until 2026. The review into free allocation policy will continue into 2023 and will include consulting on changes to the calculations of free allocations post-2026. We are committed to consulting on carbon leakage mitigations this spring including measures such as product standards, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and policies to grow the market for low emissions industrial products.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 17/01/2023 12:25:03 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson