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1150991

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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	Solar Power
	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 the Answer of 8 October 2019 to Question 293680 on Solar Power: Statistics, what assessment his Department has made of whether the the Solar photovoltaics deployment report provides (a) adequate and (b) reliable real time data on local generation to enable smart management of local supplies; and what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that Ofgem has the (i) data and (ii) resources necessary to accurately map local generation.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	2822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Solar photovoltaics deployment report does not currently include unsubsidised solar installations below 1MW capacity that are not registered on the Microgeneration Certification Scheme database, although we are reviewing data sources and working with industry to improve coverage.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Government has recently endorsed the five key recommendations from the Energy Data Taskforce and is working with Ofgem, Innovate UK and industry to implement them. As part of this work we are also considering the way forward to improve the collection and sharing of asset and operational data from various distributed energy resources (which includes solar PVs). The Government has also asked Ofgem to report annually on the Smart Export Guarantee.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/10/2019 10:12:46 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1151105

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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	Housing: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answers of 30 September 2019 to Questions 290348 and 290347 on Housing: Insulation, if she will make an estimate of the amount of (a) insulation and (b) combustible building materials that have been installed in homes under the (i) Energy Company Obligation, (ii) Carbon Emissions Reduction Target, (iii) Community Energy Saving Programme and (iv) Green Deal.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	2876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of insulation measures installed under the listed policies. The Government does not have data about the materials installed though they would only be eligible if they met the relevant Building Regulations at the time.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Professional insulation measures installed through selected Government schemes, 2008-2019</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Thousands</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Energy Company Obligation <br> (2013-August 2019)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Carbon Emissions Reduction Target <br> (2008-2012)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Community Energy Saving Programme (2009-2012)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Green Deal <br> (2013 - September 2019)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cavity Wall Insulation</strong></p></td><td><p>897</p></td><td><p>2,569</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Solid Wall Insulation</strong></p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Loft Insulation*</strong></p></td><td><p>595</p></td><td><p>3,897</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other Insulation</strong></p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>462</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total insulation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,705 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 6,987 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 122 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 6 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* In addition, approximately 113 million m<sup>2</sup> of DIY insulation material was provided under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT).</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/10/2019 12:32:08 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1150966

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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: Private Rented Housing
	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 sanctions her Department has introduced for landlords that do not lift their properties out of (a) G and (b) F energy ratings after receiving funding from the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	2917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015 require that, since April 2018, domestic and non-domestic private landlords ensure their properties have an energy efficiency rating of at least an E at the point at which they issue a new tenancy, or renew or extend an existing one.</p><p> </p><p>While landlords are free to explore third-party funding options, such as local authority grants, no specific funding is available to help them meet their legal obligations, and landlords are expected to draw on their own funds to finance improvements, subject to a number of cost-effectiveness tests. The regulations set separate cost-effectiveness test for landlords of domestic and non-domestic property.</p><p> </p><p>The regulations give enforcement powers to local authorities in respect of the domestic provisions, and to local weights and measures authorities in respect of the non-domestic provisions. Enforcement authorities have a range of penalty options for tacking non-compliance, up to and including the issuing of financial penalties. For domestic property, financial penalties are capped at £5,000 per breach; for non-domestic property, financial penalties are capped at £150,000 per breach.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/10/2019 10:13:03 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1150968

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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: Private Rented Housing
	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 officials in her Department have had with representatives of (a) building societies, (b) banks and (c) other providers of credit on the provision of finance for landlords seeking to improve the energy performance of their properties up to minimum energy efficiency standard rating E or above.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	2919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>Landlords of properties rated EPC F or G are required to organise their own finance to meet the costs bringing their property up to EPC E, subject to cost-effectiveness tests, or filing an exemption if one applies. Therefore, no specific discussions have been held with building societies or banks in relation to these landlord requirements.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Green Finance Strategy, published in July this year, recognised the role of the financial sector in delivering our climate, environmental and energy efficiency objectives. The Strategy announced a package of measures to mobilise green finance for home energy efficiency, and officials have been in discussion with a range of finance institutions about these actions.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/10/2019 10:13:14 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1150969

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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: Private Rented Housing
	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 (a) support her Department provides and (b) regulations apply to landlords to enable them to lift their properties up to a C energy rating.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	2920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 require that, since April 2018, domestic and non-domestic private landlords ensure their properties have an energy efficiency rating of at least an E at the point of issuing a new tenancy or renewing or extending an existing one.</p><p> </p><p>Landlords are expected to self-fund improvements to bring their property up to standard, subject to cost-effectiveness tests, or file an exemption if one applies. The regulations set separate cost-effectiveness test for landlords of domestic and non-domestic property. Landlords of properties below EPC Band E are free to explore third-party funding options, such as local authority grant funding, Green Deal finance and the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme for low-income, vulnerable and fuel poor households.</p><p> </p><p>The Clean Growth Strategy sets out the Government’s intention to look at a long-term trajectory for energy performance standards across the private rented sector. We aim to get as many private rented homes as possible upgraded to EPC Band C by 2030, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. We are currently considering policy options to achieve this and are planning to consult over the winter. On 15 October 2019, the Government published a consultation on a future target of EPC B by 2030 for minimum energy efficiency standards in non-domestic rented buildings.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/10/2019 14:04:40 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1150433

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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	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, whether her Department has received from the Committee on Climate Change an estimate of the costs of achieving net zero carbon emissions in each year from 2020 to 2049.
	tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
	tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
	uin	1585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Committee on Climate Change has not provided the Department with an estimate of the costs in each year from 2020 to 2049 for delivering the UK’s net zero target.</p><p> </p><p>Costs are inevitably uncertain between 2020 and 2049 but the CCC estimate that the costs of delivering the net zero target will be equivalent to 1-2% of GDP in 2050. We will publish further detail in the impact assessment for the sixth carbon budget and for all policies which we take forward to deliver the net zero target.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HM Treasury are carrying out a review into the costs of transitioning to a net zero economy, as recommended by the CCC. The review will consider how to pay for this and how to achieve the transition in a way that works for households, businesses and public finances, as well as how we can ensure this is compatible with plans for a thriving and competitive economy.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/10/2019 09:45:34 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1150435

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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	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 estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in each year between 2020 and 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
	tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
	uin	1586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Committee on Climate Change has not provided the Department with an estimate of the costs in each year from 2020 to 2050 for delivering the UK’s net zero target.</p><p> </p><p>Costs are inevitably uncertain between 2020 and 2049 but the CCC estimate that the costs of delivering the net zero target will be equivalent to 1-2% of GDP in 2050. We will publish further detail in the impact assessment for the sixth carbon budget and for all policies which we take forward to deliver the net zero target.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HM Treasury are carrying out a review into the costs of transitioning to a net zero economy, as recommended by the CCC. The review will consider how to pay for this and how to achieve the transition in a way that works for households, businesses and public finances, as well as how we can ensure this is compatible with plans for a thriving and competitive economy.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/10/2019 09:45:41 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer