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1714848

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: Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Empowering drivers and boosting competition in the road fuel retail market, published on 16 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	24278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The consultation ‘Empowering drivers and boosting competition in the road fuel retail market’ closed on 12 March 2024. We are currently analysing and considering the consultation responses received and will publish the government response shortly.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 07/05/2024 09:07:23 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1712597

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	Regional Planning and Development: Transport
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 has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on incorporating connectivity measures into National Development Management Policies.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	902415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Work is underway to prepare National Development Management Policies, and officials will be working with their counterparts in other departments where they have an interest, including the Department for Transport. We are aware that access to services is an area that a number of departments have an interest in. We intend to consult fully on both the scope and content of the policies before any are put in place.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/04/2024 16:32:37 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1672957

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to improve the application process for student visas.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	900301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>During 2023, straightforward applications were delivered within published Service Standards.</p><p>My department introduced technology for a fully digital application process for EEA customers, and customers of any nationality applying in the UK using a UK residence permit.</p><p>We are continually making improvements to processes, working closely with the education sector to support students to apply early with the correct documentation.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/11/2023 16:07:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1666954

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Employment: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government plans to increase protections against harassment in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	906697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government has been supporting the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill first introduced in the Commons by the Hon Member for Bath.</p><p>I am delighted that Parliament has agreed the final version of the Bill on Friday 20 October and it will now receive Royal Assent.</p><p>This Bill will strengthen protections for employees against workplace sexual harassment.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/10/2023 15:35:14 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1649699

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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: Housing
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 information his Department holds on how many retrofit professionals have been working on (a) maintaining and (b) upgrading homes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	192141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>As of 4 July 2023, there were 2,082 businesses registered with TrustMark that met the requirements to take part in government retrofit schemes. There will be a higher number of businesses operating in the wider market. There are 673 TrustMark registered retrofit coordinators.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 192143 question first answered 10/07/2023 11:41:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1649701

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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: Housing
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 his Department has made of how many retrofit professionals working on (a) maintaining and (b) upgrading homes are required to meet the target of reducing energy consumption by 15 per cent by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	192142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>In 2021, the CITB estimated that improving the fabric energy efficiency of every building in the country in need of retrofit would require 12,000 workers to be trained every year for the next four years and 30,000 workers per year in the subsequent five years.</p><p> </p><p>In the Net Zero Growth Plan, published in March 2023, the Government estimated that the ambition for driving the new green industry of low-carbon heating systems and energy efficiency measures could support around 240,000 jobs by 2035.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also launched an Energy Efficiency Taskforce to help reduce total UK energy demand by 15% from 2021 levels by 2030 across domestic and commercial buildings and industrial processes, while cutting bills and helping push down inflation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/07/2023 11:41:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1649703

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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: Housing
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 many retrofit coordinators there were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	192143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>As of 4 July 2023, there were 2,082 businesses registered with TrustMark that met the requirements to take part in government retrofit schemes. There will be a higher number of businesses operating in the wider market. There are 673 TrustMark registered retrofit coordinators.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 192141 question first answered 10/07/2023 11:41:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1649707

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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	Boiler Upgrade Scheme
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 his Department is taking steps to increase the number of boiler upgrade installers.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	192144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>On 4 July 2023, the Heat Training Grant opened for heating engineers in England to apply for £500 towards training to become qualified heat pump installers. This is expected to support over 6,000 heat pump training opportunities up to 2025.</p><p> </p><p>A new Low Carbon Heating Technician apprenticeship will launch in England which is entirely focused on enabling learners to develop the skills to install low carbon heating technologies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/07/2023 11:40:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1649708

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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	Boiler Upgrade Scheme
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 many boiler upgrade installers there were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	192145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>There are currently 1065 active companies registered with Ofgem to deliver installations as part of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. As the scheme launched in May 2022 this is the only year for which figures are available. Overall, the number of trained heat pump and biomass boiler installers active in England and Wales is greater than this, and Ofgem does not hold data regarding the number of individual installers employed by these companies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/07/2023 13:36:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse