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	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Small Businesses: Energy
	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 his Department has taken recent steps to help support small business switch from fixed rate to variable rate energy contracts without penalties; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	61084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>Small businesses who have energy supply contracts with a fixed-rate (agreed on or after 1 April 2022 irrespective if the contract has commenced before 1st October 2022) or a standard variable rate will receive support through the government’s Energy Bill Relief Scheme. Charges for switching tariffs are a commercial matter between suppliers and their business customers.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/10/2022 13:53:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 23338 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1540087

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	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 Oil
	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 support people who rely on heating oil for domestic use.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	80693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Households reliant on oil to heat their homes will receive the Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP).</p><p> </p><p>Households eligible for these payments in Great Britain will receive £100 as a credit on their electricity bill this winter. Households who are eligible but do not have a relationship with an electricity supplier will receive the £100 via the AFP Alternative Fund. These payments will limit the average user's heating cost increase to a similar percentage to those using on grid gas.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 17:04:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1566769

	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	Fireworks: Regulation
	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 minimise the impact of domestic firework displays on (a) vulnerable residents and (b) domestic animals; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	122458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government endorses the considerate use of fireworks. We recognise that people want to enjoy fireworks while reducing the risks and disturbances to individuals, animals, and property.</p><p> </p><p>Existing legislation controls the sale, availability, and use of fireworks. The Government has no current plans to change the law, however, we continue to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including animal welfare organisations such as the RSPCA, to listen to and understand their views.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/01/2023 14:56:06 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1542888

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	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 Bills Rebate: 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 his Department’s policy is on (a) how and (b) when the £400 support under the Energy Bills Support Scheme will be paid to people who use electricity from a shared meter but receive individual bills.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	88869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>Energy suppliers are delivering the Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS) to households with a domestic electricity contract in monthly instalments over six months from October. The Energy Prices Act 2022 includes provisions to require landlords and other intermediaries to pass this to end users. In addition, Alternative Funding will provide equivalent support for the small percentage of households who are not reached through the main EBSS fund. This includes those who do not have a direct relationship with an electricity supplier. Further details on this will be announced in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/11/2022 13:54:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 36017 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1540100

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	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 Bills Rebate
	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 support individuals on shared energy meters with the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	80694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has announced an unprecedented package of support to help households with the cost of living crisis, including support of £400 for energy bills for those who do not have a domestic electricity meter or a direct relationship with an energy supplier, such as heat network consumers on a private wire system.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with a range of organisations to finalise the details of the Alternative Funding and have the process up and running for applications this winter.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 17:04:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom