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1538714

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	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: Prices
	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 of the Answer on 13 October 2022 to Question 53449 on Fuel Oil, what was the rate of growth in heating costs for off grid households since last autumn in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the United Kingdom.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	77500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The annual cost of heating a typical household with heating oil rose by £903 in Great Britain (from £615 to £1,518) and £1,080 in Northern Ireland (from £820 to £1,900) from September 2021 to September 2022. This was an increase of 147% in Great Britain and 132% in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>A payment of £100 will effectively limit the increase in heating costs to 130% for a typical household, in line with the benefit offered by the Energy Price Guarantee. A typical household is based on Government analysis of demand which takes into account the characteristics of the UK housing stock.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/11/2022 17:09:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1538715

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	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: Northern Ireland
	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 meetings the joint taskforce for the £400 energy support scheme in Northern Ireland has had since 15 August 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	77501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Two taskforce meetings have been held to support the UK Government delivering £400 off energy bills in Northern Ireland this winter.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 16:23:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1538846

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	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: Northern Ireland
	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 Answer of 14 July 22 to Question 36829 on energy bills rebate, what progress the Government has made in identifying a route for the delivery of the Northern Ireland energy bills support scheme; and what the timeframe is for that support being delivered.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	77503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Households in Northern Ireland will receive a £400 discount on their energy bills through the Northern Ireland Energy Bills Support Scheme (NI EBSS) this winter.</p><p> </p><p>This will offer the same level of support as households in Great Britain are receiving under the Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS). The Government is working at pace to deliver a solution which accounts for the Northern Ireland market and to provide the support as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/11/2022 17:09:19 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1507393

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	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 Oil: Northern Ireland
	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 of the Answer on 31 March 2022 to Question 14830 on Fuel Oil, if he will publish the methodology for calculating the £100 targeted support payment the Government is providing to heating oil users in Northern Ireland as part of the energy support package announced on 21 September 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	53449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The support provided to off-grid households is intended to ensure that they do not face a higher rate of growth in their heating costs since last autumn, compared to those on gas supported by the Energy Price Guarantee.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/10/2022 07:24:09 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1503485

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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	Private Rented Housing: 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 he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that private renters whose energy bills are included in their rent benefit from the £400 energy rebate payment paid directly to their landlords.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	45121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Where there is a domestic electricity connection and an inclusive charge is made for accommodation with no specified charge for gas or electricity and no separate agreement for the resale of energy, parties are encouraged to come to an agreement on the EBSS discount, in line with the arrangements in their respective contracts or tenancy agreements.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/09/2022 09:38:08 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1503591

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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	Energy: Prices
	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 he is taking to ensure that residents who (a) live in buildings with communal heating systems and (b) are not subject to the energy price cap receive financial support with their energy bills.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	45302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>In respect of their heating costs, those on communal heating networks will primarily benefit through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, details of which were announced on 21 September. They will also receive support in respect of their electricity costs through the Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bills Support Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/10/2022 09:01:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1454844

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	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 Oil: Northern Ireland
	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 help support consumers with the rising price of heating oil in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	148300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>This matter is devolved to the Northern Ireland Administration.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 31/03/2022 15:43:52 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1364570

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2021
	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, what steps the Government is taking to help make it easier for people with homes without cavity walls to achieve an EPC rating of C or higher.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	66241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s ambition is for as many homes as possible reach EPC Band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. The UK has already made good progress in improving the energy performance of its homes, with 40% of homes in England now at Energy Performance Ratings (EPC) Band C or above, up from just 9% in 2008.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support further improvements to homes, the Government is:</p><ol><li>Consulting on phasing in higher minimum performance standards to ensure all homes meet EPC Band C by 2035, where cost-effective, practical and affordable. In setting standards, BEIS is taking account of where properties face practical constraints to making improvements. For example, in the Private Rented Sector minimum standard regulations, there is already a range of exemptions where necessary consent for improvements cannot be obtained from third parties, where particular measures may have a negative impact on a property, or where all recommended measures have been carried out.</li><li>Providing further targeted funding for improvements, focussed in particular on fuel poor and low-income households. The Government’s Heat and Building Strategy announced £3.9 billion of new funding which will fund the next three years of investment through Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the Home Upgrade Grant scheme, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and the Heat Networks Transformation Programme.</li><li>Supporting consumer action through, for example:<ul><li>Providing tailored advice and information to homeowners on making improvements to their properties, through our Simple Energy Advice service which has been used by over 1.5 million users to date;</li><li>Ensuring work can be carried out to a good standard, by working with industry to agree appropriate technical standards (eg. PAS 2035) and consumer protections through Trustmark registration;</li><li>Catalysing low-cost green home finance to help homeowners make improvements by working with lenders, and through innovation funding for new green finance products.</li></ul></li></ol> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 66242 66243 66244 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:20:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1364571

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2021
	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, what steps the Government plans to take to help make it easier for people with homes in conservation areas to achieve an EPC rating of C or higher.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	66242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s ambition is for as many homes as possible reach EPC Band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. The UK has already made good progress in improving the energy performance of its homes, with 40% of homes in England now at Energy Performance Ratings (EPC) Band C or above, up from just 9% in 2008.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support further improvements to homes, the Government is:</p><ol><li>Consulting on phasing in higher minimum performance standards to ensure all homes meet EPC Band C by 2035, where cost-effective, practical and affordable. In setting standards, BEIS is taking account of where properties face practical constraints to making improvements. For example, in the Private Rented Sector minimum standard regulations, there is already a range of exemptions where necessary consent for improvements cannot be obtained from third parties, where particular measures may have a negative impact on a property, or where all recommended measures have been carried out.</li><li>Providing further targeted funding for improvements, focussed in particular on fuel poor and low-income households. The Government’s Heat and Building Strategy announced £3.9 billion of new funding which will fund the next three years of investment through Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the Home Upgrade Grant scheme, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and the Heat Networks Transformation Programme.</li><li>Supporting consumer action through, for example:<ul><li>Providing tailored advice and information to homeowners on making improvements to their properties, through our Simple Energy Advice service which has been used by over 1.5 million users to date;</li><li>Ensuring work can be carried out to a good standard, by working with industry to agree appropriate technical standards (eg. PAS 2035) and consumer protections through Trustmark registration;</li><li>Catalysing low-cost green home finance to help homeowners make improvements by working with lenders, and through innovation funding for new green finance products.</li></ul></li></ol> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 66241 66243 66244 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:20:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1364572

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2021
	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	Heating: Flats
	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 implications for his policies of the position where owners of flats in old buildings may need to install (a) gas central heating or (b) storage radiators which require sub-main cabling to meet the EPC rating of C in the most cost-effective way.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	66243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s ambition is for as many homes as possible reach EPC Band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. The UK has already made good progress in improving the energy performance of its homes, with 40% of homes in England now at Energy Performance Ratings (EPC) Band C or above, up from just 9% in 2008.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support further improvements to homes, the Government is:</p><ol><li>Consulting on phasing in higher minimum performance standards to ensure all homes meet EPC Band C by 2035, where cost-effective, practical and affordable. In setting standards, BEIS is taking account of where properties face practical constraints to making improvements. For example, in the Private Rented Sector minimum standard regulations, there is already a range of exemptions where necessary consent for improvements cannot be obtained from third parties, where particular measures may have a negative impact on a property, or where all recommended measures have been carried out.</li><li>Providing further targeted funding for improvements, focussed in particular on fuel poor and low-income households. The Government’s Heat and Building Strategy announced £3.9 billion of new funding which will fund the next three years of investment through Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the Home Upgrade Grant scheme, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and the Heat Networks Transformation Programme.</li><li>Supporting consumer action through, for example:<ul><li>Providing tailored advice and information to homeowners on making improvements to their properties, through our Simple Energy Advice service which has been used by over 1.5 million users to date;</li><li>Ensuring work can be carried out to a good standard, by working with industry to agree appropriate technical standards (eg. PAS 2035) and consumer protections through Trustmark registration;</li><li>Catalysing low-cost green home finance to help homeowners make improvements by working with lenders, and through innovation funding for new green finance products.</li></ul></li></ol> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 66241 66242 66244 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:20:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle