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1546976

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Tidal Power: Research
	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 his Department has made of the potential merits of setting up public a body, analogous to Wave Energy Scotland, in the context of conducting research and development in the field of tidal power.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	99942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult is the UK’s leading innovation centre for offshore renewable energy, including tidal power. The Government established it in 2013.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/12/2022 17:02:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545055

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2022
	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 Efficiency Taskforce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the details for the Chancellor's Energy Efficiency Taskforce will be published; and whether there will be a consultation on this taskforce.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	94837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>Details on the scope and membership of the Taskforce will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/12/2022 10:08:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1543195

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2022
	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	Wind 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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution of onshore wind farms to the sustainability of the UK energy sector.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	89884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>Onshore wind is an important part of the energy mix, accounting for around a quarter of both installed renewable capacity and generation in the UK. The costs of onshore wind have fallen dramatically and are around 50% cheaper than in 2015. The British Energy Security Strategy set out that the Government is serious about delivering cheaper, cleaner, more secure power, and will consider all options for increasing onshore wind deployment in ways that local communities will support. More low-cost renewables like onshore wind on the system will limit household electricity bills by ensuring Britain is less affected by fluctuations in volatile global gas prices.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/11/2022 13:55:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1542284

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2022
	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	Ofgem
	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 progress his Department has made on reform of Ofgem's remit.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	87933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>Ofgem’s primary statutory duty is to protect the interests of existing and future consumers in relation to gas conveyed through pipes and electricity conveyed by distribution or transmission systems. The Government, together with the expertise of Ofgem as the independent market regulator, is continuing to look at reforms to energy markets to ensure that they deliver secure, low carbon and low-cost energy to all consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also working to develop its Strategy and Policy statement (SPS) for energy policy in Great Britain. This key document will provide Ofgem with a strategic framework to deliver the Government’s energy policy ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/11/2022 17:08:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1539251

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2022
	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	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, what is the average gas and electricity consumption of small and medium sized businesses broken down into non-domestic EPC bands.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	78805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>BEIS publishes information on the gas and electricity consumption of non-domestic buildings, including splits by occupying business size, in England and Wales. This is available for total gas/electricity consumption, as well as the median gas/electricity intensity (which accounts for the size of the building, which can vary considerably). This is available in tables 12 and 13 of the Non-Domestic National Energy Efficiency Data-framework (2022): <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fnon-domestic-national-energy-efficiency-data-framework-nd-need-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C1f70def4b848466d987f08dac3d788ee%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638037627716111424%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WOLX3IgieO%2BhsWcpRqebZ0zd0s1nNqIUlf%2F9%2Bt%2BNQNU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-national-energy-efficiency-data-framework-nd-need-2022</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Total consumption figures are given only for non-domestic buildings which have occupying business information (around 50%), so will be underestimated. These figures also exclude any businesses working from domestic premises.</p><p> </p><p>Average consumption and splits by EPC band are not available due to data limitations.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 17:03:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1538897

	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: Conservation
	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 plans to introduce a telephone advice service to help people save energy and improve energy efficiency.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	77535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government plans to launch a free phoneline service later this year that will help consumers in England with tailored and impartial information about how to improve the energy performance of their homes. The phoneline will also provide a digital assistance service for the energy advice tool on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 17:03:02 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1538901

	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: Advisory Services
	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 his Department has made of how much people using the Government's online energy saving advice service have saved on their energy bills in each year since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	77536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The GOV.UK online service which launched at the end of July 2022 has received a total of 54k users to date. A full evaluation of the advice provision is expected to start by September 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 17:03:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1536798

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2022
	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	Paternity Leave and Pay
	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 26 October 2022 to Question 65958 on Parental Pay, what estimate his Department has made of the number of working new fathers who were eligible for (a) Statutory Paternity Leave and (b) Statutory Paternity Pay in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	73112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not routinely collect data on the number of fathers eligible for Statutory Paternity Leave and Pay. However, in order to gather information among parents on how parental entitlements, including Paternity Leave and Pay, are used in practice, the Government commissioned the Parental Rights Survey as part of the Shared Parental Leave (SPL) evaluation.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to publish the SPL evaluation and underpinning research, which includes information on the take-up of Statutory Paternity Leave and Pay, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 04/11/2022 14:32:57 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1523801

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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	Parental Pay
	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 claimants of Statutory Paternity Pay there have been in each financial year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	65958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Information provided by employers to HMRC show the number of individuals in receipt of Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP). This data provides a broad indication of take-up but does not include anyone taking unpaid paternity leave.</p><p>Table 1: Individuals in receipt of Statutory Paternity Pay, 2015/16 to 2021/22 (the latest year for which full year data is available)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (April to March)</p></td><td><p>No. of individuals in receipt of SPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>215,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>219,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>212,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>201,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>208,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>176,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>204,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li><em>Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.</em></li><li><em>Figures are based on the total number of individuals in a given year, irrespective of when the payment first started. Some individuals will be counted across two years.</em></li></ol><p> </p><p>In 2019, the Government consulted on high-level options for reforming the parental leave and pay system, including making changes to Paternity Leave. We are currently considering responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell grouped question UIN 65959 question first answered 26/10/2022 16:44:18 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1523807

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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	Paternity Leave: Fathers
	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 progress the Government has made since December 2019 on making it easier for fathers to take statutory paternity leave.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	65959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Information provided by employers to HMRC show the number of individuals in receipt of Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP). This data provides a broad indication of take-up but does not include anyone taking unpaid paternity leave.</p><p>Table 1: Individuals in receipt of Statutory Paternity Pay, 2015/16 to 2021/22 (the latest year for which full year data is available)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (April to March)</p></td><td><p>No. of individuals in receipt of SPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>215,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>219,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>212,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>201,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>208,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>176,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>204,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li><em>Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.</em></li><li><em>Figures are based on the total number of individuals in a given year, irrespective of when the payment first started. Some individuals will be counted across two years.</em></li></ol><p> </p><p>In 2019, the Government consulted on high-level options for reforming the parental leave and pay system, including making changes to Paternity Leave. We are currently considering responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell grouped question UIN 65958 question first answered 26/10/2022 16:44:18 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse