@prefix rdf: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix skos: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix api: . @prefix parl: . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Postage Stamps" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Department has made of the (a) feasibility and (b) contribution to the national heritage of continuing the use of stamps without barcodes after 31 July 2023." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Southport" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Damien Moore" ; parl:uin "137974" ; dcterms:date "2023-02-01"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Government does not collect this data. However, Liquid Gas UK reports that they know of 31 companies which distribute liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to customers and businesses across the UK and none have closed in the past year.

The UK continues to enjoy a robust supply chain for LPG, which is met by domestic production and by imported cargoes. The Government works closely with industry to monitor the LPG supply position throughout the year and proactively take steps to mitigate any risks that may affect distribution to customers and essential services.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord Callanan" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-02-08"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-02-08T11:30:14.877Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Government is finalising several elements of the scheme that are critical to delivery. There are significant complexities in delivering a novel scheme with a wide variety of eligible groups with different energy arrangements. The Government must ensure consumers are protected; public money is well spent with robust verification and anti-fraud checks; and that local authorities are prepared to deliver support to eligible households.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Beverley and Holderness" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Graham Stuart" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-02-06"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "137843" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-02-06T10:30:26.773Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Energy: Meters" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2023 to Question 130102 on Energy: Meters, if he will make it his policy to set reduction targets on forced prepayment meter installations." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Liverpool, Walton" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Dan Carden" ; parl:uin "137977" ; dcterms:date "2023-02-01"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Retail Trade" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask His Majesty's Government how many liquified petroleum gas retailers there are in the UK; how many have closed in the past year; and what plans they have to ensure supplies continue for the next decade." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle" ; parl:uin "HL5353" ; dcterms:date "2023-02-02"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Dan Carden" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes and Ports" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date people who live in (a) park homes and (b) marinas will be able to apply online for the Energy Bills Support Scheme." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Lancaster and Fleetwood" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Cat Smith" ; parl:uin "137842" ; dcterms:date "2023-02-01"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Energy Bills Rebate" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what length of time it takes to process payments under the Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding once an application has been submitted." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Lancaster and Fleetwood" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Cat Smith" ; parl:uin "137845" ; dcterms:date "2023-02-01"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Commons" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2023 to Question 129769 on Iron and Steel: Energy, if he will publish the outcomes of the meeting with steel trade union representatives held on 24 January 2023." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Sefton Central" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Bill Esterson" ; parl:uin "137789" ; dcterms:date "2023-02-01"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Energy Bills Rebate" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of individuals eligible to make an application for payment under Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Lancaster and Fleetwood" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Cat Smith" ; parl:uin "137844" ; dcterms:date "2023-02-01"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The exact date that an eligible household will receive support will depend on when the application is made and when the payment can be processed by the relevant local authority. The online application portal and accompanying contact centre helpline for those who do not have online access will be open by 27 February.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Beverley and Holderness" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Graham Stuart" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-02-09"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:previousAnswerVersion ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-02-09T17:02:03.347Z"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Lords" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani" . parl:answerText "

This was an informal conversation in which Community Union set out their ambitions for the steel industry and all parties discussed current issues.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Wealden" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Ms Nusrat Ghani" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-02-06"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-02-06T10:26:34.97Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Iron and Steel: Energy" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2023 to Question 127746 on Iron and Steel: Energy, if he will make an estimate of the value of the Government support to the steel sector with energy costs since 2013." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Sefton Central" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Bill Esterson" ; parl:uin "137788" ; dcterms:date "2023-02-01"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Energy Bills Rebate: Applications" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason the application portal for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding did not open in January 2023." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Lancaster and Fleetwood" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Cat Smith" ; parl:uin "137843" ; dcterms:date "2023-02-01"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Discussions with stakeholders regarding forced prepayment meter installations are ongoing.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Beverley and Holderness" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Graham Stuart" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-02-06"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-02-06T15:39:05.287Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding will provide support of £400 for energy bills for around 900,000 households without a direct relationship to a domestic electricity supplier.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Beverley and Holderness" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Graham Stuart" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-02-06"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-02-06T10:28:40.63Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Iron and Steel" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2023 to Question 127746, if he will make an estimate of the average saving the Energy Bills Discount Scheme will provide to steel producers." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Sefton Central" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Bill Esterson" ; parl:uin "137787" ; dcterms:date "2023-02-01"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will support steel producers facing high energy prices through issuing a per-unit discount to their energy bills. The calculated discount will depend on the terms of their contract and the future price of energy.

We cannot provide an average estimate, but for steel firms eligible for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry support, for electricity the maximum discount on 70% of usage will be £89 per megawatt hour (MWh) with a price threshold of £185 per MWh. For gas, the maximum discount will be £40 per MWh with a price threshold of £99 per MWh, also on 70% of usage. The remaining 30% of usage will be supported at the same level as non-domestic customers who do not qualify for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry support.

We have provided the steel sector more than £800m since 2013 to help with energy costs.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Wealden" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Ms Nusrat Ghani" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-02-06"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "137787" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-02-06T10:25:36.93Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Damien Moore" . parl:answerText "

The development of stamp products is an operational matter for Royal Mail. The Government is not involved in the operational decisions of Royal Mail, a private business.

Royal Mail is not barcoding special stamp issues, which are printed to commemorate a person or event.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Thirsk and Malton" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Kevin Hollinrake" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-02-07"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-02-07T15:45:50.607Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Cat Smith" . parl:answerText "

The Government is finalising several elements of the scheme that are critical to delivery. There are significant complexities in delivering a novel scheme with a wide variety of eligible groups with different energy arrangements. The Government must ensure consumers are protected; public money is well spent with robust verification and anti-fraud checks; and that local authorities are prepared to deliver support to eligible households.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Beverley and Holderness" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Graham Stuart" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-02-06"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "137842" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-02-06T10:30:26.813Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Graham Stuart" . parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Beverley and Holderness" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Graham Stuart" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Bill Esterson" . parl:answerText "

The new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will support steel producers facing high energy prices through issuing a per-unit discount to their energy bills. The calculated discount will depend on the terms of their contract and the future price of energy.

We cannot provide an average estimate, but for steel firms eligible for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry support, for electricity the maximum discount on 70% of usage will be £89 per megawatt hour (MWh) with a price threshold of £185 per MWh. For gas, the maximum discount will be £40 per MWh with a price threshold of £99 per MWh, also on 70% of usage. The remaining 30% of usage will be supported at the same level as non-domestic customers who do not qualify for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry support.

We have provided the steel sector more than £800m since 2013 to help with energy costs.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Wealden" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Ms Nusrat Ghani" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-02-06"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "137788" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-02-06T10:25:36.883Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord Callanan" . a api:ListEndpoint ; dcterms:hasPart ; api:definition . a api:Page ; "10"^^xsd:long ; "1"^^xsd:long ; "16065"^^xsd:long ; dcterms:isPartOf ; api:definition ; api:extendedMetadataVersion ; api:items ( ) ; api:page "0"^^xsd:long ; ; .