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638761

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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 his Department takes to ensure that government funding to cavity wall insulation providers is spent as intended.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	53746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>There are no current government grant schemes for cavity wall insulation. However cavity wall insulation can be installed under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). ECO requires large energy suppliers to deliver a range of energy efficiency measures, including cavity wall insulation, to eligible households. Ofgem E-Serve administers ECO. They are responsible for allocating proportionate carbon and bill saving targets to the obligated suppliers. They also carry out audits and ensure measures reported are compliant with the ECO rules.</p><p> </p><p>Cavity wall insulation providers may receive funding from ECO-covered energy suppliers, where they have a commercial contract with them to install insulation. BEIS does not collect information on the companies with whom energy suppliers contract, but the work done must adhere to agreed industry standards as set out in the Publically Available Specification (PAS2030). The installation of cavity wall insulation is within the scope of the Each Home Counts Review, an independent review being carried out by Dr Peter Bonfield on consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement for home energy efficiency and renewable energy measures in the UK. The Review is expected to be published soon.</p><p> </p><p>ECO-covered suppliers determine what is cost-effective to deliver, balancing upfront costs compared to lifetime carbon or fuel cost savings achieved. The measures delivered, suppliers’ progress towards their ECO targets and the costs they incur under ECO are collected by BEIS (and published in the department’s Household Energy Efficiency National Statistics <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-november-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-november-2016</a> (Table 2.8)), allowing the department to measure the cost effectiveness of the scheme over time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 53690 53740 question first answered 28/11/2016 11:51:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

638763

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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: 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 change there has been in the number of households using pre-payment meters in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	53705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Ofgem closely monitors domestic energy supplies’ performance and publishes information on prepayment meters customer accounts in Great Britain. Ofgem does not monitor the gas and electricity supply market in Northern Ireland, as it is devolved matter.</p><p>The table below shows either the number or proportion of domestic customers paying by prepayment meters in Great Britain in 2006 to 2015. Smart meters operating in pay-as-you-go mode are also classified as PPM for these statistics. Ofgem has changed the way it presents the data on the number of households using pre-payment meters in its Domestic Suppliers Social Obligations annual reports, and this is accounted for in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2006</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2007</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>No. of PPMs customers (millions)</p></td><td><p>Proportion of PPMs customers</p></td><td><p>No. of PPMs customers (millions)</p></td><td><p>Proportion of PPMs customers</p></td><td><p>No. of PPMs customers (millions)</p></td><td><p>Proportion of PPMs customers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2009</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2010</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>No. of PPMs customers (millions)</p></td><td><p>Proportion of PPMs customers</p></td><td><p>No. of PPMs customers (millions)</p></td><td><p>Proportion of PPMs customers</p></td><td><p>No. of PPMs customers (millions)</p></td><td><p>Proportion of PPMs customers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>2.91</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>4.0</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>4.09</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>No. of PPMs customers (millions)</p></td><td><p>Proportion of PPMs customers</p></td><td><p>No. of PPMs customers (millions)</p></td><td><p>Proportion of PPMs customers</p></td><td><p>No. of PPMs customers (millions)</p></td><td><p>Proportion of PPMs customers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>3.09</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>3.28</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>3.39</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>4.25</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>4.42</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>4.49</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>No. of PPMs customers (millions)</p></td><td><p>Proportion of PPMs customers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>15.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>16.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2016 12:59:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

638767

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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 information his Department has published on the (a) number and (b) names of cavity wall insulation providers who have received government funding.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	53690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>There are no current government grant schemes for cavity wall insulation. However cavity wall insulation can be installed under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). ECO requires large energy suppliers to deliver a range of energy efficiency measures, including cavity wall insulation, to eligible households. Ofgem E-Serve administers ECO. They are responsible for allocating proportionate carbon and bill saving targets to the obligated suppliers. They also carry out audits and ensure measures reported are compliant with the ECO rules.</p><p> </p><p>Cavity wall insulation providers may receive funding from ECO-covered energy suppliers, where they have a commercial contract with them to install insulation. BEIS does not collect information on the companies with whom energy suppliers contract, but the work done must adhere to agreed industry standards as set out in the Publically Available Specification (PAS2030). The installation of cavity wall insulation is within the scope of the Each Home Counts Review, an independent review being carried out by Dr Peter Bonfield on consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement for home energy efficiency and renewable energy measures in the UK. The Review is expected to be published soon.</p><p> </p><p>ECO-covered suppliers determine what is cost-effective to deliver, balancing upfront costs compared to lifetime carbon or fuel cost savings achieved. The measures delivered, suppliers’ progress towards their ECO targets and the costs they incur under ECO are collected by BEIS (and published in the department’s Household Energy Efficiency National Statistics <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-november-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-november-2016</a> (Table 2.8)), allowing the department to measure the cost effectiveness of the scheme over time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 53740 53746 question first answered 28/11/2016 11:51:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

638768

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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, how and by what criteria he evaluates the effectiveness of the spending of government grants to cavity wall insulation providers.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	53740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>There are no current government grant schemes for cavity wall insulation. However cavity wall insulation can be installed under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). ECO requires large energy suppliers to deliver a range of energy efficiency measures, including cavity wall insulation, to eligible households. Ofgem E-Serve administers ECO. They are responsible for allocating proportionate carbon and bill saving targets to the obligated suppliers. They also carry out audits and ensure measures reported are compliant with the ECO rules.</p><p> </p><p>Cavity wall insulation providers may receive funding from ECO-covered energy suppliers, where they have a commercial contract with them to install insulation. BEIS does not collect information on the companies with whom energy suppliers contract, but the work done must adhere to agreed industry standards as set out in the Publically Available Specification (PAS2030). The installation of cavity wall insulation is within the scope of the Each Home Counts Review, an independent review being carried out by Dr Peter Bonfield on consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement for home energy efficiency and renewable energy measures in the UK. The Review is expected to be published soon.</p><p> </p><p>ECO-covered suppliers determine what is cost-effective to deliver, balancing upfront costs compared to lifetime carbon or fuel cost savings achieved. The measures delivered, suppliers’ progress towards their ECO targets and the costs they incur under ECO are collected by BEIS (and published in the department’s Household Energy Efficiency National Statistics <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-november-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-november-2016</a> (Table 2.8)), allowing the department to measure the cost effectiveness of the scheme over time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 53690 53746 question first answered 28/11/2016 11:51:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

638453

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
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	Shell: North Sea
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 effect of Shell's sale of its North Sea field assets on the long-term future of the North Sea as an energy asset.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	53573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The Oil and Gas Authority will assess any licence transfer as the licensing authority.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/11/2016 14:31:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

638463

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of exceeding the Levy Control Framework's forecasted costs each year to 2020-21 on consumer energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	53533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The latest projections for the Levy Control Framework (LCF), published by the Office of Budget Responsibility in March 2016, show that while LCF future spending is forecast to exceed the budget cap to 2020/21, it remains within the 20% headroom agreed with the Treasury in all years.</p><p>The Department keeps the impact of LCF projected spending on consumer bills under review.</p><p>Updated projections for the LCF will be published by Office of Budget Responsibility alongside the Autumn Statement.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/11/2016 17:17:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

638464

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
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: Coventry
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 the average proportion of household expenditure on energy bills was in (a) Coventry and (b) Coventry North East constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	53521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of household expenditure spent on energy bills is not available at a regional level. On average, in the UK in 2014, 4.9% of all household expenditure was spent on energy bills. This data is from the Living Costs and Food Survey by ONS and has been calculated by summing the domestic household expenditure on gas, electricity and other household fuels, divided by the total household expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/11/2016 14:04:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 21997 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

638471

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
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, whether the Government plans to bring forward proposals for a cap on standard energy tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	53637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The introduction of a price cap for customers on pre-payment meters was a recommendation of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) report. The Government is currently considering their recommendations of the CMA report and will respond soon.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/11/2016 17:05:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry