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1524035

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Offshore Industry: 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, if he will launch a public consultation on the issuing of new licenses for oil and gas in the North Sea to the north of 55.81 degrees north.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	67071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government completed an Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment (OESEA4) of a draft plan/programme for licensing and leasing areas for future offshore energy developments including offshore oil and gas, offshore gas and carbon dioxide storage, offshore renewables, and offshore hydrogen, in relevant waters of the UK Continental Shelf.</p><p> </p><p>Public consultation on the OESEA4 Environmental Report took place between 17 March and 27 May 2022. The Government response to the OESEA4 consultation was published in September 2022 and the plan/programme was adopted in September 2022.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fuk-offshore-energy-strategic-environmental-assessment-4-oesea4&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C410421073f4b4e7fc69d08dab5a97efe%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638022036817623065%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Ga3FYAUZmkHmRDQTZlsdyHFFJlxRxY%2B6ZkCxzI5mqHc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/uk-offshore-energy-strategic-environmental-assessment-4-oesea4</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 16:06:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1524144

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Veterans: Bankruptcy
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 veterans were declared bankrupt in each month of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	67279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Information on the number of veterans declared bankrupt is not available.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 24/10/2022 16:06:47 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1524192

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	British Association of Removers
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 (a) discussions and (b) other engagement his Department has had with the British Association of Removers since 26 July 2022, at which the issue of engagement was referred back to his Department by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	66875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data covers April to June 2022, further data will be published in due course. In line with Cabinet Office Guidance organisations are listed instead of individuals.</p><p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by officials are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 26/10/2022 16:23:55 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1524195

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	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 estimate his Department has made of the cost to consumers in (a) Lancashire and (b) England of gas transmission costs as a proportion of total energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	67073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Gas transmission charges for the North West region under the Ofgem price cap for October 2022 are £14.32 per domestic customer per year based on typical gas consumption levels (excluding VAT). This compares to a Great Britain-wide average of £15.75. Gas transmission charges represent less than 1% of a typical domestic dual fuel energy bill.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 16:06:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1524295

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Electricity: Housing
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 support his Department is providing for (a) electricity-only households and (b) those with inefficient Economy 7 storage heaters which require upgrades.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	67280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) is delivering a £400 non-repayable government discount. Electricity suppliers are delivering this support to British households with a domestic electricity meter over six months from October 2022. The Department will closely monitor the impact of prices on consumption over the months ahead and is actively considering how storage heaters are affected by the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 16:06:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1524297

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Help to Grow Schemes: Digital Technology
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 expected annual (a) current and (b) capital expenditure on Help to Grow: Digital will be in each financial year of that scheme; and if he will place that information in the House of Commons Library.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	66988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>We intend to publish data on costs of both the Help to Grow programmes on the GOV.UK website by Spring 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell grouped question UIN 66989 question first answered 24/10/2022 16:06:21 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1524298

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Help to Grow Schemes
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 expected annual (a) current and (b) capital expenditure on Help to Grow: Management will be in each financial year of that scheme; and if he will place that information in the House of Commons Library.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	66989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>We intend to publish data on costs of both the Help to Grow programmes on the GOV.UK website by Spring 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell grouped question UIN 66988 question first answered 24/10/2022 16:06:21 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1524300

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Met Office
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 expected annual (a) current and (b) capital expenditure on the Met Office Supercomputing 2020+ Programme will be in each financial year of that scheme; and if he will place that information in the House of Commons Library.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	66990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The amount allocated to the Met Office Supercomputing 2020+ Programme over the 2022-2025 Spending Review period is £349.1 million. This is part of the total business case approved investment of £1.2 billion. The Programme is funded through the BEIS R&amp;D Capital budget. The Met Office annual report and accounts are published on metoffice.gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/10/2022 16:05:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1524303

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	British Antarctic Survey: Shipbuilding
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 expected annual (a) current and (b) capital expenditure on the new polar research vessel will be in each financial year of that project; and if he will place that information in the House of Commons Library.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	66992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The new polar research vessel was named <em>Royal Research Ship Sir David Attenborough</em> in 2019 and came into service in 2021. Annual operating costs are in the region of £20 million. The ship is operated by the British Antarctic Survey a wholly owned research centre of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). All UKRI’s budget is considered capital in the national accounts.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/10/2022 16:05:35 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1524307

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Fuel Poverty: Stockport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of levels of fuel poverty in Stockport constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	67244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department publishes annual statistics on the number and percentage of households in fuel poverty in England by Parliamentary Constituency, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Ffuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cea9060356b3445934d8508dab5ab1f76%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638022043804891087%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=D6tnP8qns0MfMZBqR2lQ9tbgNjevXhv4TdwLp4%2BSW7U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/10/2022 16:24:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra