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1671399

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Social Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will introduce a government-funded discounted social energy tariff for (a) disabled people, (b) unpaid carers and (c) people on lower incomes.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	2497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is providing Cost of Living Payments for those who face wider affordability challenges, including £900 to households on means tested benefits, of £300 to pensioner households and of £150 to those on eligible disability benefits.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to ongoing winter support payments such as the Warm Home Discount, Winter Fuel Payment and Cold Weather Payments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to monitor the situation and will keep options under review, including with respect to the most vulnerable households.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 24/11/2023 12:22:17 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1671412

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Standing Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will have discussions with energy regulators on reducing standing charges.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	2635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>I regularly meet with Ofgem to discuss the energy retail market, including standing charges. On 16th November, Ofgem announced a call for input on standing charges. Government welcomes this and looks forward to Ofgem’s conclusions.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 24/11/2023 12:21:24 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1671465

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Home Upgrade Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, by what date local authorities are required to start processing applications under the Home Upgrade Grant 2 scheme.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	2674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Local Authorities applied for funding under Phase 2 of the Home Upgrade Grant within the bid window of September 2022 to January 2023, and were able to begin delivering installs of energy efficiency measures from April 2023. The timeframe for the assessment of homes and installation of energy efficiency measures will depend on the relevant local authority, but all projects should be completed by March 2025.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/11/2023 10:53:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1671533

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the report by Oxfam entitled Climate Equality: A planet for the 99%, published on 20 November 2023, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the proportion of carbon emissions generated by the (a) richest 1% and (b) poorest two-thirds of the world's population.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	2699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK has decarbonised more than any other economy. Between 1990 and 2021, the UK reduced its emissions by 48%. The UK works through COP and other forums to advocate for faster decarbonisation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is committed to spend £11.6bn on International Climate Finance (ICF) in those countries most affected by climate change. This includes a tripling of funding for climate adaptation from £500m in 2019 to £1.5bn in 2025.</p><p> </p><p>In the published International Development White Paper, the UK announced that it will aim for more than half of all bilateral aid to go to least developed countries.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/11/2023 07:27:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1671594

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Social Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of launching a consultation on a social energy tariff.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	2734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The outlook for energy prices has improved significantly since the 2022 Autumn Statement, with the Ofgem price cap falling 55% since its peak earlier this year.</p><p><br> The Government is providing Cost of Living Payments to UK households on eligible means tested benefits, including over 6 million people across the UK eligible ‘extra-costs’ disability benefits’, for those who face wider affordability challenges. This is in addition to ongoing winter support payments such as the Warm Home Discount, Winter Fuel Payment and Cold Weather Payments</p><p> </p><p>Government will continue to monitor the situation and keep options under review.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 27/11/2023 08:11:54 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1668695

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Heat Pumps
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in relation to (1) training additional heat pump engineers, (2) supporting heat pump manufacturers, and (3) making heat pumps more affordable for consumers, in order to ensure that they meet their target of installing 600,000 heat pumps per year by 2028.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government has set out a package of policies to help install 600,000 heat pumps per year by 2028:</p><p> </p><p>On training, the £5 million Heat Training Grant is expected to support 6,000 trainees in England to become heat pump installers.</p><p>On manufacturing, the £30 million Heat Pump Investment Accelerator Competition aims to increase our manufacturing capacity.</p><p>On affordability, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers grants of £7,500 for heat pump installations, VAT has been eliminated on heat pump installations until 2027, and the Heat Pump Ready innovation programme supports projects to reduce whole life costs of heat pumps.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/11/2023 11:37:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1668696

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Heat Pumps: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide consumers with updated guidance on the benefits of heat pump technology and its suitability for their homes.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>In July 2022, the Government launched an online tool on GOV.UK which provides tailored advice to households about whether their home could be suitable for a heat pump, the upfront costs and links to further information.</p><p> </p><p>An improved version of the Tool is in development and due to be launched next year.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/11/2023 11:36:29 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1668702

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Storage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact of the planned redevelopment of Cloghan Point oil terminal into a storage and distribution hub for all forms of fossil fuels for Northern Ireland and beyond, including the impact on the UK's carbon emissions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL94
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter. Environmental assessments of projects in Northern Ireland are carried out by the NI Environment Agency.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/11/2023 12:30:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle