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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

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

1524390

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	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether any pieces of legislation covered by Clause 1 are not included on the Government's dashboard of Retained EU Law.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	66986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>All retained EU law (REUL) listed in the dashboard that falls under the definition of EU-derived subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation, is in scope of the sunset established by clause 1 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.</p><p>Any REUL listed in the dashboard that is primary legislation is not subject to any sunset in the Bill. REUL not in scope of the sunset will be assimilated into the domestic statute book, by the removal of the special EU law features previously attached to it.</p><p>The dashboard presents an authoritative, not comprehensive, catalogue of REUL. Therefore, there may be some legislation that is covered by clause 1 of the Bill that is not yet captured in the dashboard. The Government will continue to identify additional REUL and update the dashboard on a quarterly basis to reflect this.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell grouped question UIN 66987 question first answered 24/10/2022 16:06:09 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1524393

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	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with regard to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether any pieces of legislation included on the Government's dashboard of Retained EU Law are not covered by Clause 1 of that Bill.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	66987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>All retained EU law (REUL) listed in the dashboard that falls under the definition of EU-derived subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation, is in scope of the sunset established by clause 1 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.</p><p>Any REUL listed in the dashboard that is primary legislation is not subject to any sunset in the Bill. REUL not in scope of the sunset will be assimilated into the domestic statute book, by the removal of the special EU law features previously attached to it.</p><p>The dashboard presents an authoritative, not comprehensive, catalogue of REUL. Therefore, there may be some legislation that is covered by clause 1 of the Bill that is not yet captured in the dashboard. The Government will continue to identify additional REUL and update the dashboard on a quarterly basis to reflect this.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell grouped question UIN 66986 question first answered 24/10/2022 16:06:09 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1523406

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	Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled UK Hydrogen Strategy published in August 2021, what steps his Department has taken to implement that paper's proposals.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	65710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government published the UK Hydrogen Strategy Update to Market in July 2022, which fully outlines substantial Government progress against the proposals in the UK Hydrogen Strategy and intends to publish two updates to the market each year. The Government launched the first allocation round for electrolytic hydrogen projects, offering joint Hydrogen Business Model and Net Zero Hydrogen Fund support, and selected four hydrogen projects to proceed to the due diligence stage of the Phase-2 Cluster Sequencing process.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 14:47:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1523407

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	Hydrogen
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 is taking steps to expand the production of green hydrogen using electrolysis.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	65711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government have doubled its ambition to up to 10GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030, subject to affordability and value for money. At least half of this will come from electrolytic hydrogen, for which the Government is aiming to run annual allocation rounds.</p><p>The first round, offering support from our Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (capital funding) and from the Hydrogen Production Business Model (revenue support) closed on 12 October. A second allocation round is planned for launch in 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 14:49:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson