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1671237

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	Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
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 success of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund in driving decarbonisation in the social housing sector.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford
uin	HL392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 1 and 2.1 aim to install energy efficiency measures in up to 20,000 and 90,000 homes respectively. The latest statistics capturing progress across the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) are published on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) commissioned an independent evaluation of the implementation, effectiveness and value for money of the SHDF Demonstrator. Final findings will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>DESNZ has also commissioned evaluation reports for SHDF Wave 1 and 2.1. The first interim report will be published later in financial year 2024/25.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/11/2023 13:03:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4922 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford

1671243

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	Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to bring forward the remaining funding for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund to give the social housing sector certainty to plan for decarbonising their housing stock beyond 2025.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman
uin	HL406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) is a 10-year, £3.8bn 2019 manifesto commitment. £6 billion of new Government funding will be made available from 2025 to 2028 in addition to the £6.6 billion allocated in this Parliament to energy efficiency and clean heat in buildings. Conversations are continuing with HM Treasury to assess SHDF’s share of the £6bn to be made available from 2025 to 2028, and provide long-term funding certainty, support the growth of supply chains and ensure we can scale up our delivery over time.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 29/11/2023 12:05:14 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1649 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman

1671256

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 and Energy: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the departmental budget for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for the current financial year is allocated to supporting, promoting and delivering (1) energy demand reduction measures, and (2) zero and low carbon energy generation measures; and what changes in the departmental budget and headcount for those tasks are planned for the 2024–25 financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Stunell
uin	HL432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government published how the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s current year budget has been allocated in the 2023-24 Main Estimate. The Government will publish the equivalent information for the 2024-25 financial year in the forthcoming 2024-25 Main Estimate. Departmental headcount figures are published each year in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/12/2023 12:13:44 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell

1671264

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: Prices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their recent decision to increase payment amounts to offshore windfarms by more than 50 per cent, what plans they have to mitigate the impact on consumer energy bills.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The publication on 16 November of core parameters, including Administrative Strike Prices (ASPs) for the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) round, does not determine impacts on consumer bills. The ASPs are the maximum prices available for renewable electricity, with the actual price being achieved through a competitive auction process. Renewable electricity procured through the CfD continues to provide value for money for consumers by capping the price paid to generators.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/12/2023 12:12:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1671299

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	Fuel Poverty: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address fuel poverty in rural areas, bearing in mind that many rural households are not on the gas grid, in the winter of 2023 and 2024.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>We are supporting rural homes and homes off the gas grid through targeted energy efficiency schemes including the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and Home Upgrade Grant. The Home Upgrade Grant delivers energy efficiency upgrades to low-income households living in the least energy efficient homes off the gas grid.</p><p> </p><p>The Warm Home Discount scheme provides low-income and vulnerable households across Great Britain, including rural areas, with a £150 rebate off their winter energy bill.</p><p> </p><p>This year, low income or vulnerable rural households may also be in receipt of the £900 Cost of Living Payment which is being paid across three instalments.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 24/11/2023 12:57:40 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

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

1671557

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	Renewable Energy: North Sea
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 an assessment of the potential merits of establishing energy islands in the North Sea.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	2708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government has not made any such assessment as it does not plan or develop energy infrastructure but sets the regulatory framework for the independent energy industry. The development of energy islands is subject to consent through the planning system and consistency with environmental protections and value for money requirements set by the regulator Ofgem. The Holistic Network Design and the Centralised Strategic Network Plan will set the high-level design for offshore transmission and identifies those responsible for its construction. It is for those companies to assess options for the detailed design.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/11/2023 13:38:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan