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1701269

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Business Premises: 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 2023 UK greenhouse gas emissions, provisional figures, published on 28 March 2024, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the increase in emissions from commercial buildings since 1990; and what steps her Department is taking to help reduce such emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Between 1990 and 2023, provisional statistics show total greenhouse gas emissions from the buildings and product use sectors have fallen by an estimated 28%. However, in the same time period, emissions from commercial buildings have risen by 3% largely due to the use of natural gas for heating. To address this issue, the UK Government is working with industry to understand how to decarbonise commercial buildings in an affordable and appropriate manner, including through supporting energy efficiency improvements, developing the market for heat pumps, and developing heat network capacity. This approach is detailed in the Heat and Buildings Strategy, which can be accessed <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F61d450eb8fa8f54c14eb14e4%2F6.7408_BEIS_Clean_Heat_Heat___Buildings_Strategy_Stage_2_v5_WEB.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C7a7f1a2d7ad3479801ae08dc603b95f1%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638491056248036734%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5oapttsYvNwBBFwFUGiydCG9LY6qLTQHVo%2BvIT2Bsh8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 19/04/2024 12:54:26 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1700980

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	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 had discussions with Ofgem to ensure that heat pump installation companies under the Energy Company Obligation scheme provide (a) a suitable service for customers to assist with problems and (b) provide advice on the optimal use of the new heating system.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>All installations under the Energy Company Obligation scheme must be carried out by a TrustMark registered business. Installations of low carbon measures, such as heat pumps, must be carried out in accordance with the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) requirements.</p><p> </p><p>TrustMark’s Customer Charter sets out the responsibilities of any TrustMark registered installer which includes the registered business ensuring there is a proper testing and hand-over process to ensure the customer knows how installations work and should be maintained.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem has set out a route to redress for any issues arising from measures installed under the scheme, which can be found at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Feco4-complaints-process&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C470df9a1968b4c75cc7008dc5fa8cc0f%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638490425780647592%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Zu8gUAfakP7TSiT1644825wozNuy0tBucsFVdeVHCD8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ofgem.gov.uk/eco4-complaints-process</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 18/04/2024 13:28:58 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1700085

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Business Premises: 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, when she plans to publish a response to the consultation on Introducing a performance-based policy framework in large commercial and industrial buildings, which closed on 9 June 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Government paused the rollout of the operational energy rating pilot scheme but remains interested in exploring the role that operational ratings can play in supporting energy reduction within the wider landscape for decarbonising commercial and industrial buildings.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to engage with stakeholders to understand more about potential options for moving the dial on reducing carbon emissions and Government’s role in this.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 17/04/2024 14:09:50 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1700086

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Business Premises: Energy Performance Certificates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Non-domestic Private Rented Sector minimum energy efficiency standards: EPC B implementation, published on 17 March 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>We have reviewed the responses to our consultation on minimum energy efficiency standards in the non-domestic private rented sector. We are working hard to ensure the policy design remains fair and proportionate for landlords and tenants within the current economic climate and to help realise the benefits of energy efficiency, including reduced energy bills, more comfortable and healthier workplaces and greater energy security. We are continuing to engage with commercial building owners and representative groups to understand the different pathways to support decarbonisation and give certainty to the energy efficiency supply chain. We plan to publish the response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 17/04/2024 14:45:54 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1700112

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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: Suffolk Coastal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to help support low-income households to transition to net zero in Suffolk Coastal constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
	tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is allocating around £20 billion over this Parliament and next improving energy efficiency and low carbon heating of homes, reducing reliance on fossil fuel heating and reducing household energy bills for low income households in Suffolk Coastal constituency as well as other constituencies.</p><p>The Government will deliver upgrades to over half a million homes in the coming years through Social Housing Decarbonisation, Home Upgrade Grant Schemes and Energy Company Obligation Schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has spent over £2 billion to support transition to zero emission vehicles (ZEVs), focusing on reducing barriers to adopting ZEVs, including offsetting higher upfront cost, and accelerating rollout of chargepoint infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 18/04/2024 13:30:04 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1700118

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she is taking steps to equalize the price of electricity with gas to encourage people to install Heat Pumps in their homes.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>In ‘Powering Up Britain’, the Government committed to outlining a clear approach to gas and electricity price rebalancing – and will do so in due course. We are working to develop our approach to rebalancing to meet these commitments. No decisions have yet been taken on our approach, and fairness and affordability for consumers and taxpayers will be at the heart of our decision-making.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 17/04/2024 14:08:20 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

1700330

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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 Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to address the loyalty penalty paid by households reliant on (a) heating oil and (b) LPG; and whether she has asked the Competition and Markets Authority to make an assessment of the adequacy of competition in markets for these products.
	tabling member constituency	St Ives
	tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>We believe consumer choice provides the best long-term guarantee of competitive prices.</p><p> </p><p>The structure of the heating oil market allows for switching of suppliers on a delivery-by-delivery basis. There are commercial price comparison sites and the trade association UKIFDA provides a ‘Find a distributor’ facility at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fukifda.org%2Ffind-a-distributor%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C467e6daec0434c61981e08dc5eda2c1a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638489538337734417%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dCWnLStA6oAooGd9y4i5Xi9BcdNOCGhcvr7rUTGV27A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://ukifda.org/find-a-distributor/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>There is similar consumer choice for bottled LPG users, supported by the trade association LGUK ‘Supplier search’ facility (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.liquidgasuk.org%2Fdomestic%2Fsupplier-search&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C467e6daec0434c61981e08dc5eda2c1a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638489538337734417%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tbNCpoc7SefSsk0CHliCbp5RSuqX23lpftlcCz6MvPk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.liquidgasuk.org/domestic/supplier-search</a>). The bulk domestic LPG market is subject to regulation under the Competition and Markets Authority’s LPG Orders (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fliquefied-petroleum-gas-lpg-market-orders-and-calculator&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C467e6daec0434c61981e08dc5eda2c1a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638489538337734417%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9nFNoXCUtdSnjwcGJ0SVRdujoqpBlV6s%2FW67KNAA6Jo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/liquefied-petroleum-gas-lpg-market-orders-and-calculator</a>) to enable easier switching of domestic bulk LPG supplier by domestic customers and the CMA continues to monitor that market.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 17/04/2024 12:34:32 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1698999

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	Solid Fuels: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to ensure that rural households that rely on sustainable solid fuels will not experience increases in household bills.
	tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
	tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Alternative fuel prices have fallen since winter 2022-23 and while there is no price cap for alternative fuels, households who use solid fuel for heating are still protected by the price cap for their electricity tariff.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently providing a package of support worth £108 billion, or £3,800 per household on average between 2022 – 2025, which is one of the largest support packages in Europe. The Government is continuing to support households past April 2024, cutting National Insurance contributions, worth £900 to the average worker, increasing benefits by 6.7%, and increasing the National Living Wage.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/04/2024 06:43:19 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1699022

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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: Price Caps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that people living in residential properties with third party energy supplies can be covered by the energy price cap.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The price cap was applied to domestic default tariffs to address a specific issue identified by the CMA in how suppliers priced these tariffs. No such issue was identified for commercial contracts, such as those procured by landlords to serve tenants. Consumers supplied via landlords are protected under Ofgem’s Maximum Resale Price Provisions.</p><p> </p><p>On 5 April, Government published a summary of responses to the domestic customers on non-domestic tariffs CfE, summarising the issues identified and the actions being taken to address the issues. Government will consider whether any further actions are required once the current measures being undertaken have embedded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 18/04/2024 13:08:06 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1699023

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	District Heating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in energy bills over the last 24 months for people living in residential properties with third party communal heating systems.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not collect energy bill data for communal heating consumers. We are introducing regulation from Spring 2025 to appoint Ofgem as the heat network regulator and will provide Ofgem powers to monitor communal heat prices. The Government has already invested over £55 million on Heat Network support through the Energy Bills Discount Scheme, which is estimated to have reduced the average bill per supported customer by £1200 over the last year.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 18/04/2024 13:06:24 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury