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1236492

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	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
	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 take steps to encourage young people to study courses relating to mining and the procurement of energy at higher education.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	91744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government, through UK Research and Innovation, fund informal learning programmes to inspire young people to take up STEM subjects and careers and provide a future generation passionate about STEM, including geological science. For example, we support the STEM Ambassador programme, a nationwide network of over 30,000 volunteers from a wide range of employers, who engage with young people to provide stimulating and inspirational activities to increase their interest in STEM subjects and to raise awareness of the range of careers that STEM qualifications offer.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 23/09/2020 13:53:34 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1236493

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	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
	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 it his policy to create a new ministerial responsibility within his Department to support the mining sector.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	91745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises and values the importance of mining as a foundation industry serving a number of other vital industrial activities, and therefore this sector is covered by the responsibilities of my Hon. Friend the Minister for Business and Industry.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/09/2020 11:26:08 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1253476

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2020
	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	Bereavement Leave
	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 plans he has to include changes to bereavement leave in the employment Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	117413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that the death of a close family member, friend, or colleague can be deeply upsetting. The Government believes that individuals are best placed to understand their own specific needs and we encourage their employers to respond in an appropriate and sensitive way.</p><p>In April this year we introduced a new statutory entitlement to Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay for parents who lose a child under the age of 18. Whilst this entitlement is not available to employees who suffer a bereavement in other circumstances, all employees have a ‘day 1’ right to take unpaid time off work for an emergency involving a dependant. Time off for Dependants can also be used to deal with practical issues, including registering the death and making funeral arrangements.</p><p>We will bring forward details of the Employment Bill in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 27/11/2020 13:49:41 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1472859

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2022
	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	Boiler Upgrade Scheme
	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 homes that previously used domestic heating oil have successfully applied for funding through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme since the commencement of that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>The Boiler Upgrade Scheme provides grants for heat pumps and biomass boilers to support people using domestic heating oil to make the transition to lower carbon heat. Since launch, 373 properties which used oil have applied to the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Company Obligation scheme (ECO4) is available for those who use domestic heating oil and who meet the eligibility criteria. This includes replacing their oil heating system with renewable heating or a District Heating System.</p><p> </p><p>Where these customers meet the eligibility criteria and are customers of a participating energy supplier, they may qualify for a £150 Warm Home Discount rebate.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 23819 23823 question first answered 01/07/2022 11:46:30 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1384255

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2021
	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	Boilers: 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, what plans he has to launch a consultation on mandating hydrogen-ready boilers.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	86216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>In the Heat and Building Strategy, the Government committed to consulting on the case for enabling, or requiring, new gas boilers to be readily convertible to hydrogen (‘hydrogen-ready’) by 2026 to prepare homes for a potential hydrogen conversion.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/12/2021 16:36:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1536028

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	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	Boilers: 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, when his Department expects to publish the results of the hydrogen-ready boiler consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	71314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government will consult on requiring new gas boilers to be readily convertible to hydrogen (‘hydrogen-ready’) from 2026 to prepare homes for a potential hydrogen conversion. The Government will publish this consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/11/2022 17:16:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1536029

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	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	Boilers: 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, if he will designate hydrogen-ready boilers as an eligible technology in the proposed market-based mechanism for low carbon heat.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	71315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is working with industry, regulators and others to assess the feasibility, costs and benefits of 100% hydrogen for heat decarbonisation.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, the Government has set out plans to consult on proposals to require that all new domestic gas boilers are hydrogen-ready from 2026.</p><p> </p><p>The Clean Heat Market Mechanism would not be a suitable or necessary scheme to support the roll-out of hydrogen-ready boilers and the Government has set out that the scheme’s focus will be on supporting the development of the market for low-carbon heat pumps.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/11/2022 17:17:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1536026

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	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	Boilers: Manufacturing Industries
	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 assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed market-based mechanism for low carbon heat on British boiler manufacturing jobs.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	71312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>In order to meet net zero, the UK needs to move away from fossil fuels for heating. The Government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy sets an ambition to phase out the installation of fossil fuel boilers by 2035.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consult on proposals for hydrogen-ready boilers to pave the way for a potential transition to hydrogen for heating, developing a supply chain and associated jobs.</p><p> </p><p>Highly-efficient heat pumps are important to all strategic approaches to decarbonising heating. Growing heat pump deployment to 600,000 per year, which the Clean Heat Market Mechanism supports, is expected to support 30,000 jobs by 2028.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 71313 question first answered 02/11/2022 17:14:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1536027

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	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	Boilers: Manufacturing Industries
	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 assessment he has made of the effect of the 600,000 heat pump target by 2028 on jobs in the British boiler industry.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	71313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>In order to meet net zero, the UK needs to move away from fossil fuels for heating. The Government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy sets an ambition to phase out the installation of fossil fuel boilers by 2035.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consult on proposals for hydrogen-ready boilers to pave the way for a potential transition to hydrogen for heating, developing a supply chain and associated jobs.</p><p> </p><p>Highly-efficient heat pumps are important to all strategic approaches to decarbonising heating. Growing heat pump deployment to 600,000 per year, which the Clean Heat Market Mechanism supports, is expected to support 30,000 jobs by 2028.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 71312 question first answered 02/11/2022 17:14:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1399793

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	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	Buildings: Energy
	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 Heat and Buildings Strategy, what assessment he has made of the role of building standards and certifications in improving energy efficiency standards of the built environment.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	98483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Heat and Building Strategy sets out how Government is taking a ‘fabric first’ approach to improving the energy efficiency of buildings; this ensures transition to low-carbon heating is cost effective.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy sets out measures including:</p><ul><li>Upgrading fuel-poor homes to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C by 2030 where reasonably practicable to do so.</li><li>Additional funding to the Home Upgrade Grant and the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund – investing a further £950m and £800m respectively over 2022/23 to 2024/25. Both schemes use Trustmark standards to ensure quality installations and both use an improvement in EPC to measure increased energy efficiency.</li><li>Consulting on phasing in higher minimum performance standards to ensure all homes meet EPC Band C by 2035, where cost-effective, practical and affordable.</li><li>Setting long-term regulatory standards to upgrade private-rented homes to EPC C by 2028.</li><li>Requiring mortgage lenders to disclose energy efficiency standards of their portfolios in order to incentivise them to provide attractive finance offers so their customers can retrofit their homes.</li><li>Considering setting a long-term regulatory standard for all homes, subject to consultation.</li></ul> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/01/2022 14:41:41 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford