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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

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

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

1503455

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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	Business: Investment
	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 steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) venture capital and (b) private equity firms continue to invest in (i) small and medium size enterprises and (ii) other British businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	45164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Through the British Business Bank (BBB), the UK’s largest venture capital investor, the Department helps to ensure access to investment for businesses throughout the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The BBB invests in well-established funds through British Patient Capital and in new fund managers through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme. The BBB also co-invests directly in companies alongside private investors through Future Fund: Breakthrough. These interventions, together with a supportive tax and regulatory environment, help to maintain the UK’s finance ecosystem as the most mature and successful in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 21/09/2022 16:52:46 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1253442

	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	Carbon Emissions
	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 steps he is taking to allocate funding to the development of future employment roles for workers in the (a) oil and gas and (b) other sectors to ensure that the economy is prepared for the transition towards net zero emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	117404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>The oil and gas sector, and particularly its supply chain, has a key role to play as we move to a net zero economy and we have committed to supporting this energy transition with a transformational North Sea Transition Deal. The focus of this deal will be on ensuring the sector can support the energy transition and anchoring the supply chain across the UK. Key features include a focus on new low carbon technologies, emissions reduction, skills supporting high-quality jobs, and innovation that will decarbonise our economy.</p><p> </p><p>Our Ten Point Plan is our blueprint for a green industrial revolution. It combines ambitious policies with significant new public investment to deliver a vision for the UK that is greener, more prosperous and at the forefront of industries for the future. Spanning clean energy, buildings, transport, nature and innovative technologies, the Plan will mobilise £12 billion of Government investment and will support up to 250,000 green jobs.</p><p> </p><p>This included the announcement to make the UK the world leader in clean wind energy, creating jobs, slashing carbon emissions and boosting exports. This includes £160 million that will be made available to upgrade ports and manufacturing infrastructure across communities in the UK. This new investment will see around 2,000 construction jobs created and these new plans will enable the sector to support up to 60,000 jobs directly and indirectly by 2030 in ports, factories and the supply chains, manufacturing the next-generation of offshore wind turbines and delivering clean energy to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Jobs Taskforce, which I and the Skills Minister, my hon Friend the Member for Chichester (Gillian Keegan) will chair, forms part of the Government’s ambitious plan to build back greener and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Its aim will be to focus on the immediate and longer-term challenges of delivering skilled workers for the UK’s transition to net zero including supporting workers in high carbon transitioning sectors, like oil and gas, to retrain in new green technologies. This will also be a key aim for the upcoming North Sea Transition Deal.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 27/11/2020 12:40:20 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1283578

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2021
	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	Carbon Emissions
	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 steps his Department is taking to maximise existing (a) energy infrastructure and (b) expertise to help achieve the Government's ambition of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	148972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>The public and private sectors must work in partnership to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The Department regularly engages with industry and advisors to maximise industry input and feedback to Government policy as we transition towards net zero by 2050.</p><p>This dialogue is maintained through a variety of forums: public consultations and calls for evidence, ongoing regular supplier and generator roundtables at both a ministerial and official level; official task forces and advisory bodies; and specific sector engagement to ensure that Government is fully informed of industry developments in key policy areas.</p><p>Last month, I led a series of roundtables with key stakeholder groups following the publication of the Energy White Paper. These were in addition to an ongoing dialogue with large, medium and small businesses to understand the unique challenges they face in relation to net zero.</p><p>Examples of more specific government-industry collaboration include the Hydrogen Advisory Council, a joint Government-Industry forum established to identify and promote concrete actions required to enable the supply of low carbon hydrogen at scale for use across the energy system. The Council will inform the development of a UK hydrogen strategy which we will bring forward in the first half of this year.</p><p>Our strategy will set out a comprehensive approach to building a UK hydrogen economy that is fit for purpose and pave the way towards achieving our ambition of 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 – working with industry partners to achieve this.</p><p>Hydrogen offers potential to repurpose the gas network to a low-carbon alternative, and we are working in partnership with industry to assess the feasibility and impacts of converting parts or the whole of the existing gas network to full hydrogen. This will test and evaluate the potential of hydrogen as an option for heating our homes and workplaces. We have set out a vision for a possible ‘hydrogen town’ before the end of the decade, building on a programme of community trials in the first half of the decade which we will support the gas industry to deliver. In parallel, we will also work with industry with the aim of completing the testing and safety case necessary to enable government and the regulator to amend regulations that could allow for up to 20% blending of hydrogen into the gas distribution grid by 2023.</p><p>We have also established the CCUS Council which advises on the deployment of carbon capture and storage, a technology which will be crucial to achieving our net zero targets and where the re use of oil and gas infrastructure can be a key enabler.</p><p>In addition, we are working closely with the oil and gas industry to negotiate a North Sea Transition Deal. Not only cutting emissions, but also enabling new industries such as CCUS and Hydrogen to develop, supporting supply chain transformation and capability development in new net zero sectors, and championing the sector’s workforce and importance to the net zero skills transition in industrial heartlands.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 11/02/2021 15:43:35 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford