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1472854

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	Fuel Oil
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 his Department will take steps to help encourage people who use domestic heating oil to switch to more environmentally friendly forms of heating.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	23819
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 23823 23824 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

1472855

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	Fuel Oil: Price Caps
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 he plans to introduce a cap on the prices of domestic heating oil.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	23820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has carefully considered the introduction of a price cap to help heating oil customers with high fuel prices, however the Government’s analysis indicates that a cap would not be in the long-term interests of consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The existing gas and electricity price cap was designed to protect consumers on default tariffs from the loyalty penalty, which the Competitions and Markets Authority warned was causing customers to be overcharged. The structure of the heating oil market is different and imposing a price cap below wholesale costs could drive companies out of the market, reducing competition and possibly result in supply shortages.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/07/2022 11:47:33 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1472856

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	Fuel Oil: Rural Areas
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 help tackle the effect of the rise in the cost of energy on rural homes reliant on domestic heating oil.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	23821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers are in regular contact with the fuel industry and have made it clear operators should do everything they can to reduce costs to end users.</p><p> </p><p>Through the cost of living support package, the Government is providing over £15 billion in support to households, targeted at those with the greatest need. This is in addition to all domestic electricity customers receiving £400 from October.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/07/2022 11:49:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1472857

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	Fuel Oil: Rural Areas
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 connect rural homes that rely on domestic heating oil to mains gas heating.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	23822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>Under the gas network price control Ofgem oversees the Fuel Poor Network Extension Scheme (FPNES), which is delivered by the Gas Distribution Networks. The FPNES provides a discount to eligible households against the cost of connecting to the gas network.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 23825 question first answered 01/07/2022 11:50:41 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1472858

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	Fuel Oil
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 provide support to people who use domestic heating oil until green heating alternatives become more affordable.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	23823
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 23824 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

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
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

1472860

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	Natural Gas: Rural Areas
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 his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a grant scheme for connecting rural homes to mains gas.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	23825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>Under the gas network price control Ofgem oversees the Fuel Poor Network Extension Scheme (FPNES), which is delivered by the Gas Distribution Networks. The FPNES provides a discount to eligible households against the cost of connecting to the gas network.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 23822 question first answered 01/07/2022 11:50:41 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1465258

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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: 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 further steps he is taking to improve the energy efficiency of domestic buildings.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	8235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK has made good progress in improving energy performance of homes.  46% of homes in England are now EPC Band C or above, up from 12% in 2009.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, Government is investing over £6.6 billion over this parliament to continue improving energy efficiency. This funding will help to deliver upgrades through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, Energy Company Obligation, Local Authority Delivery and Home Upgrade Grant Schemes. The new £450 million Boiler Upgrade Scheme will provide upfront grants towards the cost of a heat pump or biomass boiler.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also Zero-rating VAT for the next five years on the installation of insulation and low-carbon heating.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/06/2022 11:14:09 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1465259

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Ofgem: 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, if he will take steps to reform Ofgem’s statutory duty to include oversight of meeting net-zero commitments.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	8236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>It is the Government’s plan to publish the Strategy and Policy Statement (SPS) later this year. The SPS will detail the Government’s strategic priorities and policy outcomes for energy policy, including delivering a net zero energy system while ensuring secure supplies at the lowest cost for consumers. The SPS will impose a legal obligation on Ofgem to have regard to those strategic priorities and policy outcomes when exercising its regulatory functions. Ofgem will be required to report at the outset and annually on its progress and plans for implementation.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/06/2022 11:12:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1463730

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Renewable Energy: Finance
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 potential impact of the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 4 on energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	3792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Hendon on 24th May 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-05-16/2457" target="_blank">2457</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/05/2022 09:06:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford