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746141

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date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Southampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much central government investment Southampton has received to upgrade its cycling network in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	1805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, local authorities have benefited from funding for sustainable transport initiatives, including cycling and walking, through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund and its successors the Sustainable Travel Transition Year and Access Fund. Details of the areas where DfT funding has been allocated can be found at: <a href="http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html" target="_blank">http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Southampton received £4.947m from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund between 2011 and 2016 for a range of measures to reduce carbon which included walking and cycling initiatives, and will receive a further £2.3m from the Access Fund between 2017 and 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Southampton Central station benefited from a £150,000 cycle-rail grant in 2012/13, and the Department has funded around £220,000 worth of Bikeability cycle training in Southampton over the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>Southampton has also received funding over the last five years through the Government’s Local Growth Fund, Highways Maintenance Block and the Integrated Transport Block. As this funding is not ring-fenced, however, the Department does not hold data on how much of it may have been spent on cycling networks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/07/2017 16:20:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

638761

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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	Housing: Insulation
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 takes to ensure that government funding to cavity wall insulation providers is spent as intended.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	53746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>There are no current government grant schemes for cavity wall insulation. However cavity wall insulation can be installed under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). ECO requires large energy suppliers to deliver a range of energy efficiency measures, including cavity wall insulation, to eligible households. Ofgem E-Serve administers ECO. They are responsible for allocating proportionate carbon and bill saving targets to the obligated suppliers. They also carry out audits and ensure measures reported are compliant with the ECO rules.</p><p> </p><p>Cavity wall insulation providers may receive funding from ECO-covered energy suppliers, where they have a commercial contract with them to install insulation. BEIS does not collect information on the companies with whom energy suppliers contract, but the work done must adhere to agreed industry standards as set out in the Publically Available Specification (PAS2030). The installation of cavity wall insulation is within the scope of the Each Home Counts Review, an independent review being carried out by Dr Peter Bonfield on consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement for home energy efficiency and renewable energy measures in the UK. The Review is expected to be published soon.</p><p> </p><p>ECO-covered suppliers determine what is cost-effective to deliver, balancing upfront costs compared to lifetime carbon or fuel cost savings achieved. The measures delivered, suppliers’ progress towards their ECO targets and the costs they incur under ECO are collected by BEIS (and published in the department’s Household Energy Efficiency National Statistics <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-november-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-november-2016</a> (Table 2.8)), allowing the department to measure the cost effectiveness of the scheme over time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 53690 53740 question first answered 28/11/2016 11:51:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

638767

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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	Housing: Insulation
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 information his Department has published on the (a) number and (b) names of cavity wall insulation providers who have received government funding.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	53690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>There are no current government grant schemes for cavity wall insulation. However cavity wall insulation can be installed under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). ECO requires large energy suppliers to deliver a range of energy efficiency measures, including cavity wall insulation, to eligible households. Ofgem E-Serve administers ECO. They are responsible for allocating proportionate carbon and bill saving targets to the obligated suppliers. They also carry out audits and ensure measures reported are compliant with the ECO rules.</p><p> </p><p>Cavity wall insulation providers may receive funding from ECO-covered energy suppliers, where they have a commercial contract with them to install insulation. BEIS does not collect information on the companies with whom energy suppliers contract, but the work done must adhere to agreed industry standards as set out in the Publically Available Specification (PAS2030). The installation of cavity wall insulation is within the scope of the Each Home Counts Review, an independent review being carried out by Dr Peter Bonfield on consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement for home energy efficiency and renewable energy measures in the UK. The Review is expected to be published soon.</p><p> </p><p>ECO-covered suppliers determine what is cost-effective to deliver, balancing upfront costs compared to lifetime carbon or fuel cost savings achieved. The measures delivered, suppliers’ progress towards their ECO targets and the costs they incur under ECO are collected by BEIS (and published in the department’s Household Energy Efficiency National Statistics <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-november-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-november-2016</a> (Table 2.8)), allowing the department to measure the cost effectiveness of the scheme over time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 53740 53746 question first answered 28/11/2016 11:51:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

638768

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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	Housing: Insulation
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 and by what criteria he evaluates the effectiveness of the spending of government grants to cavity wall insulation providers.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	53740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>There are no current government grant schemes for cavity wall insulation. However cavity wall insulation can be installed under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). ECO requires large energy suppliers to deliver a range of energy efficiency measures, including cavity wall insulation, to eligible households. Ofgem E-Serve administers ECO. They are responsible for allocating proportionate carbon and bill saving targets to the obligated suppliers. They also carry out audits and ensure measures reported are compliant with the ECO rules.</p><p> </p><p>Cavity wall insulation providers may receive funding from ECO-covered energy suppliers, where they have a commercial contract with them to install insulation. BEIS does not collect information on the companies with whom energy suppliers contract, but the work done must adhere to agreed industry standards as set out in the Publically Available Specification (PAS2030). The installation of cavity wall insulation is within the scope of the Each Home Counts Review, an independent review being carried out by Dr Peter Bonfield on consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement for home energy efficiency and renewable energy measures in the UK. The Review is expected to be published soon.</p><p> </p><p>ECO-covered suppliers determine what is cost-effective to deliver, balancing upfront costs compared to lifetime carbon or fuel cost savings achieved. The measures delivered, suppliers’ progress towards their ECO targets and the costs they incur under ECO are collected by BEIS (and published in the department’s Household Energy Efficiency National Statistics <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-november-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-november-2016</a> (Table 2.8)), allowing the department to measure the cost effectiveness of the scheme over time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 53690 53746 question first answered 28/11/2016 11:51:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith