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1542243

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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: Prices
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 his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential relationship between consumer energy costs and the profits made by distribution network operators.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	87859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>Ofgem, as the independent energy regulator, uses the price control process to set the amount that Network Operators can spend and the returns that they can make on investment, in a way that allows the funding needed for a more resilient, low-carbon network while protecting consumers from excessive costs. The Government engages regularly with Ofgem and the network companies throughout the development of the price controls. The next electricity distribution network price control will commence in April 2023, with Final Determinations from Ofgem expected shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 87860 87861 question first answered 23/11/2022 17:10:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1542244

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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: Prices
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 his Department has had recent discussions with Ofgem on the distribution network operator pricing consultation entitled Network Price Controls 2021-2028 RIIO-2; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reopening the consultation.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	87860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>Ofgem, as the independent energy regulator, uses the price control process to set the amount that Network Operators can spend and the returns that they can make on investment, in a way that allows the funding needed for a more resilient, low-carbon network while protecting consumers from excessive costs. The Government engages regularly with Ofgem and the network companies throughout the development of the price controls. The next electricity distribution network price control will commence in April 2023, with Final Determinations from Ofgem expected shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 87859 87861 question first answered 23/11/2022 17:10:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1542245

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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: 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 his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of (a) capping and (b) further regulating the profits of distribution network operators.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	87861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>Ofgem, as the independent energy regulator, uses the price control process to set the amount that Network Operators can spend and the returns that they can make on investment, in a way that allows the funding needed for a more resilient, low-carbon network while protecting consumers from excessive costs. The Government engages regularly with Ofgem and the network companies throughout the development of the price controls. The next electricity distribution network price control will commence in April 2023, with Final Determinations from Ofgem expected shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 87859 87860 question first answered 23/11/2022 17:10:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1519443

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Business: Loans
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 reports that businesses have had loan applications refused due to their credit histories detailing applications for governmental covid-19 Bounce Back Loans.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	59823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Like any commercial credit agreement, Bounce Back Loans are reported by lenders to credit reference agencies, and will be recorded on a borrower’s business credit file. Where a borrower goes into default, this will be reported to credit rating agencies and may impact a borrower’s ability to access credit in the future.</p><p> </p><p>Creditworthiness assessments are ultimately an internal matter for lenders, and it would not be appropriate for the Government to comment on these decisions.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 18/10/2022 16:46:17 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1519663

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Drax Power Station: Timber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, following the BBC Panorama report on 3 October, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) environmental and (b) financial impact of burning imported wood pellets for energy at Drax power station.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	59827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK only supports sustainable biomass use which can deliver genuine greenhouse gas emissions savings compared to fossil materials. The regulator Ofgem is responsible for auditing the sustainability of biomass used by electricity generators which receive support under the Renewables Obligation. Ofgem routinely checks whether the sustainability criteria have been met by generators.</p><p> </p><p>Sustainability information is publicly available on Ofgem’s website, with the latest dataset accessible here: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2020-21" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2020-21</a>. The forthcoming Biomass Strategy will set out recommendations for further enhancing the UK’s stringent biomass sustainability criteria.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2022 16:30:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1416419

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	Lighting: Regulation
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 his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of the ban on incandescent light bulbs and the phasing out of halogen light bulbs and fluorescent light bulbs on light-sensitive people adversely affected by LED lighting.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	111619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>In October 2021, the Government introduced updated energy efficiency measures for lighting products. When forming the Impact Assessment for this legislation, officials considered the health and wellbeing impacts that may arise as a result of the phase out of certain lighting technologies.</p><p> </p><p>To account for any adverse health implications this may have on light-sensitive people, there is an exemption built into the legislation to allow alternative light sources to be provided specifically for use by photosensitive patients, to be sold in pharmacies and other authorised selling points upon presentation of a medical prescription.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/02/2022 16:56:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1360609

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
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	Private Sector: Recruitment
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 promote inclusive recruitment practices in the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	58421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>All employers should be fair and objective in their selection of successful candidates and must not discriminate unlawfully, for example on grounds of race, sex or disability, in their recruitment methods.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 26/10/2021 14:10:11 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1231933

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
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
hansard heading	Fuel Poverty
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 will publish the Government’s response to the consultation on the Fuel Poverty for England Strategy, which closed on 16 September 2019.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	86079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>We intend to publish the Government response to the consultation on updating the Fuel Poverty Strategy for England shortly.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 15/09/2020 14:10:25 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1224021

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	Green Homes Grant 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, what steps he is taking to ensure that the energy efficiency voucher scheme directly assists people affected by fuel poverty.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	72954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>In his Summer Economic Update, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £2bn Green Home Grant scheme that will support homeowners and landlords in England to improve the energy efficiency of their properties, reducing energy bills and carbon emissions, and supporting a green economic recovery.</p><p>The funding will be spent on paying for accredited tradespeople to install a range of measures, for example insulation, to improve the energy performance of their homes. Further detail on the scheme will be announced in due course, before the full launch of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 21/07/2020 11:17:56 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1224023

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme: Salford
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 in place to enable (a) private renters, (b) leaseholders and (c) people engaged in part ownership schemes in Salford to access the energy efficiency voucher scheme; and what income threshold he plans to put in place for each category to qualify for the maximum grant.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	72955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>In his Summer Economic Update, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £2bn Green Home Grant scheme that will support homeowners and landlords in England to improve the energy efficiency of their properties, reducing energy bills and carbon emissions, and supporting a green economic recovery.</p><p>The funding will be spent on paying for accredited tradespeople to install a range of measures, for example insulation, to improve the energy performance of their homes.</p><p>Further detail on eligibility will be announced in due course, before the full launch.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 21/07/2020 11:19:03 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey