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1584301

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is planning to taking to steps to help ensure that those households switching from a prepayment meter to a credit meter do not incur (a) an associated financial charge or (b) a period without energy.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	140266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Consumers will not have to pay to have an old-style credit meter or a smart meter installed. Before a supplier installs an old-style credit meter or turns off a customer’s smart meter's prepayment setting, the customer might have to have a credit check or pay a deposit. A supplier usually will not replace a customer’s meter or change the smart meter setting if the customer is in debt to them.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/02/2023 17:31:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1584304

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with on (a) Ofgem and (b) energy suppliers on ensuring that prepayment meter customers do not pay more for their energy.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	140142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>Supply licence conditions, enforced by the independent regulator Ofgem, state that differences in price between payment methods for energy must reflect the cost to the supplier of that payment method. The costs of managing prepayment meters are higher than those for standard meters due to the different metering requirements and payment systems.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem has said that it will be looking at all energy payment methods to see whether there is a case for levelling them, taking account of the trade-offs and other issues that would involve.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/02/2023 11:07:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1584305

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to provide compensation to people who have had prepayment meters installed where an energy company has not followed its regulatory obligations.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	140143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State wrote to suppliers on 4 February, asking them to outline what steps they will take to identify consumers with an inappropriately installed prepayment meter. He confirmed the Government’s expectation that where such customers are identified, appropriate steps will be taken to rectify the situation, including the possibility of compensation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/02/2023 11:07:02 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1584306

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps with Ofgem to require energy companies to assess the reasons for which customers cannot afford their energy tariff prior to moving them onto prepayment meters.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	140144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem rules require energy suppliers to assess whether installing a prepayment meter or changing a smart meter to prepayment mode is safe and reasonably practicable for the customer. This assessment should include identifying any vulnerability and the customer’s ability to pay.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/02/2023 11:06:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1584314

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Nuclear Reactors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department provides for the development of British based nuclear (a) small and (b) advanced modular reactors.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	140013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has committed up to £385m to an Advanced Nuclear Fund. Of this, £210m has been awarded to support development of the Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design, potentially capable of deployment in the UK in the early 2030s. The Rolls-Royce SMR entered the Generic Design Assessment process in March becoming the first SMR to begin UK nuclear regulation. The Advanced Nuclear Fund also supports AMRs. Phase B of the open AMR R&amp;D competition launched in December 2022 to provide up to £55 million to fund up to two different projects to develop detailed FEED+ studies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/02/2023 11:04:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1584342

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the average cost of energy for people (a) using prepayment meters and (b) paying by direct debit in the period between December 2022 and February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	140278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Assuming a typical dual fuel consumption based on Ofgem’s Typical Domestic Consumption Values, and that a typical person pays the average rate for each payment type, the average energy bill in Q1 2023 for customers paying by Direct Debit is £676 and by prepayment meter £735. These take into account the discounts provided by Energy Price Guarantee and Energy Bill Support Scheme and reflect normal seasonal patterns of higher demand in winter.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/02/2023 17:32:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1584343

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Housing: Energy and Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to help support homes without central heating with the cost of alternative heat and energy sources.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	140027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The Alternative Fuel Payment scheme in Great Britain will deliver £200 to households who use alternative fuels such as biomass, liquefied petroleum gas or heating oil, helping around 2 million off-grid households to meet their energy costs this winter. The vast majority of eligible households will receive a credit automatically via their electricity supplier from 6 February.</p><p> </p><p>Households on a single fuel tariff, such as electricity-only, will continue to be protected from increases in energy costs by the Energy Price Guarantee, which limits the amount suppliers can charge per unit of energy used.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/02/2023 17:32:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1584363

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Company Obligation: Park Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of installers who are registered to undertake ECO4 measures accept applications for support from park home households.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	140290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme is a requirement placed on larger energy suppliers, and is fully focussed on supporting low income and vulnerable households in receiving energy efficiency measures.</p><p> </p><p>Under ECO, suppliers/installers decide where to install measures based on property suitability and the cost-effectiveness of installing there. Government estimates that under ECO4, around 800,000 measures may be installed in around 450,000 households.</p><p> </p><p>While park home households are within scope for ECO4, the Government does not become involved with the private contractual decisions of suppliers and installers, nor does it collect data on the number of accepted park home applications by these parties.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/02/2023 17:33:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1584371

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether energy consumers have a right to ask for a smart meter to be removed and replaced with a traditional meter.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	140153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>Smart meters are modernising the energy system and benefit households and small business across Great Britain. Energy suppliers are responsible for the provision of metering and are required to take all reasonable steps to install a smart meter where a meter is fitted for the first time or when an existing meter needs to be replaced. Energy suppliers are best placed to make decisions on individual circumstances in accordance with customer needs and availability of existing traditional meters.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/02/2023 10:30:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1584372

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Public Houses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether multi-function premises used for both residential and business purposes which have business electricity accounts, including pubs where the landlord lives above the pub, will be eligible for support under the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Payment; and whether further guidance will be provided.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	140091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>Multi-function premises that are used for both residential and business purposes, and have the same address, will not be eligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF). Instead, the user of the premises is likely to be eligible to receive support through the Energy Bills Relief Scheme (EBRS) with more information available on the GOV.UK webpages. If the residential dwelling has a different postal address, is not a business premises, is used wholly or mainly for domestic purposes, and is not paying business rates, this household would likely be eligible for the EBSS AF.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/02/2023 10:29:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards