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1702154

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date	18/04/2024
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	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which consultations (a) published and (b) inherited by her Department are awaiting a response; and when she plans to publish each of those responses.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	22531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has inherited or published 35 consultations, for which a response by the department is still outstanding:</p><ul><li>Data sharing regulations for a safeguard energy tariff</li><li>Review of consents for major energy infrastructure projects and Special Protection Areas</li><li>Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes</li><li>Improving home energy performance through lenders</li><li>Introducing a performance-based policy framework in large commercial and industrial buildings</li><li>Non-domestic Private Rented Sector minimum energy efficiency standards: EPC B implementation</li><li>Energy retail: opt-in and testing opt-out switching</li><li>Phasing out the installation of fossil fuel heating systems in businesses and public buildings off the gas grid</li><li>Phasing out the installation of fossil fuel heating in homes off the gas grid</li><li>Review of consents for major energy infrastructure projects and Special Protection Areas, 2022</li><li>Managing radioactive substances and nuclear decommissioning</li><li>Decarbonisation readiness: updates to the 2009 Carbon Capture Readiness requirements</li><li>33rd Seaward Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment</li><li>Future System Operator: second policy consultation and project update</li><li>Heat networks regulation: consumer protection</li><li>Capacity Market 2023: Phase 2 proposals and 10 year review</li><li>Transmission license exemption for array systems connecting to offshore substations</li><li>Climate Change Agreements: consultation on a new scheme</li><li>Carbon capture and storage (CCS) Network Code: updated Heads of Terms</li><li>Amendments to Electricity Supplier Obligation Regulations to implement power CCUS Dispatchable Power Agreement business model</li><li>Home Energy Model: replacement for the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP)</li><li>Home Energy Model: Future Homes Standard assessment</li><li>Hydrogen Storage Business Model: market engagement on the first allocation round</li><li>Hydrogen to power: market intervention need and design</li><li>Hydrogen Transport Business Model: market engagement on the first Allocation Round</li><li>UK Emissions Trading Scheme: future markets policy</li><li>UK Emissions Trading Scheme: free allocation review</li><li>Proposals for heat network zoning 2023</li><li>Long duration electricity storage: proposals to enable investment</li><li>Proposed amendments to Contracts for Difference for Allocation Round 7 and future rounds</li><li>Approach to siting new nuclear power stations beyond 2025</li><li>Alternative routes to market for new nuclear projects</li><li>Empowering drivers and boosting competition in the road fuel retail market</li><li>Transitional support mechanism for large-scale biomass electricity generators</li><li>Future ownership of Elexon: licence and code changes</li></ul><p>The Department will respond to each in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/04/2024 16:31:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1702215

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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
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 information her Department holds on how many homes were retrofitted for energy efficiency in the (a) social and (b) private sector in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	22582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department publishes information on the number of homes retrofitted for energy efficiency in the last five years through the following government schemes: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhousehold-energy-efficiency-national-statistics&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C2bc684d904694474690608dc639addae%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638494764006795663%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cQm9AqRjgF8mgk%2B9wlAdBEB4tUvufwhs9EZjs%2BX8Ffg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Energy Company Obligation (ECO)</a>, <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fgreat-british-insulation-scheme&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C2bc684d904694474690608dc639addae%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638494764006795663%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uu3aB2vjttE%2FR0LSUdKQU0sC1EXwKmbm%2BvNMcLwysQw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS)</a>, <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fgreen-home-grant-statistics&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C2bc684d904694474690608dc639addae%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638494764006951938%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GmEpTpK%2Ftfe29jsnT6LlziIWoRsN6FYajVj6sLn%2FTmY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Green Homes Grant Vouchers Scheme, Local Authority Delivery, Home Upgrade Grant</a>, and <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fsocial-housing-decarbonisation-fund-statistics&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C2bc684d904694474690608dc639addae%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638494764006951938%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DoxkRJuFnbXgB7SxgCSjKtKEtpTnLxwAf02C%2FMNI68o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>SHDF retrofits social housing only. A breakdown of the number of homes retrofitted in the social and private sector can be found in the ECO and GBIS statistical releases.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 24/04/2024 05:28:29 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702217

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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
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 she will review the effectiveness of the Energy Company Obligation flex scheme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	22583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department monitors and is evaluating all aspects of ECO4, including ECO Flex.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 24/04/2024 05:26:37 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702218

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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
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 steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase the number of people that are accredited to retrofit residential housing stock.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	22584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>To build retrofit workforce capacity, the government has invested nearly £29m since 2021 to deliver around 34,000 retrofit training opportunities. This includes an £8.85m Home Decarbonisation Skills Training Competition to deliver 8,000 insulation installation and retrofit professional qualifications, and a £5m Heat Training Grant to support 10,000 training opportunities relevant to heat pumps and heat networks up to 2025. The government launched a new Low Carbon Heating Technician apprenticeship in Autumn 2023 and is working with industry to develop occupational standards for insulation and building treatments to create new apprenticeships and T Levels for retrofit work.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 25/04/2024 05:57:22 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702219

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	Private Rented Housing: Energy Performance Certificates
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 steps she is taking to ensure that homes owned by private landlords achieve an energy performance certificate rating of C or above.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	22585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government will not raise Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) to EPC Band C for privately rented homes, but continues to encourage homeowners to improve the energy performance of their homes where they can.</p><p> </p><p>We are spending £6bn this Parliament on making buildings cleaner and warmer. That is in addition to the £5bn that will be delivered through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO4) and the Great British Insulation Scheme up to March 2026. We have also announced a further £6bn worth of support up to 2028 to help around a million families cut their energy use.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 24/04/2024 05:29:34 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702357

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	Renewable Energy: Supply Chains
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK renewables deployment supply chain readiness study, published on 17 April; and what steps they are taking to address the UK’s renewable energy supply chain constraints.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The global renewables sector is growing at unprecedented rate putting extreme pressure on supply chains across the world. HM Government has chosen to invest in developing and maintaining a supply chain to support British renewables growth.</p><p> </p><p>This includes over £1 billion of funding through the Green Industries Growth Accelerator to support investments in manufacturing capabilities for key clean energy sectors.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Government has recently announced the introduction of Sustainable Industry Rewards through the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme as well as the ‘primary list’ projects for the £160m Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/05/2024 10:02:58 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1701758

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Renewable Energy
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding (a) community and (b) co-operative ownership in the renewable energy sector.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	22350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Government recognises the role community groups play in our efforts to tackle climate change and offers support through the £10m Community Energy Fund, which enables both rural and urban communities across England to access grant funding to develop local renewable energy projects for investment.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a Call for Evidence on the barriers to community energy projects was published on 8 April 2024.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/04/2024 14:11:37 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1701766

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Mingyang Smart Energy
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 the Mingyang Smart Energy turbine manufacturing facility was subject to national security checks.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	22323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>We cannot comment on individual investment cases, but investment into the energy sector is subject to the highest levels of national security scrutiny, and we will continue to work closely with industry to build secure supply chains and ensure the UK remains one of the most attractive investment destinations in the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 22/04/2024 10:58:02 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1701776

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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: Standing Charges
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 steps her Department is taking with OFGEM to reduce daily standing charges for gas and electricity in Suffolk.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	22302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>In November, Ofgem announced a review into standing charges, exploring how it is applied to energy bills and potential alternatives. The review had now closed and Ofgem is currently analysing the input it has received. Ofgem will publish its response in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The variance in standing charge is mainly due to regional differences in energy distribution costs. These costs reflect the expenses of maintaining a live supply in a specific area, and the number of consumers those costs are spread across.</p><p> </p><p>On 30 March, I wrote to Ofgem, highlighting the importance of keeping standing charges as low as possible.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 23/04/2024 11:09:49 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1701777

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Suffolk Coastal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households have participated in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in Suffolk Coastal constituency since January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	22303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Boiler Upgrade Scheme opened to applications in May 2022. Up to the end of February 2024, there were 106 grants paid for installations in properties in the constituency of Suffolk Coastal.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 23/04/2024 10:44:41 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey