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1524036

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Students: Energy Bills Rebate
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 his Department has made of the potential impact of the Energy Bills Support Scheme on students who pay their energy bills through a third party.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	67212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>If landlords have a domestic electricity meter point, they will receive £400 through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. The Government introduced the Energy Prices Bill in Parliament on 12th October. The Bill includes provisions to require landlords to pass benefits received from the Energy Price Guarantee, Energy Bills Support Scheme, or Energy Bill Relief Scheme to tenants who pay all-inclusive bills.</p><p> </p><p>If landlords have a commercial meter, they will not receive the £400 payment. Commercial halls are supported through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/10/2022 17:24:58 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1524155

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Public Houses: Closures
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 make estimate of the number of pubs that will close in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	66953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department monitors hospitality sector trends using a range of data sources and regularly meets with businesses to understand the pressures that they face.</p><p> </p><p>The Hospitality Sector Council (HSC) has been set up to support delivery of the commitments set out in the Hospitality Strategy and build the long-term resilience of the sector.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/10/2022 14:47:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1524192

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	British Association of Removers
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 (a) discussions and (b) other engagement his Department has had with the British Association of Removers since 26 July 2022, at which the issue of engagement was referred back to his Department by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	66875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data covers April to June 2022, further data will be published in due course. In line with Cabinet Office Guidance organisations are listed instead of individuals.</p><p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by officials are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 26/10/2022 16:23:55 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1524193

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Energy: Personal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Use of electricity meter and gas meter personal data collected through the Energy Price Guarantee scheme: privacy notice guidance published on 1 October 2022, if he will publish the Data Protection Impact Assessment which concluded that it would be appropriate to store individual consumption data for a period of up to ten years.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	67226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The scope of the data required for the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) scheme, and how regularly it is collected and processed, is still being defined. The Government will safeguard consumers’ privacy, whilst enabling proportionate access to energy consumption data to support the monitoring, evaluation, fraud prevention and scrutiny of the EPG. Robust security measures are in place to protect data, such as firewalls and passwords and the Government will only retain data for as long as it is required. The Government will collect any data (e.g. energy consumption) via a secure transfer from the energy suppliers. Once the scope of the data has been agreed, and before it is collected and processed, a Data Protection Impact Assessment will be completed.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 67227 question first answered 27/10/2022 16:48:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1524194

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Energy: Personal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Use of electricity meter and gas meter personal data collected through the Energy Price Guarantee scheme: privacy notice guidance published on 1 October 2022, how often his Department will collect data from individual (a) traditional gas meters, (b) traditional electricity meters, (c) electricity smart meters and (d) gas smart meters.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	67227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The scope of the data required for the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) scheme, and how regularly it is collected and processed, is still being defined. The Government will safeguard consumers’ privacy, whilst enabling proportionate access to energy consumption data to support the monitoring, evaluation, fraud prevention and scrutiny of the EPG. Robust security measures are in place to protect data, such as firewalls and passwords and the Government will only retain data for as long as it is required. The Government will collect any data (e.g. energy consumption) via a secure transfer from the energy suppliers. Once the scope of the data has been agreed, and before it is collected and processed, a Data Protection Impact Assessment will be completed.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 67226 question first answered 27/10/2022 16:48:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1524195

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	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, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to consumers in (a) Lancashire and (b) England of gas transmission costs as a proportion of total energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	67073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Gas transmission charges for the North West region under the Ofgem price cap for October 2022 are £14.32 per domestic customer per year based on typical gas consumption levels (excluding VAT). This compares to a Great Britain-wide average of £15.75. Gas transmission charges represent less than 1% of a typical domestic dual fuel energy bill.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 16:06:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1524211

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes
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 he will announce further details on access to the energy discount provided for by the Energy Bills Support Scheme for park home owners.
tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
tabling member printed	Cherilyn Mackrory
uin	67217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is finalising the details for the Energy Bills Support Scheme for park home owners, which will be set up for applications this winter.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/10/2022 16:50:08 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4758 label Biography information for Cherilyn Mackrory

1524240

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Housing: 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, what basis his Department used to underlie the provision of the £100 one-off payment as analogous energy support for oil-using households, in relation to the Government's Energy Price Guarantee Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	67264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The £100 payment has been calculated by reference to past increases in the cost of heating oil between September 2021 and September 2022. It aims to ensure that a typical customer using heating oil will not face a higher rate of growth from October 2022 than those using mains gas (who are supported by the Energy Price Guarantee).</p><p> </p><p>A payment of £100 will effectively limit the increase in heating costs to 130% for a typical household, in line with the benefit offered by the Energy Price Guarantee.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/10/2022 16:50:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1524244

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Housing: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the characteristics of the Northern Ireland energy market in the derivation of £100 payment in energy support for oil-using households, as part of the Government's Energy Price Guarantee scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	67265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The £100 payment has been calculated by reference to past increases in the cost of heating oil between September 2021 and September 2022, which in Northern Ireland (NI) was £1,080 (£820 to £1,900), an increase of 132%. The payment is intended to ensure the typical household using heating oil does not experience an increase on September 2021 prices of more than 130%, in line with the guarantee offered through the EPG. The calculation considers characteristics of the NI market including heating oil demand for a typical NI home, NI heating oil price, and typical NI heating oil bill.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/10/2022 16:51:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1524295

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Electricity: 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 support his Department is providing for (a) electricity-only households and (b) those with inefficient Economy 7 storage heaters which require upgrades.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	67280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) is delivering a £400 non-repayable government discount. Electricity suppliers are delivering this support to British households with a domestic electricity meter over six months from October 2022. The Department will closely monitor the impact of prices on consumption over the months ahead and is actively considering how storage heaters are affected by the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 16:06:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood