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1566990

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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: Meters
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 effect of using prepayment meters on users of such meters in (1) managing their finances, (2) meeting the increased cost of living, and (3) other challenges.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL4760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The Government recognises that rising energy prices can make it more difficult for consumers with prepayment meters to buy the energy they need. Therefore, the Government has provided a £37 billion package of cost-of-living support to help households and businesses this winter, including a £15 billion targeted package of direct support for the most vulnerable households. A further funding package worth £26 billion will provide support to the most vulnerable households in 2023/24.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 30/01/2023 15:19:14 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1566996

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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	Royal Mail: Stamps
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 Royal Mail Stamp Swap Out scheme; and what assessment they have made of the cost of that scheme so far.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL4766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The development of stamp products is an operational matter for Royal Mail. The Government is not involved in the operational or commercial decisions of Royal Mail, a private business.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 30/01/2023 15:18:57 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1567012

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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: Meters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the impact of the severe cold weather on vulnerable households, and (2) the ability of those residents on pre-payment meters to pay their energy bills.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL4786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Suppliers are required to offer vulnerable households with prepayment meters short-term support through emergency and friendly-hours credit and additional support credit if needed. The Government has put in place support worth over £37bn to assist consumers, including those with prepayment meters, with recent rises in the cost of living. The household support fund, assisting those most in need, has also been extended to March of this year. Support for eligible households is also available through the Warm Home Discount, the Winter Fuel Payment and the Cold Weather Payment.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 30/01/2023 15:18:44 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1567101

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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: Caravan Sites
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 the Energy Bill Support Scheme will be made available to people living in caravan parks.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	123892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>As an extension to the Energy Bills Support Scheme, alternative funding is being provided to around 900,000 households without a direct relationship with a domestic electricity supplier. This will be a payment of £400 per eligible household and is expected to include park home residents. On 19 December, the Government announced that the application portal for this extension to the Energy Bills Support Scheme will open later in January, with a dedicated customer helpline available to assist customers without online access. Further details will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/01/2023 12:34:04 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1567106

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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: Meters
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 recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that householders on sub-meters receive the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme payment as soon as possible.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	124073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>As an extension to the Energy Bills Support Scheme, alternative funding is being provided to around 900,000 households without a direct relationship with a domestic electricity supplier. Some residents with sub-meters may be eligible for the Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding, which will provide equivalent support of £400 for energy bills to households without a domestic electricity supply. This includes those who do not have a domestic electricity meter or a direct relationship with an electricity supplier. Further details will be published later this month.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/01/2023 12:06:15 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1567113

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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	Delivery Services: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing the regulation of the parcel delivery sector in response to the recent performance of companies operating in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	124122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Postal Services Act 2011 designates Ofcom as the independent regulator for the postal sector with the powers to impose and enforce regulatory requirements on postal operators to fulill its functions in relation to postal services.</p><p> </p><p>In its review of postal regulation in 2022, Ofcom committed to ongoing monitoring of operators’ performance and keep under review the need for additional regulation to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to seek change to the statutory requirements in this sector.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 124123 124124 124125 question first answered 24/01/2023 12:12:31 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1567114

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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	Delivery Services: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing the regulation of the parcel delivery sector in order to increase public satisfaction with that sector.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	124123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Postal Services Act 2011 designates Ofcom as the independent regulator for the postal sector with the powers to impose and enforce regulatory requirements on postal operators to fulill its functions in relation to postal services.</p><p> </p><p>In its review of postal regulation in 2022, Ofcom committed to ongoing monitoring of operators’ performance and keep under review the need for additional regulation to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to seek change to the statutory requirements in this sector.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 124122 124124 124125 question first answered 24/01/2023 12:12:31 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1567115

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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	Delivery Services: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increased regulation in the private parcel market to ensure user needs are being met by the market.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	124124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Postal Services Act 2011 designates Ofcom as the independent regulator for the postal sector with the powers to impose and enforce regulatory requirements on postal operators to fulill its functions in relation to postal services.</p><p> </p><p>In its review of postal regulation in 2022, Ofcom committed to ongoing monitoring of operators’ performance and keep under review the need for additional regulation to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to seek change to the statutory requirements in this sector.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 124122 124123 124125 question first answered 24/01/2023 12:12:31 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1567116

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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	Delivery Services: Standards
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 merits of establishing delivery service targets for parcel operators other than Royal Mail.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	124125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Postal Services Act 2011 designates Ofcom as the independent regulator for the postal sector with the powers to impose and enforce regulatory requirements on postal operators to fulill its functions in relation to postal services.</p><p> </p><p>In its review of postal regulation in 2022, Ofcom committed to ongoing monitoring of operators’ performance and keep under review the need for additional regulation to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to seek change to the statutory requirements in this sector.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 124122 124123 124124 question first answered 24/01/2023 12:12:31 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1567117

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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	Delivery Services: Standards
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 merits of publishing service performance against expectations targets for (a) Royal Mail and (b) non-Universal Service Obligation parcel operators.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	124126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Postal Services Act 2011 designates Ofcom as the independent regulator for the postal sector with the powers to impose and enforce regulatory requirements on postal operators to fulill its functions in relation to postal services. The Government has no plans to seek change to the statutory requirements in this sector.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom requires Royal Mail to publish quarterly reports and an annual summary of its performance against its delivery standards.</p><p> </p><p>In its review of postal regulation in 2022, Ofcom committed to ongoing monitoring of operators’ performance and keep under review the need for additional regulation to protect consumers.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 24/01/2023 12:10:54 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter