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date	21/02/2024
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: Prices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Cornwall Insight’s forecast of a 15 per cent reduction in the household energy price cap in the second quarter of this year; and what steps they will take to further alleviate the financial burden on households.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The setting of the default tariff (price) cap is a matter for Ofgem.</p><p>On 23 February Ofgem confirmed the price cap is to be £1,690 for the second quarter of this year, which is a reduction of 12% on the previous quarter and the lowest level for two years. The Government has a package of targeted cost of living support for households and is increasing pensions and the national living wage.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/03/2024 12:25:58 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1689467

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
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: Prices
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 she has made of the implications for her policies of the reports from the Social Market Foundation entitled Fairer, warmer, cheaper: New energy bill support policies to support British households in an age of high prices, published on 8 March 2023, and Bare necessities: Towards an improved framework for social tariffs in the UK, published on 29 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	14366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to support those most in need with millions of vulnerable households receiving up to £900 in further cost-of-living payments this winter, with an extra £150 to those on eligible disability benefits. This is in addition to the established support of the Winter Fuel Payment worth between £250-£600 and the £150 Warm Home Discount.</p><p> </p><p>In the Autumn Statement we also announced the biggest increase to the National Living Wage, worth around £1,800 to a full-time worker, and an increase to benefits of 6.7% to further support households past April 2024.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 23/02/2024 12:54:08 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1687334

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
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: Prices
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 to support families that are not eligible for universal credit support with their heating bills.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	12942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>Energy prices have fallen significantly compared to last winter, and the Government is continuing to support those most in need.</p><p> </p><p>Millions of vulnerable households are receiving up to £900 in further Cost of Living Payments, with an extra £150 to those on eligible disability benefits, in addition to established financial support available for low income and vulnerable households through the Winter Fuel Payment and the Warm Home Discount.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced an increase to the National Living Wage benefiting around 2.7 million workers, an increase to benefits of 6.7%, and tax cuts which will benefit around 27 million people.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/02/2024 13:42:15 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1687393

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
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: Prices
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 she has made of the impact of different levies for gas and electricity on heating bills.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	13036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>Several crucial environmental and social policy costs are funded ('levied') through consumer bills to reduce the burden on the taxpayer. These schemes are vital to developing domestic sources of low-carbon electricity to reduce our exposure to volatile global fossil fuel markets and protect consumers in the long term.</p><p> </p><p>A list of the current schemes that are funded through households and business energy bills is on the Ofgem website. <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fenvironmental-and-social-schemes&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C6f1901eb61f84f27425d08dc2bacf1a1%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638433268982505666%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SDnu%2B%2BiVuuTddOx6ol0Yj0rGaAVPWz3Y8G4fGGQw%2Bp4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-and-social-schemes</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>For households on default tariffs, Ofgem's published methodology for the price cap sets out how these costs should be passed to consumers, for instance the split between electricity and gas. </strong><strong><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fenergy-price-cap&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C6f1901eb61f84f27425d08dc2bacf1a1%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638433268982515238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cMi2EhtJGCGNkA8DMFP8XltGy2tDNYYgSMxufASwhJU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-price-cap</a></strong></p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/02/2024 13:42:55 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1685849

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
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: Prices
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 to help reduce energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	12077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>Energy prices have fallen significantly in the last year with the Q1 2024 price cap of £1,928 being significantly less than the Q1 2023 price cap which peaked at £4,279. Despite this, the Government is continuing to support those who need it the most, with over £104 billion in support, or £3,700 per household on average, being delivered between 2022 – 2025.</p><p> </p><p>Millions of households are receiving up to £900 in further cost-of-living payments, in addition to established support for vulnerable households such as the Winter Fuel Payment worth between £250 - £600 and the £150 Warm Home Discount.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 06/02/2024 15:10:06 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan