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1290010

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
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, if he will publish data on the number of households in each region that have switched energy suppliers in each month since 1 January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Saqib Bhatti
uin	159055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2021 answer text <p>Monthly data on the number of households switching energy suppliers for gas and electricity is published by BEIS here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics</a>. This is not available by region.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS statistics are based on switching data also published by Ofgem at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/data-portal/number-domestic-customers-switching-supplier-fuel-type-gb" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/data-portal/number-domestic-customers-switching-supplier-fuel-type-gb</a></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 05/03/2021 12:28:04 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti

1288372

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Question 152474 on Energy: Prices, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of transmission charges on the competitive process of awarding contracts for difference.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	156337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>National Grid Electricity System Operator collects transmission charges from network users to recover the cost of installing and maintaining the transmission system in Great Britain and the offshore electricity network infrastructure. These include a locational element to reflect network use as part of the requirement for cost reflective network charges.</p><p> </p><p>Individual Contracts for Difference bidders will determine their bid prices based on their own assessment of expected costs and revenues. The price paid to each successful bidder is based on the clearing price of a competitive auction.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department does set the maximum strike price each technology can receive (the Administrative Strike Price), which takes into account a broad range of factors. This incorporates our latest view of transmission charges, estimated for pipeline projects where possible using tariffs and network charging assumptions for each location (provided by National Grid).</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 25/02/2021 16:23:14 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1286337

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
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 his timescale is for announcing the timetable for the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 4; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that renewable energy contributes to future economic recovery.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	153305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>As announced by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister in October 2020, the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction round (Allocation Round 4) is due to open in late 2021. Preparations for the round are ongoing, and we will publish the timetable for the round later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is eager to deliver supply chain investment from CfD contracts. The public consultation on proposals to strengthen Supply Chain Plan policy has now closed. A Government response will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>These measures sit alongside the Prime Minister’s announcement on £160 million of new funding towards investment to upgrade ports and infrastructure and long-term ambitions to increase renewable energy capacity, which, together, will support new UK content, jobs and investment.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 25/02/2021 17:07:21 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1285597

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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 assessment he has made of the merits of ringfencing an allocation of generation capacity specifically for wave and tidal generation in the round 4 contracts for difference auction; and will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	152576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government recently ran a Call for Evidence inviting views on the scope for marine technologies across the UK. This concluded on 30th September 2020 and we are currently reviewing the responses received. Wave and tidal stream projects remain eligible to compete in pot 2 for Contracts for Difference auctions. We will publish specific allocation round parameters in advance of the next auction; typically, five to six months in advance. This will include the details of whether any technology-specific minima will apply.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 25/02/2021 16:39:40 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1285724

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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, whether there will be a regionalisation to the awarding of contracts for difference in the fourth auction later in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	152474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme does not award contracts to projects based on regional quotas. The scheme awards contracts through a competitive process which ensures the most cost-effective projects are supported. The focus on supporting the lowest price bids drives efficiency and cost reduction and has resulted in significant quantities of new renewable electricity capacity being delivered across Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 22/02/2021 16:20:19 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1285725

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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 recent assessment he has made has he made of the effect of transmission charges on the pricing of contract for difference tenders; and is he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	152475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>National Grid Electricity System Operator collects transmission charges to recover the cost of installing and maintaining the transmission system in Great Britain and the offshore electricity network infrastructure. These include a locational element to reflect network use as part of the requirement for cost reflective network charges.</p><p> </p><p>Individual Contracts for Difference bidders will determine their bid prices based on their own assessment of expected costs and revenues. The price paid to each successful bid is based on the clearing price of a competitive auction.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department does set the maximum strike price each technology can receive (the Administrative Strike Price), which takes into account a broad range of factors. This incorporates our latest view of transmission charges, estimated for pipeline projects where possible using tariffs and network charging assumptions for each location (provided by National Grid).</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 152476 question first answered 22/02/2021 16:17:42 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1285726

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing transmission charges as an element in applications for the fourth contracts for difference auction.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	152476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>National Grid Electricity System Operator collects transmission charges to recover the cost of installing and maintaining the transmission system in Great Britain and the offshore electricity network infrastructure. These include a locational element to reflect network use as part of the requirement for cost reflective network charges.</p><p> </p><p>Individual Contracts for Difference bidders will determine their bid prices based on their own assessment of expected costs and revenues. The price paid to each successful bid is based on the clearing price of a competitive auction.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department does set the maximum strike price each technology can receive (the Administrative Strike Price), which takes into account a broad range of factors. This incorporates our latest view of transmission charges, estimated for pipeline projects where possible using tariffs and network charging assumptions for each location (provided by National Grid).</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 152475 question first answered 22/02/2021 16:17:42 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1282859

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
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 assessment he has made of the economic effect of green levy subsidies on low-income households.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	147837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>The Energy White Paper has affordability at its heart and includes measures we are bringing forward to keep bills affordable. As set out in the Energy White Paper, the average household dual fuel bill in 2019 was similar to 2010. However, the underlying costs have changed. Over the past decade, electricity prices have risen because of policy and network costs, while gas prices have fluctuated, reflecting movements in the wholesale gas price. However, consumers have used less energy, which has balanced out the cost increase. Based on the policies in the Energy White Paper, we estimate that household dual fuel bills will be, on average, broadly similar in both 2025 and 2030 to 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We see improving the energy efficiency of homes as the best long-term solution to reduce energy bills and tackle fuel poverty. The Energy Company Obligation, worth £640m per year, is focused on low-income and vulnerable households. The Green Homes Grant, launched in September 2020, is a £2 billion programme which will help improve the energy efficiency of homes in England. Of the £2 billion, 500 million is allocated to the Local Authority Delivery scheme which is specifically aimed at low income, vulnerable and fuel poor households.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the available funding to support low-income households with improving the energy efficiency of their homes, we recognise that some households may need more immediate support and so also assist with energy bills for low income and vulnerable consumers through the Warm Homes Discount, Winter Fuel Payments and Cold Weather Payments.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 10/02/2021 17:31:36 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1283049

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on monitoring of the gap in industrial energy prices between the UK and other key nations.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	147796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular meetings with Cabinet colleagues on a variety of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to minimising energy costs for businesses to ensure our economy remains strong and competitive. The ability for our industries to be able to compete across Europe and globally is a priority for this Government.</p><p> </p><p>Our aim is to work with the steel sector and help them to reduce carbon emissions. We will continue to support the steel sector in achieving these aims through the various funds available such as the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund and Clean Steel Fund.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that reduction in the various renewable costs for eligible energy intensive industries, including steel, will save them around £400m a year in electricity costs. We have also extended the schemes to compensate certain energy intensive industries for indirect emission cost to the end of the next financial year in order to minimise disruption to existing recipients whilst we conduct a review. Between 2013 and 2019, total compensation paid to the steel sector was over £480m.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 11/02/2021 12:27:41 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1282620

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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 recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on monitoring of the difference in industrial energy prices between the UK and other countries.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Holly Mumby-Croft
uin	147102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular meetings with Cabinet colleagues on a variety of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to minimising energy costs for businesses to ensure our economy remains strong and competitive. The ability for our industries to be able to compete across Europe and globally is a priority for this Government.</p><p> </p><p>Our aim is to work with the steel sector and help them to reduce carbon emissions. We will continue to support the steel sector in achieving these aims through the various funds available such as the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund and Clean Steel Fund.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that reduction in the various renewable costs for eligible energy intensive industries, including steel, will save them around £400m a year in electricity costs. We have also extended the schemes to compensate certain energy intensive industries for indirect emission costs to the end of the next financial year in order to minimise disruption to existing recipients whilst we conduct a review. Between 2013 and 2019, total compensation paid to the steel sector was over £480m.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 11/02/2021 12:18:04 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4867 label Biography information for Holly Mumby-Croft