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Written Question
Energy Bills Rebate
Thursday 9th February 2023

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what length of time it takes to process payments under the Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding once an application has been submitted.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The exact date that an eligible household will receive support will depend on when the application is made and when the payment can be processed by the relevant local authority. The online application portal and accompanying contact centre helpline for those who do not have online access will be open by 27 February.


Written Question
Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes and Ports
Monday 6th February 2023

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date people who live in (a) park homes and (b) marinas will be able to apply online for the Energy Bills Support Scheme.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government is finalising several elements of the scheme that are critical to delivery. There are significant complexities in delivering a novel scheme with a wide variety of eligible groups with different energy arrangements. The Government must ensure consumers are protected; public money is well spent with robust verification and anti-fraud checks; and that local authorities are prepared to deliver support to eligible households.


Written Question
Energy Bills Rebate: Applications
Monday 6th February 2023

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason the application portal for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding did not open in January 2023.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government is finalising several elements of the scheme that are critical to delivery. There are significant complexities in delivering a novel scheme with a wide variety of eligible groups with different energy arrangements. The Government must ensure consumers are protected; public money is well spent with robust verification and anti-fraud checks; and that local authorities are prepared to deliver support to eligible households.


Written Question
Energy Bills Rebate
Monday 6th February 2023

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of individuals eligible to make an application for payment under Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding will provide support of £400 for energy bills for around 900,000 households without a direct relationship to a domestic electricity supplier.


Written Question
Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes and Marinas
Thursday 12th January 2023

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date people who live in (a) park homes and (b) marinas will be able to apply online for the Energy Bills Support Scheme.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The application portal for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding is due to open later this month.


Written Question
Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme: Lancaster and Fleetwood
Monday 9th January 2023

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes were retrofitted as a result of the Local Authority Delivery Scheme in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency as of 31 October 2022.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Eighty-seven homes have been upgraded in the Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency through the Local Authority Delivery Schemes. These figures use data from the latest November statistics release.


Written Question
Heating Oil: North West
Wednesday 28th December 2022

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made on the availability of heating oil in the North West of England.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The supply of heating oil remains sufficient to meet demand in the UK. The Government enjoys a robust supply chain for heating oil, with around 500 local distribution depots across the nation and with demand being met by a combination of domestic refinery production and imports.

The Government remains in regular contact with UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA), the trade association for the industry, who report that most customers will have at least 4 different distributors within a 25-mile radius. UKIFDA have a ‘find a distributor’ function on their website (https://ukifda.org/find-a-distributor/).


Written Question
Green Homes Grant Scheme: Lancaster and Fleetwood
Wednesday 28th December 2022

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes were retrofitted as a result of the Green Homes Grant in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency as of 31 October 2022.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Information on the number of households with at least one measure installed by parliamentary constituency under the Green Homes Grant Voucher scheme can be found in table 4.4 accompanying the latest release.

Information on the number of households upgraded by parliamentary constituency under the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme can be found in table 11 accompanying the latest release.


Written Question
Green Homes Grant Scheme: Lancaster and Fleetwood
Thursday 22nd December 2022

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what was the average amount given to homeowners who had successful applications to the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

BEIS estimates that the average government contribution per successful household application to the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency was £4,410 for the main scheme and £6,199 for the low-income scheme.

Information on the number of applications by application stage for Green Homes Grant voucher (GHGV) scheme by parliamentary constituency can be found in table 4.4 accompanying the latest release.


Written Question
Green Homes Grant Scheme: Lancaster and Fleetwood
Thursday 22nd December 2022

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications for the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme were successful in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

BEIS estimates that the average government contribution per successful household application to the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency was £4,410 for the main scheme and £6,199 for the low-income scheme.

Information on the number of applications by application stage for Green Homes Grant voucher (GHGV) scheme by parliamentary constituency can be found in table 4.4 accompanying the latest release.