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Written Question
Energy: Meters
Thursday 26th January 2023

Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether people that pay for their energy through their landlord using a coin meter will be eligible for Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding.

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

If a landlord procures their energy via a commercial contract, the resident may be eligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF). To receive this, the resident will need to submit a short online form via the Government’s GOV.UK pages, with the application portal currently scheduled to open on or by 27th February. A dedicated helpline will be available for those applicants without online access. However, a landlord who has received the EBSS automatically via a domestic meter, must ensure that they are passing this support on in a just and reasonable way to the bill payer of the property.


Written Question
Warm Home Discount Scheme
Thursday 19th January 2023

Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households received funding from the Warm Home Discount Scheme in (a) 2020-2021, (b) 2021-2022 and (c) 2022-23 to date; and how much funding was made available in each of those these years.

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

The table below provides the relevant breakdown for 2020/21 and 2021/22:

Spending

Number of households receiving a rebate

Number of customers receiving support from Industry Initiative activities

2020/21

£350.7 million

2.26 million

468,382

2021/22

£359.4 million

2.32 million

327,217

For 2022/23, the Government does not yet have data on the number of households that have received funding. The combined spending target for this scheme year across England and Wales and Scotland is £523 million.


Written Question
Warm Home Discount Scheme: Park Homes
Thursday 19th January 2023

Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households received funding from the Park Homes Warm Home Discount Scheme in (a) 2020-2021 and (b) 2021-2022; and how much funding was made available in each of those years.

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

The table below provides the relevant breakdown for 2020/21 and 2021/22:

Funding

Number of households receiving a payment

2020/21

£428,680

3,062

2021/22

£396,000

2,622


Written Question
Warm Home Discount Scheme: Park Homes
Thursday 19th January 2023

Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what funding has been allocated to the Park Homes Warm Discount Scheme for 2022-23.

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

In the 2022/23 scheme year, energy suppliers have contributed £570,000 to the Park Homes Warm Home Discount scheme. The Government estimates that 3,116 households will receive a rebate under the scheme.


Written Question
Warm Home Discount Scheme
Thursday 19th January 2023

Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether all eligible applications to the Warm Home Discount Scheme will received funds or if the number of applications approved will be capped.

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

As part of the Warm Home Discount scheme in Scotland, energy suppliers that offer a Broader Group scheme are obligated to provide a minimum number of rebates to meet their obligations. It is at the discretion of energy suppliers to determine how they run their applications for Broader Group rebates and how many applicants will receive a rebate. Suppliers may close their schemes for applications when they have met a minimum number.


Written Question
Energy Bills Rebate: Rented Housing
Thursday 12th January 2023

Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether private tenants who pay for their electricity through their landlord in cases where their landlord operates as a business will be eligible to apply for the £400 Energy Bills 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 a £400 payment for the small percentage of households who will not receive the Energy Bills Support Scheme, including those who do not have a direct relationship with an electricity supplier. The application portal will include an eligibility overview and information on what applicants need to do to apply for energy bills support under the scheme.


Written Question
Manufacturing Industries: Energy
Thursday 29th December 2022

Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to support manufacturing businesses with energy costs.

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

The Government is helping to protect businesses from high energy costs through the six-month Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS). HM Treasury is carrying out a review on the current scheme, which will be published in the new year.

In addition, the UK’s two Energy Intensive Industries Schemes offer support to eligible UK companies in certain sectors with particularly high energy costs. These schemes have provided £2 billion of relief to over 300 businesses across the UK.


Written Question
Alternative Fuel Payments
Thursday 22nd December 2022

Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department has provided to energy providers on how they should issue households that use alternative fuels with the Alternative Fuel Payment; and how energy providers will distinguish between eligible and ineligible households.

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

The Government has confirmed that the Alternative Fuel Payment will be made to all households in Northern Ireland. In Great Britain, the Government is working to identify the best route to ensure the payment reaches households who use alternative fuels.

The Government is working closely with suppliers on scheme design and delivery considerations and will be providing further information and guidance soon.


Written Question
Energy Bills Rebate: Applications
Thursday 22nd December 2022

Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that people who do not have access to the internet are able to apply for Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding.

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

The Government will provide access to a helpline for those who need to apply for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding but do not have internet access.


Written Question
Energy Bills Rebate
Monday 5th December 2022

Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to provide extra financial resource to Local Authorities to help them to administer the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding model announced on 21 October 2022.

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

The Government will support Local Authorities as much as possible in delivering the funding, and work closely with them to ensure that appropriate new burdens funding is provided alongside the grants to support people in their areas.