Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
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 Dulwich and West Norwood constituency.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Department estimates that the average government contribution per successful household application to the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency was £3,580 for the main scheme and £5,990 for the low-income scheme.
Information on the number of applications by application stage for the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme by parliamentary constituency can be found in table 4.4 accompanying the latest Green Homes Grant Voucher release (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-homes-grant-voucher-release-october-2022).
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
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 have had Energy Company Obligation scheme measures installed in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency, as of 31 October 2022.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Department publishes information on the number of households in receipt of Energy Company Obligation scheme measures by Parliamentary Constituency in Table 4.5 accompanying the latest Household Energy Efficiency Statistics release (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-statistics-headline-release-december-2022).
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number of jobs supported by the Green Homes Grant support in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the voucher scheme, including analysis of scheme outcomes and evidence collected from scheme applicants and other stakeholders, is being undertaken by an independent research organisation. The evaluation includes an assessment of the effect of the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme on jobs at national level with findings available in Summer 2023.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
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 grant given to homeowners with successful applications under Green Homes Grant voucher scheme in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Department estimates that the average government contribution per successful household application to the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency was £3,580 for the main scheme and £5,990 for the low-income scheme.
Information on the number of applications by application stage for the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme by parliamentary constituency can be found in table 4.4 accompanying the latest Green Homes Grant Voucher release (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-homes-grant-voucher-release-october-2022).
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
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 have been retrofitted as a result of the Local Authority Delivery Scheme in Dulwich and West Norwood 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 upgraded by parliamentary constituency under the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme can be found in table 11 accompanying the latest Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery (LAD) and Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) release (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-homes-grant-local-authority-delivery-lad-and-home-upgrade-grant-hug-release-december-2022).
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 Green Homes Grant Voucher release (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-homes-grant-voucher-release-october-2022).
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
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 have been retrofitted through the Green Homes Grant in Dulwich and West Norwood 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 upgraded by parliamentary constituency under the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme can be found in table 11 accompanying the latest Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery (LAD) and Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) release (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-homes-grant-local-authority-delivery-lad-and-home-upgrade-grant-hug-release-december-2022).
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 Green Homes Grant Voucher release (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-homes-grant-voucher-release-october-2022).
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
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 have been retrofitted as a result of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency, as of 31 October 2022.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The 2019 Conservative Manifesto committed to a £3.8bn Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) over a 10-year period. The SHDF Demonstrator and Wave 1 awarded a combined total of around £240m of grant funding to Local Authorities, with data held on local authority-led projects rather than at a constituency level. The SHDF Wave 2.1 competition, which closed on 18th November 2022, will allocate up to £800m of grant funding, with successful projects likely to be notified in March 2023.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many energy-saving home improvement projects have been completed through the Green Deal in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency, as of 31 October 2022.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Department estimates that in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency, between one and five projects are live (all measures installed but not yet paid off), and between one and five projects have been completed (all measures installed and paid off). To manage the risk of revealing personal or commercial data, non-zero counts of less than five for a small geographic area are not released.
Data covers the period from May 2013 to October 2022.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps is his Department taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises Dulwich and West Norwood constituency are receiving support from the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Energy Bill Relief Scheme provides a discount on the wholesale element of gas and electricity bills to ensure that all eligible small and medium sized businesses are protected from excessively high energy costs over the winter period. Non-domestic customers do not need to take action or apply to the scheme as support is automatically applied to bills.
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to increase funding to renewable energy sources in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Local authorities and private investors can bid for grant funding for renewable innovation or community-based renewable schemes. The Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme, the Government’s main mechanism for supporting low carbon generation, is awarded through a competitive process, ensuring that the most cost-effective projects are supported regardless of their location. Future rounds will run annually to help accelerate deployment of renewable power.