Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what percentage of applications to the Alternative Fuels Payment Scheme were rejected.
Answered by Amanda Solloway
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 20 July 2023 to questions 194610, 194611, 194612 and 194613.
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households (a) in North Shropshire constituency, (b) in Shropshire and (c) nationally were eligible for Alternative Fuel Payments.
Answered by Amanda Solloway
In relation to question 194284, providing this information would exceed the threshold and incur a disproportionate cost to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
For questions 194278 and 194281, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 20 July 2023 to questions 194610, 194611, 194612 and 194613.
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the mean time is between submission of an application and an Alternative Fuel Payment being provided.
Answered by Amanda Solloway
In relation to question 194284, providing this information would exceed the threshold and incur a disproportionate cost to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
For questions 194278 and 194281, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 20 July 2023 to questions 194610, 194611, 194612 and 194613.
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many Alternative Fuels Payment applications remain to be processed for applicants (a) in North Shropshire (b) in Shropshire and (c) nationally as of 17 July 2023.
Answered by Amanda Solloway
The most recent published data for applications for the Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP) Scheme in Great Britain can be found here:
The proportion of refusals of applications to the Alternative Fuels Payment Scheme that were later overturned is information that is not held centrally and providing that information would incur disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of eligible households have received an Alternative Fuel Payment in (a) North Shropshire, (b) Shropshire and (c) the UK.
Answered by Amanda Solloway
The most recent published data for applications for the Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP) Scheme in Great Britain can be found here:
The proportion of refusals of applications to the Alternative Fuels Payment Scheme that were later overturned is information that is not held centrally and providing that information would incur disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what percentage of eligible households (a) in North Shropshire, (b) in Shropshire and (c) nationally applied for Alternative Fuel Payments.
Answered by Amanda Solloway
The most recent published data for applications for the Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP) Scheme in Great Britain can be found here:
The proportion of refusals of applications to the Alternative Fuels Payment Scheme that were later overturned is information that is not held centrally and providing that information would incur disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what percentage of applications to the Alternative Fuels Payment scheme were processed within six weeks.
Answered by Amanda Solloway
The most recent published data for applications for the Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP) Scheme in Great Britain can be found here:
The proportion of refusals of applications to the Alternative Fuels Payment Scheme that were later overturned is information that is not held centrally and providing that information would incur disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of installations of clean heat technologies there have been in social housing in the period since the closure of the domestic renewable heat incentive.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Department does not hold specific information on the total number of clean heat installations in social housing.
The Government ‘Help to Heat’ schemes: Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF), Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) support the installation of clean heat in social housing. Please see the gov.uk website for statistics on these schemes: SHDF, ECO, HUG.
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support the installation of clean heat technologies in social housing.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF), launched in 2020, will upgrade a significant amount of the social housing stock below EPC C up to that standard, delivering warm, energy-efficient homes, reducing carbon emissions and fuel bills, tackling fuel poverty, and supporting green jobs. Total committed funding for the SHDF and associated demonstrator is just over £1bn.
Low carbon heating technologies compatible with the Standard Assessment Procedure may be installed under the scheme.
As part of the 2021 Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Government committed to consider setting a new regulatory standard of EPC C for the social rented sector.
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support businesses with energy costs.
Answered by Amanda Solloway
Businesses have already benefitted from the Energy Bill Relief Scheme which ended on 31 March and provided £7.4 billion of support.
Businesses will continue to get a discount on energy bills under the Energy Bills Discount Scheme, from 1 April 2023 until 31 March 2024. Eligible businesses who have a contract with a licensed energy supplier will see a unit discount of up to £6.97/MWh automatically applied to their gas bill and up to £19.61/MWh to their electricity bill. This will be subject to a wholesale price threshold of £107/MWh for gas and £302/MWh for electricity. A higher level of support will be provided to businesses in sectors identified as being the most energy and trade intensive – predominately manufacturing industries.