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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of extending the Energy Bill Relief Scheme for charities.

Over the course of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme review, the Government has held discussions cross-Whitehall, as well as with businesses and trade associations, to understand those most in need of support. Charities will receive support for their energy bills. There is also wider support to help them with costs including a reduction in VAT, from 20% to 5%, and exclusion from the main rates of the Climate Change Levy on some of the energy they use.

Final outcomes of the EBRS review can be found on GOV.UK:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-bill-relief-scheme-non-standard-cases/energy-bill-relief-scheme-non-standard-cases-guidance-for-non-domestic-customers.