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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether authorisation was sought from the European Union for the delivery of the Energy Bill Support Scheme in Northern Ireland in the context of Article 10 of the Northern Ireland Protocol and state aid rules.

The Energy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment does not engage Article 10 of the Northern Ireland Protocol, as the schemes will help households with their energy costs this winter.