Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2023 to Question 182699 on Alternative Fuel Payments, whether the Meter Point Administration Numbers provided to suppliers included (a) second and (b) holiday home owners.

The Government determined if a Meter Point Administration Numbers (MPANs) was eligible by taking a list of all domestic MPANs and removing those which are in on gas grid postcodes or where the local area predominantly uses electricity for heating, as defined by the most recent Census in their area.

For technical and data handling reasons, the Government did not ascertain the address associated with each MPAN, and could therefore not determine the primary residence status of each property.