Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many businesses received support through the Energy Bills Discount Scheme; and what the total amount of support received was, by parliamentary constituency.

As of 30 September 2023, the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) had a cumulative expenditure of £114 million. For more detail on the expenditure incurred by the EBDS and other departmental energy schemes, I refer my hon. Friend to the Written Ministerial Statement made by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 22 April, Official Report, HCWS421.

The Secretary of State will provide an update to Parliament on the EBDS in due course.

Information on the number of businesses receiving this support and levels of support broken down by parliamentary constituency is not held centrally, and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.