Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that people who have been employed by the United Kingdom Atom Engineering Authority receive their pension.
Answered by Andrew Bowie - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Members of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Pension Scheme, who currently work or previously worked for UKAEA, are entitled to receive their pension from the scheme based on the scheme rules in force. The scheme continues to pay pension benefits to eligible members.
The UKAEA Pension Scheme is audited annually by the National Audit Office and the latest set of audited accounts can be found on the gov.uk publications website.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent energy companies from attempting to recover debt that customers have inherited from previous tenants.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Residential tenants are responsible for paying energy bills from the start date of their tenancy only. Incoming tenants will not be responsible for any unpaid energy bills from a previous tenancy and can request a new bill from their supplier to reflect this if they have been billed incorrectly.
With regard to non-domestic tenants, Ofgem's recent non-domestic market review found some issues with changing of tenancies, including debt repayment issues from previous tenants. The Retail Energy Code Company is working on new rules in this area and aims to publish a solution overview and draft legal text by early December.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
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 assessment of the reasons why some prepayment meter customers have not redeemed their entitlement of vouchers under the Energy Bill Support Scheme; and what steps he is taking to help people reedem those vouchers.
Answered by Graham Stuart
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Birkenhead on 1st March to Question 149667.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
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 value of unclaimed Energy Bill Support Scheme prepayment meter vouchers in (a) England, (b) the North West, (c) Wirral and (d) Wallasey constituency.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government publishes data for the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) for Great Britain at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-bills-support-scheme-payments-made-by-electricity-suppliers-to-customers. Households received EBSS support worth £66 for October and November and £67 for December – March. The Government does not hold data on voucher redemptions by month of issue so is unable provide a specific value. The data below shows October, November and December vouchers issued and redeemed. The percentage of EBSS vouchers yet to be redeemed is 31% in England, 29% in the North West and in Wirral and 30% in Wallasey.
Region | October, November and December 2022 number of vouchers issued | October, November and December 2022 number of vouchers redeemed | % redeemed |
England | 4,888,150 | 3,356,700 | 69% |
North West | 753,210 | 535,360 | 71% |
Wirral (local authority) | 41,080 | 29,090 | 71% |
Wallasey (constituency) | 13,380 | 9,390 | 70% |
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring energy suppliers to credit prepayment meter customers with the value of the Energy Bill Support Scheme vouchers.
Answered by Graham Stuart
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Birkenhead on 1st March to Question 149668.