Asked by: Lord Beamish (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to provide relief payments on energy costs to people suffering from cold-related conditions.
Answered by Greg Hands
As announced on 26 May, the Government will be providing a £150 one-off disability Cost of Living Payment to the 6 million people who receive disability benefits. The Government is also providing an additional one-off £300 payment for UK pensioners and £400 for all domestic electricity customers through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS). The Government will also continue to provide support through the Warm Home Discount Scheme and Cold Weather Payments, which help to ensure the most vulnerable are better able to heat their homes over the colder months.
Asked by: Lord Beamish (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to assess the possibility of criminal proceedings being brought against directors of companies that are subject to compulsory strike-off.
Answered by Paul Scully
Where a Company has been subject to a compulsory strike off and there is a suspected breach of the Companies Act 2006 by a Director, Companies House may make a Criminal Referral to the Insolvency Service to consider whether to commence a criminal investigation.
Asked by: Lord Beamish (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the amount of public money expected to be paid out under the Historical Shortfall Scheme.
Answered by Paul Scully
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Lord Beamish (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether money paid out under the Historical Shortfall Scheme comes directly from his Departmental budget.
Answered by Paul Scully
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Lord Beamish (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Historical Shortfall Scheme: Information on Progress published by the Post Office, what assessment he has made of the reasons that 44 applications to the Historical Shortfall Scheme remain in the dispute process.
Answered by Paul Scully
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Lord Beamish (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much money from the public purse has been paid out by the Historical Shortfall Scheme to date.
Answered by Paul Scully
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Lord Beamish (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the entire cost to the public purse has been for the establishment of the Historical Shortfall Scheme.
Answered by Paul Scully
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Lord Beamish (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes.
Answered by Greg Hands
The Government committed in the Clean Growth Strategy to improve as many private rental homes as possible to EPC band C by 2030 where practical, affordable and cost effective and consulted on this commitment in the winter of 2020/2021. A response to this consultation will be published in due course.