Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made on the effectiveness of energy support available for industries with high energy intensity that do not qualify for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The HMT-led review of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme took account of many contributions from the private sector, trade associations, the voluntary sector and other types of organisations. Trade and energy intensity assessments were based on ONS and BEIS data. These thresholds have been set at sectors falling above the 80th percentile for energy intensity, and 60th percentile for trade intensity, plus any sectors eligible for the existing energy compensation and exemption schemes. Industries with high energy intensity not on the list of eligible Standard Industrial Classification will continue to get support through the Energy Bill Discount Scheme that runs from April 2023 to March 2024.
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
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 adequacy of the energy support provided to the (a) sports and (b) leisure industries.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) provides a discount on the wholesale element of gas and electricity bills to ensure that eligible businesses, including sport or leisure facilities, who receive their energy from licensed suppliers, are protected from high energy costs over winter. The HMT-led review of the EBRS took into account the many contributions from the private sector, trade associations, the voluntary sector and other types of organisations. The review recognised that sport or leisure facilities may continue to experience high energy bills which is why the Government will continue to provide support to eligible non-domestic customers through the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme which will run from April until March 2024.
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
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 impact of the rise in energy costs on (a) cultural, (b) sports and (c) leisure facilities.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) provides a discount on the wholesale element of gas and electricity bills to ensure that all eligible businesses, including cultural, sport or leisure facilities, who receive their energy from licensed suppliers, are protected from high energy costs over the winter period. We recognise that organisations such as cultural, sport or leisure facilities may continue to experience high energy bills which is why we will continue to provide support to eligible non-domestic customers through the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme which will run from April until March 2024.
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish his Department’s assessments of (a) energy intensity and (b) trade intensity for all sectors on the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme.
Answered by Graham Stuart
There are currently no plans to publish the assessments of energy and trade intensity of sectors. The assessment took place as part of the HMT review into the Energy Bill Relief Scheme and were based on ONS and BEIS data. All sectors that met the threshold of being above the 80th percentile for energy intensity, and 60th percentile for trade intensity, plus any sectors eligible for the existing energy compensation and exemption schemes, are eligible for the enhanced support under the Energy Bill Discount Scheme.