Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the value is of Green Homes Grant vouchers that have been issued per month since the scheme’s introduction in (a) England and (b) each of the local authorities in the West Midlands Combined Authority area.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
As of 8th February, 71,953 applications have been received for the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme, with 22,165 vouchers having been approved and issued to customers.
Official scheme statistics will be published in due course. These will be developed over releases to reflect more scheme information.
Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Green Homes Grant vouchers have been issued per month since the scheme’s introduction in (a) England, (b) each of the local authorities in the West Midlands Combined Authority area.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
As of 08 February, 71,953 applications have been received for the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme, with 22,165 vouchers having been issued to customers.
Official statistics will be published in due course.
Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his timeframe is for concluding the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge.
Answered by Kwasi Kwarteng
The Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC) is expected to disperse funding to successful projects until March 2024. The most recent competition phase of the IDC, the Phase 2 Deployment Strand, closed in October 2020 with bids currently undergoing assessment. Successful projects are expected to start to receive funding from March 2021.
Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill)
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 establishment of the Clean Growth Grand Challenge, what representations he has received from the Mayor of the West Midlands on establishing the West Midlands as the world's first net zero carbon industrial cluster.
Answered by Kwasi Kwarteng
Decarbonising industrial clusters represent an opportunity to drive clean growth while cutting emissions. Clusters are important providers of jobs and form a crucial part of implementing my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister’s 10-Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
Around half of industrial emissions are concentrated in six clusters across the UK. That is why we launched the Industrial Clusters Mission, through which we have engaged with several industrial clusters, including the Black Country Industrial Cluster in the West Midlands. The £170 million Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge will help industrial clusters to develop their decarbonisation plans and support the rollout out of new technologies.
Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill)
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 section 4.6 of the Spending Review 2020, when he plans to announce further details of the financial support for electric vehicle battery production in the West Midlands.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The Government has announced nearly £500m of support through the Automotive Transformation Fund to drive the electrification of the UK automotive sector. This is part of the up to £1 billion that this Government previously committed to these efforts. The application process is managed by the Advanced Propulsion Centre on behalf of BEIS and funding will be allocated on a competitive basis, dependent on a full assessment of the relative value for money of any request received.
There are a range of factors that will influence the location of any UK Gigafactory investment, and the final location decision will be a commercial matter. There are several locations across the UK including in the West Midlands that may meet the requirements of investors, and the Government is working closely with local government and business to help inform their selection process.
Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the timetable for creating electric vehicle battery production in the West Midlands.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The Government has announced nearly £500m of support through the Automotive Transformation Fund to drive the electrification of the UK automotive sector. This is part of the up to £1 billion that this Government previously committed to these efforts. The application process is managed by the Advanced Propulsion Centre on behalf of BEIS and funding will be allocated on a competitive basis, dependent on a full assessment of the relative value for money of any request received.
There are a range of factors that will influence the location of any UK Gigafactory investment, and the final location decision will be a commercial matter. There are several locations across the UK including in the West Midlands that may meet the requirements of investors, and the Government is working closely with local government and business to help inform their selection process.
Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the proposals by the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Economic Partnership to create an electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in the West Midlands.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The Government has announced nearly £500m of support through the Automotive Transformation Fund to drive the electrification of the UK automotive sector. This is part of the up to £1 billion that this Government previously committed to these efforts. The application process is managed by the Advanced Propulsion Centre on behalf of BEIS and funding will be allocated on a competitive basis, dependent on a full assessment of the relative value for money of any request received.
There are a range of factors that will influence the location of any UK Gigafactory investment, and the final location decision will be a commercial matter. There are several locations across the UK including in the West Midlands that may meet the requirements of investors, and the Government is working closely with local government and business to help inform their selection process.
Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department's preferred locations are for electric vehicle battery production.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The Government has announced nearly £500m of support through the Automotive Transformation Fund to drive the electrification of the UK automotive sector. This is part of the up to £1 billion that this Government previously committed to these efforts. The application process is managed by the Advanced Propulsion Centre on behalf of BEIS and funding will be allocated on a competitive basis, dependent on a full assessment of the relative value for money of any request received.
There are a range of factors that will influence the location of any UK Gigafactory investment, and the final location decision will be a commercial matter. There are several locations across the UK including in the West Midlands that may meet the requirements of investors, and the Government is working closely with local government and business to help inform their selection process.
Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill)
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 section 4.6 of the Spending Review 2020, if he will publish details on how the £500 million to support electric vehicle battery production will be allocated.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The Government has announced nearly £500m of support through the Automotive Transformation Fund to drive the electrification of the UK automotive sector. This is part of the up to £1 billion that this Government previously committed to these efforts. The application process is managed by the Advanced Propulsion Centre on behalf of BEIS and funding will be allocated on a competitive basis, dependent on a full assessment of the relative value for money of any request received.
There are a range of factors that will influence the location of any UK Gigafactory investment, and the final location decision will be a commercial matter. There are several locations across the UK including in the West Midlands that may meet the requirements of investors, and the Government is working closely with local government and business to help inform their selection process.
Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many banks are offering loans under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
Answered by Paul Scully
There are currently 115 lenders accredited to provide loans under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme. Accredited lenders include a range of alternative finance providers alongside more traditional banks.