Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) people and (b) households in Warwick and Leamington constituency living in fuel poverty in (i) 2010, (ii) 2013, (iii) 2018 and (iv) 2023.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The latest statistics for the number of households in fuel poverty in parliamentary constituencies in England, can be found in the published sub-regional fuel poverty Official Statistics, in Table 4: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-statistics
The estimates covering 2019 to 2021 are published using the current fuel poverty metric and 2010 to 2018 using the previous metric. Information on the number of people in fuel poverty is not held at local area level.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to take steps to encourage the installation of insulation in student housing.
Answered by Graham Stuart
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
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 support public houses to pay their energy bills.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Businesses, including public houses, have already benefitted from the Energy Bill Relief Scheme which ended on 31 March and provided £7.4 billion of support. Eligible businesses will continue to get a baseline discount on energy bills under the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) from 1 April 2023 until 31 March 2024.
We are also helping the industry by cutting their business rates by 75%, as well as increasing the Draught Relief duty differential from 5% to 9.2% to ensure the duty on a draught pint served in a pub did not increase from August.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the proportion of UK household with solar thermal panels installed (a) as of 4 September 2023, (b) in July 2013 and (c) in July 2011.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government does not hold comprehensive information on the number of households with solar thermal panels installed.
However, solar thermal systems installed under Government grants have been recorded on the Microgeneration Certification Scheme Database (MID). The number of solar thermal installations recorded in the MID is:
The MID does not include all solar thermal installations. For example, systems installed without Government funding support are not typically recorded in the MID.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the proportion of households with solar P-V panels installed (a) as of 4 September 2023, (b) in July 2013 and (c) in July 2011.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The number of solar PV schemes installed in households at the end of July 2023 accounted for around 4.3 percent of all UK households.
In July 2013, domestic solar installations accounted for 1.7 percent of all UK households.
In July 2011, domestic solar installations accounted for 0.3 percent of all UK households.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the proportion of households with heat pumps installed (a) as of 4 September 2023, (b) in July 2013 and (c) in July 2011.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government does not hold comprehensive information on the total number of households with a heat pump installed.
However, since 2007, heat pumps installed under Government grants have been recorded on the Microgeneration Certification Scheme Installations Database, which shows the number of recorded heat pumps installed across the UK as:
• 9,057 in July 2011 (approximately 0.03% of total households).
• 29,810 in July 2013 (approximately 0.11% of total households).
• 200,422 in July 2023 (approximately 0.71% of total households).
The database does not include all heat pump installations. For example, heat pumps installed without Government funding support, such as in new buildings, are not typically recorded in the Microgeneration Certification Scheme Installations Database.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what fuel and electricity subsidies are available to businesses in the video games industry.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Like other businesses, the video games industry benefited from Energy Bill Relief Scheme support and will continue to be provided a baseline discount under Energy Bills Discount Scheme if eligible.
The Government is also supporting UK SMEs in dealing with cost-of-living pressures by cutting fuel duty for 12 months as well as helping businesses with £6bn of investment in energy efficiency. The Government would encourage all businesses to do what they can to improve their energy efficiency.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what grants are available to games businesses to help those businesses support the Government's net zero targets.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government is keeping energy efficiency support for all non-domestic organisations under review. Existing initiatives which may be applicable include an exemption on business rates for green technology and providing grants under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
The Government is reviewing what additional levers can be introduced to help organisations to be more energy efficient, including financial support. As part of this, the Government has launched a new Energy Efficiency Taskforce to help achieve its target to reduce energy consumption from buildings and industry by 15% by 2030.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the total number of households that have benefitted from the Solar Together programme up to 20 March 2023.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government has not made an assessment on the Solar Together scheme, which has been adopted by a number of local authorities.
The Government welcomes more deployment of rooftop solar panels and is supportive of innovative solutions that deliver cost effective installations for consumers.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the average wait time from acceptance onto the Solar Together programme to installation.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government has not made an assessment on the Solar Together scheme, which has been adopted by a number of local authorities.
The Government welcomes more deployment of rooftop solar panels and is supportive of innovative solutions that deliver cost effective installations for consumers.