Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether community centres and memorial halls in Elmet and Rothwell constituency are eligible to apply to the rural community energy fund; and what the application process is.

The Rural Community Energy Fund is being run by five regional Local Energy Hubs, established as part of the BEIS Local Energy Programme. Elmet and Rothwell is covered by the North East Yorkshire and Humber Energy Hub.

The fund is open to all communities defined as rural, this is any community with less than 10,000 residents. The Local Energy Hub can help to determine the eligibility of communities in Elmet and Rothwell. The fund accepts applications from the following legal entities which represent rural communities:

• Community Interest Company (CIC)
• Co-operative
• Community Benefit Society (Bencom)
• Registered Social Landlord
• Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
• Development Trust
• Registered society (pre 2014 IPS)
• Parish council
• Faith Group

Please find out more about how to apply and how to contact the Local Energy Hubs here