Found: To support energy security a combination of storage assets will be required to meet the varying needs

Found: significantly, will shape the future of geopolitics, creating intersecting challenges for food and energy

Found: more detrimental to society, worsening the impacts of disease and poverty, exacerbates food and energy

Found: Sea level rise due to the loss of land-based ice will affect UK food and energy security.

Found: However, we caution against approaching these issues from a short term ‘food security’ and ‘energy

Found: climate mitigation and adaptation policies, using a more comprehensive and longer-term view of energy

Found: Energy Security Climate change presents challenges to the UK's energy security, influencing both

Found: using these waste products to produce low-carbon electricity Melton helps support the country’s energy

Found: Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Energy Security & Net Zero in relation to the Fusion Energy

Found: Geothermal Strategy will recognise the important role geothermal can play in supporting the UK’s energy

Found: which technologies have the most potential to meet UK policy goals, including emissions reduction, energy

Found: Solutions (GRI0138) SEAS submission of further evidence to The House of Commons Select Committee for Energy

Found: Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP Secretary of State Department for Energy Security & Net Zero 55 Whitehall

Found: Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP Secretary of State Department for Energy Security & Net Zero 55 Whitehall

Found: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Oral Evidence

Found: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department

Found: realisation plans are neither robust nor professional enough, although the Departments for Transport and Energy

Found: Chair: And we are assuming that the answering Department would be Energy Security and Net Zero.

Found: Office might be a good place to put an overview, but you might also look at DESNZ, the Department of Energy

Found: Office might be a good place to put an overview, but you might also look at DESNZ, the Department of Energy

Found: A system that incentivises a move to energy security via ever decreasing reliance on energy and fuel

Found: UK and EU’s greater reliance on liquefied natural gas, particularly from the US, has any impact on energy

Found: UK and EU’s greater reliance on liquefied natural gas, particularly from the US, has any impact on energy

Found: and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances; C(2023)6751; Department for Energy

Found: Correspondence from Jeremy Pocklington CB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Energy Security and Net

Found: My division is also responsible for protection of critical undersea infrastructure, energy security

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 25469 on Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, how many recipients there are in each region of the UK.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The number of scheme members by region, as at July 2023, is as follows:

A breakdown by region of former miners and dependants is not available.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2023 to Question 1095 on Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, if she will take steps to calculate how many of the 23,974 spouse/dependant pensioners in the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme reside in (a) Easington constituency and (b) the North East.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The breakdown of dependant members by constituency is not available. It would be for the Trustees to take steps to calculate this figure. As at June 2023, the total number of MPS members in Easington was 3563 and in the North East was 15,917.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by her Department were made in Britain.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government Car service (GCS) provides vehicles to a number of Government departments. Due to logistical and operational reasons the type of vehicles deployed at each department can vary on a daily or weekly basis. The GCS fleet currently has 122 vehicles, 58 (48%) of which are vehicles made in Britain.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many former employees were recipients of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in (a) Easington constituency and (b) the UK in May 2024.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The total number of BCSSS members in Easington was 732 as at June 2023. The number of former employees in BCSSS in the UK in May 2024 was 28,437. The breakdown of scheme members (i.e. former employees and dependants) by constituency is not available.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a social tariff in the energy market.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

A social tariff is fundamentally about supporting the most vulnerable with the cost-of-living, including energy bill costs, and this is what we have delivered. Between 2022-25 we are delivering a package of support worth £108 billion, or £3,800 per household on average.

Energy prices have fallen significantly, and the Quarter 2 2024 price cap has dropped by nearly 60% since the 2023 peak. We are also continuing to support eligible low-income households through the Warm Home Discount, providing an annual £150 rebate off energy bills until 2025-26.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2024 to Question 25717 and to the Answer of 10 May 2024 to Question 24573 on Energy: Debts, whether an allowance for servicing consumer debt was permitted by Ofgem in any period before April 2024.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) has never included an allowance for bad debt held by suppliers. All funding was used to apply a unit rate discount to household tariffs.

Ofgem have always included within the standing charges element of the Default Tariff Cap (Price Cap) some element to account for consumer debt held by suppliers.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending right to repair rules to include all electrical products.

Answered by Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government has updated the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Regulations for a range of products, including household fridges, washing machines and televisions, to support the reparability of these products in order to increase their lifespan. They include requirements that spare parts are available for a specified minimum number of years after the placing of new products on the market, provision of information to assist with repairs and that parts can be replaced with the use of commonly available tools.

We will continue to work with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on future implementation of minimum Ecodesign requirements in Great Britain as set out in the energy-related products policy framework, published in November 2021. This will include considering whether to broaden the eco-design requirements to a wider range of electrical products.

Our plan is to continue to increase our resource efficiency and take forward that the right to repair is reflected in the Government’s Energy-related Products Policy Framework.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps her Department has taken to support (a) companies and (b) individuals in the development of fusion technology.

Answered by Andrew Bowie - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government has announced its plan to launch the Spherical Tokomak for Energy Production (STEP) procurement process on 22nd May. This multi-stage competition, which offers the chance to bid for up to hundreds of millions of pounds in the initial contract period until 2029, will seek to find industry partners in engineering and construction, to form a world-leading public-private alliance led by UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd (UKIFS). Meanwhile, UK Research and Innovation invest in research grants for fusion, doctoral training and support fusion companies through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's prosperity partnership.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the report on multi-region loose volume coupling by transmission system operators following the March 2022 Specialised Committee on Energy meeting will be made publicly available.

Answered by Andrew Bowie - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

I can confirm that the report will be made publicly available in due course.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will update her Department's policy paper entitled Geo-engineering: the Government's view, published on 4 May 2020.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The policy paper entitled Geo-engineering: the Government's view, updated on 4 May 2020, describes the Government’s position on greenhouse gas removals (GGRs) and solar radiation management (SRM). The Government is not deploying SRM and has no plans to do so. The GGR business model update, published in December 2023, sets out the Government’s plans and policies on GGRs. Officials will continue to develop policy on these matters and will make any necessary updates to the policy statement in due course.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average cost of fees is for a recipient of a pension through the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

In the year to September 2023, Scheme expenses totalled £36m. The number of members in receipt of a pension at 30 September 2023 is 112,057. Therefore, the cost of scheme expenses per member in receipt of a pension is £321.27.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 25469, how many of the (a) former miners and (b) widows of former miners receiving a Mineworkers' Pension Scheme pension are aged (i) over 90, (ii) 80 to 89, (iii) 70 to 79, (iv) 60 to 69, and (v) below 60 years of age.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The breakdown by age of former miners in receipt of pensions and dependents at 30 September 2023 is as follows:

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many former miners are not yet eligible to receive their mineworkers' pension.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

There are currently 34 members who are not in receipt of a pension and are under age 50 and therefore not yet eligible to receive their MPS pension.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) tenants and (b) leaseholders are not adversely financially impacted by communal heating schemes.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Protecting heat network consumers is a priority for Government. The Government is introducing regulation, as recommended by the Competition and Markets Authority, to protect Heat Networks consumers. From 2025, Ofgem will be appointed as the heat network regulator. The regulatory framework will include standards for fair prices as well as additional protections to ensure that all heat networks consumers receive a quality service.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2024 to Question 25350 on Rolls-Royce SMR: Government Assistance, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the decision by Rolls Royce not to pursue plans for a heavy pressure vessel plant in Deeside on the return on capital; and how much and what proportion of the grant has been allocated to Rolls Royce.

Answered by Andrew Bowie - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Under the Low Cost Nuclear programme, the Government has given a grant of up to £210 million to Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd to support development of the Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design, potentially capable of deployment across the UK in the early 2030s. Whilst part of the work of the Programme has supported the design of key factories and engagement with potential locations, decision on deployment are outside of this funded programme and are a commercial matter for Rolls Royce SMR ltd.

For the current phase of the Low Cost Nuclear programme Rolls Royce SMR have been allocated a total grant of £139.3 which equates to 66.3% of the total grant of £210m awarded. The assessment of Value for Money of activities Rolls Royce is undertaking under the grant funding agreement is in line with Green Book principles.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2024 to Question 23797 on Renewable Energy: Finance, what approximate capacity her Department expects to be successful for the Contracts for Difference AR6.

Answered by Andrew Bowie - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

National Grid ESO are now reviewing the applications against Contracts for Difference qualification criteria. The volume of capacity successful will depend on a range of factors including the volume of eligible applications, and subsequent bid prices. We cannot pre-judge the outcome of AR6.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of alkaline hydrolysis as an alternative to cremation on the UK's ability to achieve its energy security and net zero emissions targets.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Government currently has no plans to make such an assessment.

At present, burial and cremation are the only regulated funerary methods in England and Wales. However, we are aware of the growing interest in alternative funerary methods. The Law Commission are considering, as part of its Burial, Cremation and New Funerary Methods project, the disposal of human remains. This work will consider the creation of a regulatory framework for safe and dignified new funerary methods.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether members of (a) the Climate Change Committee and (b) its Adaptation Subcommittee may (i) hold remunerated positions in businesses that are likely to benefit from energy transition and (ii) have other financial interests that benefit from energy transition.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The CCC’s conflict of interest policy and register of interests for its Committee Members and the Chief Executive are available on its website: https://www.theccc.org.uk/about/transparency.

All Committee Members and staff are required to recognise and disclose activities that might give rise to actual or perceived conflicts of interest. This includes both financial and non-financial personal and professional interests.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will have discussions with energy companies on improving (a) communication with (i) businesses and (ii) households about disruption as a result of energy projects and (b) access to compensation for losses related to such projects.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government engages regularly with energy companies and is committed to delivering the energy infrastructure needed for net zero and energy security, while ensuring that individuals are fairly compensated and brought into the process.

To install infrastructure, network operators often need access to private land and appropriate compensation, covering both the value of land and any losses, must be paid to the landowner. The Government recognises that where compensation cannot be agreed, then challenging this via the Upper Tribunal can be expensive for landowners. Government has established a Taskforce to explore Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms, to help un-block these disputes.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on preparations for a potential heatwave in summer 2024.

Answered by Andrew Bowie - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Department works closely with a variety of stakeholders to ensure cross-sector preparedness in advance of potential risks that may manifest. From a seasonal preparedness perspective as we approach summer 2024, we are confident that, due to the diverse nature of the electricity system and the highly resilient equipment that is used throughout, the risks associated with extreme heat are low and it is unlikely that customers will be impacted. In the highly unlikely circumstance that the risks associated with extreme heat materialise, the most likely impact would be localised electricity disruption, for which electricity network operators have robust plans in place to mitigate.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she (a) has taken and (b) plans to take with the devolved Administrations to integrate (i) climate and (ii) nature plans.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

DESNZ works closely with the Devolved Administrations on climate and net zero issues, including through the Interministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change which supports effective engagement and collaboration in areas of shared interest between the UK administrations. The group last met on 13 March.

Many UK Government departments play a vital role in delivering carbon budgets, with DEFRA ensuring that nature-based solutions are a core part of Government action to tackle climate change. Integration of climate and nature plans is a matter for my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to increase levels of home insulation; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of poor home insulation on health.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The Government is supporting increased levels in home insulation through our ‘help to heat’ schemes. Evidence of the health benefits of Government insulation schemes is gathered as part of those schemes’ evaluations. Recent evaluations show that schemes had a positive impact on general health.

For example, the evaluation of ECO Phase 3 showed 24% of households reported that the measures had a positive impact on the health of anyone within the household. This was higher among households that had someone living there who had a long-standing illness, disability or infirmity (31%) Details of the evaluation can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/653f8705d10f3500139a6b2f/eco-evaluation-phases-2t-3.pdf.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what outcomes her Department has achieved as part of the UK's 2050 net zero target.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The UK is the first major economy to halve its emissions having cut them by around 53% between 1990 and 2023, more than any other major economy – while also growing the economy by around 80% and recently becoming the fourth largest exporter in the world. Government policy and spending ambitions will support up to 480,000 green jobs in 2030.

This is an enormous achievement by itself but also because we have done this in a pragmatic way - growing our economy and at the same time protecting family finances.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on policy priorities in advance of COP 29.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State continues to have ongoing discussions with colleagues concerning Departmental business.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will continue to lead on international climate policy across Government, working closely with other Departments to raise ambition and drive forward action to deliver on the Paris Agreement at COP29 and at other key international meetings, including the G7 and G20.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens and restaurants.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Department is onboarded to the Government Property Agency (GPA). GPA is the landlord or building manager at the Department’s office occupations, where the space is often shared with several other tenant organisations. The Department buys catering services, or a share of, direct from GPA alongside all other building services.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of prohibiting property management companies from charging commercial energy rates to domestic users in multiple-dwelling developments.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

In April we published the response to the call for evidence on domestic customers with non-domestic contracts, aiming to understand the advantages and disadvantages of these arrangements. The responses revealed the complexity of energy supply and contract arrangements, including there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Due to the physical set-up of multiple-dwelling developments, most consumers will remain on non-domestic contracts and will not have individual meters. The Department and Ofgem are addressing some concerns, including raising awareness of the Maximum Resale Price Protection to increase compliance. We will continue engaging stakeholders to determine if further action is necessary.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when she plans to publish an insulation products strategy.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The Heat and Buildings Strategy, published in October 2021, set out our strategic approach to the decarbonisation of buildings, including the role insulation will play to increase thermal comfort and reducing energy demand.

The government engages regularly with insulation manufacturers, and other industry stakeholders, to understand challenges and opportunities in the insulation products supply chain, with the aim of facilitating a more resilient supply chain.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on minimising the impact of of new energy projects on local (a) environments, (b) wildlife and (c) rural livelihoods.

Answered by Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a wide range of issues, and Cabinet discussions are considered confidential.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2024 to Question 24573 on Energy: Debts, whether any additional sums were previously included in the Energy Price Guarantee to cover (a) bad debt, (b) debt administration and (c) working capital.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The Energy Price Guarantee provided a unit rate discount on the price of energy for all households with a domestic gas and/or electricity contract, so within this support structure there was no scope for including additional funding for energy debt.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she (a) has taken and (b) plans to take with the devolved Administrations to achieve the (i) mission, (ii) goal and (iii) targets of the Paris Agreement 2015.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

DESNZ works closely with the devolved administrations (DAs) on international climate obligations and reporting to the UNFCCC. DESNZ worked with the DAs on the development of the 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), and this year will be seeking their views for the 2035 NDC. This reflects the role the DAs play in the UK-wide drive to decarbonise the economy. DESNZ accredited 20 delegates from DAs to attend COP28 and will accredit DAs delegates to attend COP29.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the percentage of the UK's total energy requirement that will be delivered through the Advanced Nuclear Fund in each of the next ten years.

Answered by Andrew Bowie - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Advanced Nuclear Fund (ANF) is a £385m fund that supports innovation in nuclear energy. It was announced in 2020 and is due to conclude in March 2025. It includes a grant of up to £210m to Rolls Royce SMR Ltd to develop their Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design, as well as other funding for Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) research and development.

The Government has set out a commitment for SMRs to be operational in the UK by the mid-2030s, and to build an AMR demonstrator by the early 2030s, as part of the wider ambition for nuclear power to provide up to 25% of the UK’s electricity by 2050. The ANF promotes innovations that will help to meet these goals, and therefore its contribution to the UK’s total energy requirement will be from the mid-2030s.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many energy efficiency measures have been installed by parliamentary constituency between 2010 and 2024.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The Department published figures on the number of energy efficiency measures installed by parliamentary constituency between January 2013 and December 2023 in the Household Energy Efficiency Statistics, detailed report 2023 (Table 1.7), here. Data on 2024 installations are published in individual scheme monthly statistics: Boiler Upgrade Scheme, here; Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery and Homes Upgrade Grant, here; Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (Wave 1) here; Great British Insulation Scheme here; ECO data will be available here.

Prior to 2013, Government support for energy efficiency measures was provided via the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target and Community Energy Saving Programme. Further information can be found here and here.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been spent through the Local Authority Delivery Scheme; and how many measures have been installed as a result of that expenditure, by parliamentary constituency.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The first phase of the Local Authority Delivery Scheme allocated £200m in grants to over 200 Local Authorities. Phase 1 delivered upgrades to 18,634 homes. Phase 2 allocated £300m to the five Local Net Zero Hubs, who worked with their regional Local Authorities to continue to deliver energy efficiency upgrades to 20,542 homes. A £287m third phase of funding built on Phase 1 and 2 of LAD, Delivery commenced in early 2022 and ended in September 2023 having upgraded 19,716 homes to date. Statistics, including a breakdown of the measures delivered by area can be found on Gov.uk.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been spent through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme; and how many measures have been installed as a result of that expenditure, by parliamentary constituency.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

As of the end of March 2024 the total value of grants paid through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme is £138.9 million.

Application, redemption, and payment data is published monthly on Gov.uk. The number of grants paid for heat pump and biomass boiler installations by parliamentary constituency up to the end of March 2024 can be found in the March statistics published here in table Q1.3 : https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/boiler-upgrade-scheme-statistics-march-2024.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) former miners and (b) former miners' widows are in receipt of a mineworkers' pension.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

As at 31 March 2024, the number of former miners in receipt of a Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme pension is 86,032 and the number of former miners’ widows/dependants in receipt of a pension is 23,253.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate her Department has made of the average amount spent on energy bills per household in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Data on household electricity and gas energy bills are published as part of the Quarterly Energy Prices statistical series (here). The department collects this information at the regional level and does not hold it for smaller geographies.

Average annual domestic electricity bills for England and UK regions are presented in table QEP 2.2.3 and average annual domestic gas bills for GB regions are presented in table QEP 2.3.3 (here).

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been spent through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund; and how many measures have been installed as a result of that expenditure, by parliamentary constituency.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) is a 10-year, £3.8bn 2019 manifesto commitment. To date, total committed grant funding awarded for SHDF and the associated demonstrator is over £1bn. SHDF Wave 1 awarded £179m in grant funding, Wave 2.1 awarded grant funding of £778m in March 2023 and £75.5m in grant funding under the SHDF Wave 2.2 top-up competition, was announced in March 2024. A further £1.25bn has been allocated to SHDF for delivery across 2025-28. The number of measures installed by region is provided in monthly official statistics releases, which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/social-housing-decarbonisation-fund-statistics.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department plans to submit its next nationally determined contribution to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; and if she will make it her policy that the next nationally determined contribution will set out how the UK will adhere to the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

In line with the Paris Agreement, the UK will communicate its next nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change at least 9 to 12 months ahead of COP30 (i.e. between November 2024 and February 2025).

In communicating the NDC, the UK will take account of the Global Stocktake which encourages Parties to come forward in their next NDCs with ambitious, economy-wide emission reduction targets, covering all greenhouse gases, sectors and categories and aligned with limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, as informed by the latest science, in the light of different national circumstances.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she (a) has taken and (b) plans to take with the devolved Administrations to improve coordination of efforts towards achieving the UK's international (i) climate and (ii) biodiversity obligations.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

DESNZ works closely with the devolved administrations (DAs) on international climate obligations and reporting to the UNFCCC. DESNZ worked with the DAs on the development of the 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), and this year will be seeking their views for the 2035 NDC. This reflects the role the DAs play in the UK-wide drive to decarbonise the economy. DESNZ accredited 20 delegates from DAs to attend COP28 and will accredit DAs delegates to attend COP29.

Through the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, which advises UK-wide and international nature conservation, the four nations will coordinate to further our ambitious biodiversity agenda.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much remuneration the Trustees of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme receive for their roles on the committee.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

In 2023, the remuneration was £91,500 per year for the Chair, £41,350-£72,650 per year for the Committee Chairs and £24,150 per year for other members of the Committee.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what date the Government last made a contribution to the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme under British Coal.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government has not needed to input funds to the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme since becoming Guarantor.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been spent through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme; and how many measures have been installed as a result of that expenditure, by parliamentary constituency.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme has made over £2.8 billion available over the financial years 2020/21 to 2025/26 to install heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures in public sector buildings. As of April 2024, the scheme has awarded grants worth over £2.7 billion to fund nearly 1,200 such projects. More grant funding is in delivery.

The Department does not hold a breakdown of installed measures by parliamentary constituency. However, information about all projects in each phase of the scheme is available through their respective summary reports, published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/public-sector-decarbonisation-scheme.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been spent through the Green Homes Grant; and how many measures have been installed as a result of that expenditure, by parliamentary constituency.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Full details on Green Homes Grant voucher scheme spend, and how many measures have been delivered by parliamentary constituency, can be found on Gov.uk: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-homes-grant-voucher-release-october-2022.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) former miners and (b) former miners' widows are in receipt of a mineworkers' pension in Easington constituency.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

As at June 2023, the total number of members of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme in the Easington constituency was 3,563. The breakdown by former miners and former miners’ widows is not available.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been spent through the Warm Home Discount scheme by parliamentary constituency since its creation.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The Department published statistics on the Warm Home Discount (WHD) for the first time in 2023:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/warm-home-discount-statistics-2022-to-2023

Table 17 in the published tables shows the number of households and the total cost of those households who received the WHD, by Core Group type, since 2011/12 when the WHD was introduced, up until the latest figures for 2022/23. Table 5 provides a breakdown of the number of households and the total cost of those households who received the WHD by parliamentary constituency in 2022/23.

Figures covering 2023/24 are expected to be published on 20^th June 2024.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households received the Warm Home Discount by parliamentary constituency since its creation.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The Department published statistics on the Warm Home Discount (WHD) for the first time in 2023:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/warm-home-discount-statistics-2022-to-2023

Table 17 in the published tables shows the number of households and the total cost of those households who received the WHD, by Core Group type, since 2011/12 when the WHD was introduced, up until the latest figures for 2022/23. Table 5 provides a breakdown of the number of households and the total cost of those households who received the WHD by parliamentary constituency in 2022/23.

Figures covering 2023/24 are expected to be published on 20^th June 2024.

Found: CallananParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zeroat 12.40 p.m

Found: charge and rates etc); Clauses 12 and 13 (corporation tax charge and rates etc); Clause 19 (energy

Found: charge and rates etc); Clauses 12 and 13 (corporation tax charge and rates etc); Clause 19 (energy

Found: charge and rates etc); Clauses 12 and 13 (corporation tax charge and rates etc); Clause 19 (energy

Found: with other departments that regularly award funding to local authorities, notably the Department for Energy

Found: with other departments that regularly award funding to local authorities, notably the Department for Energy

Found: From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Published 17 May 2024 Get emails about

Found: From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Published 17 May 2024 Get emails about

Found: From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Published 17 May 2024 Get emails about

Found: security by increasing the amount of heat deployed via low cost, low -carbon heat networks . 

Found: From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Published 14 May 2024 Get emails about

Found: Security and Net Zero 357 1219 1395 2481 14073 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1995 2245 4621 4289

Found: , and to encapsulate the key learning distilled by the evaluation analysis, for the Department for Energy

Found: From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Published 16 May 2024 Get emails about

Found: departing aircraft only. 5.20 Aviation emission forecasts are adjusted to match the Department for Energy

Found: • This would have benefits across a number of Government policy areas including Net Zero, energy security

Found: British Energy Security Strategy.

Found: Security Strategy 92 and the Powering up Britain: Energy Security Plan93 the UK G overnment set out

Found: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has developed user guidance for on- site disposal of

Found: The Energy Security Strategy, 1 sets out an ambition to increase plans f or deployment of nuclear power

Found: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (‘the Department’) works closely with the industry to

Found: be sent to us at: downstreamoilteam@energysecurity.gov.uk 3 Introduction The Department for Energy

Found: Respond by: 23:59 on 8 July 2024 Enquiries to: Downstream Oil Resilience team Department for Energy

Found: has already begun work to ensure our regulatory landscape supports the Government’s priorities on energy

Found: From: HM Treasury, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Business and Trade and

Found: From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Published 15 May 2024 Get emails about

Found: Energy Security Secretary has told Parliament that with growing geopolitical tension, the best agricultural

Found: Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme is delivered by Salix Finance on behalf of the Department for Energy

Found: At the same time this innovation will strengthen the UK’s energy security in an uncertain world and help

Found: From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Published 13 May 2024 Get emails about

Found: 2024 Get emails about this page Print this page Explore the topic Tourism UK energy

Found: From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Published 15 May 2024 Get emails about

Found: to energy effic iency in the social housing sector. 1.1 Outline of SHDF Wave 3 The Department for Energy

Found: From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Published 13 May 2024 Get emails about

Found: From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Published 14 May 2024 Get emails about

Found: , and infrastructure and systems (e.g. sanitation and hygiene, water, food, nutrition, economic and energy

Found: This ambition was reinforced in 2022 within the British Energy Security Strategy which committed to establishing

Found: Technology ; the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; the Secretary of State for Energy

Found: when Putin cut off the gas supplies it had a devastating impact on people’s lives and threatened our energy

Found: D Salaries - Seconded UK Staff DSIT - Science, Innovation and Growth - DSIT - Space Department for Energy

Found: British Energy Security Strategy: Secure, clean and affordable British energy for the long- term.

Found: NameTitleDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero Explanatory Note(This note is not part of the Regulations

Found: has already begun work to ensure our regulatory landscape supports the Government’s priorities on energy

Found: Our solar farms are performing well and with an increased emphasis on climate change and energy security