Energy

Advanced Research and Invention Agency Act 2022

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 March 2021

A Bill to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency.

Energy: Meters

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support the Government has provided to residents of rural areas who are unable to access the Smart Export Guarantee scheme due to infrastructure weaknesses relating to smart

Energy: Meters

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of homes classified as rural have installed a smart meter.

Energy: Meters

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to tackle infrastructure weaknesses that are a barrier to the roll out of smart meters in rural areas.

Energy: Meters

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to introduce an alternative scheme to complement the Smart Export Guarantee to encourage small scale low carbon generation in rural areas.

Energy: Prices

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish data on the number of households in each region that have switched energy suppliers in each month since 1 January 2019.

Mozambique: Renewable Energy

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total value is of CDC Group's current investments in (a) solar and (b) wind energy in Mozambique.

Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2021

Clean Energy: Public Consultation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many (a) organisations and (b) individual members of the public responded to the Aligning UK international support for the clean energy transition consultation, which closed o

Community Energy: Tax Allowances

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2021

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will maintain the Social Investment Tax Relief; and if he will take steps to reform that relief so that enterprises in community energy and tackling climate change qualify for investment.

Energy: Prices

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Question 152474 on Energy: Prices, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of transmission charges on the competitive p

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Lost Working Days

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2021

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Average Working Days Lost were for (a) female and (b) male civil servants in the calendar years (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Lost Working Days

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2021

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average working days lost was for civil servants from (a) Black, Asian and minority Ethnic background and (b) recording themselves as White in (i) 2019 and (ii)

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Lost Working Days

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2021

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average working days lost was for civil servants aged (a) 30 and younger, (b) 30 to 50 (c) 50 to 60 and (d) over 60 in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Lost Working Days

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2021

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average working days lost was for (a) civil servants who have and (b) have not declared themselves as having a disability in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.

Clean Energy: Public Consultation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government when the results of the consultation on Aligning UK international support for the clean energy transition will be published; and what plans they have to publish  policy proposals on the basis of the results of that consulta

Energy Supply

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to establish a right to local energy supply.

Clean Energy: Public Consultation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of the responses to his Department's consultation on Aligning UK international support for the clean energy transition called for a policy implementat

Clean Energy: Public Consultation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many responses his Department received to its consultation on Aligning UK international support for the clean energy transition from (a) individuals, (b) businesses and (c) NG

Energy: Meters

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of pausing the installation of smart meters to help prevent the spread of covid-19.

Energy: Meters

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning energy meter readings to help prevent the spread of covid-19.

Energy: Prices

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his timescale is for announcing the timetable for the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 4; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that renewable energy contribute

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Coronavirus

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what (a) policies and (b) grant and funding programmes his Department has introduced to provide support to individuals and organisations in response to the covid-19 outbreak; and

Business: Energy

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 February 2021

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses received support under the Government’s Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme, which ended on 1 February 2021.

Energy: Prices

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made has he made of the effect of transmission charges on the pricing of contract for difference tenders; and is he will make a statement.

Energy: Prices

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing transmission charges as an element in applications for the fourth contracts for difference auction.

Energy: Prices

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether there will be a regionalisation to the awarding of contracts for difference in the fourth auction later in 2021.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Development Aid

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much Official Development Assistance his Department was allocated in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21; and how much it will be allocated in 2021-212.

Energy Performance Certificates

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 February 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 9 February (HL12590), whether they will clarify what is meant by “as many homes as possible”.

Energy: Prices

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the merits of ringfencing an allocation of generation capacity specifically for wave and tidal generation in the round 4 contracts for difference au

Renewable Energy

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of Ofgem’s proposed reforms to network charging on renewable energy development (a) in Scotland and (b) across the

Renewable Energy

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the reforms in Ofgem’s Targeted Charging Review on renewable energy development (a) in Scotland and (b) across t

Energy: Conservation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to £1 billion of funding set out under Point 7: Greener Buildings of the Government's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, published in November 2020,

Renewable Energy

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop the renewable energy sector in the UK.

Energy: Meters

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress the Government has made on the smart meter roll out.

Clean Energy: Apprentices

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 February 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase apprenticeship opportunities in the clean energy industry.

Energy: Prices

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of green levy subsidies on low-income households.

Renewable Energy: Urban Areas

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support projects which produce renewable energy in densely populated urban centres.

Energy: Prices

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on monitoring of the gap in industrial energy prices between the UK and other key nations.

Housing: Energy

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new homes that have an energy efficiency rating below EPC band C were built in each of the last three years; and what steps they are taking, or intend to take, to ensure that in all new homes are built with at leas

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Apprentices

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.

Energy: Prices

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 February 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on monitoring of the difference in industrial energy prices between the UK and other countries.

Housing: Energy

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 February 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 28 January (HL12149), whether they will reconsider the recommendation made by the Policy Exchange in their report Efficient Energy Policy: How to encourage improvements in

Energy: VAT

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 January 2021

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to cut VAT on energy bills for families across the UK.

Energy: Storage

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 January 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the introduction of a revenue floor mechanism to support long duration energy storage.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Staff

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many officials in their Department were dedicated to their Department's responsibilities associated with the delivery of the Industrial Strategy in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 201

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Marketing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department spent on (a) communications, (b) advertising and (c) marketing in (i) the UK, (ii) England, (iii) Northern Ireland, (iv) Scotland and (v) Wales in each mon

Energy: Conservation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 January 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to increase investment in low-carbon infrastructure, and (2) to reform business rates, to promote energy efficiency.

Social Rented Housing: Energy Performance Certificates

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 January 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer given by Lord Callanan on 25 January (HL11978), what estimate they have made of (1) the number of social houses that will be upgraded to EPC band C by the various schemes listed in that Answer

Energy Performance Certificates

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 January 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their target “of reaching as many existing homes as possible at EPC band C or above by 2035” in the Energy White Paper, published on 14 December 2020, what “as many existing homes as possible” means; and what es