Written questions by Young.

Whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making household gas consumption data more available for energy suppliers.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of fully transitioning older renewable projects away from Renewable Obligation Certificates and on to Contracts for Difference.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of opening up business energy data on forecasting, carbon reporting and decarbonisation in non-domestic buildings.

Awaiting answer.

Whether his Department plans to remove the renewable obligation levy.

Awaiting answer.

What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on expanding and developing renewable infrastructure to match renewables expansion.

Awaiting answer.

Whether his Department has considered the potential merits of allowing customers to share their energy use data with suppliers to improve energy switching and market choice.

Awaiting answer.

Whether his department has considered introducing a revenue support mechanism to support the growth of the UK heat network sector.

We are committed to supporting heat networks as a key technology to electrify our economy and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels for heating homes and businesses. The government recognises the need to consider both the upfront costs of installing new low...

What steps he is taking to help ensure that the price of low-carbon heat is competitive with fossil gas alternatives.

Over this Parliament the Government is working relentlessly to translate the much cheaper wholesale costs of clean power into lower bills for consumers. This will be core to every decision we make. We pay close attention to the balance of costs recovered ...

What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of energy cost rises on energy intensive businesses.

The government recognises that high electricity prices are a significant competitiveness challenge and are a barrier to investment and growth. The British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme will reduce electricity costs by up to £40/MWh for more than 10,00...

What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Warm Homes Fund on National Health Service costs associated with cold and poor quality homes.

The Government recognises that living in cold and poor-quality homes can have significant impacts on health and place additional pressure on health services. Evidence highlights that fuel poverty and poorly heated homes can increase ill health and associa...

What barriers to heat network deployment his department has identified, and what steps are being taken to help tackle them.

In the Warm Homes Plan we set out several barriers to heat network deployment, including high upfront capital costs, limited investment certainty, supply chain and skills constraints, and low consumer confidence due to historic issues around pricing and r...

With reference to his Department's Warm Homes Fund Call for Evidence, what assessment he has made of the suitability of consumer loans for households on low incomes; and what alternative deli

The Warm Homes Loan Scheme is designed to support households who are able to borrow but face upfront cost barriers. It recognises that consumer loans may not be suitable for all households, particularly those on low incomes or unable to take on debt.The D...

What assessment he has made of the potential contribution of funding within the Warm Homes Fund targeted at households on low incomes to the fulfilment of the commitment to lift to one millio

Through the Warm Homes Plan and the new Fuel Poverty Strategy, Government is taking decisive action to lift up to one million households out of fuel poverty by 2030. The Plan includes around £5 billion of support for low-income and fuel poor households, m...

What plans his Department has to further reduce energy costs for small and medium size enterprises.

We are closely monitoring the impact of energy prices on businesses caused by the instability in the middle east, and much will depend on the length of the ongoing crisis. We are increasing the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) grant for properties heated by oi...

What steps his Department is taking to reduce the exposure of domestic energy bills to volatility in international wholesale gas markets.

The Government is going further and faster to protect domestic consumers from volatile gas prices. Firstly, we are accelerating the deployment of low-cost renewable electricity technologies to reduce our reliance on international fossil fuel markets. Seco...

What assessment his Department has made of the extent to which priority system-level datasets supporting the operation of a renewables-led electricity system are (a) clearly defined and (b) p

The electricity system in Great Britain is operated by the National Energy System Operator (NESO), which uses a wide range of datasets to support system operation and publishes a substantial amount of this data through its public data portal. Where data i...

What steps his Department is taking to support households that are not connected to the gas grid in the context of forecast increases to the Default Tariff Cap from July 2026.

The Government acted in the Autumn Budget to reduce electricity costs, to the benefit of all households with a domestic electricity meter, including those not on the gas grid. By scrapping the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) home insulation scheme and mov...

What the current ownership status is of the Oldbury nuclear site.

Great British Energy - Nuclear owns the potential new nuclear site at Oldbury-on-Severn. The site hosting the legacy nuclear power plant is owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

What the scope is of Great British Energy - Nuclear's study on the UK's potential for new nuclear development.

The government has tasked Great British Energy - Nuclear with identifying suitable sites that could host a potential large-scale new nuclear project. GBE-N will report to Ministers by Autumn 2026 on potential sites to inform future decisions in the next S...

What assessment he has made of the potential for the Oldbury site to host (a) small modular reactors and (b) advanced modular reactors.

As a site which has previously hosted a nuclear power station, Great British Energy – Nuclear’s (GBE-N) Oldbury site has great potential for new nuclear. Oldbury remains under consideration for future projects and GBE-N will continue early work to evaluat...