Alex Sobel MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Clean Energy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she accepts the conclusion in ADE: Demand's No Home Left Behind that low-income households are effectively paying five times more than wealthier families for clean heat; and what imme
Answer: Through the Warm Homes Plan (WHP), the Government is rolling out cost-effective, clean energy technologies that reduce bills including solar, batteries, and heat pumps. Low-income households can access fully-funded grant support through the Warm Homes: Lo...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the ADE: Heat Networks Cost of Heat Research, what estimate her Department has made of the potential cost impact on consumers of not capturing heat wasted from data centres
Answer: Data centres will be an important source of low-carbon heat for heat networks. DESNZ has agreed to fund several projects across England where heat is being recovered from data centres because they can offer very low-cost heat which would otherwise go to w...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the ADE: Heat Networks Cost of Heat Research, what consideration she has given to the role of strategic zoning in reducing the cost of heat for consumers.
Answer: As set out in the Warm Homes Plan, heat network zoning in England (and the establishment of local Zone Coordination Bodies) will help to lay the groundwork for a more place-based approach to heat. Zoning gives local government greater certainty on where d...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the ADE: Heat Networks Cost of Heat Research recommendation for a targeted electricity discount.
Answer: `As we set out in the Warm Homes Plan, we will need to go further to reduce electricity prices for heat networks. The government intends to consult on options to reduce costs and make electrification an economically rational choice for a wider range of bu...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the findings of the ADE: Heat Networks Cost of Heat Research, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to create a level playing field on carbon for the heat network
Answer: We thank the ADE for their research. The government is clear that zoning will support the development of low-cost, low-carbon heat networks across England. We recognise that some heat networks will need time to meet the zoning emissions limits that will b...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy SupplyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the ADE: Demand report entitled Powered by People, Powered by Place, whether his Department plans to provide guidance on the expectations for reliability and planning for de
Answer: The Government has noted and is considering the recommendations in the Association for Decentralised Energy's report, Powered by People, Powered by Place. Responsibility for the development of Regional Energy Strategic Plans (RESPs) and the associated gov...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy SupplyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the ADE: Demand report entitled Powered by People, Powered by Place, whether his Department has plans to ensure that Regional Energy Strategic Plans support industrial sites
Answer: The Government has noted and is considering the recommendations in the Association for Decentralised Energy's report, Powered by People, Powered by Place. Responsibility for the development of Regional Energy Strategic Plans (RESPs) and the associated gov...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy SupplyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the ADE: Demand report entitled Powered by People, Powered by Place, what steps he is taking to help ensure that technologies which deliver whole system savings, such as the
Answer: The Government has noted and is considering the recommendations in the Association for Decentralised Energy's report, Powered by People, Powered by Place. Responsibility for the development of Regional Energy Strategic Plans (RESPs) and the associated gov...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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