Graham Leadbitter MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Community Energy: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the £9.3 million community energy funding for devolved governments announced on 21 March 2025 is funding from GB Energy.
Answer: Great British Energy is committed to working with the Devolved Governments to help enhance community energy across the UK, whilst respecting the devolution settlements. £9.3 million is being provided to the devolved governments to support clean energy pro...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: Renewable EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much GB Energy has invested in renewable energy projects in each of the nations of the UK.
Answer: Great British Energy (GBE) has announced £300 million to invest in offshore wind supply chains, and £700 million to help build manufacturing facilities in the UK. That totals £1 billion in funding, available across all four nations. GBE is also providing ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) energy companies and (b) energy company contractors in Scotland replace household meters before the phase out of the Radio Teleswitch Service.
Answer: The Government is working closely with the RTS Taskforce, industry and Ofgem to ensure the phase out process of RTS is planned effectively and consumers are appropriately protected. The Government has made clear to industry that energy suppliers must fulf...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles and Renewable Energy: Tourist AttractionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of prioritising upgrades to the National Grid at (a) major visitor attractions and (b) areas of high public footfall to support the expansi
Answer: The electricity networks in Great Britain are owned and operated by private companies and regulated independently by Ofgem, who ensure the network companies are investing to operate, maintain and upgrade their infrastructure. To enable the Government’s Cl...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: VATDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with (a) OFGEM and (b) energy companies on VAT inclusion in (i) energy billing documents and (ii) online quotes for consumers.
Answer: My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I have regular meetings with Ofgem on a range of issues. Quotes on energy pricing and how those quotes are broken down for customers are a matter for energy suppliers. However, the Government takes the issue o...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to review the practice of applying business energy tariffs to communal electricity supplies in residential buildings.
Answer: Communal areas in apartment blocks are charged on a non-domestic energy contract as the organisation who is responsible for them is a business. A Call for Evidence regarding domestic customers with a non-domestic energy supply was published in July 2023 a...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to protect residential consumers from being charged Business Rate electricity tariffs for communal areas; and what mechanisms exist to challenge such classifications.
Answer: Communal areas in apartment blocks are charged on a non-domestic energy contract as the organisation who is responsible for them is a business. A Call for Evidence regarding domestic customers with a non-domestic energy supply was published in July 2023 a...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the status of a managing factor as a limited company affects the classification of a communal electricity supply as domestic or business; and what guidance his Department provides to
Answer: The classification of whether a communal electricity supply is considered domestic or business depends on whether the organisation or individual who manages the building has a domestic or commercial energy contract. Businesses are required to have a comme...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of practice of classifying communal electricity meters in residential buildings as business rather than
Answer: Communal areas in apartment blocks are charged on a non-domestic energy contract as the organisation who is responsible for them is a business. As such, domestic consumers living in the apartment block are usually charged a non-domestic energy rate for th...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: ProductionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of hydrogen production on land-locked bodies of water.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero works collaboratively with other government departments and relevant regulators to understand the water impacts of a developing hydrogen economy, including the potential impact of abstraction on water bodies...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with DCC to ensure there will be alternate smart meter connections in rural areas.
Answer: The Data Communications Company (DCC) is required to assess opportunities to increase the overall level of communications network coverage for Great Britain beyond its currently provisioned minimum level of 99.25%.The DCC are examining a number of options...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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