Rachael Maskell MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Renewable Energy: Job CreationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of jobs in the renewable energy sector.
Answer: Meeting the UK’s Clean Energy Superpower Mission and delivering Clean Power by 2030 are vital to enhancing our economic and energy security whilst driving economic growth across the country. This transition will create tens of thousands of opportunities a...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Poverty: Older PeopleDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he (a) is having and (b) plans to have discussions with local authorities on steps that can be taken to ensure older people are able to (i) heat their homes and (ii) access other warm
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting those who are struggling to pay their energy bills, including the most vulnerable households. We are continuing to deliver the Warm Home Discount which provides a £150 rebate off energy bills for eligible low-inco...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Social TariffsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will hold discussions with energy producers on the potential merits of using profits to create an energy social tariff.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting those who are struggling to pay their energy bills, including the most vulnerable households. We are continuing to deliver the Warm Home Discount which provides a £150 rebate off energy bills for eligible low-inco...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how he determines schedules for insulating homes of pensioners.
Answer: Current Government energy efficiency schemes are targeted at low-income consumers and those in the least energy efficient households. Eligibility requirements can be found on gov.uk, www.gov.uk/government/collections/find-energy-grants-for-you-home-help-t...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFuel PovertyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to establish a Fuel Poverty Strategy to end fuel poverty.
Answer: The fuel poverty strategy, Sustainable Warmth, was published in 2021 and lays out a plan for how to meet the fuel poverty target. Given that in 2023 an estimated3.17m households remained in fuel poverty in England, we are conducting a review of the 2021 f...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFuel PovertyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that people (a) who use a prepayment meter and (b) in fuel poverty are able to heat their homes in Winter 2024-2025.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting households with the cost of energy this winter, and we are continuing to deliver the Warm Home Discount which provides a £150 rebate off energy bills for eligible low-income households. The setting of prices for c...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that people on a prepayment meter pay no more for energy than those on a contract.
Answer: The setting of prices for customers on a prepayment meter or on a fixed contract is a commercial matter for energy suppliers. The Ofgem price cap for the period 1 October 2024 to 31 December was published in August, and the price cap level for prepayment ...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: BillingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to enable people on a prepayment meter to move onto an energy contract.
Answer: It is a commercial matter for energy suppliers and their customers to determine which payment method customers should use. Any consumer who wishes to change their payment method or amend their contract should speak to their supplier. It is worth noting th...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Disability and Older PeopleDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to prioritise his Department's housing retrofit programme to target (a) older and (b) disabled people.
Answer: The Government's current energy efficiency schemes are targeted at consumers with low incomes and those in the least efficient households in the UK.Through the Warm Homes Plan, we will invest an extra £6.6 billion over the next five years in clean heat an...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Older PeopleDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to ensure that energy companies have a legal responsibility to ensure that homes belonging to people in receipt of the State Pension are (a) warm and (b) damp-fr
Answer: Government is supporting households through our Warm Homes Plan, including energy efficiency schemes such as ECO4 and GBIS, which are legal obligations placed on energy suppliers to deliver energy efficiency measures to eligible households, making homes w...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support people who cannot afford their energy bills in winter 2024-25.
Answer: The Government is continuing to deliver the Warm Home Discount which provides an annual £150 rebate off energy bills for eligible low-income households. We are also extending the Household Support Fund to help struggling households with bills and essentia...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordOil: RussiaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the feasibility of replacing Russian crude oil imported through a third country with renewable and sustainable energy production.
Answer: All importers of oil and oil products into the UK must provide proof of origin to demonstrate that goods are not of Russian origin to enforcement authorities. The Government is committed to ensuring that third countries are not used by Russia to evade san...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
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