Wendy Morton MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Energy Intensive IndustriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the ability of (a) ceramics manufacturers and (b) other energy intensive industries to meet the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.
Answer: UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) participants, including those in energy intensive industries such as the ceramics sector, are provided with free allocations to mitigate the risk of carbon leakage and incentivise emissions reduction. The UK ETS Author...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
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UK Emissions Trading SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the data set used to analyse carbon leakage assessments in the recent consultation on free allocation review for the UK Emissions Trading System
Answer: The provision of Free Allocation under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) mitigates the risk of carbon leakage by reducing industrial sectors’ exposure to the carbon price. The UK ETS Authority is reviewing Free Allocation policy to ensure it target...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
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UK Emissions Trading SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing the outcome of the consultation entitled Extending the UK Emissions Trading Scheme cap beyond 2030, which closed on 9 April 2025.
Answer: The UK ETS Authority, the joint governance body comprising of the UK Government, Welsh Government, Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, is grateful for the range of stakeholder responses to the Extending the UK ETS cap beyond 2030 consu...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
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Energy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what additional support his Department plans to provide to vulnerable households facing high winter fuel costs in 2025-26.
Answer: The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently. The creation of Great British Energy will help us to harness clean energy and...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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Energy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the energy efficiency of older housing stock in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan will help people find ways to save money on energy bills and transform our ageing building stock into comfortable, low-carbon homes that are fit for the future, including those within the West Midlands. The Government will partner with...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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Energy: Falkland IslandsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered sourcing energy from the Falkland Islands.
Answer: I have made no such consideration. The UK sources the oil and gas we use from domestic onshore and offshore fields and on the international market. The UK also trades electricity with several nearby countries, as well as the Isle of Man. This is all done ...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
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Fuel Poverty: PensionersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners living in households in fuel poverty in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) does not collect local-level data specifically on pensioners in fuel poverty. The latest estimate of the fuel poverty rate in the Aldridge-Brownhills constituency, based on the Low Income Low Energy ...
Answered 29 May 2025
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Means-tested Benefits: PensionersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of pensioners in receipt of means-tested benefits who are experiencing fuel poverty.
Answer: The latest official Fuel Poverty Statistics for England were published in March 2025 on gov.uk here: Fuel poverty statistics - GOV.UK.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
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Heating: Older PeopleDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a targeted scheme to support older people with their heating bills.
Answer: The Government knows that more needs to be done to support vulnerable households that are struggling with bills whilst we transition to clean power. The Government’s Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme provides targeted support to eligible low-income househol...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	3
Department for Business and Trade	21
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	8
Department for Education	14
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	9
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	59
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	3
Department for Transport	26
Department for Work and Pensions	35
Department of Health and Social Care	13
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	523
Home Office	75
Leader of the House	1
Ministry of Defence	3
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	68
Ministry of Justice	3
Treasury	50

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