196501-266018 EIR Environmental Health

Please provide the following information for all permanent Gypsy and Traveller sites managed/owned by the local authority. • How many permanent Gypsy / Traveller sites does the local authority own and/or manage? • What are the arrangements for residents of these sites to access an electricity supply? • Do the local authority hold the contract for the electricity supply to the site, or do residents have individual contracts with an electricity provider? • If the electricity contract is held by the local authority, how are individual residents billed for electricity and at what rate? • Is there any option for site residents to a) choose electricity provider and/or b) choose tariff? • What are the arrangements for residents of the sites to access a gas supply? • Is there a mains gas supply on the site or do individuals use gas cylinders provided by themselves? • If there is a mains gas supply, do the local authority hold the contract with the provider or do residents have individual contracts with a gas supplier? • If there is a mains gas supply contract held by the local authority, how are individual residents billed for gas and at what rate? • Is there any option for site residents to a) choose gas provider and/or b) choose tariff? • What are the arrangements for residents of the sites to access a water supply? • Do the local authority hold the contract with the water company or do residents have individual contracts with a water company? • If there is a water supply contract held by the local authority, how are individual residents billed for water and at what rate? • Is there any option for site residents to a) choose water provider and/or b) choose tariff? • Are households on pitches on your local authority owned/managed Gypsy/Traveller sites eligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme to help with the cost of energy? • If not, why not? • If the local authority is the recipient of the Energy Bills Support Scheme grant for the sites, how is the local authority passing on the grant to site residents? • What steps have the local authority taken to maximise the energy efficiency across the sites and on individual pitches?