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830415

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the UK's contribution to the global growth in investment in renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Our support for clean energy has produced world leading results.</p><p> </p><p>Continuing investment has ensured that we have the largest installed offshore wind capacity in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s leadership in financing clean growth is already emerging, with more than 60 green bonds listed on the London Stock Exchange, raising over $20 billion across seven currencies.</p><p> </p><p>Globally the UK is among the largest contributors of climate finance, committing to provide at least £5.8 billion from 2016 to 2020, to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change and support cleaner economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>Data recently released by the Office for National Statistics shows continued strong growth for our low carbon businesses - turnover was up 5% in 2016, employee numbers grew more than 3% and exports are up 1.4%. It is yet more proof of the importance of our clean tech sector to the British and global economy.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 17:18:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

830546

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the geographical spread of recently announced spending commitments drawn from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	125074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>We announced an additional investment of £725m in the second wave of challenges in the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund at the Autumn Budget 2017. The technologies and future industries that these challenges support will need to combine the strengths of businesses and researchers across the UK. Wherever they are, they will be able to compete for ISCF funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/02/2018 15:22:22 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

829801

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Insolvency: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to implement the EU Insolvency, Restructuring and Second Chance Directive.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	124583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The proposed Directive on preventive restructuring frameworks, second chance and insolvency measures is currently still under negotiation in Brussels. Given this stage of the process and the ongoing negotiations on withdrawal from the EU, it is not possible to say whether, if adopted, the provisions would be implemented in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 01/02/2018 15:18:45 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

829885

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Clean Growth Strategy, published on 12 October 2017, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing funding to biomass conversion and increase the resources available for wind and solar energy exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	124642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Renewable technologies now form a significant part of the UK’s energy mix, and the recent Clean Growth Strategy sets out policies to continue the expansion of the low carbon electricity sector. Coal to biomass conversions are a transitional technology in the decarbonisation of electricity, with all support under the renewables obligation and contracts for difference (CfD) schemes ending in 2027. We are improving the route to market for renewable technologies such as offshore wind by making up to £557m available for further CfD auctions, and working with industry to develop an ambitious Sector Deal for offshore wind which could result in 10 gigawatts of new capacity. No decisions have been made on further CfD auctions for the Pot 1 technologies.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 11:48:03 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

829914

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much Government and supplier obligation energy efficiency investment there was in each year between 2012-13 to 2016-17; and how many homes were insulated under Government programmes in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	124663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Data are published for the number of measures installed and the total investment in supplier obligations prior to the start of the Energy Company Obligation in 2013 but the data are not readily available to determine the number of homes insulated, nor investment by year, in those years.</p><p> </p><p>Investment under ECO (from 2013-14) is shown in the table below [1], [2].</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> Supplier spend in the year (2017 prices)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,690,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,000,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>£540,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>£480,000,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of homes insulated under ECO (from 2013-14) meanwhile is provided below [3]:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> Homes insulated in the year </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>381,147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>463,593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>216,431</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>158,304</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Note that suppliers front loaded delivery against their ECO obligations, meaning spending was higher than BEIS estimated for 13-14 and 14-15, but lower in the subsequent years. Had suppliers not front loaded delivery (i.e. delivered at a constant rate over this period), supplier spend would have been around £1.4bn during 13-14 and around £860m pa between 14-15 and 16-17</p><p>[2] Source <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-september-2017</a> (note the figures have been adjusted for inflation)</p><p>[3] Source: as above. These figures differ from published data in table 1.2.1a since the question asks for the number of homes insulated in a year whereas table 1.2.1a will only count a home once regardless of the number of times it received an insulation measure post May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 11:49:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

829923

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Clean Growth Strategy, published in October 2017, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of investment required each year to meet the target for as many homes as possible to be brought up to EPC Band C by 2035.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	124669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has not made an official estimate of the amount of investment required each year to meet the target for as many homes as possible to be brought up to EPC Band C by 2035. The amount of investment will depend on the measures installed to achieve this energy efficiency level, which will also depend on the policies to encourage their uptake, and the impact of innovation investment on driving down cost and bringing forward new technologies.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently undertaking this analysis and will publish these estimates in due course. The forthcoming call for evidence on EPCs will be a valuable addition to the evidence of how we can reach this target.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 11:51:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

829959

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the number of virgin forests that have been affected by biomass production in the past three years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	124695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made a specific assessment of the number of virgin forests that have been affected by biomass production in the past three years.</p><p> </p><p>However to receive government support for heat and power generation from biomass in the UK, all biomass must comply with the UK’s sustainability criteria, which includes demonstrating that wood is supplied from legal and sustainable sources.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 11:50:31 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

830049

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking: Ryedale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to recommend to the Oil and Gas Authority that final consent is not given for fracking in Ryedale while (a) Third Energy has not published its 2016 accounts due on 30 September 2017 and (b) the Chairman of Third Energy Onshore Ltd, Keith Cochrane, is under investigation for his Chief Executive Officer role in the failed construction firm Carillion; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	124757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 25 January 2018 [<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-01-25/HCWS428/" target="_blank">HCWS428</a>] the Government considers that the financial resilience of a company wishing to hydraulically fracture is a relevant consideration. As a matter of policy, we will therefore look at issues relevant to the financial resilience of all companies wishing to carry out hydraulic fracturing operations alongside their application for Hydraulic Fracturing Consent. The Department is still considering Third Energy’s proposals to carry out hydraulically fracturing pursuant to the Direction issued to the Oil and Gas Authority on 29 November 2017 and will respond appropriately in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 15:17:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

830155

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to support manufacturing in each of the countries and regions of the UK through the Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	124827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Through our Industrial Strategy, we continue to take actions to boost manufacturing growth, across all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing in innovation, in support for key economic clusters and in physical and digital infrastructure throughout the United Kingdom, including projects in partnership and in collaboration with Devolved Nations. We will ensure that every action we take impacts all four nations whilst respecting the devolution settlement and responsibilities and priorities of Devolved Administrations.</p><p> </p><p>We will increase the National Productivity Investment Fund from £8 billion to £31billion and extend it to 2022-23. We are launching an action plan to unlock over £20 billion of patient capital investment to finance growth in innovative firms over 10 years, including a new £2.5bn Investment Fund for SMEs in the British Business Bank. We are increasing R&amp;D tax credits for large businesses from 11% to 12% from January 2018, as part of the drive to increase R&amp;D investment to 2.4% by 2027.</p><p> </p><p>A further £725m will be invested in the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund across the UK to respond to some of the greatest global challenges and opportunities and support sector productivity. This is in addition to the £246 million that will be invested for the Faraday Battery Challenge to ensure the UK leads the world in the design, development and manufacture of batteries for the electrification of vehicles and £197 million for the manufacture of medicines that will speed up patient access to new drugs and treatments. We will continue to support the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, in which we have invested £300 million over the past 5 years, to support commercialisation of the innovation of new technologies that will be crucial to UK manufacturing success.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with industry to develop strong Manufacturing Sector Deals to boost productivity and competitiveness, including through Automotive and Made Smarter. We will also agree local industrial strategies that build on local strengths and deliver on economic opportunities. As part of these local industrial strategies, we are launching a new competitive £115m Strength in Places Fund to support areas to build on their science and innovation strengths and develop stronger local networks and collaboration between universities, research organisations, LEPs and relevant agencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 01/02/2018 15:16:32 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

830189

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Aerospace Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support aerospace supply chains.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	124850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government works closely with the UK aerospace sector, through the Industrial Strategy and Aerospace Growth Partnership, to support the competitive position of UK companies.</p><p> </p><p>Through this partnership, Government has co-funded, with industry, a £4bn research and development programme from 2013 to 2026; a £250m productivity programme, Sharing in Growth (SiG); and a £40m technology collaboration programme aimed at smaller supply chain businesses, the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP). Government has also co-funded, with industry, the creation of an additional 500 Masters level postgraduate places for the UK aerospace sector. Many of these students are now working in the UK aerospace sector.</p><p> </p><p>These programmes have helped hundreds of UK aerospace companies develop technologies and continue to be competitive in this global industry.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 01/02/2018 15:14:43 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley