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1552583

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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	Wind Power: Subsidies
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 has been paid to wind generators in subsidies in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	112032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government supports wind generators through a number of schemes. Finalised data for total payments made in 2022 are not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/12/2022 10:26:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1552584

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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	Wind Power
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 was spent on National Grid constraint payments to wind generators in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	112033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2022 answer text <p>The National Grid Electricity System Operator publishes data on the costs and volumes of electricity system balancing services monthly. This includes a breakdown of constraint costs by fuel type, including wind farms. The total amount paid to wind generators for 2022 has not yet been finalised. Further detail on wind farm payments paid in October can be found in The National Grid Electricity System Operator’s monthly Balancing Services Summary.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/12/2022 10:24:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart attachment 1 file name Monthly Balancing Services-october-2022.pdf title Monthly Balancing Services Summary 2022/23 October
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1552585

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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	Nuclear Power Stations: Closures
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 he has reviewed the planned dates for the closure of nuclear powers stations; and whether he has made an assessment of the impact of postponing the closure dates on the safety of those stations.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	112034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2022 answer text <p>The continued operation of, and any extensions to, operational dates for any UK nuclear power station is a decision for the operator, EDF, and the independent nuclear regulator, the Office of Nuclear Regulation (ONR), based on safety and commercial considerations. If the ONR has any safety concerns, they will not let the reactor return to service unless and until those concerns have been satisfactorily addressed and may require more regular shutdowns for ongoing review. Operational dates are kept under constant review by EDF and the ONR.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/12/2022 10:15:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1552586

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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	Coal Fired Power Stations
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 an estimate of the amount of coal generating capacity could be made available on stand by notices.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	112035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2022 answer text <p>Upon agreement between the Electricity System Operator and coal operators, there are 3 coal plants still operating in Great Britain with contingency contracts until March 2023. This totals approximately 2.4GW of capacity which can be called upon if needed for the purposes of security of supply.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/12/2022 10:13:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1552587

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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	Offshore Industry: Licensing
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 list the gas fields that gained production licences in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	112036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2022 answer text <p>While the 33<sup>rd</sup> UK Offshore Licensing Round opened in October, awards for licences under this round will not be made until next year. Awards under the previous, 32<sup>nd</sup> licensing round were made in 2020. There have therefore not been any awards for new licences in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Oil and gas fields, after being licensed, require several consents issued by regulators, such as Development and Production Consents granted by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) before they can begin production. Several fields have received these consents in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>A full list of these consents can be found on the NSTA’s website: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nstauthority.co.uk%2Fdata-centre%2Fdata-downloads-and-publications%2Ffield-data%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C40b2b2829dea4393a8ec08dae818243f%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638077487618235269%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Tv%2F7y94HTnq4TmPnvcE8T61aS5ZHX9UScdm0cmugj%2FE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.nstauthority.co.uk/data-centre/data-downloads-and-publications/field-data/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/12/2022 10:12:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1552640

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his Department's publication of ministerial overseas travel data for July to September 2022, what the cost was of the plane tickets for the former Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth’s journeys to and from (a) New Mexico, USA from 20-26 August 2022 and (b) Bali, Indonesia from 27 August to 3 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	112071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2022 answer text <p>The cost of plane tickets for the former Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth’s journeys to and from (a) New Mexico, USA from 20-26 August 2022 and (b) Bali, Indonesia from 27 August to 3 September are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>(a)</p></td><td><p>(b)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost of Plane tickets</p></td><td><p><strong>£5,618.56</strong> (Fare paid + Tax)</p></td><td><p><strong>£6,351.46 </strong> (Fare paid + Tax)</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/12/2022 10:11:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1552681

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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	Heating Oil: North West
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 recent assessment he has made on the availability of heating oil in the North West of England.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	112115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2022 answer text <p>The supply of heating oil remains sufficient to meet demand in the UK. The Government enjoys a robust supply chain for heating oil, with around 500 local distribution depots across the nation and with demand being met by a combination of domestic refinery production and imports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains in regular contact with UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA), the trade association for the industry, who report that most customers will have at least 4 different distributors within a 25-mile radius. UKIFDA have a ‘find a distributor’ function on their website (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fukifda.org%2Ffind-a-distributor%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Ccb5e9087dda4451b0f7e08dae813105e%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638077465810087742%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8txLnIpdD6B%2FFLAvu3ACTSu7YVNRQeVwV1yjgOtRTtY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://ukifda.org/find-a-distributor/</a>).</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/12/2022 10:08:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1552691

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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: Heating
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 he has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of providing additional support to households with renewable energy heating systems in the context of the rise in the cost of wood pellets.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	112105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has doubled support to £200 for households using alternative fuels, including those using wood pellets, in recognition of the pressures caused by these rising fuel costs. The Government is committed to continued monitoring of prices over the coming months and will consider further intervention if required to protect UK households from extraordinary fuel prices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/12/2022 10:06:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1552692

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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	Post Offices: Energy
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 is taking steps to help support Post Offices with the cost of energy after 31 March 2023; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of energy costs on the risk of (a) redundancies of staff, (b) reductions in opening hours and (c) closures of Post Offices in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	112079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury is currently conducting a review of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme and evidence regarding the impact of energy costs on post offices is included in that. However, the Government cannot confirm details on further support after 31st March 2023 until the end of the review, which will report in January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/12/2022 10:05:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1552696

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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	Hydrogen: Heating
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 formed a policy position on hydrogen heating in the home.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	112109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is coordinating a range of projects with industry, regulators and others to help assess the feasibility costs and benefits of using 100% hydrogen for heat. This will help ensure the necessary information is available to take decisions in 2026 on the role of hydrogen in heat decarbonisation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/12/2022 10:03:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders