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650369

registered interest
date	02/12/2016
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: Meters
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 holds information on the number of households using foundation stage meters which have switched energy suppliers in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	56001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/12/2016 15:59:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

650370

registered interest
date	02/12/2016
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: Meters
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 progress his Department has made in improving the interoperability of early smart meters.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	56002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch, on 21 November 2016 to Question 53430:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-11-16/53430/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-11-16/53430/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/12/2016 16:00:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

649417

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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	Shell: North Sea
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 potential effect on employment in the North Sea oil and gas industry in Scotland of the scale of North Sea assets by Shell; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	55870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The Oil and Gas Authority will assess any licence transfer as the licence authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/12/2016 17:14:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

649561

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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: Concessions
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 many miners whose employment with British Coal ended before they reached the age of 50 had their entitlement to concessionary coal reinstated after the introduction of the National Concessionary Fuel Scheme in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	55940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>In reference to employees solely employed by British Coal, there are no employees aged under 50 who have been reinstated as part of the 2013 announcement, which related specifically to employees of UK Coal who lost their entitlement following a fire at the company’s Daw Mill colliery in February 2013.</p><p>There will be some UK Coal beneficiaries who TUPE transferred from British Coal to UK Coal in 1995 under the age of 50, who continued their entitlements with the new company and then fell under the terms of the 2013 announcement. However, Capita, who administer the concessionary fuel schemes, do not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 16:28:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 25004 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

649564

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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	Hewden
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 representations he has received on the reasons for the recent collapse of Hewden; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Phil Boswell
uin	55819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>We have received no representations on the reasons for Hewden entering administration.</p><p>But we recognise this is a very uncertain time for Hewden employees and their families; and it is positive that some business units have been sold and jobs secured. The Department for Work and Pensions are in contact with the administrators, the redundancy factsheet has been issued to all those affected and Job Centre Plus will help those affected move into new jobs as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 16:31:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4388 label Biography information for Philip Boswell

648913

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
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 effect of Swansea Bay tidal lagoon on the manufacturing industry.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	55764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>Development of a supply chain forms a key part of the Contract for Difference (CFD) negotiation process.</p><p> </p><p>The Hendry Review, which has been considering a number of issues including supply chain opportunities, has now been submitted to the department. We thank Charles Hendry for his hard work and will look carefully at the review’s findings as part of our wider assessment of the future nature of the energy mix and our decarbonisation plans.</p><p> </p><p>We will formally respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 16:49:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

648914

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Tidal 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, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2016 to Question 54997, when he expects to receive the Independent Review of Tidal Lagoons led by Charles Hendry.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	55769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Hendry Review has been submitted to the department. We thank Charles Hendry for his hard work and will look carefully at the review’s findings as part of our wider assessment of the future nature of the energy mix and our decarbonisation plans.</p><p> </p><p>We will formally respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 16:41:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

648916

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Fuel Poverty
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 the tenures of property were of the fuel poor households living in F and G rated properties in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	55672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The tenure of fuel poor households that had been rated as an F or G rated property in line with either the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP), or the Fuel Poverty Energy Efficiency Rating (FPEER) are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Fuel poor and SAP rating F/G</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Fuel poor and FPEER rating F/G</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of households</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>Number of households</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authority</p></td><td><p>8,841</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>8,259</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Owner occupied</p></td><td><p>132,545</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>128,664</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private rented</p></td><td><p>123,371</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>117,694</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered social landlord</p></td><td><p>22,059</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>20,532</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>286,816</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>275,149</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures are representative of England in 2014, the latest year available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 15:15:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

648919

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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: Prices
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 many standard variable customers have switched tariff with their own supplier in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	55635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not collect this data. Ofgem collects and publishes data on those who switch to another tariff with their existing supplier. However, this data does not distinguish between those switching from variable or fixed tariffs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 15:09:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

648920

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Electricity Generation
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 page 21 of his Department's report on electricity generation costs, published in November 2016, when his Department plans to publish its findings of the whole system impacts investigation.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	55686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>To improve the Department’s understanding of the impacts of individual electricity generation technologies, Frontier Economics were commissioned to develop a comprehensive framework to define whole system impacts and their components and drivers, which can be applied to a range of electricity generation technologies. The resulting methodology report and its peer reviews will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 16:26:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 24574 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps