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1008461

registered interest
date	16/11/2018
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	Oil: 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, if he will hold meetings with representatives of the oil industry on the recent reduction in the crude oil price that is not reflected in retail fuel prices.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	192105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Department meet representatives from the oil industry to discuss the United Kingdom downstream oil sector on a regular basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that it is essential that consumers get a fair deal and that a competitive market is the best way to keep prices low. Fuel pricing is subject to UK competition law under the Competition and Markets Authority. Its predecessor, the Office of Fair Trading last looked at fuel prices in 2013. I expect the retail fuel market to be kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/11/2018 17:25:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1008462

registered interest
date	16/11/2018
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: Feed-in Tariffs
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 potential job losses in the renewable energy sector after the closure of the feed-in-tariff scheme in March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	192120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>An Impact Assessment was published on 19 July alongside the consultation on the closure of the Feed-in Tariffs scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Impact Assessment and consultation can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/feed-in-tariffs-scheme.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/11/2018 17:26:38 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1008483

registered interest
date	16/11/2018
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: Lancashire
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 call by Cuadrilla for an increase in the threshold for the maximum magnitude level at which it is allowed to operate.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	192111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Traffic Light System is working exactly as intended. As I have already set out to this House, there are no plans to review it. The Traffic Light System ensures that induced seismic events remain at a level that prevents the risk of damage to the environment or property.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/11/2018 17:27:29 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1007871

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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 Heat Incentive Scheme
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 plans to continue the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive beyond 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	191978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Renewable heat is currently supported under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). The RHI has funding agreed out to 2021. Beyond this, the Department is developing policy proposals for a clear framework to phase out high carbon fossil fuels for domestic and non-domestic buildings off the gas grid in the 2020s.</p><p> </p><p>From 19 March to 11 June 2018 we held a public Call for Evidence as a first step in developing this policy framework. The Department aims to publish a response to the Call for Evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 191979 question first answered 21/11/2018 17:20:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

1007872

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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: 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 assessed the potential merits of introducing a financial incentive for processes which change timber into renewable heat products.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	191979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Renewable heat is currently supported under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). The RHI has funding agreed out to 2021. Beyond this, the Department is developing policy proposals for a clear framework to phase out high carbon fossil fuels for domestic and non-domestic buildings off the gas grid in the 2020s.</p><p> </p><p>From 19 March to 11 June 2018 we held a public Call for Evidence as a first step in developing this policy framework. The Department aims to publish a response to the Call for Evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 191978 question first answered 21/11/2018 17:20:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

1007873

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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	Climate Change
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 implications for his Department's policies of the (a) IPCC’s report on global warming of 1.5 degrees and (b) the outlined scenarios in that report of (i) 1C, (ii) 1.5C and (iii) 2C warming.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	191964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The IPCC report makes clear the significant threat posed by climate change. The Government has acted quickly in response to the report by commissioning our independent experts, the Committee on Climate Change, to provide their advice on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term emissions reduction targets, including on setting a net zero target. We will consider their advice carefully when it is received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/11/2018 17:09:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1007875

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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
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 estimate his Department has made of the proportion of the UK’s energy supply that came from green sources in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	191966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Renewable energy sources are biomass, wind, solar photovoltaics, hydro, wave and shoreline, active solar, heat pumps, and deep geothermal[1].</p><p>The proportion of energy supply from these renewable sources between 2010 and 2017 can be found online:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743653/Aggregated_Energy_Balances_showing_proportion_of_renewables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743653/Aggregated_Energy_Balances_showing_proportion_of_renewables.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/11/2018 17:10:45 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1007876

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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
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 his Department has to encourage the wider use of green energy sources by (a) private industry, (b) the public sector and (c) domestic consumers.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	191967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department runs a number of schemes to encourage the wider use of green energy sources.</p><p> </p><p>The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme promotes the uptake of renewable heat technologies through financial incentives. The Non-domestic RHI is open to both private industry and the public sector, and the Domestic RHI is open to domestic consumers. The scheme has funding confirmed until 2021. Beyond this, the Department is developing policy proposals for a clear framework to phase out high carbon fossil fuels for domestic and non-domestic buildings off the gas grid in the 2020s.</p><p> </p><p>The Contracts for Difference Scheme is our main mechanism for supporting new large scale renewable energy generation projects. The next competitive allocation round for less established technologies such as offshore wind will open by May 2019, with subsequent auctions around every two years, using the £557 million that was announced as part of the 2016 Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Feed-In Tariffs (FITs) scheme has also been successful in attracting investment in small-scale (up to 5MW) low carbon electricity generation since it was introduced in 2010. The Government announced the closure of the FITs generation tariff on 1 April 2015 and has recently consulted on closing the export tariff. We are currently considering options for small-scale low carbon generation beyond April 2019 and will make a statement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/11/2018 17:11:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1007894

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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	New Businesses: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to support graduate women to start their own businesses.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	191923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a cohesive society, where everyone – no matter what their background – has the opportunity to enter into and progress at work and achieve on merit. We know that companies with diverse workforces perform better and are more profitable. An inclusive economic policy is vital to the success of our Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Supporting female graduates is captured in our Government support offer which is available to all, regardless of gender, age or ethnicity. There are now 1.1 million female-led small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. This accounts for 19% of SMEs in the UK, 5% higher than in 2010. The Government is also pleased that the female employment rate is 71% and a higher percentage of women are on FTSE 350 company boards than ever before.</p><p> </p><p>The Government-owned British Business Bank provides Start-Up Loans for individuals wishing to start a business and women account for 39% of recipients. The Bank is also conducting a review into the specific barriers female-led businesses face in accessing Venture Capital.</p><p> </p><p>On 21 September 2018, HM Treasury also launched a review into the barriers women face getting into business. Businesswoman Alison Rose, Chief Executive of RBS Commercial and Private Banking, will lead the government review to identify the extent of these barriers and explore what can be done to overcome them. This review will bolster our work to make it easier for them to access the support they need to get their ideas off the ground and grow their businesses.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/11/2018 16:51:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1006920

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Offshore Industry: Carbon Emissions
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 12 November to Question 186939 on British Petroleum: Offshore Industry, whether the Oil and Gas Authority (a) must or (b) may take into account the effect of oil and gas developments on the UK’s carbon emissions and commitments as a signatory to the Paris Agreement when making such decisions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	191274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The remit of the Oil and Gas Authority is to Maximise the Economic Recovery of Petroleum from the UKCS (MER UK). The Energy Act 2016 sets out matters to which the OGA must have regard whilst exercising its functions.</p><p> </p><p><em><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/20/section/8/enacted" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/20/section/8/enacted</a></em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors of the UK’s economy are taken into account when assessing our performance against the carbon budgets and the UK remains committed to the Paris Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, we have requested that they provide evidence on how reductions in line with the Committee on Climate Change’s recommendations might be delivered in key sectors of the economy and we will consider their advice carefully when it is received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/11/2018 17:03:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff