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1700081

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the level of carbon emissions produced by electricity (a) generated and (b) imported to Great Britain from the EU in (i) 2015, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>(a) <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnaei.beis.gov.uk%2Freports%2Freports%3Freport_id%3D1110&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cb26592faf8454da769ae08dc62ac0806%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638493738218476345%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7tyrUOo8S3DlAWLMaAzAvkOXGKLGKupVmzw%2B7LWIZxc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Greenhouse gas emissions</a> estimates from electricity generation in Great Britain in 2015 were 100.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO<sub>2</sub>e). In 2020, emissions from electricity generation in Great Britain were 46.6 MtCO<sub>2</sub>e. This includes emissions from major power producers, but not emissions from companies generating their own electricity.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates for 2023 for Great Britain will be published in 2025.</p><p> </p><p>(b) The UK Government has not produced estimates of greenhouse gas emissions from the generation of electricity imported from the EU to Great Britain as these are not within the geographical scope that it is required to report on.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/04/2024 10:52:15 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1700082

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the proportion of (a) coal, (b) gas fired, (c) nuclear and (d) renewable generated electricity which is imported into Britain via interconnector each year.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data estimating the proportion of imported electricity generated from each fuel type. Total electricity imports by country are published in <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Felectricity-section-5-energy-trends&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C8a1b931198d04895c70608dc62ac1e30%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638493738588502582%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EWmorOtjVcmIR5X6N7Qeerxy0gkXXpSLx64VUWb4%2B4k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Energy Trends table 5.6</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/04/2024 10:49:22 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1701185

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Supply: Self-sufficiency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote energy self-sufficiency in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	902291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>We are investing in homegrown renewable energy and recently announced the biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years. We are also ensuring sustained oil &amp; gas production through annual licencing rounds under the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/04/2024 11:48:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1698433

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity Generation and Electricity Interconnectors: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an estimate of the average transmission network costs for (a) inter connectors and (b) domestic generators of electricity in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Electricity System Operator has published its “Final Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) Tariffs for 2023/24” document, which details that interconnectors are exempt from transmission charges, and the average transmission network tariff for generators is £12.45/kW.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/04/2024 05:35:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1698435

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's policy is on the future capacity of new electricity interconnectors in (a) 2025, (b) 2030 and (c) 2040.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>As of March 2024, Great Britain has 9.8GW interconnection capacity in operation. A further 1.9 GW of interconnection is in construction, with 0.5GW expected to be operational by 2025. Anticipated interconnection capacity by 2025 is therefore approximately 10.3GW.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020, the Government set an ambition to realise at least 18GW of interconnection by 2030; this was reaffirmed in 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Two additional interconnectors, totalling 3.2GW, have recently received positive interim regulatory decisions from Ofgem. If progressed, Great Britain will be on track for 13.1GW of interconnection capacity by 2030, and 14.9GW by 2031.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will provide more information on interconnection post-2030 in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/04/2024 05:35:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1698436

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which electricity interconnector projects (a) have received approval and (b) are awaiting approval; and what the megawatt capacity is of each proposed project.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Ofgem is responsible for awarding regulatory approval to electricity interconnector projects in Great Britain. There are two main routes to regulatory approval, through the awarding of a cap and floor regime, or a merchant route. Including both routes, Ofgem has given approval to the following projects:</p><ul><li>IFA 2000MW (GB - France)</li><li>Moyle 500MW (GB - Northern Ireland)</li><li>BritNed 1000MW (GB - Netherlands)</li><li>East-West 500MW (GB - Republic of Ireland)</li><li>Nemo Link 1000MW (GB - Belgium)</li><li>IFA2 1000MW (GB - France)</li><li>North Sea Link (NSL) 1400MW (GB - Norway)</li><li>ElecLink 1000MW (GB-France)</li><li>Viking Link 1400MW (GB - Denmark)</li><li>Greenlink 500MW (GB - Republic of Ireland)</li><li>GridLink 1250MW (GB - France)</li><li>FAB 1250MW (GB - France)</li><li>NeuConnect 1400MW (GB-Germany)</li></ul><p> </p><p>Ofgem is assessing a selection of projects that applied for regulatory approval through the third cap and floor application window. These results are interim and are being consulted upon. The final decision will be made in summer 2024 by Ofgem. The projects that are awaiting final regulatory decisions are:</p><ul><li>Aminth 1400MW (GB - Denmark)</li><li>Cronos 1400MW (GB - Belgium)</li><li>NU-Link 1200MW (GB - the Netherlands)</li><li>LirIC 700MW (GB - Northern Ireland)</li><li>MaresConnect 750MW (GB-Republic of Ireland)</li><li>Aquind 2000MW (GB - France)</li><li>Nautilus 1400MW (GB - Belgium)</li><li>Tarchon 1400MW (GB - Germany)</li><li>Lion Link 1800MW (GB-the Netherlands)</li></ul> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/04/2024 05:33:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1698437

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many gigawatt hours of electricity has been imported by individual interconnectors since 2019; and what proportion of total electricity output was generated by interconnectors in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (ii) 2022 and (iv) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>UK electricity imports from 2019 to 2023 via each interconnector are presented in the following table, in gigawatt hours (GWh):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Interconnector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>France</strong></p></td><td><p>IFA 1</p></td><td><p>11,875</p></td><td><p>10,412</p></td><td><p>10,138</p></td><td><p>1,116</p></td><td><p>7,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>IFA 2</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>5,014</p></td><td><p>1,246</p></td><td><p>3,825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>ElectraLink</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>4,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Netherlands</strong></p></td><td><p>BritNed</p></td><td><p>6,049</p></td><td><p>4,674</p></td><td><p>4,341</p></td><td><p>3,610</p></td><td><p>4,265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p>East West</p></td><td><p>1,238</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>990</p></td><td><p>239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NI to Ireland</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Belgium</strong></p></td><td><p>Nemo</p></td><td><p>5,091</p></td><td><p>5,384</p></td><td><p>6,995</p></td><td><p>3,230</p></td><td><p>3,986</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Norway</strong></p></td><td><p>North Sea Link</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>1,393</p></td><td><p>4,547</p></td><td><p>8,945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Denmark</strong></p></td><td><p>Viking</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>24,556 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 22,391 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 28,743 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 15,451 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 33,212 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The share of the UK’s gross electricity supply (generation plus imports, excluding exports) supplied via interconnectors each year was: (i) 2020 6.6%, (ii) 2021 8.5%, (iii) 2022 4.6%, (iv) 2023 10.4%. 2023 data is provisional. Final figures will be published in the Digest of UK Energy Statistics at the end of July 2024.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2024, the UK imported 3,696 GWh of electricity.</p><p> </p><p>In 2023, 9,499 GWh of electricity was exported from the UK via interconnectors. This compares to 20,793 GWh in 2022 when the UK was a net exporter of electricity for the first time in 40 years.</p><p> </p><p>Source: National Grid and EirGrid data.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway grouped question UIN 20215 20218 question first answered 19/04/2024 13:35:27 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1698439

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many gigawatt hours of electricity was imported in February.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>UK electricity imports from 2019 to 2023 via each interconnector are presented in the following table, in gigawatt hours (GWh):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Interconnector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>France</strong></p></td><td><p>IFA 1</p></td><td><p>11,875</p></td><td><p>10,412</p></td><td><p>10,138</p></td><td><p>1,116</p></td><td><p>7,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>IFA 2</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>5,014</p></td><td><p>1,246</p></td><td><p>3,825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>ElectraLink</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>4,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Netherlands</strong></p></td><td><p>BritNed</p></td><td><p>6,049</p></td><td><p>4,674</p></td><td><p>4,341</p></td><td><p>3,610</p></td><td><p>4,265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p>East West</p></td><td><p>1,238</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>990</p></td><td><p>239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NI to Ireland</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Belgium</strong></p></td><td><p>Nemo</p></td><td><p>5,091</p></td><td><p>5,384</p></td><td><p>6,995</p></td><td><p>3,230</p></td><td><p>3,986</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Norway</strong></p></td><td><p>North Sea Link</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>1,393</p></td><td><p>4,547</p></td><td><p>8,945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Denmark</strong></p></td><td><p>Viking</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>x</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>24,556 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 22,391 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 28,743 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 15,451 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 33,212 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The share of the UK’s gross electricity supply (generation plus imports, excluding exports) supplied via interconnectors each year was: (i) 2020 6.6%, (ii) 2021 8.5%, (iii) 2022 4.6%, (iv) 2023 10.4%. 2023 data is provisional. Final figures will be published in the Digest of UK Energy Statistics at the end of July 2024.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2024, the UK imported 3,696 GWh of electricity.</p><p> </p><p>In 2023, 9,499 GWh of electricity was exported from the UK via interconnectors. This compares to 20,793 GWh in 2022 when the UK was a net exporter of electricity for the first time in 40 years.</p><p> </p><p>Source: National Grid and EirGrid data.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway grouped question UIN 20214 20218 question first answered 19/04/2024 13:35:27 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1698441

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many electricity interconnectors are operational; and what the megawatt capacity is per interconnector.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Great Britain currently has nine operational interconnectors, listed alongside their deployed capacity:</p><ul><li>IFA 2000MW (GB - France)</li><li>Moyle 500MW (GB - Northern Ireland)</li><li>BritNed 1000MW (GB - Netherlands)</li><li>East-West 500MW (GB - Republic of Ireland)</li><li>Nemo Link 1000MW (GB - Belgium)</li><li>IFA2 1000MW (GB - France)</li><li>North Sea Link 1400MW (GB - Norway)</li><li>ElecLink 1000MW (GB - France)</li><li>Viking Link 1400MW (GB - Denmark)</li></ul> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/04/2024 05:32:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1698442

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many gigawatt hours of electricity was produced domestically in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Figures for UK electricity generation are published in Energy Trends table 5.1, available at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Felectricity-section-5-energy-trends&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C9d6e08ea304f4fe054f308dc5deb7d91%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638488513200535248%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5G9cUrmHypaleUHYpBBwd0qf4RCae%2FOMlfr0sZ6%2BOwY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends</a>. Provisionally, in 2023, UK generators produced 285,606 GWh of electricity.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/04/2024 05:31:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell