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390758

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what guidance her Department has published on the effect of loft extensions on the installation of solar roof panels.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	7692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>DECC has not published any such guidance. Quality and standards for solar PV are administered by the Micro-generation Certification Scheme (MCS) which certifies installers under the MCS Certificate and Renewable Energy Consumer Code (RECC).</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 15:25:55 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

390759

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made on (a) negotiation on and (b) preparations for the November 2015 climate change conference; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	7679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing an ambitious, legally binding, global deal on climate change at the Conference of the Parties (COP) 21 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris in December.</p><p>With other countries we are making steady progress to secure an ambitious global deal in Paris. My rt. hon. Friends the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change are actively engaging in preparations for Paris. Alongside other G7 leaders, the Prime Minister called for priority to be given to delivering an ambitious climate agreement at this year’s COP. The G7 statement included strong language on the need for a deal in Paris, on climate finance and on future ambition. The endorsement by G7 leaders has provided further positive momentum. The Secretary of State has also met her international counterparts to discuss the key issues for the Conference in Paris on several occasions, including at the Petersburg Dialogue in Berlin, at the G7 Climate Ministers meeting, the EU Environment Council, and most recently at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Change in Luxembourg last week.</p><p>Intended Nationally Determined Contributions covering 46 countries have been received, including from the EU, US, China, South Korea, Mexico, Russia and Canada, covering over 58% of emissions. The UK is calling for the pace of negotiations to accelerate and actively encouraging other countries to come forward with ambitious INDCs as soon as possible.</p><p>There remains a lot of work to do. But my Ministerial colleagues and I will take every opportunity to press for an agreement which includes greenhouse gas reduction targets from all countries that together keep the global goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees within reach, a regular review of targets and a global long term goal, and a set of rules that ensure transparency and accountability of commitments and allows the world to track progress.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 15:27:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

390760

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	River Ouse: Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential use of the River Ouse as a source of renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	7547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Rivers can supply renewable energy in two main ways: they can provide hydro-electric power, and they can provide heat for water-sourced heat pumps.</p><p>The Department published a digital water source heat map in March 2015. The map estimates the potential thermal capacity of rivers, estuaries, canals and coastal sites in England. The map seeks to raise awareness of this potential source of renewable heat which can be utilised through the deployment of water source heat pumps supplying district heating networks and other users.</p><p>The map estimates the total heat capacity from the River Ouse at 505 Megawatts, enough to potentially heat 74,000 homes, subject to environmental and other location-specific consents.</p><p>Water source heat pumps are eligible for support through the Renewable Heat Incentive and heat network projects taken forward by Local Authorities can apply for support from the Heat Network Delivery Unit.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 11:04:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

390761

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fuel Poverty: Park Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to ensure that the fuel poverty strategy benefits people living in park homes.
tabling member constituency	South Ribble
tabling member printed	Seema Kennedy
uin	7569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government will be guided by the fuel poverty strategy published in March 2015 which sets out a clear policy of working towards improving energy efficiency standards across the English housing stock, including in the homes of the fuel poor. The strategy highlighted a concern relating to issues faced by park home residents in keeping their homes warm. Therefore, the Government is undertaking further research and working with stakeholders to understand the drivers of fuel poverty in park homes.</p><p>DECC has also been ensuring park homes residents are able to benefit from our existing schemes targeted at the fuel poor such as the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and Warm Home Discount (WHD).</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 17:00:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy

390762

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Nuclear Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2015 published on 15 July 2015; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	7564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department is aware of this report. As with the many reports and papers that are published on nuclear energy, DECC officials are examining the report to determine if there is any new information presented that the Government should take into consideration.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 11:15:10 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

390275

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Climate Change: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on the Geneva Pledge on Human Rights and Climate Action; whether the Government plans to sign up to that Pledge before the 2015 UN Conference on Climate Change in Paris; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has had no recent discussions with my rt. hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary on the Geneva Pledge on Human Rights and Climate Action. The UK participates in in the United Nations Human Rights Council, which has adopted several resolutions on human rights and climate change, including one in June this year. The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them. It has the ability to discuss all thematic human rights issues and situations that require its attention throughout the year. It meets at the UN Office at Geneva. The Council is made up of 47 United Nations Member States which are elected by the UN General Assembly.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 11:05:25 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

390276

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress her Department has made on introducing enhanced data sharing to allow energy suppliers to deliver more targeted support to customers in the Broader Group.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Byron Davies
uin	7347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Warm Home Discount scheme is established in regulations until March 2016. Recent changes to the regulations included the introduction of standard eligibility criteria to make it simpler for customers under the Broader Group to access the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 16:59:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower

390277

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Temperature
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with the Meteorological Office on its finding that 1 July 2015 was the hottest July day recorded in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	7237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department is in regular contact with the Met Office. While we have had no specific discussions in relation to this, we are also aware that issues raised by the media with regards the accuracy of this measurement have been answered by the Met Office on their website.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 16:51:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

390279

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Wind Power: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the value was of subsidies to onshore wind energy providers in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	7497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Onshore wind has received support over the past three years from the Renewables Obligation (RO) and the Feed-in Tariff (FITs) schemes.</p><p>The cost of supporting onshore wind through the RO in 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14 was as follows (figures not adjusted for inflation):</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Onshore wind</strong></p></td><td><p>£483m</p></td><td><p>£557m</p></td><td><p>£756m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Outturn data is not yet available for spend in 2014/15, but we would expect an increase in the total level of support for onshore wind as there was a higher level deployment.</p><p>Some small-scale onshore wind was supported by the FIT, but FIT costs are not available disaggregated by technology.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 11:05:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

389810

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the time taken for safety-critical maintenance work to be completed on offshore oil and gas installations in the North Sea in 2014; and what criteria are used to prioritise such work.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	6936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The regulation of the safety of offshore oil and gas installations is a matter for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and DECC has not carried out specific assessments in relation to safety-critical maintenance. However DECC and the Oil and Gas Authority are in regular contact with the HSE regarding offshore infrastructure issues and together, we aim to ensure that industry resources are directed to maximising safe, sustainable production.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 15:29:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham