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454827

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Sellafield: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what changes have been proposed to the existing terms and conditions of the Sellafield workforce under the workforce reform initiative.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	28221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The Sellafield Change Programme is being put into place to improve business performance and provide greater value for the public purse while maintaining the priority of safe and secure operations. In relation to terms and conditions of employment, there are two improvements being proposed by Sellafield Ltd: first, changes to the pay and grading structure of existing staff, to ensure that pay and grading is fair and equitable; and second, new terms for new starters that are more closely aligned to market practice. In both cases the business has and will continue to engage with its employees and their representatives on the proposed changes.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the change programme are available<ins class="ministerial"> in the attached.</ins> <del class="ministerial">at:</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="http://www.nda.gov.uk/contracts-and-competition/sellafield-model-change-programme" target="_blank">http://www.nda.gov.uk/contracts-and-competition/sellafield-model-change-programme</a>.</del></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/03/2016 15:55:17 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2016 13:52:35 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom attachment 1 file name New_Management_Arrangements_for_Sellafield_-_Stakeholder_Briefing.pdf title New Management Arrangements: Sellafield previous answer version 48819 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

454828

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Coal Fired Power Stations
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 merits of supporting the deployment of ultra-super critical coal fired power stations similar to those planned by China and Germany; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	28242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>I have made no such assessment. Any new coal plant must demonstrate carbon capture and storage on at least 300 MW of its proposed generating capacity and comply with the Emissions Performance Standard.</p><p> </p><p>Coal fired power stations without abatement are not consistent with meeting our decarbonisation objectives. This is why the Government has committed to consulting on phasing out unabated coal by 2025 and to restricting the amount of coal generation in 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/03/2016 15:49:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

454829

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Coal: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will place in the Library any information her Department holds on the number of jobs imported coal supports in each of its source countries; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	28243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The number of jobs imported coal supports in each of its source countries is not information that the Department of Energy and Climate Change holds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 29/02/2016 14:53:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

454830

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Coal Fired Power Stations: Blyth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will assess the suitability of the hinterland of the Port of Blyth as a location for an ultra-super critical coal fired power station; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	28244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>With the exception of proposals for nuclear generating stations, the choice of location for any energy generation project is a matter for the developer concerned, and the location`s suitability will be considered as part of the consent application process. Any new coal plant must demonstrate carbon capture and storage on at least 300 MW of its proposed generating capacity and comply with the Emissions Performance Standard.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/03/2016 13:11:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

454831

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Sellafield: Staff
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 potential effect of the Sellafield Workforce Reform programme on the Sellafield workforce.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	28222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>The Sellafield Change Programme is being put into place to improve business performance and provide greater value for the public purse while maintaining the priority of safe and secure operations. Sellafield Ltd will continue to offer quality employment for many people for many years and is looking at how it can deliver the decommissioning mission as effectively and efficiently as possible and in a way that strengthens the local economy. Sellafield Ltd is engaging the workforce and its representatives on plans to improve the business and specifically on what this will mean for employees.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the change programme are available at <a href="http://www.nda.gov.uk/contracts-and-competition/sellafield-model-change-programme" target="_blank">http://www.nda.gov.uk/contracts-and-competition/sellafield-model-change-programme</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/03/2016 13:10:13 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

454832

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Electric Cables
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 the Government has taken to encourage underground cabling connecting (a) wind farm and (b) other such installations to distribution centres in order to present visual amenity and prevent adverse environmental impacts.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	28416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government expects network companies to use the most appropriate technologies available to provide the required connection for the particular project in line with its customer’s connection needs, its statutory obligations to have regard to the environment and to mitigating adverse impacts where reasonable, and relevant planning requirements.</p><p> </p><p>This is reinforced by the Government’s energy National Policy Statements (NPSs) in particular NPS EN-1[1] and NPS EN-5<strong>2</strong>, which make it clear that proper consideration should be given to all feasible means of connection, including undergrounding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/47854/1938-overarching-nps-for-energy-en1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/47854/1938-overarching-nps-for-energy-en1.pdf</a></em></p><p><strong><em>[2]</em></strong><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/47858/1942-national-policy-statement-electricity-networks.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/47858/1942-national-policy-statement-electricity-networks.pdf</a></em></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 29/02/2016 14:54:14 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

454833

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will ensure that all standards explicitly linked to the Renewable Heat Incentive are non-commercialised and publicly available to all relevant parties who may wish to offer services related to the implementation of that initiative.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	28417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department is currently working with industry to establish the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) as a legal entity. The accessibility of MCS standards referenced in the RHI regulations will be considered as part of that process to ensure that those standards which are mandatory for the purpose of the RHI remain publicly available.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/03/2016 09:07:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

454834

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Microgeneration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether her Department is assessing potential alternatives to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme to which the Renewable Heat Incentive is linked.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	28418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department is in the process of working with the microgeneration industry to establish the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) as a legal entity that will operate independently of the Government. There is an established process for alternative schemes to MCS to come forward through the United Kingdom Accreditation Service and equivalent accreditation bodies in the EU. For example, through this process the Solar Keymark product scheme for solar thermal products has been recognised and treated as equivalent to MCS. In addition, the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) regulations give Ofgem the power to determine scheme equivalency; and they are currently finalising this process for equivalent schemes to be considered in specific reference to the RHI.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/03/2016 09:12:45 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

454934

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Department for Energy and Climate Change: Lobbying
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many organisations in receipt of grant funding awarded by her Department were found to have engaged in activity that influenced or attempted to influence Parliament, government, or the European Commission, or were found to have attempted to influence legislative or regulatory action in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	28292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>In line with government policy, DECC is introducing the new anti-lobbying clause mandated by the Cabinet Office. DECC has previously included a prohibition on use of the grant for activities of a political or exclusively religious nature, and DECC is not aware of any breaches of this condition, although no investigation has been carried out. Most DECC grants are awarded to cover specified costs incurred by the grant recipient in undertaking a particular project and are paid to reimburse those costs on receipt of satisfactory evidence that the relevant costs have been incurred.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/03/2016 15:53:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

454935

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Department for Energy and Climate Change: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which organisations have received public grant funding from her Department in each of the last three years; and what the purposes of each grant were.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	28359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The organisations that have received grant funding from DECC in FY2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 are summarised in the attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 15:01:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom attachment 1 file name WPQ 28359 Organisations and DECC public grant funding.pdf title Orgs receiving DECC public grant funding 2012-15
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner