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421033

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date	13/10/2015
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: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which projects have been undertaken to date under the UK-China Memorandum and Understanding on Enhancing Cooperation in the Field of Civil Nuclear Industry Fuel Cycle Supply; and what the (a) location and (b) cost is of each such project.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	11651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>A number of communication meetings, seminars, and reciprocal visits have taken place under the Memorandum of Understanding. No projects have as yet been taken forward.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/10/2015 13:29:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

421034

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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 Centre of Excellence: Finance
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 annual budget is for the UK's Centre of Nuclear Excellence.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	11656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The Centre of Nuclear Excellence is a Cumbrian partnership of public and private organisations which aims to maximise the benefit of the region’s nuclear capability and expertise for the local economy and UK as a whole. The organisations involved support the initiative’s work with in-kind contributions of manpower.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/10/2015 15:24:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

420511

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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: Cybersecurity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure that all personnel working in the nuclear generation sector are briefed and adequately prepared to deal with cyber attacks.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL2486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Government, through the National Cyber Security Programme, has provided training to key personnel within the civil nuclear industry to continuously improve the cyber security of the nuclear sector. We are doing this by facilitating training for the regulator and civil nuclear personnel, and carrying out risk reviews of sites within the civil nuclear sector to provide recommendations on how their cyber security can be enhanced. Additionally, operators of nuclear power plants in the UK must operate in accordance with the UK’s very stringent safety and security regulations and legal framework. These are enforced by the independent Office for Nuclear Regulation.</p><br /><p>The UK’s Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003 require all site licence companies to detail their arrangements for physical, personnel, and cyber security, which includes the protection of equipment and technology, in a security plan that is approved by ONR. These plans are routinely tested and exercised. Furthermore, as a requirement for security plan approval, ONR also seek assurance that all personnel are adequately trained and competent to undertake their role and that dutyholders encourage a strong security culture through regular briefings on a wide range of threats.’</p><p><br> <br></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/10/2015 13:49:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

420546

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	Coal Fired Power Stations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much capacity of coal-fired energy plants in megawatts is scheduled to be closed in the United Kingdom between 2015 and 2020; and what assessment they have made of the capacity to be opened in Asia between 2015 and 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL2521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Decisions to close power stations are taken by their owners based on market conditions. The owners of coal plants with a combined capacity of 5.8GW have announced their intention to stop generating by March 2016. We are not currently aware of any other coal fired power stations planning to close between 2015 and 2020.</p><br /><p>The International Energy Agency (IEA) produces detailed assessments of global and regional energy trends. The IEA’s latest World Energy Outlook projects that of the 1404 GW cumulative increase in generating capacity in Asia between 2014 and 2025, 471 GW will be coal-fired. Renewables are projected to grow by 666 GW. This is against a background of rapidly rising demand for electricity in the region, with consumption expected to grow by more than 40% between 2012 and 2020.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/10/2015 13:48:09 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

420673

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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: Employment
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 people were employed in the nuclear industry and its supply chain in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	11468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>Cogent Skills, the industry strategic body for skills in the science industries, estimates that full time equivalent employment in the nuclear industry and its supply chain in the years requested was as follows:</p><ul><li>2010-11 – 73200 employees;</li><li>2011-12 – 72400 employees;</li><li>2012-13 – 71600 employees;</li><li>2013 -14 – 70800 employees;</li><li>2014-15 – 70000 employees.</li></ul> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/10/2015 13:54:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

420674

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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 Engineering: Age
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 average age is of engineers in the civil nuclear industry.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	11467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The Nuclear Industry Council (NIC) runs an annual Nuclear Workforce Assessment (NWA) initiative to gather labour market intelligence from the nuclear industry. The development of robust labour market intelligence is vital to ensuring that government, employers, and skills bodies have a clear view of the future skill demands of the UK nuclear programme, and the existing skills base.</p><br /><p>The 2014 NWA shows that the average age of the workforce from the 38 companies included was 40-44.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.nsan.co.uk/system/files/furtherinfo/Nuclear%20Workforce%20Assessment%202014_141222.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nsan.co.uk/system/files/furtherinfo/Nuclear%20Workforce%20Assessment%202014_141222.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/10/2015 13:29:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

420675

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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: Feed-in Tariffs
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 effect of proposed changes to the feed-in-tariff on solar firms and small businesses in (a) Somerton and Frome constituency, (b) the South West and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	11475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>Our consultation on the feed-in tariff review is still underway until 23<sup>rd</sup> October. The consultation document reflects the need to balance sector support whilst keeping bills down for consumers.</p><p>We strongly welcome evidence from the sector during the consultation to assist our analysis of the potential impact on businesses in the sector.</p><p>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/10/2015 13:51:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 23633 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

419821

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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: Decommissioning
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 assessment she has made of the potential role of ports on Teesside in the decommissioning of offshore oil installations.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	11258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>We are setting up the OGA to have a strong role in the decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure in the UK Continental Shelf. OGA are developing a decommissioning strategy, working closely with industry and government, to reduce the costs and increase the efficiency of decommissioning, and to encourage technology development. OGA is seeking to develop a more competitive model for decommissioning which stimulates market solutions and innovation. Decommissioning represents opportunities for UK industry to compete for business and I would encourage companies to engage to give themselves the best chance of winning contracts.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 14/10/2015 15:27:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

419882

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Local Government: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what data her Department holds on the carbon footprint and emissions of local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	11055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change has requested local authorities in England to annually measure, and report on their websites, greenhouse gas emissions data for their own estate and operations. A collation of the data extracted from local authority websites for the years 2008/09 to 2012/13 can be found on gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/sharing-information-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-local-authority-own-estate-and-operations-previously-ni-185#summary-of-local-authorities-ghg-emissions-data-for-20112012-and-20122013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/sharing-information-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-local-authority-own-estate-and-operations-previously-ni-185#summary-of-local-authorities-ghg-emissions-data-for-20112012-and-20122013</a>.</p><p>From 2013/14 DECC ceased to collate and publish the data on gov.uk.</p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/10/2015 13:40:06 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

419954

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Carbon Emissions
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 assessment she has made of the UK's progress towards meeting its 2020 carbon emission targets.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	11251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>Each year we publish Energy and Emissions Projections which allow us to monitor progress towards meeting the UK’s carbon targets.</p><p>The last projections (published in September 2014) showed that we are on track to achieve the second and third carbon budgets, covering the period to 2022. Our projected performance over the third carbon budget equates to a 37% reduction in emissions below 1990 levels.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/10/2015 13:39:22 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown