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78447

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	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 the total staff cost has been of (a) the Office of Unconventional Oil and Gas, (b) the Office of Carbon Capture and Storage, (c) his Department's human resources services, (d) the EMR delivery unit and (e) his Department's press office in each year since June 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	206298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Business Area</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2010-11</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2011-12</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2012-13</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2013-14</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£(k)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£(k)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£(k)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£(k)</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Unconventional Oil &amp; Gas</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">448</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">OCCS</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,419</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,762</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,515</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,570</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">HR</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,385</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,614</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,968</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,044</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">EMR Delivery Unit</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,299</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Communications (incl. Press Office)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,764</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,408</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,643</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,384</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Business Area</strong></ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2010-11</strong></ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2011-12</strong></ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2012-13</strong></ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2013-14</strong></ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">£(k)</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">£(k)</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">£(k)</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">£(k)</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">Unconventional Oil &amp; Gas</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">448</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">OCCS</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">1,419</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">1,762</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,515</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,570</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">HR</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">1,385</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">1,614</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">1,968</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,044</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">EMR Delivery Unit</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">4,299</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">Communications (incl. Press Office)</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,678</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,223</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,450</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,384</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd previous answer version 11655 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd 17532 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd question first answered 01/09/2014 13:56:12 question first ministerially corrected 12/09/2014 11:18:56 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

78448

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Natural Gas: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the amount of gas transferred from (a) Scotland to England and (b) England to Scotland through onshore interconnectors in each month since June 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	206341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not collect or publish statistics on the flow of gas between Scotland and England and vice-versa.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/07/2014 16:04:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77934

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Natural Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the total amount of gas consumed in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each month since June 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	206004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Gas consumption estimates for Great Britain are based on annualised meter consumption readings supplied to DECC by energy companies. Monthly estimates are not available.</p><p>Annual data is also available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sub-national-gas-consumption-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sub-national-gas-consumption-data</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/07/2014 15:10:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77935

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Natural Gas: Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of total gas storage capacity in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland; and how much such capacity is (i) short range storage and (ii) long range storage.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	206007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Total gas storage capacity in England is 4.63bcm. This includes the 3.3bcm Rough facility located in the Southern North Sea. In addition, there are two projects currently under construction in England which will bring full gas storage capacity to 5.13bcm when completed.</p><p>There are no gas storage facilities currently located in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland.</p><p>Of the existing gas storage capacity, 3.3bcm (the Rough facility) is long range and 1.33bcm is short range. The two projects currently under construction, totalling 0.5bcm, are both short range facilities.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/07/2014 15:09:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77936

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on what dates he has met representatives from (a) Cuadrilla, (b) Dart Energy, (c) iGas, (d) Europa Oil and Gas, (e) Greenpeace, (f) Friends of the Earth and (g) the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in each month since June 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	206006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State’s meetings with external organisations from July 2012 to December 2013 have been published and can be found on the <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-of-energy-climate-change&amp;publication_type=transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-of-energy-climate-change&amp;publication_type=transparency-data</a></p><p>Meetings prior to July 2012 are now available on the National Archives website at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130102164008/http:/www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/accesstoinform/registers/ministermtgs/ministermtgs.aspx" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130102164008/http:/www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/accesstoinform/registers/ministermtgs/ministermtgs.aspx</a></p><p>Meetings from January 2014 to date are currently being collated and checked prior to publication. Please be assured that the Department is committed to publishing this information.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/07/2014 13:18:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77938

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Natural Gas: Imports
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 he has made of the quantity of gas imported to the UK through the (a) Bacton-Zeebrugge pipeline and (b) the St Fergus-Frigg/Heimdal pipeline in each month since June 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	206005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department publishes monthly statistics back to January 2000 on gas imports to the UK within Energy Trends table 4.4. The table includes the quantity of gas imported to the UK through the Bacton-Zeebrugge Interconnector and the Vesterled pipeline to St Fergus Frigg sub terminal. The latest version of Energy Trends table 4.4 can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323246/et4_4.xls" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323246/et4_4.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/07/2014 16:05:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77940

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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: Renewables Obligation
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 he has made of whether support levels for accredited solar PV plants will be maintained for the 20 year duration specified in the Renewables Obligation order; and what the Government's policy is on (a) Renewables Obligation scheme and (b) solar PV.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	205820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to change the 20 year duration of support under the Renewables Obligation (RO) for accredited solar PV stations. DECC has recently consulted on proposals to control the deployment of new solar PV capacity above 5MW under the RO. A copy of the consultation document is available on DECC’s web page:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-changes-to-financial-support-for-solar-pv" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-changes-to-financial-support-for-solar-pv</a></p><p>With regard to our policy on the RO scheme, DECC has laid draft Regulations before Parliament which will bring about the closure of the RO to new capacity on 31 March 2017 as planned, subject to Parliamentary approval. The Government has proposed closing the RO to new solar capacity above 5MW two years earlier, from 31 March 2015. We consider this to be necessary because large-scale solar PV is deploying more rapidly than expected. This poses a substantial risk to our ability to manage the levy control framework budget, and therefore our ability to minimise costs of renewables deployment for consumers. The consultation closed on 7 July and consultation responses are being considered. We will publish a Government Response setting out our decision as soon as possible.</p><p>The UK has seen a remarkable transformation in solar PV deployment under the Coalition Government: solar capacity stood at 3.5GW at the end of the first quarter of 2014, increasing its share to 17 per cent of all renewables capacity. The Government remains committed to solar PV, and the measures that we set out in our UK Solar PV Strategy will ensure that solar PV continues to be a vital part of the UK’s renewable energy mix for many years to come. A copy of the Strategy is available on DECC’s web page:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-solar-pv-strategy-part-1-roadmap-to-a-brighter-future" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-solar-pv-strategy-part-1-roadmap-to-a-brighter-future</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 01/09/2014 10:20:07 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 11642 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

77949

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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 Company Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what conversations he has held with (a) energy companies, (b) cavity wall insulation companies and (c) local authorities on the effect of the Government's changes to the Energy Company Obligation on the UK's ability to meet its carbon-saving obligations.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	205790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have had meetings with many interested parties in recent months, including energy suppliers, insulation companies and local authorities, at which the Government’s proposed changes to the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) were discussed.</p><p>These and other stakeholders, such as consumer organisations and Ofgem, are represented on the ECO Steering Group, which meets on a monthly basis. The terms of reference for the group, along with minutes of meetings and other papers, are made publicly available via Gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/energy-company-obligation-eco-steering-group" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/energy-company-obligation-eco-steering-group</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 22/07/2014 11:56:52 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 11623 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

77953

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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 Companies Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has made compensation payments to householders whose homes have suffered damage from work under the Affordable Warmth Obligation.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
uin	205828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Consumer protection is an important aspect of any energy efficiency scheme. ECO is an obligation on the largest energy suppliers, and suppliers use in-house operation teams or contract third party installation companies to promote and install energy efficiency improvements in households. Compensation payments would therefore be provided through the energy suppliers or their contractors, not by Government.</p><p>However, we have recently consulted on additional warranty provisions under ECO Affordable Warmth. We will announce the outcome of that consultation shortly.</p><p>Consumers can also access the usual consumer protection routes such as Citizens Advice (08454 04 05 06) and Trading Standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 22/07/2014 11:56:16 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 11646 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

77954

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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 Company Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will hold discussions with cavity wall insulation companies on potential job losses arising from changes in the Energy Company Obligation.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	205792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government will publish its response to the consultation on the future of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 22/07/2014 11:57:33 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 11624 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones