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1700050

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 assessment she has made the potential role of kinetic energy floor tiling in decarbonising the British energy supply.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department has not made any assessment of the potential role of kinetic energy floor tiling in decarbonising the British energy supply as the power output achievable is very small compared to the total power requirements of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/04/2024 10:53:26 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

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

1686343

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending community benefits to low-carbon electricity generation projects.
tabling member constituency	Spelthorne
tabling member printed	Kwasi Kwarteng
uin	12408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>At the Autumn statement, Government committed to review our approach to community benefits to ensure that we are being strategic in identifying key sectors where community benefits can support delivery of infrastructure. The result of this review will inform our assessment of the case for extending community benefits to include technologies such as electricity generation.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie grouped question UIN 12409 question first answered 07/02/2024 09:39:00 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng

1686345

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
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 assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending her Department's guidance on community benefit to include low-carbon electricity generation projects.
tabling member constituency	Spelthorne
tabling member printed	Kwasi Kwarteng
uin	12409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>At the Autumn statement, Government committed to review our approach to community benefits to ensure that we are being strategic in identifying key sectors where community benefits can support delivery of infrastructure. The result of this review will inform our assessment of the case for extending community benefits to include technologies such as electricity generation.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie grouped question UIN 12408 question first answered 07/02/2024 09:39:00 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng

1686347

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of extending guidance on community benefit to low-carbon electricity generation on net zero targets.
tabling member constituency	Spelthorne
tabling member printed	Kwasi Kwarteng
uin	12410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>At the Autumn statement, Government committed to review our approach to community benefits to ensure that we are being strategic in identifying key sectors where community benefits can support delivery of infrastructure. The result of this review will inform our assessment of the case for extending community benefits to include technologies such as electricity generation and its impact on net zero targets.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 05/02/2024 13:08:39 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng

1684397

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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, if she will make an estimate of the lifecycle carbon emissions per MWh for generating electricity by (a) burning (i) wood, (ii) coal and (iii) gas and (d) using nuclear energy.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	11086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The lifecycle emissions of individual plants depend strongly upon the efficiency of generation, supply chains, production techniques, agricultural practices, and transport distances. Typical values in CO2 equivalents for the UK are Wood: 96 kg/MWh, Coal: 968 kg/MWh, Natural gas: 411 kg/MWh and Nuclear: 12 kg/MWh.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 30/01/2024 11:54:21 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham