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573949

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Tidal Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential benefit to (a) consumers, (b) the economy and (c) the environment of tidal stream technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	44571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>In the development of all its policies, including tidal stream, Government routinely considers the potential benefits and costs to the consumer, the economy and the environment as part of the overall energy mix.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2016 14:44:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

648914

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Tidal Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2016 to Question 54997, when he expects to receive the Independent Review of Tidal Lagoons led by Charles Hendry.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	55769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Hendry Review has been submitted to the department. We thank Charles Hendry for his hard work and will look carefully at the review’s findings as part of our wider assessment of the future nature of the energy mix and our decarbonisation plans.</p><p> </p><p>We will formally respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 16:41:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

648930

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Tidal Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to support efforts further to research and develop tidal power.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	55531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>From 2013–2015, the Government and its agencies (including Innovate UK and the Research Councils) invested on average over £200m per year in support for low carbon innovation. This included support for innovation in the marine sector, including research on tidal power, primarily through the Glasgow-based Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Supergen Centre for Marine Energy Research and the Marine Energy Array Demonstrator scheme.</p><p> </p><p>From 2016-2021, the Government has committed to increase the UK’s energy innovation spend, such that by 2021 it will have doubled to over £400m per year. This funding will support innovation across the energy sector in regions across the UK. Round four of Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst programme has attracted proposals from tidal energy developers and details of other funding opportunities will be set out in due course. Through the new Energy Innovation Board, chaired by Sir Mark Walport, the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy will be collaborating with Innovate UK, the Research Councils, and other delivery partners across government, including members of Devolved Administrations, to co-ordinate energy innovation activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 16:47:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

654523

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Tidal Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the Hendry Review of Tidal Lagoons; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Charnwood
	tabling member printed	Edward Argar
	uin	56681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Hendry Review has submitted its report to the department. We are grateful for the hard work that has gone into the Review. Government will need to look carefully at the Review’s findings in the context of its wider energy policy and to ensure that tidal lagoons represent value for money to the consumer.</p><p> </p><p>The publication of the report on the independent review of tidal lagoons is the responsibility of the Hendry Review. We understand that it will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/12/2016 17:33:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar

655728

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Tidal Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to consult on the recommendations of the Hendry review into tidal lagoons before a decision on the future development of such lagoons is taken.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	56898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is grateful for the hard work that has gone into the Review, and will now consider this report as part of the evidence base to determine whether this technology could play a cost effective role in the UK’s energy mix. The Government will respond to the Hendry Review report in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/12/2016 14:17:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

673633

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Tidal Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what forecast he has made of when all six proposed tidal lagoon power plants in England and Wales will be completed and operational.
	tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
	tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
	uin	60119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>Government is currently considering the issues which would arise from a broader lagoon programme as part of its overall assessment of the Hendry Review. A Government response to that review will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2017 09:11:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

673641

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Tidal Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information he holds on where the proposed tidal lagoon power plants in England and Wales, other than Swansea Bay, are likely to be built.
	tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
	tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
	uin	60084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the recommendations set out in the Hendry Review, including its assessment of site location for tidal lagoons. The proposed Swansea Bay project is the only project which has received a Development Consent Order. The Hendry Review considers other possible sites; none of these have entered the planning process.</p><p> </p><p>A Government response to the Hendry Review will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/01/2017 15:45:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

674389

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Tidal Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to the Hendry Review.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	60229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>The issues considered by the Review are wide-ranging and complex, as they relate to an untried technology in the marine environment. The Government is currently assessing the recommendations set out in the Review, and will consider the issues which would arise from a broader lagoon programme. A Government response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/01/2017 14:52:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

679813

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Tidal Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) lagoons meet the criteria required to obtain a marine licence and (b) alternative habitats are found for wildlife affected by each lagoon.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	62040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>Marine Licences are issued in England and Wales by the Marine Management Organisation and Natural Resources Wales respectively. It is for the developers of projects to engage with the MMO and NRW directly on any marine licence application they wish to make.</p><p>The impact of any proposed new lagoons on habitats and wildlife, including the need for any alternative habitats, will be assessed as part of the consent or licence application process for those projects taking into account the requirements of any relevant legislation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/02/2017 14:33:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

679814

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Tidal Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department's policy is on ensuring pathfinder tidal lagoons include a no regrets policy.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	62039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The Hendry Review published its report in January. Government is considering its recommendations and the issues which would arise from a broader lagoon programme, and will publish its response to the Hendry Review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/02/2017 14:35:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main