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100657

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	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	Electricity Generation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the rules governing capacity market auctions, what measures have been included to guard against undue market dominance by any of the companies bidding in the capacity market mechanism; and whether OFGEM has a role in overseeing fair competition in the mechanism.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
	uin	HL2388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Capacity Market has been designed to mitigate the risks of gaming. We commissioned expert external advice from Charles River Associates on this issue and implemented the recommendations contained within that report which is available on the DECC website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252746/CRA_Report_on_the_Capacity_Market_Gaming_Risks.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252746/CRA_Report_on_the_Capacity_Market_Gaming_Risks.pdf</a>.</p><p>Anti-gaming measures include having in place an auction monitor who will ensure that the rules are properly followed by all participants during the auction. If the auction monitor were to find any irregularities, the Secretary of State ultimately has the ability to annul the auction after it has taken place.</p><p>Ofgem has the power to investigate any company bidding into the auction should they consider this necessary.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/10/2014 16:48:27 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma attachment 1 file name CRA_Report_on_the_Capacity_Market_Gaming_Risks.pdf title CRA Report on the Capacity Market Gaming Risks
	tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

100655

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	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	Electricity Generation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the list of electricity generating plants that have pre-qualified to bid in to this year’s planned capacity auction, of the plants eligible for 15 year contracts, what proportion are new build compared to those subject to substantial refurbishments.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
	uin	HL2386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Information relating to the eligibility of each plant that has successfully prequalified and is eligible for a 15 year capacity agreement is publicly available on National Grid’s website as the Delivery Body for the Capacity Market.</p><p>It should be noted that E.ON, the owners of Ratcliffe-on-Soar, have publicly stated that they will not seek an agreement in excess of 3 years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/10/2014 17:14:40 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

100654

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	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	Electricity Generation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the list of electricity generating plants that has pre-qualified to bid in to this year’s planned capacity auction, how many gigawatts of existing coal plant are eligible for contracts of over one year and how many gigawatts of new gas capacity have qualified to bid for 15 year contracts; what is the total gigawatt capacity of new plant qualifying for 15 year contracts that is under the current threshold for the application of emissions controls under the European Emissions Trading scheme; and what is the breakdown in terms of fuel type of these smaller pre-qualifying units.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
	uin	HL2385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>In total 67.3GW of capacity has prequalified to participate in the first Capacity Market auction in December this year.</p><p>This is extremely positive and indicates that the auction will be competitive, which will help to keep costs down while providing security of supply for consumers.</p><p>Information relating to the eligibility of each plant that has successfully pre-qualified is publicly available on National Grid’s website as the Delivery Body for the Capacity Market.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/10/2014 16:46:25 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

100658

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	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	Electricity Generation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, given the requirements of the Climate Change Act 2008, how they will ensure that all new and refurbished power generating capacity in the United Kingdom is contributing towards the meeting of carbon targets; and how they will ensure that higher carbon infrastructure is not being locked in that will make the meeting of carbon targets harder and more expensive in the future.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
	uin	HL2389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Climate Change Act established a legally binding target to reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% below base levels by 2050. The Act introduced a system of carbon budgets which provide legally binding limits on the amount of emissions that may be produced in successive five-year periods, setting the UK on a least cost trajectory to 2050.</p><p>A comprehensive package of policies has been put in place to meet future carbon budgets, which includes reducing the carbon intensity of power generation.</p><p>Electricity market reform (EMR) provides support for all low carbon technologies including nuclear, Carbon Capture Storage and renewables. The EMR delivery plan also provides an outlook to 2030 illustrating different scenarios for power sector decarbonisation consistent with our carbon plan and budgets.</p><p>This approach increases energy security and minimises costs to taxpayers and consumers, while reducing emissions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 05/11/2014 14:26:05 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

228699

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	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	Energy Community
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Verma on 18 March (HL5568 to HL5572), whether, in view of the Energy Community's aims in respect of enhancing security of supply, attracting investment in power generation and networks, and reducing dependence upon Russian supplies of gas, they consider that the United Kingdom should increase the level of its participation in the various institutions of the Energy Community as it is entitled to do as a participant; and at which meetings the views of the United Kingdom on the issues to be considered by the various institutions and groups of the Energy Community are discussed within the European Union to ensure that the United Kingdom's position is reflected by the European Union representatives at the meetings at which the United Kingdom does not participate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
	uin	HL5881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK agrees that the Energy Community has an important role to play in the energy security of the EU and neighbouring countries and that the Energy Community has been an effective vehicle for encouraging countries in the EU near neighbourhood to align themselves with the EU energy networks.</p><p>The UK ensures that it takes all opportunities to influence the direction of EU policy towards the Energy Community. This is normally achieved through contributions to discussions at official-level meetings in Brussels, where the EU’s policy towards the Energy Community is agreed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 24/03/2015 16:13:53 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

167279

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	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	Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 18 November (HL2662), what are the outputs of the Department of Energy and Climate Change-led cross Government communications group promoting unified and consistent messaging on climate change.
	tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
	uin	HL3380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The cross-Government communications group is composed of working-level officials invited from all Departments. The main aim is to share communication plans to ensure the messaging across all climate change communication is consistent across government.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 10/12/2014 16:58:09 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

167278

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	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	Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 18 November (HL2662), how often the Department of Energy and Climate Change-led cross Government communications group promoting unified and consistent messaging on climate change has met, and when it last met.
	tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
	uin	HL3379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The group has met twice so far this year, in June and again in August.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 10/12/2014 16:57:41 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

228686

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	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	Geothermal Power: Research
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 18 March (HL5377), what action they are taking to progress discussions with the government of Germany following their letter to that government last year; and how many meetings between United Kingdom and German officials have taken place on this subject since then.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL5868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>DECC officials, working closely with Cornwall County Council, continue to engage with their German counterparts to explore research options for the potential testing of geothermal resources. The main exchanges have been through email correspondence and by telephone.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 23/03/2015 17:02:55 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

77816

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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	EU Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 9 July (WA 46) concerning the European Union Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, whether they will replicate the Commission's webpage or give a summary of it for the benefit of those without internet access.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>A copy of the text of the Council Conclusions on energy prices and costs, protection of vulnerable consumers and competitiveness – as adopted by Ministers at the European Union Energy Council of 13 June and set out on the European Commission’s website – will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 22/07/2014 12:16:00 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

93417

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 26 September (HL1855), whether they will list those Members of the House who have benefited from their contribution to costs incurred in attending meetings overseas on climate change.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
	uin	HL2083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government contributed £1,800, as part of a Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office Prosperity Fund project on carbon markets, towards travel and accommodation costs for Baroness Worthington to attend an emissions trading experts meeting in China in April 2014.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 23/10/2014 10:47:50 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit