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1697594

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Energy: Infrastructure
	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 the cost to consumers was of energy network improvements by Distribution Network Operators in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	19518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Ofgem is responsible for regulating networks through a price control process that enables the investment needed to deliver a secure, resilient, net zero network in an efficient way, protecting consumers from excessive costs. Costs for network investment are recovered through electricity bills over a period of 45 years. The previous price control, covering the period between 2015 and 2023, enabled over £24bn of Distribution Network Operator expenditure. The cost impact on consumer bills remained broadly flat for this period.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/03/2024 06:29:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1692525

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	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	Power Stations: 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 she has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the System Operator favoring high carbon power stations over low carbon options in the balancing mechanism.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	16064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Electricity System Operator (ESO) has a licence obligation to operate the system in the most economic and efficient way possible. The main factors that influence operating decisions are cost, system conditions, network constraints, generators’ technical capabilities, and the ESO’s own operational capabilities.</p><p> </p><p>The ESO has an ambition to operate the transmission system with 100% zero carbon for short periods in 2025. It therefore has an extensive programme of work to extend its ability to operate a zero-carbon transmission system across more market and system scenarios.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 04/03/2024 12:18:08 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1668439

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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
	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 her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the liquidity of the electricity wholesale market.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department is aware that in recent years liquidity has been falling in the GB wholesale electricity market which has made it more challenging for suppliers and generators to manage their financial risks. Concerns over low liquidity were elevated in 2022/23 due to high and volatile wholesale energy prices, which have now stabilised somewhat.</p><p> </p><p>As the electricity market regulator, Ofgem is responsible for ensuring that the wholesale electricity market is sufficiently liquid to provide efficient outcomes for consumers. The Department will also consider how to ensure liquidity is maintained in future market arrangements through its Review of Electricity Market Arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/11/2023 13:19:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1668440

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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
	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 her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of restoring the market making obligation on major energy suppliers to improve liquidity in the wholesale electricity market.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>As the electricity market regulator, Ofgem is responsible for ensuring that the wholesale electricity market is sufficiently liquid to provide efficient outcomes for consumers. Ofgem monitors liquidity in physical and financial markets and explores options to improve it. Alongside this, through the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements, the Department is considering how to ensure liquidity is maintained as the UK transitions to future market arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/11/2023 12:21:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1668441

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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	Energy Supply
	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 the Energy Emergencies Committee has put forward proposals for an outcomes-focused physical network resilience standard.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>Members of the Energy Emergencies Executive Committee (E3C) have developed proposals for an outcomes-focused physical network resilience standard. The standard will set public and government expectations and industry targets to guide planning and funding decisions by industry and the regulator, providing a consistent approach to emergency planning and management for both national and local severe weather events. This was a commitment in the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1081116%2Fstorm-arwen-review-final-report.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C8940b4b4025f4819a9ed08dbe4327121%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638354677705028169%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dI6TjOmAw1bhPdcvE1nMFsKMqXaplQh6MKjQ4FB5YRI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Storm Arwen Review Final Report</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/11/2023 12:20:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1665687

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	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	Energy: Private Rented Housing
	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 her Department has made an assessment of the impact of not proceeding with changes to minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector on the Government’s 15% energy consumption reduction target.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	203181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The ambition to reduce total UK energy demand by 15% from 2021 levels by 2030 remains. In order to meet that ambition, a range of proposals and policies are required. My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State keeps under review the UK’s progress towards improving the energy efficiency of homes and will take further action if needed to ensure there are sufficient proposals and polices in place to meet the ambition.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/10/2023 11:41:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1665688

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	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	Energy: Private Rented Housing
	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 the draft action plan produced by the energy efficiency taskforce included a recommendation to introduce higher minimum energy efficiency standards for the private rented sector.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	203182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Efficiency Taskforce was established to support the Government with its target to reduce total UK energy demand by 15% from 2021 levels by 2030. My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State has, after careful deliberation, concluded that the draft work can be streamlined into other Government activity. No finalised product was produced.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/10/2023 11:40:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1665689

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	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	Energy: Private Rented Housing
	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 her Department consulted the Energy Efficiency Taskforce on the decision to introduce new minimum energy efficiency standards for the private rented sector before the taskforce was disbanded.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	203183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department consulted regularly with the Energy Efficiency Taskforce to develop a pathway to reduce total UK energy demand by 15% from 2021 levels by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/10/2023 11:37:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1652448

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	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	Hydrogen
	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 it remains his policy for the hydrogen economy to develop large cluster networks, large scale storage and integration with gas networks by 2028-2030 as set out in the UK Hydrogen Strategy, publish in August 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	193540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Yes the Government is committed to the ambitions set out in the UK Hydrogen Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/07/2023 16:27:14 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1652452

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	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	Hydrogen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2023 to Questions 191725, 191726 and 191727 on Hydrogen, what the additional considerations associated with transmission level blending are.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	193544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Any policy decision on transmission blending will be determined by economic and safety assessments and wider strategic considerations. Additional considerations associated with transmission level blending include the impact of blends and/or varying blend rates on industrial end users connected at transmission-level. Government will also need to consider the blending plans of countries that we share interconnectors with.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/07/2023 14:23:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead