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418466

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what practical support EU member states, which have recently received the highest numbers of refugees, have requested from the UK; and what such support the Government has provided.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	9971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>In the last three years the UK has provided over 1,000 working days to support missions coordinated by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) to other Member States under pressure. This is more than any other EU Member State. In addition, we continue to fund via the UNHCR asylum expertise to the Greek asylum system and support a programme of assisted voluntary return of illegal migrants.</p><p>We also support the European Commission’s proposals for 'Hot Spot' screening centres. These centres will help ensure that migrants are registered and fingerprinted at pressure points on the EU external border and that refugees are identified and protected quickly, while those with no need of protection can be returned immediately. We are discussing with EASO and Frontex how best we can contribute.</p><p>We have created a multi-agency 90-strong team from the National Crime Agency (NCA), Border Force, Immigration Enforcement and the CPS to fight the criminal gangs that are exploiting vulnerable people and are working closely with Europol to strengthen its operation to tackle organised crime groups involved in smuggling people across sea and land routes. We are focusing on tracking vessels in the Mediterranean and bringing together intelligence from EU and Europol partners to target these criminals.</p><p>We continue to support Frontex operations in the Mediterranean by providing debriefing and nationality screening experts to Operations Triton and Poseidon. The UK has an outstanding offer of additional debriefing and nationality screening experts which was made to Frontex during August. We are currently awaiting directions from Frontex as to where this resource may best be utilised.</p><p>The UK is excluded from the Frontex Regulation on Schengen-building grounds. Therefore our officers participate in Frontex joint operations and other activities with the agreement of the Management Board on a case-by-case basis in an observational/advisory role.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/09/2015 15:15:48 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

759471

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to prioritise investment in offshore wind energy over nuclear energy in light of recent figures that shows that energy from offshore wind will now be cheaper.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	9937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The result from the contracts for difference auction is a great result for British consumers and will drive down the cost of decarbonisation. However, the strike prices for offshore wind and nuclear are not directly comparable given the differences in the characteristics of the technologies. Having a diverse generation mix is important for the UK’s security of supply. Nuclear also has a key role to play as part of a diverse generation mix delivering reliable low carbon electricity for consumers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/09/2017 09:09:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

759474

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Energy: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	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 procedures are in place to ensure the safe installation of smart meters in Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	9922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the hon Member for Huddersfield (Barry Sheerman) to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-09-06/9047/" target="_blank">9047</a>.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:54:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

759466

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
	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 discussions he has had with representatives from the solar energy industry on the future of the Feed-in Tariff scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	9821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Since my appointment to the department in June I have met with a variety of stakeholders in the small scale renewables sector, including the Solar Trade Association, and the Renewable Energy Association.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:45:22 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732271

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	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	Fracking
	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 the Government's policy is on fracking.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Shale gas could create a new British industry, provide more jobs and make us less reliant on imports from abroad. The UK has over 50 years’ experience regulating the onshore oil and gas industry, and the Government supports safe and environmentally sound exploration to determine the potential of the UK’s shale gas resources.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/06/2017 14:57:10 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

418063

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of providing support to Syrian refugees relocated to the UK in each of the last four years; and what the number of such refugees resettled was in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	9680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons' Relocation scheme was launched in January 2014 and is the first resettlement programme in the UK to target support for refugees specifically on the basis of their vulnerability. It is helping those in the greatest need, including people requiring urgent medical treatment, survivors of violence and torture, and women and children at risk.</p><p>Since the first arrivals in March 2014, 216 individuals have been resettled in the United Kingdom. Statistics on arrivals under the scheme are published through our official statistics at quarterly intervals and include numbers to the year ending June 2015. These will be available from: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p>Up to the end of August 2015, the Home Office’s expenditure on the Vulnerable Persons’ Relocation Scheme has been £1.13m.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 17/09/2015 15:46:55 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

758893

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	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 5 September 2017 to Question 6201, if he will meet a trustee from the Mineworkers Pension Scheme to discuss the surplus-sharing arrangement.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	9553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>BEIS officials meet the Scheme Trustees regularly to discuss scheme administration and have begun to share objectives for the forthcoming scheme valuation.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/09/2017 15:23:52 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

758901

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many domestic solar installations have been completed under the Feed-in Tariff scheme in 2017; and how many domestic solar installations there were in each of the preceding five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	9512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows how many domestic solar installations were completed, and receiving Feed in Tariffs (FiTs), from 2012 to June 2017*.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of domestic solar installations completed, and receiving Feed in Tariffs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>149,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>89,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>118,576</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>155,227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>31,966</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (to June 2017)</p></td><td><p>4,770</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Ofgem Feed in Tariff installations report, 30 June 2017, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/feed-tariff-installation-report-30-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/feed-tariff-installation-report-30-june-2017</a></p><p>* Due to lags in the accreditation process (typically of several months), there are likely to be many more schemes completed in the first six months of 2017 that are awaiting accreditation on FiTs.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/09/2017 13:41:28 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

758900

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Solar Power: Redundancy
	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 estimate he has made of the number of job losses in the UK solar sector since April 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	9511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Solar PV is a UK success story, with rapid deployment over last the 5 years. However, support for solar comes directly from consumer bills; as costs fall, it is vital that we control the impact on bills and move towards subsidy-free solar deployment. We recognise the efforts that the solar industry is making to adapt to the revised Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>It is too early to assess the impact of the policy changes, but there are promising signs, with more than 160MW of solar deployed under the revised FIT scheme. Many of those who work in solar are also skilled in other building trades, and will move between these with changes in demand. We expect that solar deployment will increase further as costs continue to fall.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/09/2017 13:43:39 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

758899

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many MWp of solar have been installed under the revised Feed-in Tariff scheme in each month since its re-launch in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	9510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the amount of solar installed, and confirmed on the Feed in Tariff (FiT) scheme, in each month from February 2016 to June 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Solar capacity installed under FiTs (MW)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-16</p></td><td><p>63.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-16</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-16</p></td><td><p>26.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-16</p></td><td><p>113.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-16</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-16</p></td><td><p>20.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-16</p></td><td><p>26.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-16</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-16</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-16</p></td><td><p>7.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-17</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-17</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-17</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-17</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-17</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>331.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Ofgem Feed in Tariff installations report, 30 June 2017, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/feed-tariff-installation-report-30-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/feed-tariff-installation-report-30-june-2017</a></p><p>* Due to lags in the accreditation process, there are likely to be further schemes completed in the first six months of 2017 that are awaiting accreditation on FiTs. Additionally, the figures will include a number of sites (particularly community schemes) that obtained pre-accreditation in advance of the revised FiT scheme, but commissioned and gained full accreditation since February 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/09/2017 10:42:53 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West