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1271690

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/01/2021
	date	16/12/2020
	date tabled	16/12/2020
	ddp created	16/12/2020 18:58:36
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	30/12/2020 15:47:12 13/01/2021 10:34:07
	hansard heading	Water Power: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	130782
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	13/01/2021 10:02:52
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of refining the pot structure of the Contracts for Difference round to include a reserved amount of funding for marine projects to compete for.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 130782
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	130782
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In November, the Government confirmed changes to the pot structure for the Contracts for Difference scheme to introduce a new, third pot for offshore wind ahead of the fourth Allocation Round scheduled to take place in late 2021. The Government considers this approach will allow auction parameters to be set across pots in a way which better reflects project characteristics. Wave and tidal stream projects remain eligible to compete in pot 2 for CfD auctions. We will publish specific allocation round parameters in advance of the next auction; typically, five to six months in advance. This will include the details of whether any technology-specific minima will apply.</p> question first answered 13/01/2021 10:02:52
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1271717

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/01/2021
	date	16/12/2020
	date tabled	16/12/2020
	ddp created	16/12/2020 18:59:45
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	30/12/2020 16:07:13 13/01/2021 10:24:06
	hansard heading	Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Support Scheme
	house id	1
	identifier	130795
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	13/01/2021 09:52:23
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Offshore wind manufacturing investment support: request for information from potential manufacturing sites, published 02 October 2020, whether existing offshore wind manufacturing sites are eligible for support under the offshore wind manufacturing investment support scheme.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 130795
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	130795
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Any site, including expansions to existing sites, are eligible to apply for support under the scheme providing they meet the criteria set out in the scheme’s Guidance documentation.</p> question first answered 13/01/2021 09:52:23
	creator	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1271719

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/01/2021
	date	16/12/2020
	date tabled	16/12/2020
	ddp created	16/12/2020 18:59:50
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	30/12/2020 16:07:18 13/01/2021 10:21:09
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	identifier	130797
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	13/01/2021 09:43:50
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to increase the share of UK manufacturing content in renewable energy developments that are supported by the public purse.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 130797
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	130797
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government is eager to deliver supply chain investment and increase the share of UK manufacturing content in renewable energy projects supported by Contracts for Difference (CfD) contracts. We have confirmed our intention to align the Supply Chain Plan process with government priorities, and we are currently consulting<sup>1</sup> on proposals to introduce consequences for non-delivery of commitments that developers put forward in their Supply Chain Plans, which are approved before they enter the CfD Allocation Round. We are also strengthening the Supply Chain Plan monitoring process to support compliance.</p><p> </p><p>These measures should be seen alongside my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s announcement on £160 million of new funding towards investment to upgrade ports and infrastructure and long-term ambitions to increase renewable energy capacity in the next CfD auction, which, together, will support new UK content, jobs and investment.</p><p> </p><p>I have also convened offshore wind Industry roundtables to understand the supply chain and support investment to meet the industry’s commitment to deliver 60% UK content by 2030. The sector will explore what the future opportunities will be in high-value components for nacelle assembly, floating offshore wind and operations and maintenance and report back in March.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><sup>1</sup> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/contracts-for-difference-cfd-changes-to-supply-chain-plans-and-the-cfd-contract" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/contracts-for-difference-cfd-changes-to-supply-chain-plans-and-the-cfd-contract</a> - Closing date 18th January 2021</em></p> question first answered 13/01/2021 09:43:50
	creator	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1271289

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/12/2020
	date	15/12/2020
	date tabled	15/12/2020
	ddp created	15/12/2020 18:50:05
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	15/12/2020 19:01:39 23/12/2020 10:19:06
	hansard heading	Energy: Prices
	house id	1
	identifier	130108
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/12/2020 09:47:50
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the real terms increase in household energy bills since 2010.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
	tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 130108
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	130108
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Energy White Paper, which has affordability at its heart and includes measures we are bringing forward to keep bills affordable, was published earlier this month, and sets out the historic context for consumer energy bills. The average household dual fuel bill in 2019 was similar to 2010. However, the underlying costs have changed. Over the past decade, electricity prices have risen because of policy and network costs, while gas prices have fluctuated, reflecting movements in the wholesale gas price. However, consumers have used less energy, which has balanced out the cost increase.</p> question first answered 23/12/2020 09:47:50
	creator	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1271374

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/12/2020
	date	15/12/2020
	date tabled	15/12/2020
	ddp created	15/12/2020 18:54:26
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	15/12/2020 19:06:18 23/12/2020 09:25:09
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	identifier	130263
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/12/2020 08:53:45
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to make an assessment of the merits of the UK Miners Pension Scheme provision that 50 per cent of any surplus made after 1994 will be paid to the Government.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 130263
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	130263
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government has reconsidered the surplus sharing arrangements of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme (MPS) and concluded that they remain appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>We have agreed to scheme changes proposed by the MPS Trustees which guarantee that bonus pensions already accrued will not be lost in the event of a future deficit. These changes have been implemented.</p> question first answered 23/12/2020 08:53:45
	creator	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1270846

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/12/2020
	date	14/12/2020
	date tabled	14/12/2020
	ddp created	14/12/2020 21:58:34
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	14/12/2020 22:08:45 22/12/2020 13:29:06
	hansard heading	Hydrogen
	house id	1
	identifier	128870
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	22/12/2020 12:57:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department is making with industry on developing the production of hydrogen by electrolysis.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 128870
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	128870
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister’s recent Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution set out that the Government, working with industry, is aiming for 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity in the UK by 2030. In support of this we have also announced a £240m Net Zero Hydrogen Fund for capital co-investment in new low carbon hydrogen production, to bring forward a combination of CCUS-enabled ‘blue’ hydrogen and electrolytic ‘green’ hydrogen projects. Both production methods – and other innovative techniques – will be needed to deliver hydrogen demand expected by 2050. Further details on hydrogen business models and a revenue mechanism to stimulate private sector investment in both green and blue hydrogen will be brought forward in 2021.</p> question first answered 22/12/2020 12:57:57
	creator	318 label Biography information for John Spellar
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1260546

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/12/2020
	date	11/12/2020
	date tabled	11/12/2020
	ddp created	11/12/2020 15:13:59
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	11/12/2020 15:19:15 21/12/2020 13:12:06
	hansard heading	Ports: Renewable Energy
	house id	1
	identifier	128659
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	21/12/2020 12:40:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is providing to UK ports to deploy the green infrastructure necessary for increasing the UK's offshore wind capacity.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 128659
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	128659
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The expected rapid deployment of offshore wind across the UK, Europe and globally over the next decade, together with the increasing size of turbines, means that there is a need for a major expansion in manufacturing capacity in the coming years.</p><p> </p><p>My rt hon Friend the Prime Minister recently announced £160 million of new funding for coastal manufacturing infrastructure. The ‘Offshore wind manufacturing investment support scheme’ aims to accelerate the development of large-scale manufacturing portside hubs, which could strengthen the UK’s offshore wind manufacturing capability, creating employment and investment in both coastal communities and the wider supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>Following a Request for Information in October, earlier this month my Department launched a competitive process to support a large coastal manufacturing site for the offshore wind industry. This would create manufacturing clusters where several large-scale producers can co-locate.</p> question first answered 21/12/2020 12:40:22
	creator	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1260156

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/12/2020
	date	10/12/2020
	date tabled	10/12/2020
	ddp created	10/12/2020 18:01:00
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	10/12/2020 18:06:40 18/12/2020 15:26:06
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Merseyside
	house id	1
	identifier	128281
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	18/12/2020 14:54:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of green infrastructure projects in Merseyside.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 128281
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	128281
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Since 2017 the Government has funded the North West Energy Hub, hosted by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The Hub works with LEPs and local authorities in their region to help them to identify a pipeline of low carbon projects and provide practical support for the initial stages of project development.</p> question first answered 18/12/2020 14:54:59
	creator	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1260199

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/12/2020
	date	10/12/2020
	date tabled	10/12/2020
	ddp created	10/12/2020 18:02:55
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	11/12/2020 12:05:25 18/12/2020 15:25:10
	hansard heading	Energy: Prices
	house id	1
	identifier	128291
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	18/12/2020 14:53:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking with Ofgem to help consumers save money on their energy bills.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bosworth
	tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 128291
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	128291
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In October we extended the Energy Price Cap until at least the end of 2021, which means that 15 million households across the UK will continue to be protected from overcharging on their energy bills. Since its introduction in January 2019, the Cap has saved customers around £1 billion a year.</p><p> </p><p>We have also introduced energy efficiency measures to further reduce bills and tackle fuel poverty. The Green Homes Grant voucher scheme, which opened in September 2020, provides low income homeowners in England up to £10,000 each to install energy efficiency and low-carbon heating measures in their homes. An additional £640m per year is available through the Energy Company Obligation scheme to help fuel poor and low-income households stay warm while reducing their energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Warm Home Discount provides over 2 million low-income and vulnerable households with a £140 rebate off their winter energy bill.</p> question first answered 18/12/2020 14:53:06
	creator	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1260242

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/12/2020
	date	10/12/2020
	date tabled	10/12/2020
	ddp created	10/12/2020 18:04:50
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	10/12/2020 18:18:52 18/12/2020 15:12:06
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
	house id	1
	identifier	128112
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	18/12/2020 14:41:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to (a) ensure gender equality in the COP26 leadership team and (b) facilitate women’s equal participation at COP26.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 128112
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	128112
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The UK has committed to championing diversity and inclusion throughout our COP26 Presidency and all civil servants in the Cabinet Office COP26 unit have been appointed in line with civil service guidance and rules. In the COP Unit, 45% of the senior management team in the COP26 unit are women. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister recently appointed my Hon. Friend the Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Anne-Marie Treveylan MP) as the COP26 Adaptation and Resilience Champion. Working alongside the COP26 leadership team is a wider global network of around 120 climate and energy Attaches. All ambassadors have a COP26 objective, ensuring that a diverse group of leading diplomats are engaging internationally around COP26.</p><p> </p><p>Visible and diverse leadership is just one part of the picture however. Championing women’s roles as decision-makers, educators and climate leaders is essential if we are to deliver effective, long-term solutions to climate change and ensure that women and girls are empowered as agents of change, including at COP26. This means working closely with civil society, amplifying the voices of those most affected by climate changes and facilitating the meaningful contribution of female negotiators. We see women’s rights organisations, amongst others, as essential partners in effectively tackling climate change and are also supporting a ‘Women Negotiator Mentoring Initiative’ through the European Capacity-building Initiative and our Climate Ambition Support Alliance. This initiative will level the playing field not only in terms of developed and developing countries but also between men and women, ultimately strengthening capacity and professional development of both current and future climate leaders.</p> question first answered 18/12/2020 14:41:02
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas