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100153

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Hinkley Point C Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the overall cost to the consumer in 2014 prices of the contract for difference for Hinkley Point C over its 35 year lifetime.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	211349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We have not made an estimate of the overall cost to the consumer in 2014 prices as the CPI index for the full year is not yet available.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 27/10/2014 14:58:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 24220 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

100157

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the likely total allocation from the levy control framework for (a) feed in tariffs, (b) renewables obligations and (c) projects agreed under the final investment decision-enabling process in each year from 2015 to 2021.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	211400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The projected allocation from the levy control framework for feed in tariffs, the renewables obligation and projects agreed under the final investment decision-enabling process in financial years from 2015/16 to 2020/21 <del class="ministerial">will be</del> <ins class="ministerial">is expected to be</ins> published in an annex (‘DECC’s Consumer Funded Policies – a report to Parliament’) to the Annual Energy Statement.</p><p>Publication of the Annual Energy Statement is expected in Autumn 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/10/2014 13:35:38 question first ministerially corrected 28/10/2014 16:37:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 24144 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

100698

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	Opencast Mining: Ayrshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government about the re-instatement of former opencast coal sites in East Ayrshire.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	211771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>This is not an issue my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has discussed directly with Scottish Government Ministers, but he would intend to do so once other ongoing matters around the coal industry have been resolved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/10/2014 17:45:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 24888 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

101635

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
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	Fossil Fuels: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many bids were received in the 14th licensing round for onshore oil and gas.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	212485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The 14<sup>th</sup> Onshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round closed for applications on the 28<sup>th</sup> October 2014, and we have received 95 applications covering in total 295 blocks. (A block for these purposes is a 10x10 km area.) Some blocks were applied for by more than one applicant.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/11/2014 15:49:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25893 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

101636

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
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	Fossil Fuels: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he intends to announce the awarding of licences arising from the 14th Onshore Oil and Gas Licensing round.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	212486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The assessment of the applications received is in hand, but it is too early to say how soon the necessary work can be completed. We hope to be able to announce licence offers in the early part of 2015.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/11/2014 15:47:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25891 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

155880

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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	Coke
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the role, of coke in supplying the future energy needs of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	214808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The Digest of UK Energy Statistics presents statistics on the supply and demand of coke and coking coal in the UK. In 2013, total demand for coke was around 4.5 million tonnes of which 83% was produced domestically1.</p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> DUKES, Chapter 2 – Solid fuels and derived gases:</em></p><p> </p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/337589/chapter_2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/337589/chapter_2.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/11/2014 14:42:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 29083 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

166552

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the total value was of bids received during the first established technologies Contracts for Difference auction for (a) landfill gas, (b) onshore wind, (c) solar photovoltaic, (d) hydro, (e) energy from waste and (f) sewage gas.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	216323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Department. National Grid is the Delivery Body for the allocation of Contracts for Difference. Regulations limit the information released to the Department during and after the allocation process, for example because it is commercially confidential or where its release could undermine the efficiency of the auction process.</p><p>We intend to provide information on those applicants who are successful and sign contracts when the allocation process concludes next year. Information which will be made available includes the technology type, capacity, delivery year and strike price of successful projects.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/12/2014 15:14:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 31209 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

167469

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	Energy Supply: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of rural off gas grid households in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) each county in each.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	216901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of off gas properties are available at country, Local Authority and lower layer super output area level within Great Britain. These are not split by rural or urban classification. It is estimated that in 2012 the number of off gas properties in each country was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Per cent</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>10 per cent</p></td><td><p>2,209,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>18 per cent</p></td><td><p>437,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>15 per cent</p></td><td><p>195,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Great Britain</p></td><td><p>11 per cent</p></td><td><p>2,826,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Estimates for local authority are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-national-estimates-of-households-not-connected-to-the-gas-network" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-national-estimates-of-households-not-connected-to-the-gas-network</a>.</p><p>Estimates for 2013 will be published on 18 December 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/12/2014 13:37:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 32336 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

167471

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	Energy Companies Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households that benefited from Affordable Warmth measures whose primary fuel type was not mains gas were using each type of fuel up to 30 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	216903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/12/2014 13:42:14 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 32334 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

167729

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2014 to Question 215252, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's estimate of retail (a) electricity and (b) gas prices in each month between January 2007 and November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	216963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Copies of the data requested in Question 215252 have now been placed in the Libraries of the House.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">DECC do not produce monthly estimates of retail energy prices.</ins><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/12/2014 13:47:00 question first ministerially corrected 08/01/2015 17:00:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 32666 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint