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177708

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2015
	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	Housing: 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 steps he is taking to help households improve their energy efficiency.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	907446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>We have extended our successful Energy Company Obligation out to 2017 and have reformed the Green Deal with changes such as the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Together, ECO and the Green Deal have helped more than one million homes become more energy efficient, and as I have informed the House already, yesterday I laid regulations to require landlords to bring their properties up to a minimum level of energy efficiency from 1 April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>If the House agrees these new, tough rules for the private rented sector, we estimate that around one million tenants will benefit from warmer and cheaper to heat homes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey grouped question UIN 907453 question first answered 05/02/2015 14:58:48 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

177991

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2015
	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	Housing: 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 steps he is taking to help households improve their energy efficiency.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Mrs Siân C. James
	uin	907453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>We have extended our successful Energy Company Obligation out to 2017 and have reformed the Green Deal with changes such as the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Together, ECO and the Green Deal have helped more than one million homes become more energy efficient, and as I have informed the House already, yesterday I laid regulations to require landlords to bring their properties up to a minimum level of energy efficiency from 1 April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>If the House agrees these new, tough rules for the private rented sector, we estimate that around one million tenants will benefit from warmer and cheaper to heat homes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey grouped question UIN 907446 question first answered 05/02/2015 14:58:48 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
	tabling member	1573 label Biography information for Mrs Siân C. James

176253

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	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	Natural Gas: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which areas they define as the poorest quarter of rural areas for the purposes of eligibility for assistance with the provision of gas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Ofgem operates a scheme – the Fuel Poor Network Extension Scheme (FPNES) which provides support to eligible households in relation to the provision of mains gas. At present, if a household is within the 20% most deprived areas in Great Britain it may be eligible under this scheme. These areas are identified using the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) measured at the lower super output area (LSOA) level. Note that there are separate IMDs for England, Scotland and Wales.</p><p>Ofgem is currently conducting a review of FPNES. We expect the outcome of the review to be published in March 2015.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 05/02/2015 15:27:05 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

176407

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	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	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds about the arrangements by which hydraulic fracturing companies publish evidence of how their commitments under the industry's community engagement charter scheme have been meet each year.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	222541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Details of the package can be found on the website of the industry trade body UK Onshore Oil and Gas at: <a href="http://www.ukoog.org.uk/community/benefits" target="_blank">http://www.ukoog.org.uk/community/benefits</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/02/2015 17:32:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

176408

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	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	Fracking
	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 he has made of the effect of depth limits for hydraulic fracturing on (a) fugitive emissions and (b) safety.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	222540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>The risks of each project involving hydraulic fracturing can only be assessed in the light of the specific circumstances, including the geological and hydrogeological context. The risk of fugitive emissions and the safety aspects are assessed by expert regulators on a case-by-case basis as part of the environmental permitting and Health and Safety procedures.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The UK has decades of experience in safely conducting surface activities and constructing onshore gas wells, regulated by the Health &amp; Safety Executive, and techniques to reduce emissions (“green completions”) have been made a requirement of environmental permits for shale gas production.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/02/2015 17:39:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

176419

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	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	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria must be met for a person to be eligible to perform the role of independent well examiner for a hydraulic fracturing development.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	222602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>There is a legal requirement for the well operator to appoint an independent well examiner for the complete lifecycle of the well. UK regulations establish the level of independence required in that the examiner can be from the same company as the well operator but must be separate from any management and financial systems that could compromise objectivity. To date onshore operators have used separate companies to supply this service, they have not been delivered in-house.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors are made aware of the identity of the independent well examiner and will consider their level of competence and independence as part of the inspection of the well examination scheme for each onshore oil or gas well. If there is any concern about the level of competence or independence of the well examiner HSE inspectors will investigate and take appropriate action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/02/2015 17:41:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

177492

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2015
	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
	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 his EU counterparts on carbon and renewables targets.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	David Mowat
	uin	907455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Since agreement of the EU2030 climate and energy package, my Right Honourable Friend and I have had many discussions with EU counterparts on implementing the EU’s GHG target, including at the Environment Councils in October and December, and at the COP20 in Lima in December. My Right Honourable Friend met with Commissioner Arias Canete yesterday and discussed a wide range of climate change issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 05/02/2015 14:56:36 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
	tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat