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101117

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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: Competition
	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 has taken to help businesses and individuals to switch their gas and electricity suppliers more quickly.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	211929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>We have worked with Energy UK, Ofgem, suppliers and other key industry partners to develop and implement proposals which will enable domestic customers to switch supplier 17 days, half the time it currently takes. The industry code changes to enable to this will come in to force on 6 November and Energy UK members have all committed to offering it by the end of the year. These code changes will also enable more streamlined switching of non-domestic customers.</p><p>The Department is also working with Ofgem to support their proposals for a longer term move to next day switching. A key element of this is the roll out of smart meters.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 30/10/2014 17:13:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

175450

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2015
	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	Oil: 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 discussions he has had with the Oil and Gas Authority regarding the (a) regulatory and (b) industry response to the slump in global oil prices.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	221871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State met Andy Samuel, Chief Executive designate of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), on 15 January and asked him to accelerate work with industry to identify key risks to oil and gas production in the UK Continental Shelf and identify what further measures might be taken by government and industry to mitigate them. This is in the light of the recent falls in global oil prices and is complementary to the strategic work the OGA is being set up to lead. I met Dr Samuel on 13 January and asked him to present his findings by the end of February. The OGA is scheduled to become operational as an Executive Agency of DECC from 1 April 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:05:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 41688 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

175452

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2015
	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	Offshore Industry
	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 steps he has taken to protect (a) employment levels, (b) infrastructure integrity and (c) production capacity in the offshore oil and gas industry.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	221873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has asked Andy Samuel, Chief Executive designate of the Oil and Gas Authority, to accelerate work with industry to identify key risks to oil and gas production in the UK Continental Shelf and identify what further measures might be taken by government and industry to mitigate them, including on infrastructure.</p><p>Dr Samuel will also be attending the Aberdeen City Oil and Gas Summit on 2 February and participating in the jobs taskforce set up by the Scottish Government.</p><p>We are speedily implementing the Wood Review recommendations which aim to ensure maximum economic recovery of the UK’s oil and gas resources.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:03:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 41690 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

175934

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	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	Offshore Industry
	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 (a) trades unions and (b) Oil and Gas UK on employment levels in the offshore energy sector.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State meet with Oil and Gas UK and senior representatives from the oil and gas industry on 15<sup>th</sup> January in Aberdeen and tasked Dr Andy Samuel to lead an urgent commission to identify risks and what further measures might be taken by Government and industry to mitigate them. I convened PILOT on 13 January, including Trade Unions, Dr Samuel and industry representatives.</p><p>Dr Samuel and DECC officials also participated in the Jobs Taskforce which was held in Aberdeen on the 28 January and I will be visiting Aberdeen on 5 February.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 17:21:27 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176028

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	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	Coal Gasification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make an estimate of potential tax revenues from the development and operation of the deep offshore underground coal gasification projects from licences issued by the Coal Authority in each region and constituent part of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Underground Coal Gasification is an emerging technology and there are currently no commercial projects. As such no estimate has been made of potential tax revenues.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 17:18:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176073

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	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	Coal Gasification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to simplify regulations applying to deep offshore Underground Coal Gasification projects.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>DECC has established a Working Group to co-ordinate our interests in deep offshore Underground Coal Gasification and review the current licensing processes. This group is considering the regulatory process and will provide advice shortly.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:28:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176074

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	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	Coal Gasification: Scotland
	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 on (a) deep offshore Underground Coal Gasification and (b) developing access rights for that gasification technique following the recommendation in the Smith Commission report on devolving powers on shale gas mineral access rights to the Scottish Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Ministers have had no recent discussions with Scottish Ministers on these issues.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:20:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176075

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	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	Coal Gasification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when his Department's Working Group on Underground Coal Gasification last met; and what the conclusions were of that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The fourth meeting of the Group took place on 1<sup>st</sup> December 2014. The minutes of that meeting and all previous meetings of the Group will shortly be posted to the Government web site.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:20:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176076

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	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	Coal Gasification
	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 last met the Coal Authority to discuss the potential development of a deep Underground Coal Gasification sector in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>I last met with the Coal Authority on 6<sup>th</sup> January 2015 as part of its core role and strategy in managing c£1bn of environmental and safety liabilities associated with coal mining. The Coal Authority’s role in relation to Underground Coal Gasification is the granting of licenses to access coal reserves for potential exploitation. They are a member of the Department’s Working Group on UCG which is examining licensing policy in this area.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:29:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176079

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	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	Coal Gasification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will update his Department's estimates of the UK coal resource which could be suitable for deep underground coal gasification development in (a) onshore and (b) offshore locations.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>No licences have been granted by the Coal Authority for onshore UCG projects and we do not have any estimates for onshore UCG resource.</p><p>At present there are 20 current conditional offshore licences granted by the Coal Authority for potential underground coal gasification (UCG) projects. The licensees’ estimates of the coal resource suitable for UCG in these licence areas equates to some 4.1 billion tonnes.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:21:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham