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528577

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2016
	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	Solar Power: Non-domestic Rates
	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 her Department has made of the potential effect of the changes in business rates for small solar PV systems as a result of the planned 2017 revaluation on the (a) rate of installation of new systems and (b) maintenance of existing systems.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	41115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>Business rates are calculated based on a property’s ‘rateable value’. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for determining the rateable values in line with existing legislation and case law.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that the VOA is currently consulting with the solar industry over how those rateable values will apply to solar installations from 1st April 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/07/2016 16:14:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

528578

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2016
	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	Solar Power: Non-domestic Rates
	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 her Department has had with HM Treasury on the effect of the planned 2017 business rate revaluation on small solar PV systems.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	41116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>Business rates are calculated based on a property’s ‘rateable value’. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for determining the rateable values in line with existing legislation and case law. I understand that the VOA is currently consulting with the solar industry over how those rateable values will apply to solar installations from 1st April 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/07/2016 16:15:13 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

528579

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2016
	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 Heat Incentive Scheme: Solar Power
	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 she has made of the potential effect of the proposed removal of solar thermal from the Renewable Heat Incentive on the UK's ability to meet its 2020 renewable heat target.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	41117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>In March 2016 we consulted on the removal of support for solar thermal technology from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).</p><p> </p><p>The contribution from solar thermal to renewable heat generation from the RHI is currently very small. As of 31 May 2016, solar thermal accounted for 0.2% of the total heat generated and paid for under the domestic and non-domestic RHI schemes. This figure is based on RHI deployment data published online:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rhi-deployment-data-may-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rhi-deployment-data-may-2016</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/07/2016 16:20:15 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

528884

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2016
	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	Department for Energy and Climate Change: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will take steps to ensure that her Department's purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	41268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department's purchasing policies support the Government’s commitment to do all it can to ensure UK suppliers can compete effectively for public sector contracts, in line with our current international obligations and guidance issued by the Crown Commercial Service.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 06/07/2016 12:49:46 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

532455

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	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	Department of Energy and Climate Change: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, (a) how much has been paid to officials of her Department as an additional incentive for working overtime on top of their normal overtime payments, (b) how much has been offered to any individual staff member for a one-off occurrence, (c) how many staff received such incentivised additional payments, (d) from which budgets such payments were made and (e) at which Ministerial or official level the business cases or payment approval for such payments was made in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) 2016 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	41806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change does not pay an additional incentive for working overtime in addition to normal overtime payments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 06/07/2016 15:34:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

530679

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2016
	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	Biofuels
	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 she has made of the number of trees that have been felled to be used as biofuel or biomass in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	41523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>In 2013/14, 4.51 million tonnes of woody biomass were used to generate electricity. 32% of this was from UK sources, 68% was imported. We do not hold data on the number of trees felled each year for use as biofuel, or the number of trees planted each year to be used as biofuel.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 41578 question first answered 05/07/2016 16:28:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

530680

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2016
	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	Biofuels
	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 she has made of the number of trees that have been planted to be used in biofuel or biomass in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	41578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>In 2013/14, 4.51 million tonnes of woody biomass were used to generate electricity. 32% of this was from UK sources, 68% was imported. We do not hold data on the number of trees felled each year for use as biofuel, or the number of trees planted each year to be used as biofuel.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 41523 question first answered 05/07/2016 16:28:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

533366

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	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 estimate she has made of the proportion of electricity that will be produced from renewable sources in (a) 2020, (b) 2030 and (c) 2040.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	42059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>DECC has published projections of electricity generated by renewables up to 2035 as part of the 2015 Updated Energy and Emissions Projection, as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Year</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2020</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2030</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2035</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewables share</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Annex J of the 2015 Updated Energy and Emissions Projections, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/477618/Annex-j-total-electricity-gen-by-source.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/477618/Annex-j-total-electricity-gen-by-source.xls</a>. Note that these figures include a small amount of electricity generation from non-renewable wastes.</em></p><p> </p><p>Projections of the electricity mix so far into the future are subject to considerable uncertainty as they depend on uncertain factors such as the degree of cost reduction, fossil fuel prices and future government policy.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/07/2016 16:51:17 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 6576 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

533659

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2016
	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	Department for Energy and Climate Change: Babies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what facilities are available for (a) lactating mothers and (b) the changing of babies in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	42229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s main office at 3 Whitehall Place, London has a private room available for nursing mothers. It has a baby changing table, a specified refrigerator for storing expressed milk, a chair which has been specially designed to provide support when breastfeeding or expressing milk, as well as first aid couches for resting and privacy screens. Our office in Aberdeen also has a private room available for nursing mothers which has a chair and a specified refrigerator for storing expressed milk.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/07/2016 16:27:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

536378

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2016
	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	Electricity Generation: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when the application for state aid clearance for the remote Scottish islands will be submitted to the European Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	905868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government will publish plans for the next Contract for Difference Allocation Round for less established technologies – planned for the end of 2016 – as soon as possible.</p><p>Following this we will work to deliver the round, including submission of any necessary notification to the European Commission.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 14/07/2016 10:51:01 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael