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512981

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2016
	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	World War II: Medals
	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 medals have been issued to men conscripted into UK coal mines under the Bevin Boys Veterans Badge scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	33967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>Since 25<sup>th</sup> March 2008, when the first Bevin Boys Veterans Badge was issued, to the end of March 2016 the Department has issued just over 5,100 Badges to former Bevin Boys and their widows, where their husbands passed away after the Badge was announced on 20 June 2007.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2016 15:32:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

425364

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2015
	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	Wind Power: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether she has made an estimate of what the change in electricity bills will be as a result of the withdrawal of market support mechanisms for onshore wind; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	14344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government will reintroduce measures for the early closure of the Renewables Obligation (RO) for new onshore wind in Great Britain, when the Energy Bill is in the Commons. The measures will close the RO from 1 April 2016 – a year earlier than originally planned.</p><br /><p>As set out in the impact assessment, it is estimated that the proposed early closure of the RO to onshore wind will reduce household electricity bills.</p><br /><p>The impact assessment is available here:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-007F.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-007F.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/11/2015 15:05:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

425092

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2015
	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	Wind Power: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings she has had with Jobcentre Plus to discuss measures to help redundant onshore wind workers back into employment; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	14155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government was elected with a commitment to end subsidies for new onshore wind projects. We are taking the steps necessary to deliver this commitment, which includes closing the Renewables Obligation (RO) early to new onshore wind projects.</p><br /><p>An Impact Assessment (IA) considering the potential effects of the Government’s proposals to close the RO early was published on 8 September, with an update published on 8 October. The IA suggests, under the central scenario, that ending RO support early could have a small impact on employment in this sector compared with the do nothing option.</p><br /><p>Under the Government’s proposals onshore wind is expected to deploy 11.6GW of capacity under the RO and an additional 0.75GW under Contracts for Difference by 2020. Taken together, this is sufficient to meet onshore wind’s expected contribution towards our renewables target as set out in the Electricity Market Reform Delivery Plan whilst minimising the impact of potential over deployment on consumer bills. This strong pipeline of projects will support jobs in this sector, including construction, maintenance and management opportunities out to 2020.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/11/2015 15:12:58 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

432926

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2015
	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	Renewable Energy: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how her Department took into account the planned Chinese government involvement in the construction of new nuclear energy facilities in its impact assessment on removal of market support mechanisms for wind and solar energy.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	18032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Chinese investment in new nuclear power stations was not a factor in our assessment of the impact of changes to government support for renewables.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/12/2015 10:10:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

475690

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2016
	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	Power Failures
	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 which fuel source is the most efficient for national electricity grid re-starts following power cuts; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	31053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2016 answer text <p>DECC officials routinely work with National Grid to assess the resilience of response processes, including the failure of the National Electricity Transmission System.</p><p>This work includes assessment of how different fuel sources can deliver this ‘Black Start’ capability.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/03/2016 14:34:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

432781

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	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	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: Income
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been paid into the Exchequer from surpluses accrued by the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme since privatisation of the coal industry.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	17991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to House of Commons Library Briefing Paper Number SN01189 dated 25 November 2015 which contains at page 17 a table showing the total gross payments made to the Guarantor from the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme since privatisation:</p><br /><p><a href="http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN01189/SN01189.pdf" target="_blank">http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN01189/SN01189.pdf</a></p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/12/2015 16:25:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

432928

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2015
	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, if she will take steps to develop and fund a new home energy efficiency programme.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	18034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>A reformed domestic supplier obligation (ECO) from April 2017 will upgrade the energy efficiency of well over 200,000 homes per year. This will help to tackle the root cause of fuel poverty and continue to deliver on our commitment to help 1 million more homes this Parliament.</p><br /><p>We are providing support for households to improve their energy efficiency through the new supplier obligation, which will run for 5 years.</p><br /><p>Our extension of the Warm Home Discount to 2020/21 at current levels of £320m pa will alsohelp households who are at most risk of fuel poverty with their energy bills.</p><p><br> <br></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/12/2015 17:03:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

453213

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	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	Gas Fired Power Stations: Construction
	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 gas fired power stations have been built in the UK since July 1998.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	27447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>Since July 1998, 35 gas fired power stations (i.e. electricity generating installations with a capacity of 50 MW+) have opened in the UK.</p><p> </p><p><em>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/446457/dukes5_10.xls" target="_blank">Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics (DUKES), Table 5.10</a></em></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/02/2016 15:12:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

425684

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	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: Housing
	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 29 June 2015 to Question 3036, whether the estimated reduction in household bills in 2030 indicated in that Answer has changed to take into account the deal on nuclear new build with the Chinese government.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	14482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>We currently estimate that a new nuclear programme could reduce average household bills by up to around £30 (real 2012 prices) in 2030. This is calculated by comparing the costs for consumers in a modelled scenario for the future electricity mix with Hinkley Point C and a further roll out of the new nuclear programme with the cost for consumers in a scenario where there are no new nuclear power stations by 2030. Savings could be higher or lower depending on changes in the cost of alternative generation technologies and what mix of technologies would ultimately be used. Earlier analysis had identified a higher saving, but other low carbon energy technologies have become far more cost competitive which has brought down the cost.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/11/2015 12:33:27 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

461274

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2016
	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	Energy Supply
	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 1 March 2016 to Question 29325, how much of the 0.6GW diesel generating capacity is (a) privately owned and (b) owned by the Government; and which companies are involved in providing that capacity.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	30852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>I am not aware of any HM Government Departments or agencies which provide Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) services to National Grid. Short Term Operating Reserve is procured by National Grid, and is subject to commercial confidentiality. DECC does not hold figures on contracts entered into by other Government departments or agencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/03/2016 12:55:39 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson