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	registered interest
	date	10/02/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Coal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what progress he has made since the COP26 conference on ending the use of coal.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	122738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>At COP26, all parties agreed to phase down the use of coal for the first time ever. The Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement gained over 70 signatures from countries, subnationals, and organisations, and the Powering Past Coal Alliance grew to 165 members.</p><p>In 2022, the UK COP Presidency remains fully committed to consigning coal power to history. The Energy Transition Council will run until at least 2025, and is ensuring that countries can access investment in clean power that is more attractive than new coal plants. We are working with international partners to secure more signatories to the UN No New Coal Power Compact and the Powering Past Coal Alliance. The UK will also support the implementation of ambitious announcements made at COP26, including the South Africa Just Energy Transition Partnership, the Green Grids Initiative, and the Just Transition Declaration. We must accelerate action to cut the global new coal plant pipeline, and to retire existing coal generation capacity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/02/2022 18:06:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1487950

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Coal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement made on 30 June 2021 that the Government would remove unabated coal from the UK’s energy mix by 2024, whether that remains the Government's policy; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	33665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to phasing out unabated coal generation by October 2024. The UK has already made excellent progress in reducing coal usage, with coal’s share of our electricity supply falling from 40% in 2012 to less than 2% in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/07/2022 15:09:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1604359

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Coal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of support for energy bills for households that use coal as their main source of energy.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	166226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>Households that use coal as a fuel source are eligible for the £200 Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP).</p><p> </p><p>The AFP was originally announced in September 2022 as a £100 payment. This amount was based on capping the year-on-year price rises that heating oil users faced in 2022, compared to 2021 at 130%. Internal analysis indicates that the price of coal had risen by an amount lower than 130% so the benefit is fair to coal users.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2022, the Government doubled the AFP to £200 in recognition of the cost-of-living pressures caused by these rising fuel costs.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 23/03/2023 17:25:50 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1458668

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Coal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what progress he made at COP26 on reducing the use of coal.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Chris Green
	uin	906495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>At COP26, all parties agreed to phase down the use of coal, the first ever direct reference to coal in UN climate decision text.</p><p> </p><p>The Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement gained 77 signatures from countries, subnationals, and organisations, and the Powering Past Coal Alliance grew to 165 members.</p><p> </p><p>And there were significant financial commitments, with international partners agreeing to mobilise over $20 billion to support developing countries in the transition from coal to clean energy.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/04/2022 16:59:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1605597

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Coal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public of the (a) procurement and (b) resale of coal bought for emergency use in power stations during winter 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	169242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>National Grid: Electricity System Operator (ESO) have Winter Contingency Contracts with three coal operators. Their current forecast for the total cost over of the contracts for winter 22/23 to 31 March 2023 is £308m, including the cost of the coal and operational costs. This will continue to be refined over the contracted period. To reduce the overall costs to consumers, any unused coal will be sold back to the market when the contracts expire. The final value that is recovered from the sale of the coal will be published by ESO.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/03/2023 15:12:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas