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1713828

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2024 to Question 22389 on Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aberdeen, what grade the 102 staff employed in her Department's offices in Aberdeen are.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	23798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The grade breakdown of current staff based in the Aberdeen office is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>SCS1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 30/04/2024 05:26:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1713009

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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	Carbon Emissions: Business
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero of 27 February 2024, Official Report, column 123, what her planned timescale is for publishing the Net Zero Council business sector roadmaps.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	23160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>Net zero business sector roadmap guidelines were published in August 2023, providing a robust, credible and consistent set of criteria to support businesses in developing tailored action plans to reduce emissions.</p><p> </p><p>Industry representatives have led the development of roadmaps in priority sectors, which have been discussed by the Council to catalyse action across the economy and identify dependencies across sectors. This workstream is coordinated on behalf of the Council by the Broadway Initiative, who are exploring options for publication following the conclusion of the Council’s review.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2024 09:52:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1713010

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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	Net Zero Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech on Net Zero on 20 September 2023, whether the Prime Minister had discussions with the Net Zero Council on the content of that speech prior to its delivery.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	23161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The Net Zero Council is co-chaired by myself and CEO of the Co-operative Group, Shirine Khoury-Haq. Minutes of its meetings can be found on gov.uk at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fgroups%2Fnet-zero-council&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cff509c00e43f45e46fa208dc65d5963f%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638497215217127969%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=g%2B%2Byap33HgSC5AijJb8Oki4kZ%2F7L8SeVXlUQTt7tnHI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/net-zero-council</a></p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with 10 Downing Street on a range of issues across our departmental responsibilities, including net zero.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2024 09:48:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1713011

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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	Net Zero Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the minutes of the meeting of the Net Zero Council on 9 November 2023, which member of the Net Zero Council has been nominated to lead its public engagement workstream; and what steps the Council has taken to encourage consumer engagement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	23162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>A public engagement working group has been convened under the Net Zero Council, meeting an ask from businesses for consumer-facing information on net zero to support their own engagement. The group is chaired by Council member Chris Hulatt, Co-founder of Octopus Investments, and includes representatives from key business sectors, behaviour change experts and public engagement specialists. The group is working with trade bodies to develop resources to support businesses to communicate effectively on the net zero transition, and advising the UK Government as it delivers on the public engagement commitments set out in Powering Up Britain: Net Zero Growth Plan.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2024 09:50:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1713012

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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	Net Zero Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the minutes of the Net Zero Council's meeting on 9 November 2023, what steps her Department is taking to support the first pillar of the Net Zero Council's SME workstream on net zero messaging.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	23163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>Delivery of net zero relies on strong business action. The Council supported the re-launch of the UK Business Climate Hub, which provides information and resources to SMEs. The Hub highlights the benefits of reducing carbon emissions, setting out the opportunities offered by net zero and empowering businesses to act. The Council remains committed to further developing the UK Business Climate Hub.</p><p> </p><p>The Council is also supporting SMEs through its Public Engagement workstream, which is developing resources to support businesses when communicating with staff, customers and supply chains on both the broader net zero transition and decarbonisation within their sector.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2024 09:51:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1713013

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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	Carbon Emissions: Business
	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 the Net Zero Council has consulted (a) industry associations and (b) sector-wide bodies during the development of business sector roadmaps.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	23164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The Net Zero Council developed guidelines to help businesses create tailored action plans to reduce emissions across their sector. These were published last year and provide a robust, credible and consistent set of criteria for business sector roadmaps.</p><p> </p><p>Industry-led roadmaps have been developed in line with this guidance for priority sectors of the economy, with input from both industry associations and sector-wide bodies.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2024 09:52:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1712692

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Gas Fired Power Stations and Wind Power: Costs
	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 the average levelised cost is for combined cycle gas-fired power stations, assuming current natural gas spot prices, in the last five years; and what the average levelised cost is for offshore windfarms commissioned in the same period.
	tabling member constituency	South Thanet
	tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
	uin	23004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department publishes its levelised costs of electricity for a generic plant in the Generation Costs Report, most recently in 2023 (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fenergy-generation-cost-projections&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C32c44d834d5d4fdd1d3608dc6871b075%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638500084713423353%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ATk5vvu5JFzV%2B1o2avZRW617Y6xeT0m5TCO6bkKafrk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/energy-generation-cost-projections</a>). These provide forecasts for 2025 to 2040. Gas CCGT is 114 £/MWh for 2025 and offshore wind is 44 £/MWh for 2025 (2021 price base). Levelised costs use a forecast of gas prices over the lifetime of a plant based on the latest published gas price forecasts at the time of publication (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffossil-fuel-price-assumptions-2019&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C32c44d834d5d4fdd1d3608dc6871b075%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638500084713435471%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=v3lpX3rxy0bu1%2FJtL9JR0JIorLE48kgt9j5aJq4%2FcyQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fossil-fuel-price-assumptions-2019</a>).</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 30/04/2024 05:25:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

1712713

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Carbon Emissions
	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 (a) barriers to achieving net zero and (b) solutions the Net Zero Council has identified; and what steps the Government is taking to support the council's work.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	22913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Net Zero Council has met four times since it was established in 2023. As a strategic partnership between government, business and finance it has catalysed action across the economy. Under its leadership, industry-led roadmaps representing around 80% of UK territorial emissions have been produced in line with clear, consistent guidelines developed by the Council. The Council has also taken action to tackle issues and address barriers, including supporting the re-launch of the UK Business Climate Hub which provides information and resources to SMEs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/04/2024 05:55:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1712714

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Energy Supply
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an estimate of projected annual network constraint costs for (a) 2024, (b) 2025 and (c) 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	22914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>National Grid ESO manages network constraints. In 2023, constraint costs were £1.4bn and the volume of balancing services used to manage constraints was around 12TWh. Data are not available on exact timing of curtailment and the split of costs between renewable and gas generators in 2023.</p><p>The Government is working with Ofgem and network companies to accelerate network delivery in line with the Winser recommendations and is halving the construction time of new transmission infrastructure from 14 years to 7, delivering the grid capacity needed to alleviate network constraints. The Review of Electricity Market Arrangements consultation considers several options which could help to reduce constraint costs, including locational pricing, electricity storage deployment and establishing constraints markets.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 22915 22916 22917 question first answered 25/04/2024 16:10:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1712715

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Energy: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2024 to Question 19567 on Energy: Payments, what the cost of (a) curtailing generation of renewable energy and (b) increasing generation of gas power was in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	22915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>National Grid ESO manages network constraints. In 2023, constraint costs were £1.4bn and the volume of balancing services used to manage constraints was around 12TWh. Data are not available on exact timing of curtailment and the split of costs between renewable and gas generators in 2023.</p><p>The Government is working with Ofgem and network companies to accelerate network delivery in line with the Winser recommendations and is halving the construction time of new transmission infrastructure from 14 years to 7, delivering the grid capacity needed to alleviate network constraints. The Review of Electricity Market Arrangements consultation considers several options which could help to reduce constraint costs, including locational pricing, electricity storage deployment and establishing constraints markets.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 22914 22916 22917 question first answered 25/04/2024 16:10:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1712716

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Energy: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2024 to Question 19567 on Energy: Payments, how much wind energy generation was curtailed in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	22916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>National Grid ESO manages network constraints. In 2023, constraint costs were £1.4bn and the volume of balancing services used to manage constraints was around 12TWh. Data are not available on exact timing of curtailment and the split of costs between renewable and gas generators in 2023.</p><p>The Government is working with Ofgem and network companies to accelerate network delivery in line with the Winser recommendations and is halving the construction time of new transmission infrastructure from 14 years to 7, delivering the grid capacity needed to alleviate network constraints. The Review of Electricity Market Arrangements consultation considers several options which could help to reduce constraint costs, including locational pricing, electricity storage deployment and establishing constraints markets.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 22914 22915 22917 question first answered 25/04/2024 16:10:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1712717

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Energy: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Answer of 27 March 2024 to Question 19567, (a) on how many days and (b) for how many hours energy companies were asked to (i) curtail and (ii) increase generation as a result of network constraints in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	22917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>National Grid ESO manages network constraints. In 2023, constraint costs were £1.4bn and the volume of balancing services used to manage constraints was around 12TWh. Data are not available on exact timing of curtailment and the split of costs between renewable and gas generators in 2023.</p><p>The Government is working with Ofgem and network companies to accelerate network delivery in line with the Winser recommendations and is halving the construction time of new transmission infrastructure from 14 years to 7, delivering the grid capacity needed to alleviate network constraints. The Review of Electricity Market Arrangements consultation considers several options which could help to reduce constraint costs, including locational pricing, electricity storage deployment and establishing constraints markets.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 22914 22915 22916 question first answered 25/04/2024 16:10:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1712861

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Net Zero Innovation Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the Net Zero Innovation Board last met.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	uin	23076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Net Zero Innovation Board provides strategic oversight of government funding of net zero innovation programmes and has met four times since February 2023 – in July, October and December 2023 and March 2024.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 23077 question first answered 25/04/2024 05:54:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1712862

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Net Zero Innovation Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many meetings of the Net Zero Innovation Board have taken place since February 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	uin	23077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Net Zero Innovation Board provides strategic oversight of government funding of net zero innovation programmes and has met four times since February 2023 – in July, October and December 2023 and March 2024.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 23076 question first answered 25/04/2024 05:54:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1702491

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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	Green GEN Cymru: Licensing
	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 discussions she has had with OFGEM on the licence application by Green Gen Cymru to operate as an Independent Distribution Network Operator.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	22715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Network regulation, including the ability to grant Distribution Network Operator licenses, is a matter for Ofgem as the independent energy regulator. As such, the government does not comment on Ofgem’s decision making on licence applications.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 22716 question first answered 24/04/2024 14:22:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1702492

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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	Green GEN Cymru: Licensing
	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 discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on an application to OFGEM by Green Gen Cymru for a license to operate as an Independent Distribution Network Operator.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	22716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Network regulation, including the ability to grant Distribution Network Operator licenses, is a matter for Ofgem as the independent energy regulator. As such, the government does not comment on Ofgem’s decision making on licence applications.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 22715 question first answered 24/04/2024 14:22:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1702517

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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	Climate Change
	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 steps her Department is taking to tackle climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	22813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK is the first major economy to halve its emissions – having cut them by around 53% between 1990 and 2023. We have the most ambitious 2030 emissions reduction target of any major economy.</p><p> </p><p>The UK over-achieved against the first, second and third carbon budgets. Taken together, the policies set out in last year’s Carbon Budget Delivery Plan keep us on track for Carbon Budgets 4, 5 and 6, our 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution, and ultimately for net zero by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Renewables, which have increased from 7% in 2010 to nearly half of our electricity generation, will help ensure our energy security – providing homegrown energy, and reducing our exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets. The UK is home to the five largest operational offshore wind farm projects in the world and no country has built more offshore wind than the UK bar China.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/04/2024 05:52:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1702553

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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	National Grid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations on upgrading the electricity grid in the report by Electricity Systems Operators entitled Beyond 2030, published on 19 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Green
	uin	22829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The network build proposed in ‘Beyond 2030’ supports the connection of 21GW of offshore wind and other low carbon generation, covering £58 billion estimated investment into the electricity network.</p><p> </p><p>Network expansion will support energy security and decarbonisation goals including connecting renewable energy to the grid, and the electrification of industry, heat and transport. The proposals will accelerate delivery of low-cost, homegrown energy to homes and businesses and reduce curtailment of renewable energy resulting from network constraints.</p><p> </p><p>National Grid ESO estimates the proposals could add £15 billion to the UK economy and support over 20,000 jobs annually.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/04/2024 14:24:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1702154

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	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	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which consultations (a) published and (b) inherited by her Department are awaiting a response; and when she plans to publish each of those responses.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	22531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has inherited or published 35 consultations, for which a response by the department is still outstanding:</p><ul><li>Data sharing regulations for a safeguard energy tariff</li><li>Review of consents for major energy infrastructure projects and Special Protection Areas</li><li>Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes</li><li>Improving home energy performance through lenders</li><li>Introducing a performance-based policy framework in large commercial and industrial buildings</li><li>Non-domestic Private Rented Sector minimum energy efficiency standards: EPC B implementation</li><li>Energy retail: opt-in and testing opt-out switching</li><li>Phasing out the installation of fossil fuel heating systems in businesses and public buildings off the gas grid</li><li>Phasing out the installation of fossil fuel heating in homes off the gas grid</li><li>Review of consents for major energy infrastructure projects and Special Protection Areas, 2022</li><li>Managing radioactive substances and nuclear decommissioning</li><li>Decarbonisation readiness: updates to the 2009 Carbon Capture Readiness requirements</li><li>33rd Seaward Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment</li><li>Future System Operator: second policy consultation and project update</li><li>Heat networks regulation: consumer protection</li><li>Capacity Market 2023: Phase 2 proposals and 10 year review</li><li>Transmission license exemption for array systems connecting to offshore substations</li><li>Climate Change Agreements: consultation on a new scheme</li><li>Carbon capture and storage (CCS) Network Code: updated Heads of Terms</li><li>Amendments to Electricity Supplier Obligation Regulations to implement power CCUS Dispatchable Power Agreement business model</li><li>Home Energy Model: replacement for the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP)</li><li>Home Energy Model: Future Homes Standard assessment</li><li>Hydrogen Storage Business Model: market engagement on the first allocation round</li><li>Hydrogen to power: market intervention need and design</li><li>Hydrogen Transport Business Model: market engagement on the first Allocation Round</li><li>UK Emissions Trading Scheme: future markets policy</li><li>UK Emissions Trading Scheme: free allocation review</li><li>Proposals for heat network zoning 2023</li><li>Long duration electricity storage: proposals to enable investment</li><li>Proposed amendments to Contracts for Difference for Allocation Round 7 and future rounds</li><li>Approach to siting new nuclear power stations beyond 2025</li><li>Alternative routes to market for new nuclear projects</li><li>Empowering drivers and boosting competition in the road fuel retail market</li><li>Transitional support mechanism for large-scale biomass electricity generators</li><li>Future ownership of Elexon: licence and code changes</li></ul><p>The Department will respond to each in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/04/2024 16:31:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1701758

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	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	Renewable Energy
	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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding (a) community and (b) co-operative ownership in the renewable energy sector.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
	tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
	uin	22350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Government recognises the role community groups play in our efforts to tackle climate change and offers support through the £10m Community Energy Fund, which enables both rural and urban communities across England to access grant funding to develop local renewable energy projects for investment.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a Call for Evidence on the barriers to community energy projects was published on 8 April 2024.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/04/2024 14:11:37 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1701809

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	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	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aberdeen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff will employed in her Department's offices in Aberdeen at grade (a) 6, (b) 7 and (c) SCS by 2027.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	22389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Aberdeen has 102 staff (as at end March 24) and our ambition is to increase this to 135 by March 2027, however this is the overall target for this location; targets are not specific to grades or staff groups.</p><p> </p><p>Relocation of roles out of London is being managed via voluntary relocation of internal staff and through recruitment, therefore we are unable to predict grade composition of staff that will be based in Aberdeen in 2027.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/04/2024 14:20:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1701265

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Electric Vehicles and National Grid: National Security
	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 her Department is taking steps to secure the (a) electricity grid and (b) electric vehicle infrastructure from remote disruption by foreign actors.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	21991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the security of the electricity grid and electric vehicle infrastructure extremely seriously. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero works closely with Ofgem, the National Cyber Security Centre, and operators to strengthen infrastructure against attacks, share threat intelligence, and set clear and robust regulatory standards that are enforced through the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The 2021 electric vehicle smart charge point regulations include cyber security requirements. These require that all private charge points meet physical tamperproof requirements, check regularly for security updates, and encrypt all communication to and from the charge point.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has recently published a detailed consultation package, '<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/delivering-a-smart-and-secure-electricity-system-implementation" target="_blank">Delivering a smart and secure electricity system: implementation</a>'. This sets out proposals for minimum security and grid stability requirements for Energy Smart Appliances and load controlling organisations to further mitigate risk.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/04/2024 14:13:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1701337

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Renewable Fuels: Public Consultation
	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 she plans to launch a consultation on the renewable liquid heating fuel obligation before 23 July 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	21995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government intends to issue the consultation by September this year, in line with commitments made by ministers during Parliamentary debates on the Energy Act.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/04/2024 10:43:09 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1701338

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Renewable Fuels: Public Consultation
	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 the (a) scope and (b) terms of reference of the consultation on the renewable liquid heating fuel obligation will be.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	21996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government will consult on the potential role of renewable liquid fuels in heat by September, in line with commitments made during the passage of the Energy Act. The Department is developing the consultation at pace and its final scope and terms of reference will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/04/2024 10:42:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1700800

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Gas Fired Power Stations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will take steps to reform the capacity market to ensure that new gas power plants have parity with interconnectors.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	21586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The technology-neutral Capacity Market (CM) provides all forms of capacity, including new and existing gas generation and interconnectors, with the right incentives to be on the system to deliver when needed.</p><p> </p><p>All capacity in the CM is derated by technology type, to account for expected contributions to electricity security of supply during times of system stress. Derating factors for all technology types are determined annually and are set out in the Electricity System Operator’s Electricity Capacity Report and Secretary of State’s decision on CM auction parameters each year and are published online.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/04/2024 05:30:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell