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1138655

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	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	Electricity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) level of demand for electricity and (b) electricity generation capacity there will be in the UK in the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	276589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>As part of the annual Capacity Market process National Grid: Electricity System Operator (NG:ESO) produce an Electricity Capacity Report (ECR), which makes a 5-year ahead assessment of peak demand for electricity.</p><p> </p><p>This is publicly available information and can be found here: <a href="https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/Capacity%20Markets%20Document%20Library/Electricity%20Capacity%20Report%202019.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/Capacity%20Markets%20Document%20Library/Electricity%20Capacity%20Report%202019.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 13:36:22 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1138940

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Heating: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the heat strategy on the (a) upfront costs of installing new technologies and (b) the costs of energy efficiency upgrades for rural (i) homeowners, (ii) landlords and (iii) businesses.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	277211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>I have committed to publishing a Heat Policy Roadmap in 2020 which will set out the programme of work required to enable key strategic decisions in the first part of the 2020s over the future of low-carbon heating. BEIS officials will be working closely with stakeholders, and will be considering the impacts of different technologies on different segments of the market as they develop its content.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 13:41:24 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1138942

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Heating: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government’s heat strategy will include proposals to remove the fuel cost element of the Energy Performance Certificate for rural (i) homeowners and (ii) landlords living off the gas grid.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	277212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>I have committed to publishing a Heat Policy Roadmap in 2020 which will set out the programme of work required to enable key strategic decisions in the first part of the 2020s over the future of low-carbon heating. BEIS officials will be working closely with stakeholders as they develop its content.</p><p>Following a commitment in the Clean Growth Strategy, we launched a Call for Evidence on Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), which closed in October 2018 with 229 responses which we are currently analysing. In the Call for Evidence we asked for views on the current EPC cost rating and the results will inform our views on future EPC policy.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 13:42:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1138943

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Heating: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government’s heat strategy include a comparative assessment of the costs associated with improving an Energy Performance Certificate between (a) rural homeowners and landlords that are off the gas grid and (b) homeowners and landlords are on the gas grid.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	277213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>I have committed to publishing a Heat Policy Roadmap in in 2020 which will set out the programme of work required to enable key strategic decisions in the first part of the 2020s over the future of low-carbon heating. BEIS officials will be working closely with stakeholders as they develop its content.</p><p> </p><p>The annual running costs of a Band C rated home are £650 lower than the average Band E rated home. This is why we set out our aspiration in the Clean Growth Strategy that as many homes as possible should be EPC C Band C by 2035 where practical, cost effective and affordable. We estimate that between £35 - 65 billion of investment will need to be mobilised to meet that aspiration.</p><p> </p><p>There is not one ‘silver bullet’ policy that will drive uptake of energy efficiency amongst homeowners and so we are committed to building a vibrant and sustainable market through introducing a suite of mutually supporting policies and measures. These include a £5 million innovation fund to help mortgage lenders develop innovative green mortgage products in support of home energy efficiency and a £10m innovation fund to reduce the cost of whole house retrofit. Low income and vulnerable households are also supported in making energy efficiency improvements under the reformed Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme. ECO is worth £640m a year and has already installed 2.5 million measures since 2013.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 13:43:25 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1138958

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	District Heating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the public consultation on proposals for the regulation of district heating networks.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	277236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Heat networks are an important part of the Clean Growth Strategy and we expect them to play an important role in the long-term decarbonisation of heat. We are committed to this within a framework that protects consumers and supports market growth.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2018, the Government set out our intention to introduce regulation of heat networks and published our priorities for the sector – protecting consumers; building investment and maximising the decarbonisation benefits of heat networks. This built on recommendations by The Competition and Market Authority.</p><p> </p><p>We expect to consult on more detailed policy proposals later this year. Any subsequent legislation would be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 13:44:48 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1139006

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether part-time students studying undergraduate courses using distance learning will be eligible to apply for maintenance loans for the 2019-20 academic year.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Frith
	uin	277277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>In March 2019, the government announced its decision not to extend maintenance loans to part-time distance learners in the 2019-20 academic year. This was on the grounds that the demand for a loan product aimed at part-time distance learners is unlikely to be high enough to make the introduction of such a loan economically viable.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/07/2019 15:55:07 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1139222

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Research: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the equity of the distribution of research and development spending for areas with poor health outcomes.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Chris Green
	uin	277765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah MP) on 9 May 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-04-30/249283/" target="_blank">249283</a>. Further to that answer, on 11 July 2019 the Government announced £135 million of funding to support National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs). The NIHR ARC scheme will support high-quality applied health and care research to make tangible improvements for patients, the public and to health and care services. NIHR ARCs will work with local partners and patients and the public from across the local communities they serve, and particularly with Academic Health Science Networks, to tackle local health and care priorities.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/07/2019 15:18:24 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1139223

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Research: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the Government's target of increasing research and development funding to 2.4 per cent of GDP benefits the areas with the poorest health outcomes, particularly parts of the north of England.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Chris Green
	uin	277766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The 2.4% R&amp;D Roadmap will set overall direction for how we can achieve the 2.4% R&amp;D ambition by 2027, and 3% in the longer term, through the use of strategic public funding to leverage private R&amp;D investment.</p><p>It aims to transform R&amp;D intensity across all sectors of the economy, supporting the development of new technologies, industries, and products that bring growth, good jobs across the UK, and social improvements for all.</p><p>The 2.4% R&amp;D Roadmap will bring together Government, academia, and industry to collaboratively focus their efforts on increasing R&amp;D investment. In the area of health, this includes the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS R&amp;D activity, and work with industry in taking forward the Life Sciences Sector Deal. The 2.4% R&amp;D Roadmap will also align closely with the Industrial Strategy’s Grand Challenges. This includes the Ageing Society Grand Challenge which will create new demands for technologies, products and services for an ageing population, and the AI and Data Grand Challenge which will use data, artificial intelligence, and innovation to transform the prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and dementia by 2030.</p><p>In order to achieve the 2.4% R&amp;D target, we need to accelerate the growth and build on R&amp;D strengths across the UK. The Government has put in place a number of initiatives to support every part of the UK to identify and leverage their R&amp;D strengths, from Science and Innovation Audits to the Strength in Places Fund. The Strength in Places Fund (SIPF) is investing £237m up to 2021-22 in growing new and existing centres of excellence for research and innovation across the UK.</p><p>We are working with Local Economic Partnerships as they develop Local Industrial Strategies to identify science and innovation strengths and the action needed to unlock R&amp;D growth in places across the country.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/07/2019 15:15:15 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1139255

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Housing: Electricity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made on the cost effectiveness of installing three-phase electricity supplies in (a) new and (b) existing homes.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	277717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Electricity connections and upgrades for new and existing homes are a matter for distribution network operators (DNOs) overseen by the independent regulator, Ofgem. Under the Distribution Connection and Use of System Agreement, DNOs are required to offer customers the most efficient solution to meet their requirements. In doing so, DNOs assess whether a single or three-phase supply would be appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 13:33:47 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 130456 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1139256

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Environment Protection: Employment
	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 oral contribution of the Minister for Energy and Clean Growth on 16 July 2019, what information his Department holds on the functions of those 400,000 green jobs.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	277596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publishes data on the low carbon economy in the UK, including direct and indirect activity, employees and turnover. Information on green jobs is publicly available in their report, ‘Low Carbon and Renewables Energy Economy, UK: 2017’, published on 31 January 2019.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/finalestimates/2017" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/finalestimates/2017</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 14:00:31 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead