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77580

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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: Meters
	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 he has made of the average cost of installing (a) an electricity smart meter, (b) a gas smart meter, (c) an electricity advanced meter, (d) a gas advanced meter, (e) electricity smart-type meters and (f) gas smart-type meters in (i) domestic properties and (ii) small non-domestic properties.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
	uin	205585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The following cost estimates are taken from the Smart Metering Impact Assessment from January 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Item</p></td><td><p>Meter type</p></td><td><p>Estimated Installation costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a)</p></td><td><p>Electricity smart (in domestic or non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b)</p></td><td><p>Gas smart (in domestic or non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c)</p></td><td><p>Electricity advanced (in non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d)</p></td><td><p>Gas advanced (in non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£136</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not have separate cost estimates for smart-type meters (i.e. non SMETS-compliant meters installed in domestic premises) since they fall outside of the roll-out obligation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 22/07/2014 15:51:57 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11085 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
	tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77581

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what sanctions suppliers will face if their smart prepayment meters are not ready by the deadline.
	tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
	uin	205578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Energy suppliers are required as part of their licence conditions to take all reasonable steps to install smart meters in domestic and smaller non-domestic premises by the end of 2020. Ofgem is responsible for ensuring compliance with this obligation and monitor suppliers to ensure that they abide by their licence conditions. If suppliers are found in breach of these conditions, Ofgem can issue an enforcement order to ensure suppliers comply with their licence conditions, and impose financial penalties of up to 10 per cent of the licensee’s turnover.</p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 21/07/2014 13:23:03 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11084 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
	tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

77582

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether smart meters will be connected to the internet; and what steps have been taken to ensure that they cannot be hacked into.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	205611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Smart meters will operate on a secure machine-to-machine system that only authorised parties, such as energy suppliers and network companies, can access. A robust smart metering security architecture has been established to prevent unauthorised access. This was developed in consultation with leading experts from within industry and Government and is underpinned by appropriate regulatory and technical security requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 21/07/2014 13:27:47 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11091 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

77583

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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	Fracking
	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 he has made of the volume of water required in shale gas extraction for (a) a single hydraulic fracture and (b) over the course of a well's lifetime.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
	uin	205583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The recent Strategic Environmental Assessment for further onshore oil and gas licencing, carried out by AMEC on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change, estimated that between 10,000 and 25,000 cubic metres of water would be required for hydraulic fracturing of each well and it is predicted that each well might be re-fractured once during its lifetime.</p><p>In this context, Water UK, which represents the water industry, and UK Onshore Operators Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which ensures their respective members will cooperate throughout the shale gas exploration and extraction process in order to minimise adverse effects on water resources and the environment.</p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 21/07/2014 13:22:19 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11090 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
	tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77585

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the evidential basis is for the statement in his Department's Consultation on changes to financial support for solar PV that large-scale solar PV poses a substantial risk to managing the Levy Control Framework budget.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	205704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The evidence is set out in the consultation impact assessment and draws on various sources, including: data from Ofgem on the amount of solar PV capacity already accredited under the RO or which has applied for accreditation; the Renewable Energy Planning Database, which contains substantial information on the solar PV development pipeline; and various industry sources suggesting that there is significant potential for further expansion in the sector before the scheduled closure of the RO in April 2017. The consultation is helping to refine the evidence and we will update our estimates of potential deployment and budget impacts in the final impact assessment.</p><p>A copy of the consultation document and consultation Impact Assessment are available on DECC’s web page:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-changes-to-financial-support-for-solar-pv" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-changes-to-financial-support-for-solar-pv</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 22/07/2014 15:50:30 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11087 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

77594

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, who is responsible for the cost of repairing or replacing smart meters which develop faults (a) less than 12 months and (b) more than 12 months after installation.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	205538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Energy suppliers are responsible for maintaining all meters in domestic premises. It is standard industry practice to obtain warranties from meter manufacturers to cover the costs of repair and replacement of several years’ duration.</p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 21/07/2014 13:29:08 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11098 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

77598

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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: Renewables Obligation
	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 his Department has made of the total amount of large-scale solar PV to be deployed in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	205510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Under the proposal, it was estimated that the move to CEPs and closure of the Renewables Obligation (RO) to solar &gt;5MW from 1<sup>st</sup> April 2015 would lead to 2.0-4.0GW of large-scale solar deployed under the RO by the end of 2015/16 (2.9GW in the central scenario).</p><p>In addition, estimates of potential deployment under Contracts for Difference (CfDs) will depend on the outcome of CfD auctions.</p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 22/07/2014 15:51:05 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11104 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

77600

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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: Meters
	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 his Department has made of the total cost of purchasing and installing smart meters in homes; and how it is intended that the costs will be recouped.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	205512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s Smart Metering Impact Assessment estimates a net present value benefit of £6.2bn based on present value costs of £10.9bn and present value benefits of £17.1bn for an appraisal period up to 2030.</p><p>The Government expects that both costs and cost savings will be passed to consumers by competing energy suppliers through energy bills as is the case with traditional meters.</p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 21/07/2014 13:30:18 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11101 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

77601

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on the compulsory installation of smart meters by homeowners.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	205513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government's vision is for every home and smaller business in Great Britain to benefit from smart electricity and gas meters. The Government has placed an obligation on energy companies to take all reasonable steps to install smart meters at all domestic and smaller non-domestic premises by the end of 2020.</p><p>The rollout of smart meters will bring major benefits to consumers and the country and we expect consumers to welcome them. However, there is no obligation on customers to accept a smart meter if they do not wish to have one installed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 22/07/2014 15:51:02 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11099 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

77603

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the highest amount is that suppliers can charge an individual customer to recover the cost of installing a smart meter.
	tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
	uin	205579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>It is a matter for competing energy suppliers to determine the charge to their customers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 21/07/2014 13:27:11 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11106 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
	tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds