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432774

	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	Energy: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations she has received from community energy companies on removal of their entitlement to social investment tax relief.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	17806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has not received any direct representations from community energy companies on removal of their entitlement to social investment tax relief, however this is an HM Treasury policy lead.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Further to my previous answer, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has now received a small number of representations from community energy companies on removal of their entitlement to social investment tax relief. These have been transferred to HM Treasury as the policy lead on this matter.</ins></p><p><br /></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/12/2015 10:09:04 question first ministerially corrected 08/12/2015 16:37:58 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 33172 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

432771

	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	Department of Energy and Climate Change: Research
	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 of her Department's funding allocated in the Spending Review 2015 will be for research and development expenditure up to 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Nicola Blackwood
	uin	17763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>The Spending Review 2015 set out settlements for departments and showed how the government will deliver on its priorities, eliminate the deficit, and deliver security and opportunity for working people.</p><br /><p>For the Department of Energy and Climate Change this means doubling DECC’s innovation programme to £505 million over 5 years, which will strengthen the future security of supply, reduce the costs of decarbonisation and boost industrial and research capabilities.</p><br /><p>Final decisions on internal departmental funding allocations for future years, including for other research and development, have not yet been made.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/12/2015 16:59:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford

432772

	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	Hinkley Point C Power Station: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Government will require the parts and equipment used in the construction of the Hinckley Point C nuclear power station to be manufactured in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	17780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>As my rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State set out to the Energy and Climate Change Committee, EDF predict over 60% of the HPC project’s construction value will go to UK companies. The Government is working with EDF and other developers to maximise the opportunities for UK businesses linked to Hinkley and proposed future new nuclear projects. We have put in place a number of initiatives to help UK suppliers’ bid for new nuclear contracts.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/12/2015 13:20:32 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

432773

	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	Fracking
	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 plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit hydraulic fracturing from being conducted from wells that are drilled at the surface of sensitive areas within the boundaries of existing petroleum exploration and development licences.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	17791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>On 4 November 2015, the Government set out proposals to ensure that hydraulic fracturing cannot be conducted from wells drilled at the surface of specified protected areas. [1] With regards to existing Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State is minded not to approve any proposed programme of works which includes carrying out of hydraulic fracturing from new or existing wells drilled at the surface in specified protected areas. We are now consulting with key stakeholders, including the industry and non-governmental organisations and will set out our proposals in a policy statement in due course.</p><br /><p><em>[1]</em><em> See <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/oil-and-gas-licensing-rounds#surface-development-restrictions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/oil-and-gas-licensing-rounds#surface-development-restrictions</a></em></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/12/2015 15:20:16 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

432775

	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	Fossil Fuelled Power Stations: Carbon Emissions and Nitrogen Oxides
	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 (a) CO2 (kg CO2e per kwh) and (b) NOx (mg/m3N) emissions are of power derived from (i) coal fired power stations, (ii) open cycle gas turbines, (iii) diesel reciprocating engines, (iv) gas reciprocating engines and (v) combined cycle gas turbines.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	17799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The carbon dioxide and NOx emissions produced by fossil fuel power plants are dependent on a number of factors including, thermal efficiency, technology type and design, type and composition of fossil fuel, mode of operation and type of pollution abatement measures implemented.</p><br /><p>Using published data on the carbon intensity of different fuel types, combined with estimates for the efficiency of each plant type, the kg CO<sub>2</sub>e per kWh of electricity generated and per kWh of fuel is provided in the table below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Technology / Fuel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>kg CO<sub>2</sub>e</strong> <strong>emitted per</strong> <strong>kWh fuel <sup>(1)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Efficiency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>kg CO<sub>2</sub>e</strong> <strong>emitted per</strong> <strong>kWh electricity generated</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coal</p></td><td><p>0.308</p></td><td><p>39% <sup>(2)</sup></p></td><td><p>0.790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Combined Cycle Turbine Natural Gas</p></td><td><p>0.184</p></td><td><p>52% <sup>(2)</sup></p></td><td><p>0.354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Open Cycle Turbine Natural Gas</p></td><td><p>0.184</p></td><td><p>40% <sup>(2)</sup></p></td><td><p>0.460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reciprocating Engine Natural Gas</p></td><td><p>0.184</p></td><td><p>37% <sup>(3)</sup></p></td><td><p>0.497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reciprocating Engine Diesel (Gas oil)</p></td><td><p>0.271</p></td><td><p>45% <sup>(3)</sup></p></td><td><p>0.602</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Notes</em></p><p><em>(1) Source: <a href="http://www.ukconversionfactorscarbonsmart.co.uk/LandingPage.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.ukconversionfactorscarbonsmart.co.uk/LandingPage.aspx</a> </em></p><p><em>(2) Source: Emissions Performance Standard Impact Assessments</em></p><p><em>(3) Source: STOR Carbon Intensity Report, National Grid</em></p><br /><p>Emissions data on NOx is not readily available but the table below provides the Emission Limit Values for NOx (mg/Nm<sup>3</sup>) for certain types of fossil fuel plant as set down in the Industrial Emissions Directive and Medium Combustion Plant Directive. NOx emissions from some fossil fuel plant will be higher than these limits currently – the timetable for achieving compliance with the limits and full detail of the conditions and exclusions relating to the limits is contained within the relevant Directives.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Technology / Fuel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>New plant (mg/Nm3)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Existing plant (mg/Nm<sup>3</sup>)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Source</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coal &gt; 300MWth</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>IED</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Combined Cycle Gas Turbine</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>IED</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Open Cycle Gas Turbine</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>IED</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reciprocating Engine Diesel</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>MCPD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reciprocating Engine Natural Gas</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>MCPD</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><em>1. The limits for coal and gas turbines &amp; engines are not directly comparable as they are based on different O<sub>2</sub> contents.</em></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/12/2015 14:46:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

432776

	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	Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs
	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 households in Preston constituency have gained income under the feed-in tariff in the last four years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	17815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>The table below provides the cumulative total number of domestic installations in the Preston Constituency that are confirmed on the Central Feed-in Tariff Register and marked as being domestic installations. The latest figures for 2015 go up to the end of September, with previous years’ data provided to the end of each calendar year.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><em>Photovoltaics</em></p></td><td><p><em>Micro Combined Heat and Power (CHP)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Total</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>2012</em></strong></p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>2013</em></strong></p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>2014</em></strong></p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>2015 (Jan – Sept)</em></strong></p></td><td><p>387</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>388</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Data taken from Sub-regional Feed-in Tariffs statistics, with the latest figures published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sub-regional-feed-in-tariffs-confirmed-on-the-cfr-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sub-regional-feed-in-tariffs-confirmed-on-the-cfr-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/12/2015 09:39:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

432777

	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	Department of Energy and Climate Change: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what training her Department has provided to staff on the family test; what other steps she has taken to raise awareness of the family test among staff of her Department; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
	tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
	uin	17925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test was announced by my rt. hon. Friendthe Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014. The Department for Work and Pensions published guidance on how the test should be applied when formulating policy and the Department follows that guidance.1 In order to augment this guidance, the Department is preparing specific guidance on how to apply the Family Test within DECC, which will form part of the Department’s refresh of our approach to collecting and using evidence on the impacts of policies.</p><br /><p>The Department is focused on understanding consumers when developing policies, and have implemented an internal project which has delivered a number of consumer-focused tools which will enhance our understanding of consumers. This includes a Consumer Panel and training for senior officials on open policy making where the Family Test will specifically be referenced. Analytical tools have also been developed to analyse the impacts of policies on energy bills for different types of households and also the implications for fuel poverty.</p><br /><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> Available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf</a></em>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/12/2015 17:03:55 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

432778

	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	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, what assessment she has made of the benefits to the construction industry of rectifying the six calculation errors made in the home energy efficiency calculation software known as SAP referred to in the letter to the Prime Minister from BDP Limited, dated 12 November 2015.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	17931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>When proposals are made to change the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP), the revised draft specification is accompanied by a draft Impact Assessment during public consultation. Any future proposals would therefore include an assessment of the impact on business.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/12/2015 17:00:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

432779

	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	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 action to correct the six calculation errors made in the home energy efficiency calculation software known as SAP referred to in the letter to the Prime Minister from BDP Limited, dated 12 November 2015.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	17932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>We are reviewing the energy efficiency standards which underpin the national calculation methodology for assessing fuel use in dwellings, the Standard Assessment Procedure or SAP.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/12/2015 17:01:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

432780

	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	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, what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on the six calculation errors made in the home energy efficiency calculation software known as SAP referred to in the letter to the Prime Minister from BDP Limited, dated 12 November 2015.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	17933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>I regularly discuss building standards with other Ministerial colleagues but have not had discussions on the specific six issues raised in the letter cited.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/12/2015 17:04:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan