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381221

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	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: Prices
	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 estimate her Department has made of trends in UK (a) wholesale and (b) domestic energy prices compared to those of the UK's G7 competitors.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	2427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>With regards to wholesale electricity prices, DECC does not make internal assessments of wholesale prices in G7 countries, but we do review data from external publications (including the IEA Energy Prices Publication by the International Energy Agency). Wholesale electricity prices vary across countries because of differences in energy mix, i.e. the type of generation (coal, gas, nuclear, wind, etc) available in the country; differences the type of market and regulatory framework in place, and differences in interconnection, i.e the links to other countries.</p><p>With regards to domestic energy prices, DECC publishes the UK’s rank in the G7 for domestic electricity and gas prices in its quarterly publications on domestic electricity and gas prices in the IEA. For domestic electricity, including taxes, the UK ranked 4th highest in the G7 in 2013. For domestic gas, including taxes, the UK ranked 3rd lowest in the G7 in 2013. These ranks have not changed in the last 5 years.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/06/2015 10:13:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381203

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	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	Carbon Capture and Storage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what timetable she has set for the completion of the carbon capture and storage commercialisation competition; and what progress her Department has made towards the announcement of a contract for difference for carbon capture and storage.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	2423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Under the CCS Commercialisation Programme, the Government is supporting the Peterhead and White Rose CCS projects to complete their detailed project designs. The companies involved are expected to make final investment decisions in late 2015, with Government taking a decision in the first quarter of 2016. Subject to final investment decisions, Government has made up to £1bn available to offset the capital cost of the projects and further support will be available through a tailored Contract for Difference.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2015 12:56:44 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381214

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	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	Nuclear Power Stations
	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) fuel type and (b) individual generating capacity expressed as a proportion of the total maximum UK demand for electricity is for each (i) operating and (ii) mothballed UK-based nuclear generating unit.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	2443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The fuel type for UK nuclear electricity generation is Uranium.</p><p>Total simultaneous maximum load (total peak demand) met in 2013 was 51,811 MW in Great Britain – (Northern Ireland is excluded because their network is attached to the Irish Grid). <strong>[1]</strong></p><p>Table 1 shows the current operating plants alongside their percentage of the total peak GB demand mentioned above. We do not have any mothballed UK-based nuclear generation.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Table 1 – Operating plants installed capacities (Sum total may not add up due to rounding)</em></strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Operating Plants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Installed capacity/ MW</strong><sup>a</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>% of total peak GB demand</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wylfa 1</strong></p></td><td><p>Magnox</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dungeness B 1&amp;2</strong></p></td><td><p>AGR</p></td><td><p>1040</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hartlepool 1&amp;2</strong></p></td><td><p>AGR</p></td><td><p>1180</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Heysham I-1 &amp; I-2</strong></p></td><td><p>AGR</p></td><td><p>1155</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Heysham II-1 &amp; II-2</strong></p></td><td><p>AGR</p></td><td><p>1220</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hinkley Point B 1&amp;2</strong></p></td><td><p>AGR</p></td><td><p>945</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hunterston B 1&amp;2</strong></p></td><td><p>AGR</p></td><td><p>960</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Torness 1&amp;2</strong></p></td><td><p>AGR</p></td><td><p>1185</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sizewell B</strong></p></td><td><p>PWR</p></td><td><p>1198</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total: 16 units</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>9373</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/338750/DUKES_2014_printed.pdf</p><p>(Table 5.10, pg. 144 -152)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/337649/chapter_5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/337649/chapter_5.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2015 14:56:18 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381218

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	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	Nuclear Power Stations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for each operational nuclear power plant in the UK, what the available operating capacity in mega watts is; which of those plants have life extensions in place; for how long these extensions will last; and which of those plants have sought permission to secure further life extensions.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	2444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The decision on whether to extend the life of a nuclear power station is for the owners in conjunction with the regulators. The Regulators do not set prescribed lifetimes for UK nuclear power stations. The owners/operators of nuclear power plants make a commercial decision on whether to extend operation.</p><p>In order to gain approval from the Regulators, owners/operators must show that the plant will continue to be run in compliance with site licence conditions and that the continued operation of the nuclear power station is safe.</p><p>The table below details, for each operational nuclear power plant, the available operating capacity and details of life extensions.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Plant</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Total supply to the national grid<sup>1 2</sup>(MW)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Expected shutdown</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Life extension</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wylfa 1</strong></p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>Dec 2015</p></td><td><p>Includes a 1 year extension</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dungeness B 1&amp;2</strong></p></td><td><p>1050</p></td><td><p>2028</p></td><td><p>Includes a 10 year extension</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hartlepool 1&amp;2</strong></p></td><td><p>1180</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>Includes a 5 year extension</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Heysham I-1 &amp; </strong></p><p><strong>I-2</strong></p></td><td><p>1155</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>Includes a 5 year extension</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Heysham II-1 &amp; II-2</strong></p></td><td><p>1230</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>No current life extension sought</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hinkley Point B 1&amp;2</strong></p></td><td><p>955</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>Includes a 7 year extension</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hunterston B 1&amp;2</strong></p></td><td><p>965</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>Includes a 7 year extension</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Torness 1&amp;2</strong></p></td><td><p>1185</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>No current life extension sought</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sizewell B</strong></p></td><td><p>1198</p></td><td><p>2035</p></td><td><p>No current life extension sought</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em> <em><a href="http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Country-Profiles/Countries-T-Z/United-Kingdom/" target="_blank">http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Country-Profiles/Countries-T-Z/United-Kingdom/</a></em></p><p><em><em><strong>[2]</strong></em> </em> <em><a href="http://www.edfenergy.com/energy" target="_blank">http://www.edfenergy.com/energy</a>.</em></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/06/2015 10:20:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381211

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of direct costs to the energy intensive industry resulting from the introduction of legislative proposals on a carbon price floor.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	2426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The costs of the Carbon Price Floor on business are largely indirect, passed through in bills by their electricity supplier. However, the Department for Energy and Climate Change’s Prices and Bills report estimates that in 2014 the Carbon Price Floor increased the price per MWh of electricity for the average uncompensated energy intensive business by £4. The Government pays compensation to the most electricity intensive industries which reduces the price impact for the average compensated energy intensive business in 2014 to £2 per MWh.</p><p>My Department keeps the risk of carbon leakage under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 2440 2441 question first answered 22/06/2015 09:41:37 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381213

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he last met with representatives of the energy intensive industry to discuss the disparity between (a) UK carbon prices under the carbon price floor and (b) such prices in the rest of Europe.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	2440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The costs of the Carbon Price Floor on business are largely indirect, passed through in bills by their electricity supplier. However, the Department for Energy and Climate Change’s Prices and Bills report estimates that in 2014 the Carbon Price Floor increased the price per MWh of electricity for the average uncompensated energy intensive business by £4. The Government pays compensation to the most electricity intensive industries which reduces the price impact for the average compensated energy intensive business in 2014 to £2 per MWh.</p><p>My Department keeps the risk of carbon leakage under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 2426 2441 question first answered 22/06/2015 09:41:37 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381216

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the carbon price floor on (a) carbon leakage rates, (b) the relocation of energy intensive industry overseas and (c) UK and EU carbon dioxide emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	2441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The costs of the Carbon Price Floor on business are largely indirect, passed through in bills by their electricity supplier. However, the Department for Energy and Climate Change’s Prices and Bills report estimates that in 2014 the Carbon Price Floor increased the price per MWh of electricity for the average uncompensated energy intensive business by £4. The Government pays compensation to the most electricity intensive industries which reduces the price impact for the average compensated energy intensive business in 2014 to £2 per MWh.</p><p>My Department keeps the risk of carbon leakage under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 2426 2440 question first answered 22/06/2015 09:41:37 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381207

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	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	Coal Fired Power Stations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information her Department holds on which coal-fired power plants will be available for electricity generation in (a) 2017, (b) 2020 and (c) 2023; and what the generating capacity in mega watts will be for each plant in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	2425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s Updated Emissions and Energy Projections published in 2014 includes an estimate for the total amount of available coal-fired electricity generation capacity in Great Britain:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368021/Updated_energy_and_emissions_projections2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368021/Updated_energy_and_emissions_projections2014.pdf</a>.</p><p>The relevant figures are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capacity – GW*</strong></p></td><td><p>16.0</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>*DECC EEP reference case (2014) – Unabated coal capacity based on a scenario of average carbon intensity of electricity generation of 100g CO<sub>2</sub>/kWh in 2030</em></p><p>The position of individual plants is a matter for plant operators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2015 13:21:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381222

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of revenue to be raised from the carbon price floor in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19 and (e) 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	2428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Carbon Price Floor is made up of the EU Emissions Trading System carbon price and the UK Carbon Price Support rates. Table C.3 of the 2015 Budget sets out forecasts for Exchequer revenue from the Climate Change Levy, including Carbon Price Support, and from EU Emissions Trading System auction receipts for each year, up to financial year 2019/20. They are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Climate Change Levy (£bn)</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU ETS auction receipts (£bn)</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All revenues from the Carbon Price Floor accrue to the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor regularly meets the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate to discuss energy policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 2429 2430 question first answered 22/06/2015 16:20:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381224

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the total additional revenues raised by carbon price floor rates were retained by HM Treasury; and what proportion accrues to low carbon generators for (a) renewables and (b) nuclear operators.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	2429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Carbon Price Floor is made up of the EU Emissions Trading System carbon price and the UK Carbon Price Support rates. Table C.3 of the 2015 Budget sets out forecasts for Exchequer revenue from the Climate Change Levy, including Carbon Price Support, and from EU Emissions Trading System auction receipts for each year, up to financial year 2019/20. They are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Climate Change Levy (£bn)</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU ETS auction receipts (£bn)</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All revenues from the Carbon Price Floor accrue to the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor regularly meets the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate to discuss energy policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 2428 2430 question first answered 22/06/2015 16:20:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies