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1700274

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Defence: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) fiscal and (b) economic conditions have to be met for defence spending to be raised to 2.5% of Gross Domestic Product.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	21171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The government’s aspiration is to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence, when the fiscal and economic circumstances allow. The Prime Minister has been clear that the target and path towards 2.5% will be set out at the next Spending Review.</p><p>The government has consistently prioritised defence spending. The Ministry of Defence was the first department to get certainty on its budgets in this Parliament. This settlement was the largest sustained spending increase in defence since the end of the Cold War, with a £24 billion uplift in cash terms over the four-year period. In March 2023, we also provided an extra £11 billion for defence and national security priorities over the next five years, with £4.95 billion over the next two years.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 10:54:11 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

1136984

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	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	Trading Schemes Act 1996
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which Government Department is responsible for enforcing The Trading Schemes Act 1996.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	273472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Trading Schemes Act 1996 amended Part XI (pyramid selling and similar trading schemes) of the Fair Trading Act 1973. The 1973 Act, as it now stands, does not confer an express enforcement duty on any particular body. The Department for Trade and Industry has previously led on enforcement of the 1973 Act, and its functions have now transferred to the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/07/2019 13:03:41 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

1060472

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to encourage people to contribute to the Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	909197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>I am committed to an inclusive Voluntary National Review that showcases activity across the UK. Almost 200 organisations and individuals have submitted case studies highlighting activity to support delivery of the Goals. We continue to welcome contributions which can be submitted via our gov.uk VNR website.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:10:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

927941

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pacific Ocean Islands and Papua New Guinea: Fisheries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what fishing industry related projects her Department has (a) supported and (b) allocated funding to in (i) Federated States of Micronesia, (ii) Kiribati, (iii) Marshall Islands, (iv) Nauru, (v) Palau, (vi) Papua New Guinea, (vii) Solomon Islands and (viii) Tuvalu; and how much funding her Department allocated to each such project.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	155894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>Since 2009, the Department for International Development has supported no fishing industry related projects in Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. In 2016 the UK spent £5.75 million of bilateral aid the Pacific region. The UK publishes all the statistics on UK aid spend from 2009 – 2016 (Statistics on International Development, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2017</a>).</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/06/2018 16:03:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

720329

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will examine options in SDSR 2020 to enable HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales to conduct long-range and rapid amphibious assault by air.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	70534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department will continue to explore a variety of options to augment the capabilities of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers in future. Decisions on funding will be taken at the appropriate time within the Defence annual budget cycle.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 70336 70535 question first answered 24/04/2017 15:39:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

720330

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will examine options in SDSR 2020 to enable HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales to extend the effective combat radius of the F-35B through the introduction of a shipborne air-to-air refuelling capability.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	70535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department will continue to explore a variety of options to augment the capabilities of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers in future. Decisions on funding will be taken at the appropriate time within the Defence annual budget cycle.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 70336 70534 question first answered 24/04/2017 15:39:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

720331

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Helicopters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans for the Maritime Intra Theatre Lift Solution to be identified.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	70536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department is currently developing plans for Maritime Intra Theatre Lift (MITL) based upon in-service helicopters. The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2020 process will consider the Defence requirement for a medium-to-long term MITL solution.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/04/2017 15:40:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

720332

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department plans to supply the QEC Carrier Group at extended range with any critical items not held on board an accompanying solid support ship.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	70537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The supply chain solution for the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers will vary according to the nature of the demand. The Department is currently developing plans for Maritime Intra Theatre Lift (MITL) based upon in-service helicopters.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/04/2017 15:43:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

720342

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2.33 of the National Audit Office report, Delivering Carrier Strike, published on 16 March 2017, whether his Department plans to fund the Queen Elizabeth class carriers' logistic enablers in SDSR 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	70336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department will continue to explore a variety of options to augment the capabilities of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers in future. Decisions on funding will be taken at the appropriate time within the Defence annual budget cycle.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 70534 70535 question first answered 24/04/2017 15:39:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

710973

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the indemnity provided by his Department to private land owners who make their land available for military training activities provides full cover to ensure the land area has no liability for claims arising from such training.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	67943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>Where appropriate and when requested, indemnity is provided by the Ministry of Defence to all private land owners who make their land available for military training activities.</p><p>This covers the land owner to the full extent of the Department's liabilities against all claims, actions, proceedings, demands, costs or expenses which may be incurred by or made against the landowner or any other third party.</p><p>This Indemnity will not cover circumstances where there has been any act of negligence by the landowner.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/03/2017 17:46:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

634218

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	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 Generation
	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 discussions he has had with National Grid on the potential effect of reducing the level of transmission network embedded benefit received by distributed generators on security of supply.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	52685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>Network charging is a matter for Ofgem, as the independent regulator, and it is leading the review of embedded benefits related to Transmission Network Use of System charges. The Department has received a number of stakeholder representations regarding embedded benefits, and we have made Ofgem aware of these. Proposals for changing the embedded benefits regime are currently being progressed through an open industry process, and it is likely that Ofgem will undertake a further consultation and impact assessment in early 2017, but will make a decision on approach when they receive the final modification report. We will engage with Ofgem as part of its assessment process to ensure that Government policy interests are taken into account, including aspects such as the potential effect of reducing the level of embedded benefits on the renewable energy sector, electricity storage, household and business electricity costs (including industrial manufacturing), and security of supply.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 52684 52686 52687 52688 52689 question first answered 16/11/2016 17:09:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

634219

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	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 Generation
	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 discussions he has had with Ofgem on the potential effect of reducing the level of transmission network use of system embedded benefit received by distributed generators on industrial manufacturing competitiveness.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	52687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>Network charging is a matter for Ofgem, as the independent regulator, and it is leading the review of embedded benefits related to Transmission Network Use of System charges. The Department has received a number of stakeholder representations regarding embedded benefits, and we have made Ofgem aware of these. Proposals for changing the embedded benefits regime are currently being progressed through an open industry process, and it is likely that Ofgem will undertake a further consultation and impact assessment in early 2017, but will make a decision on approach when they receive the final modification report. We will engage with Ofgem as part of its assessment process to ensure that Government policy interests are taken into account, including aspects such as the potential effect of reducing the level of embedded benefits on the renewable energy sector, electricity storage, household and business electricity costs (including industrial manufacturing), and security of supply.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 52684 52685 52686 52688 52689 question first answered 16/11/2016 17:09:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

634220

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	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 Generation
	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 potential effect of reducing the level of transmission network embedded benefit received by distributed generators on the renewable electricity sector.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	52688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>Network charging is a matter for Ofgem, as the independent regulator, and it is leading the review of embedded benefits related to Transmission Network Use of System charges. The Department has received a number of stakeholder representations regarding embedded benefits, and we have made Ofgem aware of these. Proposals for changing the embedded benefits regime are currently being progressed through an open industry process, and it is likely that Ofgem will undertake a further consultation and impact assessment in early 2017, but will make a decision on approach when they receive the final modification report. We will engage with Ofgem as part of its assessment process to ensure that Government policy interests are taken into account, including aspects such as the potential effect of reducing the level of embedded benefits on the renewable energy sector, electricity storage, household and business electricity costs (including industrial manufacturing), and security of supply.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 52684 52685 52686 52687 52689 question first answered 16/11/2016 17:09:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

634221

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	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 Generation
	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 potential effect of reducing the level of transmission network embedded benefit received by distributed generators on the electricity storage sector.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	52686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>Network charging is a matter for Ofgem, as the independent regulator, and it is leading the review of embedded benefits related to Transmission Network Use of System charges. The Department has received a number of stakeholder representations regarding embedded benefits, and we have made Ofgem aware of these. Proposals for changing the embedded benefits regime are currently being progressed through an open industry process, and it is likely that Ofgem will undertake a further consultation and impact assessment in early 2017, but will make a decision on approach when they receive the final modification report. We will engage with Ofgem as part of its assessment process to ensure that Government policy interests are taken into account, including aspects such as the potential effect of reducing the level of embedded benefits on the renewable energy sector, electricity storage, household and business electricity costs (including industrial manufacturing), and security of supply.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 52684 52685 52687 52688 52689 question first answered 16/11/2016 17:09:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

634222

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	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 Generation
	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 potential effect of reducing the level of embedded benefit on the cost of the capacity market in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	52684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>Network charging is a matter for Ofgem, as the independent regulator, and it is leading the review of embedded benefits related to Transmission Network Use of System charges. The Department has received a number of stakeholder representations regarding embedded benefits, and we have made Ofgem aware of these. Proposals for changing the embedded benefits regime are currently being progressed through an open industry process, and it is likely that Ofgem will undertake a further consultation and impact assessment in early 2017, but will make a decision on approach when they receive the final modification report. We will engage with Ofgem as part of its assessment process to ensure that Government policy interests are taken into account, including aspects such as the potential effect of reducing the level of embedded benefits on the renewable energy sector, electricity storage, household and business electricity costs (including industrial manufacturing), and security of supply.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 52685 52686 52687 52688 52689 question first answered 16/11/2016 17:09:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

634226

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	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 assessment he has made of the potential effect of reducing the level of embedded benefit on household electricity costs.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	52689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>Network charging is a matter for Ofgem, as the independent regulator, and it is leading the review of embedded benefits related to Transmission Network Use of System charges. The Department has received a number of stakeholder representations regarding embedded benefits, and we have made Ofgem aware of these. Proposals for changing the embedded benefits regime are currently being progressed through an open industry process, and it is likely that Ofgem will undertake a further consultation and impact assessment in early 2017, but will make a decision on approach when they receive the final modification report. We will engage with Ofgem as part of its assessment process to ensure that Government policy interests are taken into account, including aspects such as the potential effect of reducing the level of embedded benefits on the renewable energy sector, electricity storage, household and business electricity costs (including industrial manufacturing), and security of supply.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 52684 52685 52686 52687 52688 question first answered 16/11/2016 17:09:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

626139

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	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 Generation
	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 his Department has made of the relative efficiency of combined cycle gas turbines and reciprocating gas and diesel engines.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	51205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department last published estimates of the efficiency of different technologies in 2013 [1]. As the design of many of these technologies is rapidly changing, we expect to publish an update of the evidence in due course.</p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/energy-generation-cost-projections" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/energy-generation-cost-projections</em></a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/11/2016 14:56:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

626140

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	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 Generation
	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) number of gas or diesel reciprocating engines and (b) generating capacity likely to qualify in the T4 Capacity Market auction.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	51204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The prequalification results for the 2016 four-year ahead Capacity Market auction have been published on the Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body’s website[1]. Around a quarter of the pre-qualified capacity is new-build, and nearly half of this is from combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs). Approximately 6.1GW of reciprocating engines (existing and new) have also prequalified.</p><p> </p><p>The competitive nature of the auction means it is difficult to predict accurately the specific technologies and projects that will win agreements. CCGTs and gas reciprocating engines differ with respect to their cost and revenue profiles, with both technologies able to play a valuable role in the electricity market – CCGTs are highly efficient at providing baseload generation, whereas gas reciprocating engines are highly flexible and useful for helping balance the electricity system. Both will also compete against new interconnection, storage and demand-side response bids.</p><p> </p><p>My department has been working – as have Ofgem and Defra – to address potential distortions in the wider market and so ensure all projects compete on a level playing field.</p><p>A mix of new build technologies, in addition to existing capacity, could win, with competition bearing down on the auction cost to deliver value for money for the consumer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/CM/prequalification.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/CM/prequalification.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 51203 question first answered 08/11/2016 17:59:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

626142

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	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 Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many sub-1000MW reciprocating engines have prequalified for the Third T4 Capacity Market auction; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of such pre-qualifications on the UK's ability to meet its carbon emission targets.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	51207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>Approximately 6.1GW of reciprocating engines have prequalified for the 2016 four-year ahead Capacity Market auction.</p><p>Reciprocating engines emit less carbon per unit of generation than coal-fired power stations. They can also emit less carbon than larger gas-fired generation plants under certain conditions [1].</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> National Physical Laboratory (2015): Carbon savings of demand side response of a UK energy</em></p><p><em>aggregator <a href="http://www.npl.co.uk/content/ConPublication/6739" target="_blank">http://www.npl.co.uk/content/ConPublication/6739</a></em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/11/2016 12:00:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

626143

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	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 Generation
	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 gigawatt capacity of gas or diesel reciprocating engines won 15-year contracts in the first two T4 Capacity Market auctions.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	51206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>Around 0.7GW and 0.9GW of reciprocating engines won 15-year agreements in the four-year ahead Capacity Market auctions in 2014 and 2015 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/11/2016 15:36:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

626146

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	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 Generation
	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 analysis his Department has made of the effect of reciprocating gas and diesel generation on (a) the likely Third T4 auction price and (b) the likelihood of securing new combined cycle gas turbine generation capacity.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	51203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The prequalification results for the 2016 four-year ahead Capacity Market auction have been published on the Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body’s website[1]. Around a quarter of the pre-qualified capacity is new-build, and nearly half of this is from combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs). Approximately 6.1GW of reciprocating engines (existing and new) have also prequalified.</p><p> </p><p>The competitive nature of the auction means it is difficult to predict accurately the specific technologies and projects that will win agreements. CCGTs and gas reciprocating engines differ with respect to their cost and revenue profiles, with both technologies able to play a valuable role in the electricity market – CCGTs are highly efficient at providing baseload generation, whereas gas reciprocating engines are highly flexible and useful for helping balance the electricity system. Both will also compete against new interconnection, storage and demand-side response bids.</p><p> </p><p>My department has been working – as have Ofgem and Defra – to address potential distortions in the wider market and so ensure all projects compete on a level playing field.</p><p>A mix of new build technologies, in addition to existing capacity, could win, with competition bearing down on the auction cost to deliver value for money for the consumer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/CM/prequalification.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/CM/prequalification.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 51204 question first answered 08/11/2016 17:59:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

623469

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2016
	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	Energy: Meters
	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 he has made of the proportion of installed smart meters that cannot work because they do not have adequate mobile signal.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	50930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>During the current Foundation Stage of the roll-out of smart metering, energy suppliers are installing smart meters using their own communications systems, which typically use mobile phone network services. The Government does not hold information on the adequacy of the coverage of these communications systems.</p><p>For the main installation stage beginning later this year, the Data and Communications Company (DCC) is putting in place a shared communications network across GB to send and receive information from smart meters to energy suppliers, energy network operators and energy service companies via a Wide Area Network (WAN) using both cellular and long range radio technologies.</p><p>The DCC has contracted services to provide coverage of at least 99.25% of GB premises by the end of 2020 and has already achieved coverage of more than 80% of GB premises.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/11/2016 16:17:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

532873

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2016
	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	Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will undertake an assessment of the potential effect on business of introducing a minimum wage of £17.50 per hour.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	41917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>Increasing the National Living Wage (NLW) for workers aged 25 and over to £17.50 in 2020 would represent an increase of 143% on the current NLW (£7.20) and of 94% on the current forecasted NLW of £9.00 by 2020.</p><p>Based on an underlying assumption that the wage distribution from April 2015 grows in line with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) average earnings forecast made in March 2016, we estimate that in 2020, a NLW of £17.50 would be equivalent to around 116% of the projected median wage. Around 15 million employees would be covered by such an NLW, and labour costs would be around £150 billion higher in 2020 compared to a counterfactual of forecast average earnings growth (in nominal terms) due to the direct effects of the NLW. This is equivalent to an increase in total compensation of employees of almost 15%.</p><p>We also estimate that there would be somewhere close to 1.75 million job losses and somewhere between 65,000 and 119,000 business deaths. There would also most likely be a substantial reduction in hours worked, increased labour costs and increased prices, and obvious disincentives to starting new businesses.</p><p>This assessment is based on BIS analysis of provisional data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2015 and is subject to significant uncertainty given that a National Living Wage of £17.50 is considerably higher than any previous NMW increase or any minimum wage internationally. Our cost estimates do not include estimates of any ripple effects higher up the wage distribution if employers were to restore wage differentials above the NLW.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 14/07/2016 10:04:52 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

480635

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Caves
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, what her policy is on the extension of the definition of mapped open countryside to caves.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	31768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>Section 2(1) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 provides for a right of access on foot for the purposes of open-air recreation to land which has been mapped as open country (mountain, moor, heath and down) and registered common land.</p><p>The Government has no plans to extend the definition of mapped land under that Act to apply to caves.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/03/2016 17:00:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

479497

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	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	Zika Virus: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to help support research into the Zika virus.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	31598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>In February we allocated £1 million from the Government’s Global Challenges Research Fund to help urgently tackle the Zika virus; the Medical Research Council (MRC) received over 100 applications for support through its Rapid Response Initiative. To meet this demand, in March we committed up to an additional £2 million, with a further £1 million from the Wellcome Trust, bringing the total that was available up to a maximum of £4 million of funding.</p><p>Today, the MRC has announced that it has allocated c. £3.2 million of this funding to tackle the emerging and unknown threats of this virus. Our commitment to protect the science budget in real terms to the end of the Parliament means we can react quickly to help tackle these life-threatening global challenges.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/03/2016 11:26:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey