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1697844

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reviewing the surplus-sharing arrangements of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	19812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government considers the current arrangements to be working well for all parties. We will consider any suggested changes to the arrangements in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/03/2024 11:25:50 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1697996

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Community Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero during Consideration of Lords message on the Energy Bill [Lords] on 18 October 2023, Official Report, column 352, when she plans to publish the consultation on barriers to developing community energy projects.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	19987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>We have been codesigning the consultation on the barriers to community energy schemes with the Community Energy Contact Group. We intend to publish the consultation as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/03/2024 06:21:04 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1697459

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made a recent estimate of the total cost to (a) consumers and (b) the Exchequer of issuing curtailment payments to energy companies in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	19567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The System Operator is responsible for managing constraints on the networks. It does this by curtailing a type of generation, for example wind, and turning up an alternative generation, as needed. Costs are funded through electricity bills, not through the Exchequer. Annual network constraint costs for 2023 were £1.4bn (2023 prices).</p><p> </p><p>To manage the level of constraints on the system and ensure the UK's homes can be powered by clean, green energy in future, government is working with Ofgem, network owners and others to halve the build process from 14 years to 7 through our Transmission Acceleration Action Plan.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/03/2024 06:21:14 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1697460

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on steps to improve the efficiency of processing planning applications for large energy projects.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	19568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with ministerial colleagues on a number of issues. Planning reform is discussed regularly at Cabinet level and there have been major Government announcements recently on this issue as part of the Autumn Statement and Spring Budget.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/03/2024 07:37:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1697461

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: National Grid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an estimate of the number of energy projects waiting to be connected to the national grid.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	19569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Data from the Electricity System Operator (ESO) shows that there were 1530 energy projects in the transmission connection queue at the end of February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/03/2024 07:34:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1697594

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to consumers was of energy network improvements by Distribution Network Operators in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	19518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Ofgem is responsible for regulating networks through a price control process that enables the investment needed to deliver a secure, resilient, net zero network in an efficient way, protecting consumers from excessive costs. Costs for network investment are recovered through electricity bills over a period of 45 years. The previous price control, covering the period between 2015 and 2023, enabled over £24bn of Distribution Network Operator expenditure. The cost impact on consumer bills remained broadly flat for this period.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/03/2024 06:29:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1696959

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the judgement of the Oslo District Court in case number 23-099330TVI-TOSL/05 on 18 January 2024, if she will make it her policy to take account of the impact of scope 3 emissions on global temperatures when licencing new oil and gas projects.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	19307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Under the Climate Change Act 2008 we are required to follow international guidelines on emissions reporting, which require emissions from the burning of oil and gas to be accounted for in the country in which they are used. This is in line with guidance from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions from UK oil and gas extraction are accounted for in our legally-binding carbon budgets. This includes projected future emissions from new licensing rounds. The judgment of the Oslo District Court does not change this.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/03/2024 12:15:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1697000

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many additional skilled workers will be needed to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	19393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s policy and spending ambitions will support up to 480,000 jobs in 2030, with over 80,000 green jobs currently being supported or in the pipeline across the UK as a result of new government policies and spending.</p><p> </p><p>We have not made an assessment of the number of additional skilled workers needed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/03/2024 07:29:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1697143

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Methane: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of recent global action on reducing levels of methane emissions.
tabling member constituency	West Suffolk
tabling member printed	Matt Hancock
uin	19341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the Global Methane Pledge, collectively to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030.</p><p>COP28 mobilised action, with countries including Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan joining the Pledge. We also welcomed new regulatory initiatives, companies committing to the Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter, and the Methane Finance Sprint mobilising funding. The UK committed £2 million to help developing countries address energy-related methane emissions.</p><p>The International Energy Agency has recently reported that methane emissions from fossil fuels are set to decline once recent announcements are implemented.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/03/2024 07:32:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock

1696618

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Community Energy: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero during the debate on Consideration of Lords message on the Energy Bill [Lords] of 18 October 2023, Official Report, column 352, what her planned timetable is to consult on the barriers to community energy schemes.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	19016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>We have been codesigning the consultation on the barriers to community energy schemes via the Community Energy Contact Group. We intend to publish the consultation as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/03/2024 06:23:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil