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1260156

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
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	Infrastructure: Merseyside
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 steps his Department is taking to support the development of green infrastructure projects in Merseyside.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	128281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>Since 2017 the Government has funded the North West Energy Hub, hosted by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The Hub works with LEPs and local authorities in their region to help them to identify a pipeline of low carbon projects and provide practical support for the initial stages of project development.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 18/12/2020 14:54:59 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1259765

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Hydrogen
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 the UK's role is in the production consortium on green hydrogen.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	127465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the formation of groups such as the UK Green Hydrogen Catapult, which sees a number of partners coming together to support development of green hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>In the Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution and subsequent Energy White Paper, we have set out an ambitious package to grow the UK hydrogen economy. This includes £240m out to 2025 for capital co-investment in new low carbon hydrogen production, intended to support a combination of commercial-scale CCUS-enabled ‘blue’ hydrogen and smaller scale electrolytic ‘green’ hydrogen projects. Both these production methods – and other innovative techniques – will be needed to deliver UK hydrogen demand expected by 2050. Working with industry, we are aiming for 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>We are already supporting a range of innovative hydrogen projects across the value chain, including the ITM Power Gigafactory being built in Sheffield. When complete this will be the largest electrolyser manufacturing facility in the world and would be able to support the scaling up of electrolytic ‘green’ hydrogen.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 18/12/2020 14:06:40 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1259845

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme
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 merits of extending the three-month expiry date on the Green House Grant scheme vouchers.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	127648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>Homeowners are able to request, at any time before their Green Homes Grant voucher has expired, an extension to their voucher. Several factors such as winter weather conditions, COVID-19 and Christmas may have an impact on the speed at which certain measures may be installed. In order to take account of this, we have instructed the scheme administrator to, on request, extend vouchers by an additional 3 months, or until 31 March 2021 (whichever is earlier).</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 18/12/2020 13:54:08 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1259852

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
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 merits of facilitating biodiversity net gain for energy projects progressed through the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project regime, as part of his Department’s plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	127521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government was clear in its 25 Year Environment Plan that its commitment to seek to embed a principle of environmental net gain for development applies to energy infrastructure as well as housing. However, it is important that any strengthening of biodiversity net gain requirements for the nationally significant infrastructure regime is done at the right time and in the right way.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of ways in which this could be implemented and it is important that time is taken to work with stakeholders to develop an appropriate approach. The Government will be consulting on further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 18/12/2020 14:03:10 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1259422

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
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	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure customers who choose green electricity tariffs can (a) locate and (b) verify the renewable power plant from which the electricity company purchase its power.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
uin	127005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>The current legislation and licence conditions which underpin green electricity tariffs are based on the regulator (Ofgem) administering the Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) certificate accounting scheme to verify the proportion of renewable energy sourced by supplier.</p><p> </p><p>Consumers are able to consult the publicly available Ofgem REGO register to interrogate which certificates their supplier holds and from which renewable power plants they were sourced.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 16/12/2020 17:32:51 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi

1259423

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
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	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number and proportion of energy suppliers selling green tariffs that buy 100 per cent renewable power from renewable generators, rather than purchasing second-hand certificates certifying a renewable energy purchase.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
uin	127006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>Supplier procurement strategies for energy and related certificates are a commercial matter and the Government does not have visibility over which companies are utilising the secondary trading of Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) certificates to support their green electricity tariff offerings.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 16/12/2020 17:34:21 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi

1258762

registered interest
date	07/12/2020
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	Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
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 steps he is taking to support the installation of hydrogen refuelling points on garage forecourts in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	126184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s £23m Hydrogen for Transport Programme is increasing the uptake of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and growing the number of publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations. The programme is delivering new refuelling stations, upgrading some existing stations as well as deploying hundreds of new hydrogen vehicles. Government has also been supporting public and private sector fleets to become early adopters through the £2m FCEV Fleet Support Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 15/12/2020 16:20:42 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1258430

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
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	Wind Power
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 the capacity in gigawatts is of (a) onshore wind generation connected to the National Transmission Grid and (b) consented onshore wind under construction.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	125265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>Latest figures from September 2020 indicate that, across the UK, we currently have 14.1GW of onshore wind generation installed across both transmission and distribution networks[1], and 0.6GW consented and under construction.[2]</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] BEIS Energy Trends (September 2020)</em></p><p><em>[2] Renewable Energy Planning Database (September 2020)</em></p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 14/12/2020 16:58:47 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1258453

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
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	Incinerators: Carbon Emissions
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 effect of the use of waste incinerators on the Government's progress on the 2050 net zero emissions target.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	125236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The latest data shows that, in 2018, an estimated 6.0 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) were emitted from waste incineration in the energy supply sector and 0.3 MtCO2e from waste incineration in the waste sector.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s climate change framework enables the Government to determine how best to balance emissions reductions across the economy. Emissions are managed within the Government’s overall strategy for meeting carbon budgets and the 2050 net zero target, as part of an economy-wide transition.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has reduced carbon emissions by over 40% since 1990.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 14/12/2020 16:56:59 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1258454

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
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	Incinerators: Carbon Emissions
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 potential merits of including waste incineration in the UK Emissions Trading scheme.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	125237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government Response to the Future of UK Carbon Pricing set out that the scope of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme will provide continuity and a smooth transition for participants. Most consultation respondents agreed with this approach. Energy from waste plants will not be in scope of the UK ETS for the period of 2021 to 2025. We do recognise the case for expanding carbon pricing and we committed to considering the option of expanding the scope of the UK ETS in the 2023 review.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 14/12/2020 16:54:34 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey