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1028514

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Migrant Workers
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 plans to cover the £65 application fee for the resettlement process for EU Nationals employed by his Department after March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	203966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government currently does not plan to pay the Settled Status Fee for its non-UK EU citizen employees. The fee is set at an affordable rate (£65), less than the cost of a UK passport.</p><p> </p><p>We value the significant contribution made by EU citizens working in the Civil Service and we want these colleagues to continue to play a full role in the work of the Civil Service. We are committed to supporting our EU citizen employees across the Civil Service, the important engagement with EU national networks across government will continue over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington grouped question UIN 203967 question first answered 07/01/2019 12:06:56 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1002128

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Working Hours
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 contracted hours are for the highest paid member of staff in the (a) HM Land Registry, (b) Ofgem, (c) Competition and Markets Authority, (d) Companies House, (e) Insolvency Service, (f) Intellectual Property Office, (g) Met Office and (h) UK Space Agency.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	188202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The highest paid members of staff across these organisations are members of the Senior Civil Service Each has a standard Senior Civil Service contract, where they are required to work a minimum (over a 5-day week) of 42 hours, including daily meal breaks of one hour. However, as a senior civil servant, they are required to work such additional hours as may from time to time be reasonable and necessary for the efficient performance of their duties.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/11/2018 17:26:48 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

864361

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Cleaning Services
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 information he holds on the rate of remuneration for cleaners in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	132845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Cleaning services for core BEIS are contracted to a commercial contractor. The average rate of remuneration per hour is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Supervisor</p></td><td><p>£8.69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleaning Operative</p></td><td><p>£8.19</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 22/03/2018 15:37:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

774130

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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, what steps he is taking to support (a) tidal energy, (b) other forms of renewable energy as part of a broader strategy to decrease the UK's dependence on fossil fuels.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	108833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p><strong>Steps taken to support (a) tidal energy</strong></p><ul><li>Tidal stream projects will be eligible to compete in the next CfD auction, currently planned for spring 2019. However, as the Clean Growth Strategy makes clear, these technologies will need to demonstrate how they can compete with other forms of generation.</li><li>The Government is making progress on assessing the Hendry Review into tidal lagoons. The issues are complex as they relate to an untried technology in the marine environment and a time when other renewable energy costs are reducing rapidly. The Government will publish its response to the review in due course.</li></ul><p><strong>Steps taken to support (b) other forms of renewable energy as part of a broader strategy to decrease the UK's dependence on fossil fuels.</strong></p><ul><li>In 2016, renewables share of total generation was nearly 25% of UK electricity generation, and we are on track to meet our ambition of delivering 30% of the UK’s electricity from renewables in 2020-21.</li><li>The latest Contracts for Difference round announced on 11 September secured a further 3.3GW of renewable electricity, enough to power 3.6 million homes.</li><li>This will see a saving of 5.4 million tonnes of carbon a year, the equivalent of the average annual carbon emissions from 2.8 million cars.</li><li>The Clean Growth Strategy, published on 12 October, sets out the Government's plans to decarbonise the UK economy through the 2020s and beyond and includes:</li></ul><ol><li>£557 million being made available for less established renewable electricity projects. The next Contracts for Difference auction is planned for spring 2019.</li><li>Spending on the Renewable Heat Incentive schemes will rise from £430 million in 2015-16 to £1.15 billion in 2020-21, and following the recent government consultation the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation level will be increasing to 9.75% in 2020, rising to 12.4% in 2032.</li></ol> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 24/10/2017 16:47:07 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

767743

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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, what progress his Department has made on considering the case for future contracts for difference rounds for solar and onshore wind since October 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	106681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>We are pleased that the costs of established technologies such as onshore wind and solar are continuing to fall and are increasingly competitive with conventional generation. No decision has been taken on running another Contracts for Difference allocation round for these technologies but we have said that we do not believe that more large-scale onshore wind power is right for England.</p><p>It is right that we should focus support on those technologies where it is most needed, which is why we announced in the Clean Growth Strategy that we would make up to £557 million of annual funding available for less established technologies including, subject to State aid approval, onshore wind projects on remote islands that directly benefit local communities. The next auction is planned for spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/10/2017 16:05:07 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

759466

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
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 recent discussions he has had with representatives from the solar energy industry on the future of the Feed-in Tariff scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	9821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Since my appointment to the department in June I have met with a variety of stakeholders in the small scale renewables sector, including the Solar Trade Association, and the Renewable Energy Association.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:45:22 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

759471

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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: Seas and Oceans
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 he plans to prioritise investment in offshore wind energy over nuclear energy in light of recent figures that shows that energy from offshore wind will now be cheaper.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	9937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The result from the contracts for difference auction is a great result for British consumers and will drive down the cost of decarbonisation. However, the strike prices for offshore wind and nuclear are not directly comparable given the differences in the characteristics of the technologies. Having a diverse generation mix is important for the UK’s security of supply. Nuclear also has a key role to play as part of a diverse generation mix delivering reliable low carbon electricity for consumers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/09/2017 09:09:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

758899

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
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 MWp of solar have been installed under the revised Feed-in Tariff scheme in each month since its re-launch in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	9510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the amount of solar installed, and confirmed on the Feed in Tariff (FiT) scheme, in each month from February 2016 to June 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Solar capacity installed under FiTs (MW)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-16</p></td><td><p>63.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-16</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-16</p></td><td><p>26.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-16</p></td><td><p>113.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-16</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-16</p></td><td><p>20.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-16</p></td><td><p>26.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-16</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-16</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-16</p></td><td><p>7.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-17</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-17</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-17</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-17</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-17</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>331.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Ofgem Feed in Tariff installations report, 30 June 2017, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/feed-tariff-installation-report-30-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/feed-tariff-installation-report-30-june-2017</a></p><p>* Due to lags in the accreditation process, there are likely to be further schemes completed in the first six months of 2017 that are awaiting accreditation on FiTs. Additionally, the figures will include a number of sites (particularly community schemes) that obtained pre-accreditation in advance of the revised FiT scheme, but commissioned and gained full accreditation since February 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/09/2017 10:42:53 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

758900

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Solar Power: Redundancy
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 number of job losses in the UK solar sector since April 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	9511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Solar PV is a UK success story, with rapid deployment over last the 5 years. However, support for solar comes directly from consumer bills; as costs fall, it is vital that we control the impact on bills and move towards subsidy-free solar deployment. We recognise the efforts that the solar industry is making to adapt to the revised Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>It is too early to assess the impact of the policy changes, but there are promising signs, with more than 160MW of solar deployed under the revised FIT scheme. Many of those who work in solar are also skilled in other building trades, and will move between these with changes in demand. We expect that solar deployment will increase further as costs continue to fall.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/09/2017 13:43:39 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

758901

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
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 domestic solar installations have been completed under the Feed-in Tariff scheme in 2017; and how many domestic solar installations there were in each of the preceding five years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	9512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows how many domestic solar installations were completed, and receiving Feed in Tariffs (FiTs), from 2012 to June 2017*.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of domestic solar installations completed, and receiving Feed in Tariffs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>149,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>89,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>118,576</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>155,227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>31,966</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (to June 2017)</p></td><td><p>4,770</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Ofgem Feed in Tariff installations report, 30 June 2017, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/feed-tariff-installation-report-30-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/feed-tariff-installation-report-30-june-2017</a></p><p>* Due to lags in the accreditation process (typically of several months), there are likely to be many more schemes completed in the first six months of 2017 that are awaiting accreditation on FiTs.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/09/2017 13:41:28 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West