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1719240

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Redundancy Pay
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 any ministerial redundancy payments have been repaid to her Department since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	27085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero did not exist between 2019 and January 2023, we are unable to provide data on ministerial redundancies for this period.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has reviewed its records and do not have any evidence of the repayment of ministerial redundancy payments since its formation in February 2023.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/05/2024 05:18:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1718440

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
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 her Department has made of trends in the levels of standing charges for electric vehicle chargers.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	26518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The setting of standing charges is a commercial matter for suppliers, and suppliers have the flexibility in how they structure their tariffs. Ofgem regulates standing charges, as they do with other elements of billing.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is pleased that Ofgem is considering the issue of standing charges through their recent Call for Input and looks forward to hearing its findings and future proposals. The Government expects bills to be fair and affordable for all consumers (including for electric vehicle charging), that standing charges are kept as low as possible, and that the right costs are recovered.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/05/2024 10:28:11 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1717932

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 25469, how many of the (a) former miners and (b) widows of former miners receiving a Mineworkers' Pension Scheme pension are aged (i) over 90, (ii) 80 to 89, (iii) 70 to 79, (iv) 60 to 69, and (v) below 60 years of age.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	26120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The breakdown by age of former miners in receipt of pensions and dependents at 30 September 2023 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>Former Miners in receipt of a pension</p></td><td><p>Dependents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6259</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1439</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60-69</p></td><td><p>37513</p></td><td><p>3500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>70-79</p></td><td><p>27157</p></td><td><p>6239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>80-89</p></td><td><p>14133</p></td><td><p>8982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>90+</p></td><td><p>2959</p></td><td><p>3876</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/05/2024 09:36:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1717933

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 25469 on Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, how many recipients there are in each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	26121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The number of scheme members by region, as at July 2023, is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name of Region</p></td><td><p>Number of members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channel Islands</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>29641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Man</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>15917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>4901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>8269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1791</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>908</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>13838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>9461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>30510</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A breakdown by region of former miners and dependants is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2024 05:25:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1716912

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
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: Easington
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 (a) former miners and (b) former miners' widows are in receipt of a mineworkers' pension in Easington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	25468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>As at June 2023, the total number of members of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme in the Easington constituency was 3,563. The breakdown by former miners and former miners’ widows is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/05/2024 08:41:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1716913

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
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, how many (a) former miners and (b) former miners' widows are in receipt of a mineworkers' pension.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	25469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2024, the number of former miners in receipt of a Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme pension is 86,032 and the number of former miners’ widows/dependants in receipt of a pension is 23,253.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/05/2024 08:40:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1713828

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aberdeen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2024 to Question 22389 on Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aberdeen, what grade the 102 staff employed in her Department's offices in Aberdeen are.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	23798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The grade breakdown of current staff based in the Aberdeen office is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>SCS1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 30/04/2024 05:26:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1713857

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Brazil: Bilateral Aid
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 page 7 of the document entitled ICF Brazil: Summary, published in March 2024, when the Government plans to disburse its £115 million contribution to the Amazon Fund.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	23747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK is the third biggest contributor of climate finance to Brazil, with more than £400 million committed. The UK’s contribution supports initiatives under the Green and Inclusive Growth partnership to help Brazil’s economic transition to net zero, reduce deforestation rates and support Brazil’s ambition to develop a bioeconomy which values standing forest and supports local communities’ livelihoods. At COP 28 the UK signed a legal agreement with the Amazon Fund and an initial disbursement is planned for 2024.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 30/04/2024 10:19:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1713541

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Batteries: Factories
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 her Department has made an assessment of the impact of the establishment of a data centre at the Cambois site on the availability of the industrial land to provide the additional electricity infrastructure needed for a gigafactory at that site.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	23486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Assessing the impact of new projects connecting to the electricity grid, such as data centres, and designing the network to do so, is the responsibility of licensed electricity network companies, regulated independently by Ofgem.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 30/04/2024 10:55:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1713010

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
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	Net Zero Council
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 Prime Minister's speech on Net Zero on 20 September 2023, whether the Prime Minister had discussions with the Net Zero Council on the content of that speech prior to its delivery.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	23161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The Net Zero Council is co-chaired by myself and CEO of the Co-operative Group, Shirine Khoury-Haq. Minutes of its meetings can be found on gov.uk at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fgroups%2Fnet-zero-council&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cff509c00e43f45e46fa208dc65d5963f%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638497215217127969%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=g%2B%2Byap33HgSC5AijJb8Oki4kZ%2F7L8SeVXlUQTt7tnHI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/net-zero-council</a></p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with 10 Downing Street on a range of issues across our departmental responsibilities, including net zero.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2024 09:48:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy