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76749
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change remove filter
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people have been employed full-time by the Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil in each month since June 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Rutherglen and Hamilton West more like this
tabling member printed
Tom Greatrex more like this
uin 204857 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-15more like thismore than 2014-07-15
answer text <p> </p><p>The Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil was established in March 2013. The number of full-time equivalent staff (part-timers rounded up to the nearest FTE) in each month since March 2013 were:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2013</strong></p><p> </p><p>· March-April 2</p><p> </p><p>· May 4</p><p> </p><p>· June-July 5</p><p> </p><p>· August 6</p><p> </p><p>· September 8</p><p> </p><p>· October-December 9</p><p> </p><p><strong>2014</strong></p><p> </p><p>· January-February 10</p><p> </p><p>· March-April 9</p><p> </p><p>· May-July 11</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Sevenoaks remove filter
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-15T13:18:10.3934806Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-15T13:18:10.3934806Z
answering member
88
label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
previous answer version
10126
answering member constituency Sevenoaks more like this
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
answering member
88
label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
tabling member
4047
label Biography information for Tom Greatrex more like this
76750
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change remove filter
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Fracking: Lancashire more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the quantity of shale gas in the Bowland reserve that is located (a) above and (b) below a depth of one kilometre from the surface. more like this
tabling member constituency Rutherglen and Hamilton West more like this
tabling member printed
Tom Greatrex more like this
uin 204858 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-14more like thismore than 2014-07-14
answer text <p>DECC has published a study estimating the gas resources of the Bowland shale accessible at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226874/BGS_DECC_BowlandShaleGasReport_MAIN_REPORT.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226874/BGS_DECC_BowlandShaleGasReport_MAIN_REPORT.pdf</a></p><p>This estimates gas resources at depths of 5000 ft (approx. 1.5 kilometres) and greater. The report does not consider it likely that any gas resource which might be found at shallower depths could be commercially viable to extract with current technology.</p><p>No estimate has been made of shale gas reserves, that is, the proportion of the estimated resource that might be technically and economically producible.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sevenoaks remove filter
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-14T14:47:18.7620414Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-14T14:47:18.7620414Z
answering member
88
label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
tabling member
4047
label Biography information for Tom Greatrex more like this
76751
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change remove filter
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Uranium more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what forecast he has made of the price of uranium between 2023 and 2058. more like this
tabling member constituency Rutherglen and Hamilton West more like this
tabling member printed
Tom Greatrex more like this
uin 204859 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-15more like thismore than 2014-07-15
answer text <p>No forecasts have been made of the price of uranium. However, reactor fuel forms a low proportion of the cost of nuclear power generation so the cost of generating electricity from nuclear power stations is unlikely to fluctuate greatly as a result of changes in the cost of uranium.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Sevenoaks remove filter
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-15T13:19:11.0495191Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-15T13:19:11.0495191Z
answering member
88
label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
previous answer version
10124
answering member constituency Sevenoaks more like this
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
answering member
88
label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
tabling member
4047
label Biography information for Tom Greatrex more like this
76752
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change remove filter
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Electricity Interconnectors more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the amount of electricity that passed through interconnections from (a) England to Scotland and (b) Scotland to England in each month since January 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Rutherglen and Hamilton West more like this
tabling member printed
Tom Greatrex more like this
uin 204953 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-15more like thismore than 2014-07-15
answer text <p>The table below provides a breakdown of the electricity that passed through the interconnector from England to Scotland and Scotland to England in each month since January 2010 (Source: Aggregated half hourly data supplied by National Grid):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong><em>Transfers (GWh)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p><strong>Scotland-England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England-Scotland</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>803</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>484</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>656</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>Jul</p></td><td><p>1,113</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>606</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>Sep</p></td><td><p>1,037</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>948</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>777</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td><td><p>578</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>696</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>678</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>868</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>1,071</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>977</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>Jul</p></td><td><p>918</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>788</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>Sep</p></td><td><p>1,064</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>1,068</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>1,664</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td><td><p>1,819</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>1,798</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>1,553</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>1,416</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>508</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>Jul</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>Sep</p></td><td><p>932</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>875</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>1,109</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td><td><p>1,467</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>1,225</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>930</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>697</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>1,408</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>1,245</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>1,119</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p>Jul</p></td><td><p>928</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>994</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p>Sep</p></td><td><p>734</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>1,093</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>1,191</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td><td><p>1,908</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2014</em></p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2014</em></p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>1,372</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2014</em></p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>1,314</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2014</em></p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>958</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency Sevenoaks remove filter
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-15T14:42:20.5754131Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-15T14:42:20.5754131Z
answering member
88
label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
previous answer version
10134
answering member constituency Sevenoaks more like this
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
answering member
88
label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
tabling member
4047
label Biography information for Tom Greatrex more like this
76327
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-08more like thismore than 2014-07-08
answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change remove filter
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Nuclear Power Stations more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what security evaluation he has made of the proposed designs of the reactors and spent nuclear fuel for small modular reactor nuclear power plants. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport West more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Flynn more like this
uin 204418 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-14more like thismore than 2014-07-14
answer text <p>The Government is in the early stages of its consideration of small modular reactors (SMRs) and is awaiting the outcome of a feasibility study, led by the National Nuclear Laboratory with the support of a consortium formed from industry. The study will make initial recommendations on the economic, technical and commercial case for SMRs, and will inform the evidence base for any further development or action.</p><p>Should industry or any other body propose to deploy an SMR in the UK then the independent regulators will ensure compliance of the design with safety, security and environmental legislation.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Sevenoaks remove filter
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
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less than 2014-07-14T14:46:22.9816194Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-14T14:46:22.9816194Z
answering member
88
label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
tabling member
545
label Biography information for Paul Flynn more like this
65691
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-03more like thismore than 2014-07-03
answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change remove filter
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Carbon Capture and Storage more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many members of staff have been employed on a full-time basis at the Office of Carbon Capture and Storage in each month since June 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Rutherglen and Hamilton West more like this
tabling member printed
Tom Greatrex more like this
uin 203882 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-08more like thismore than 2014-07-08
answer text <p>The number of staff employed by the Department of Energy and Climate Change to work full-time in the Office of Carbon Capture and Storage since June 2010 is shown in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July</strong></p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October</strong></p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November</strong></p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December</strong></p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures for June, August and September 2010 are not available due to organisational restructuring at this time.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Sevenoaks remove filter
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-08T13:45:23.8071228Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-08T13:45:23.8071228Z
answering member
88
label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
tabling member
4047
label Biography information for Tom Greatrex more like this
65692
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-03more like thismore than 2014-07-03
answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change remove filter
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Plutonium more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the written statement of 3 July 2014, Official Report, column 61WS, on management of overseas owned plutonium in the UK, whether the plutonium from Germany and Sweden respectively allocated to the UK civilian stockpile will be subject to the withdrawal from safeguards option under article 14 of the tripartite UK-Euratom-IAEA Voluntary Safeguards Agreement of 1977. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport West more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Flynn more like this
uin 204041 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-10more like thismore than 2014-07-10
answer text <p>All civil nuclear material in the UK is subject to Euratom safeguards and the terms of the UK/Euratom/IAEA Voluntary Safeguards Agreement, including its Article 14. As part of the 1998 Strategic Defence Review, the Government announced that as a matter of policy future withdrawals of nuclear material from safeguards would be severely limited, and that the quantities of material involved would be orders of magnitude less than the amounts used to make nuclear weapons. There is no intention to withdraw from safeguards the plutonium recently allocated to the UK by Germany and Sweden. Information on nuclear material withdrawn from safeguards is available on the Office for Nuclear Regulation website at:</p><p><a href="http://www.onr.org.uk/safeguards/withdrawals.htm" target="_blank">www.onr.org.uk/safeguards/withdrawals.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Sevenoaks remove filter
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-10T15:26:47.6541209Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-10T15:26:47.6541209Z
answering member
88
label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
tabling member
545
label Biography information for Paul Flynn more like this
65693
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-03more like thismore than 2014-07-03
answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change remove filter
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Carbon Capture and Storage more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much public funding is being provided in 2014-15 for research and development projects examining industrial carbon capture and storage. more like this
tabling member constituency Rutherglen and Hamilton West more like this
tabling member printed
Tom Greatrex more like this
uin 204016 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-08more like thismore than 2014-07-08
answer text <p>The Government and its partners (the Energy Technologies Institute, Technology Strategy Board and Research Councils) are investing £125m in the current spending period (2011-15), in around 100 CCS research and development projects. Many of these projects are researching aspects of transporting, utilising and storing carbon dioxide – research which is equally relevant to carbon capture projects on both power generation and industrial emitters.</p><p>Full details of individual projects can be found on our website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-carbon-capture-and-storage-r-d-programme-2011-2015-list-of-projects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-carbon-capture-and-storage-r-d-programme-2011-2015-list-of-projects</a></p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Department of Energy and Climate Change jointly commissioned a techno-economic study of Industrial Carbon Capture for Storage and Capture for Utilisation in October 2013 to assess the technical potential and likely costs of applying different CO2 capture technologies to a range of energy intensive industries. This was published in May 2014 on our website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/co2-capture-in-the-uk-cement-chemicals-iron-steel-and-oil-refining-sectors" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/co2-capture-in-the-uk-cement-chemicals-iron-steel-and-oil-refining-sectors</a>.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Sevenoaks remove filter
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-08T13:05:20.7794191Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-08T13:05:20.7794191Z
answering member
88
label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
tabling member
4047
label Biography information for Tom Greatrex more like this
65694
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-03more like thismore than 2014-07-03
answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change remove filter
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Fracking more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make an assessment of the implications for environmental safety in the UK hydraulic fracturing programme of studies published in 2013 by the University of Missouri on the problem of dispersal of endocrine disrupter chemicals from fluids used in the fracking process for natural gas. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport West more like this
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Paul Flynn more like this
uin 203982 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-10more like thismore than 2014-07-10
answer text <p>The potential health impacts of chemical or radioactive exposure from shale gas activities have been considered by Public Health England, which published a draft report for comment in October 2013 and a final report in June 2014 entitled <em>Review of the Potential Public Health Impacts of Exposures to Chemical and Radioactive Pollutants as a Result of the Shale Gas Extraction Process</em>:</p><p><a href="http://www.hpa.org.uk/Publications/Environment/PHECRCEReportSeries/PHECRCE009/" target="_blank">http://www.hpa.org.uk/Publications/Environment/PHECRCEReportSeries/PHECRCE009/</a>.</p><p>Public Health England considered the University of Missouri study as part of its review of the literature and data for the final report (see section 8.2).</p><p>The report concluded overall that “An assessment of the currently available evidence indicates that the potential risks to public health from exposure to the emissions associated with shale gas extraction will be low if the operations are properly run and regulated.” It noted that “Where potential risks have been identified in the literature, the reported problems are typically a result of operational failure and a poor regulatory environment.”</p><p>In the UK, all chemicals which are proposed for use in the hydraulic fracturing process are assessed in advance by the environmental regulators. Operators will not be able to use chemicals for well stimulation unless the Regulator considers them acceptable for use.</p><p>Allowing the use of a chemical at one site does not automatically mean the Regulator will allow it to be used elsewhere. This is because the environmental risks may be different, for example, due to local geological conditions.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Sevenoaks remove filter
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-10T15:26:15.9655352Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-10T15:26:15.9655352Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
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label Biography information for Paul Flynn more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-03more like thismore than 2014-07-03
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Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change remove filter
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Energy: Prices more like this
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England and Wales are currently using third party deductions to help pay their energy bills; and what steps he is taking to ensure that customer energy prices fall in line with wholesale prices. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashfield more like this
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Gloria De Piero more like this
uin 203960 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-14more like thismore than 2014-07-14
answer text <p>The information requested on third party deductions is shown in the table below.</p><p>In a competitive market, pricing decisions are a commercial matter for companies.</p><p>Consumers can put pressure on companies to reduce prices by switching to the best deal for them – Ofgem's Retail Market Reforms to deliver a simpler, clear market combined with Government's push to significantly reduce switching times and require suppliers to share consumer data with trusted third parties, should make this easier to do.</p><p>The Government supported Ofgem's recent move to write to the largest suppliers, challenging them to explain to consumers the impact of falling wholesale prices on their retail prices. Evidence that large suppliers raise prices more quickly when costs increase than they reduce prices when costs fall was one of the issues underpinning Ofgem's recent referral of the energy markets to the Competition and Markets Authority.</p><p> </p><p>Number of claimants who currently have deductions under the third party deduction scheme for gas or electricity, by geography, as at November 2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Income Support</p></td><td><p>Jobseeker's Allowance</p></td><td><p>Pension Credit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield Constituency</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>16,800</p></td><td><p>3,100</p></td><td><p>12,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><em>Source: </em></strong></p><p><em>DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate, 5% Samples</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Notes: </em></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><em>Caseloads have been rounded to the nearest hundred</em></li><li><em>The preferred statistics on benefits are now derived from 100% data sources. However, the 5% sample data still provide some detail not yet available from the 100% data sources. The proportions derived have been scaled up to the overall 100% total for each benefit therefore the data has to be shown separately as shown in the table. </em></li><li><em>Figures below 500 are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should only be used as a guide. </em></li><li><em>There is no data available in respect of deductions from Employment and Support Allowance. </em></li><li><em>Some Income-based Jobseekers Allowance claimants may also have entitlement to benefit via the contributory route. </em></li><li><em>'-' Denotes Nil or negligible.</em></li></ul><p> </p><p><em>Nottinghamshire data is the sum of the following local authorities: Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, Mansfield, Newark &amp; Sherwood and Rushcliffe</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Sevenoaks remove filter
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-14T14:45:37.7480624Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-14T14:45:37.7480624Z
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label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
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label Biography information for Gloria De Piero more like this