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512980

registered interest
date	14/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when she plans to publish the impact assessment relating to her Department's consultation on further reforms to the Capacity Market, published on 1 March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	33974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing the responses to the 1 March consultation on further reforms to the Capacity Market and will be publishing a Government response shortly. An impact assessment will be published alongside the Government response.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2016 15:32:58 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

512981

registered interest
date	14/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	World War II: Medals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many medals have been issued to men conscripted into UK coal mines under the Bevin Boys Veterans Badge scheme.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	33967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>Since 25<sup>th</sup> March 2008, when the first Bevin Boys Veterans Badge was issued, to the end of March 2016 the Department has issued just over 5,100 Badges to former Bevin Boys and their widows, where their husbands passed away after the Badge was announced on 20 June 2007.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2016 15:32:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

512541

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Hinkley Point C Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions her Department has had with EDF on board approval for the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor since 30 March 2016; whether her Department has identified people who oppose that scheme on the board of EDF; and whether EDF has informed her Department of the date on which a meeting will be held to make a final investment decision.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	33750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>We are in close contact with EDF regarding the Hinkley Point C project. EDF and the French Government have said that EDF are working towards a Final Investment Decision ‘in the near future, with the full support of the French Government’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2016 15:29:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

512542

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Civil Nuclear Constabulary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what opportunities she plans to provide to allow officers of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary to redeploy to other territorial police forces.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	33871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>This is an operational issue and a matter for the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2016 15:30:57 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

512545

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Civil Nuclear Constabulary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the pension entitlement is of officers of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	33882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>Under the Energy Act 2004, it is the responsibility of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority to provide and maintain the pensions of the officers of the civil nuclear constabulary. These pensions are currently provided by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2016 15:33:26 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

512546

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Civil Nuclear Constabulary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 sets the retirement age for new entrants to the Civil Nuclear Constabulary at 68; and for what reasons the retirement age of those people is not comparable with officers in other forces.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	33883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>This matter is currently the subject of a Judicial Review and I cannot comment further at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2016 15:31:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

511354

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Geoengineering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of the University of Leeds, Bristol and Oxford's studies of the possible effects of geo-engineering on future populations.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	33490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department monitors research into geoengineering and is familiar with the outputs of various programmes including IAGP (Integrated Assessment of Geoengineering Proposals; <a href="http://www.iagp.ac.uk/" target="_blank">www.iagp.ac.uk</a>) (conducted by several Universities including Leeds, Bristol and Oxford) and the GGR (Geoengineering Governance Research, conducted by several universities including University of Oxford): <a href="http://geoengineering-governance-research.org/" target="_blank">http://geoengineering-governance-research.org</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Based on these studies and other research we conclude that whilst geoengineering could cool the climate, it may also have unintended effects which could be detrimental to some regions eg in terms of rainfall.</p><p> </p><p>For this reason and other identified risks associated with proposed geoengineering, it is premature to consider geo-engineering as a viable option for addressing climate change. For most geoengineering techniques, current understanding of the costs, feasibility, environmental and societal impacts is limited. The government’s position on geoengineering research is given here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/308979/Government_s_view_on_geo-engineering_research.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/308979/Government_s_view_on_geo-engineering_research.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2016 15:28:07 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

511356

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	EU Emissions Trading Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department made of the evidential basis for the capacity for process emissions to be further reduced in cement manufacturing when designing the UK and French government's tiering proposals under the next phase of EU Emissions Trading.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	33512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government supports the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) as a market-based approach to achieve least-cost decarbonisation and maintain a level playing field across the EU. The Government recognises the large proportion of process emissions within some industrial sectors, such as cement. We have engaged with the cement and other sectors’ bodies to understand the enablers and barriers to deep decarbonisation, including through the joint industry-Government decarbonisation roadmaps, which considered the wider policy context and technological barriers. The proposed tiering scenarios are indicative and do not represent a confirmed Government position.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2016 15:28:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

510045

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the Northern Ireland Executive on applying lessons learned from statistics on low energy bill debts.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	33454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>DECC officials have meetings with their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Executive on a regular basis to discuss market issues.</p><p> </p><p>I welcome the use of smart technology, such as the introduction of keypad electricity prepayment meters in North Ireland, to help consumers manage their bills and reduce energy debt. The rollout of smart meters across Great Britain has the potential to transform customers’ experience in a similar way.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2016 15:27:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

510050

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Business: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department has taken to encourage large businesses to switch to carbon neutral energy sources.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	33318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department has taken significant steps to encourage large businesses to switch to carbon neutral energy sources. With regard to heat, the Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) supports households, businesses, public bodies and charities in transitioning from conventional forms of heating to renewable sources of heat. In November, the Government renewed its commitment to the transition to a low carbon economy by confirming a continued budget for the RHI. The overall budget for the RHI is to rise from £430m in 2015/16 to £1.15bn in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to electricity, our policies secured an estimated £42 billion of investment in low carbon generation between 2010 and 2014 alone, with more in the pipeline for the future.</p><p> </p><p>Large and energy intensive businesses are incentivised to reduce their emissions – including through use of low-carbon energy sources – through the EU Emissions Trading System. The Government is also working with the eight most energy intensive sectors to produce decarbonisation action plans, drawing on a set of roadmaps published last year.</p><p> </p><p>Of course, the lowest carbon energy is the energy that isn’t used and the Department also has a number of initiatives to encourage energy efficiency in business, including the announcements concerning a new carbon and energy reporting regime made by my rt. hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer at the Budget.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to large businesses switching to carbon neutral energy sources for transport, that is ably supported by my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2016 15:27:17 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh