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347630

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	Renewable Energy: Employment
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 UK supply chain (a) jobs and (b) apprenticeships were created in the renewable energy sector in each year from 2009 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Harry Harpham
uin	596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>Figures published by BIS in <em>The Size and Performance of the UK Low Carbon Economy (March 2015) </em>[1] report show that in 2013 the renewable energy sector (including both renewable heat and renewable electricity) supported around 168,400 jobs [2] in total, an increase of 31,000 from 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 details the number of jobs supported by the renewable energy sector, both directly and within the supply chain each year for 2010-2013. The equivalent information is not available for 2009 or 2014 or for the number of apprenticeships that have been created.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of jobs supported by the renewable energy sector in the UK</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Direct jobs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Supply chain/ indirect jobs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2010</p></td><td><p>80,100</p></td><td><p>57,300</p></td><td><p>137,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2011</p></td><td><p>89,600</p></td><td><p>64,000</p></td><td><p>153,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2012</p></td><td><p>95,700</p></td><td><p>68,300</p></td><td><p>164,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2013</p></td><td><p>98,200</p></td><td><p>70,100</p></td><td><p>168,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416240/bis-15-206-size-and-performance-of-uk-low-carbon-economy.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416240/bis-15-206-size-and-performance-of-uk-low-carbon-economy.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[2]</strong> </em><em> This figure is derived from the following sectors: offshore wind, solar PV, hydroelectric energy, onshore wind, marine, energy generation from waste, biomass equipment, geothermal, heat pumps, solar thermal, heat networks, heat recovery and ventilation and alternative fuels. Alternative fuels category includes jobs in both renewable and non-renewable energy sectors. </em></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/06/2015 13:03:19 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4477 label Biography information for Harry Harpham

347631

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	National Grid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her Department's policy is on the potential sell-off by National Grid of its (a) gas distribution networks and (b) metering business.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Harry Harpham
uin	597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Any sale of this kind would be a commercial matter. Any owner would need to be fully compliant with all relevant regulatory requirements.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 598 question first answered 04/06/2015 15:34:01 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4477 label Biography information for Harry Harpham

347632

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	National Grid
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 she has made of the potential effect on (a) local economies, (b) customer service and (c) safety of any sell-off of National Grid (i) gas distribution networks and (ii) metering business.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Harry Harpham
uin	598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Any sale of this kind would be a commercial matter. Any owner would need to be fully compliant with all relevant regulatory requirements.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 597 question first answered 04/06/2015 15:34:01 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4477 label Biography information for Harry Harpham

347633

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	National Grid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings have taken place between representatives of her Department and National Grid about any sale of National Grid assets or businesses.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Harry Harpham
uin	599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place under this Government.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/06/2015 15:34:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4477 label Biography information for Harry Harpham

347634

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what comparative assessment she has made of the benefits and disbenefits of (a) UK and (b) foreign ownership of energy infrastructure; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Harry Harpham
uin	600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government welcomes responsible investment by both national and foreign investors in the UK’s energy infrastructure. This benefits our energy security, creates jobs, build skills, and helps grow our economy. All energy infrastructure in the UK must be operated in accordance with the relevant UK regulatory system.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 605 question first answered 04/06/2015 16:30:15 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4477 label Biography information for Harry Harpham

347635

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 jobs will be created by investment in the planned Rampion wind farm; and what steps she is taking to ensure that UK supply chains benefit from such investment.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Harry Harpham
uin	601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not estimated how many jobs will be created by investment in the planned Rampion wind farm.</p><p>The EON press release on Rampion states that during the planned 3 year offshore construction period up to 300 jobs will be created and local vessels utilised, with 40 roles being based at the project management facility in Newhaven Port. The press release also states that a workforce of up to 100 is expected to be needed for the onshore cable route and around a further 40 to 60 people at the onshore substation during onshore construction. Once the wind farm is commissioned and fully operational, it is envisaged that up to 65 full time permanent jobs will be created at the operations and maintenance base.</p><p>The Department, together with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, are working closely with EON to maximise UK benefit and ensure that UK supply chain companies have the opportunity to compete for contracts that have yet to be awarded.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/06/2015 15:34:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4477 label Biography information for Harry Harpham

347636

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	Carbon Capture and Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what level of investment her Department plans to make in the development of carbon capture and storage.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Harry Harpham
uin	608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is investing in the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the UK. We are in negotiations to support up to two commercial scale CCS projects in the UK by making up to £1 billion available, together with operational support through a project specific Contract for Difference.</p><p>Together with the Scottish Government, we have recently committed, in principle, to provide £4.2 million to support Summit Power to undertake industrial research and development at their proposed CCS Caledonia Clean Energy Plant in Grangemouth Scotland. This is in addition to over £30 million of Government investment in CCS research and development since 2011.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/06/2015 15:35:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4477 label Biography information for Harry Harpham

347637

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	Carbon Capture and Storage: Employment
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 (a) jobs and (b) apprenticeships were created in the development of carbon capture and storage in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Harry Harpham
uin	609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>DECC does not hold this data.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/06/2015 16:30:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4477 label Biography information for Harry Harpham

347638

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of coal used in UK energy generation is imported; and from which countries coal is imported.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Harry Harpham
uin	610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>DECC does not hold figures on the proportion of coal used in UK electricity generation from imports.</p><p>However, in 2014, 34,174 thousand tonnes of steam coal (mainly used by coal-fired power stations) were imported into the UK, representing 89% of coal used for electricity generation (38,398 thousand tonnes).</p><p>The table below gives the breakdown of these imports by country:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country of origin</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Steam Coal Imports</strong></p><p><strong>(thousand tonnes)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Share of all steam coal imports</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>15,831</p></td><td><p>46.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>9,269</p></td><td><p>27.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States of America</p></td><td><p>7,687</p></td><td><p>22.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Union (1)</p></td><td><p>690</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of South Africa</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Countries</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total all countries</strong></p></td><td><p>34,174</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>(1) European Union includes non-EU routed through the Netherlands</em></p><p><em>Source: Energy Trends tables 2.1 and 2.4, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-section-2-energy-trends" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-section-2-energy-trends</a>.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/06/2015 15:36:55 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4477 label Biography information for Harry Harpham

347639

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the value of work accruing to UK manufacturing companies in each region from the development of the Rampion wind farm.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Harry Harpham
uin	602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not estimated the value of work accruing to UK manufacturing companies in each region from the development of the Rampion wind farm.</p><p>In November 2014 the Offshore Wind Industry Council adopted an industry-wide methodology for reporting on UK Content. This reporting helps industry hold itself to account on the commitment to reach 50% UK content, while charting progress and reporting to a wider public. This figure will show total UK content and break this down into the three main phases of development (devex), manufacture &amp; construction (capex) and operation (opex).</p><p>The first data will be submitted to RenewableUK by industry in summer 2015 for publication later in the year.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 603 604 question first answered 04/06/2015 15:37:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4477 label Biography information for Harry Harpham