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1178378

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Incinerators: Carbon Capture and Storage
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 incinerators meet the current 300MW threshold whereby they must demonstrate carbon capture readiness.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	1954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The requirement to demonstrate carbon capture readiness applies to applications for power stations with an electrical generating capacity at or over 300 MW and of a type covered by the EU Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD). Energy from waste generating stations are not covered by the LCPD. Therefore energy from waste generating stations of any capacity do not have to demonstrate carbon capture readiness.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/02/2020 14:18:52 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1178383

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Coal Fired Power Stations: Carbon Capture and Storage
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 assessment he has made of the effect on CO2 emissions of lowering the 300MW rating threshold above which combustion based power stations are required to demonstrate that they are carbon capture ready.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	1957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government consulted on the appropriate threshold for carbon capture readiness in 2008. Following this consultation, the 300MW threshold as required in the Carbon Capture Storage Directive was adopted in legislation.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 27/02/2020 17:54:43 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1178427

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will reintroduce subsidies for home solar panel installation.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	2051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The cost of household solar panels has more than halved since 2011. Government support through the Feed-in Tariff between 2010 and 2019 supported over 830,000 small solar projects – and helped drive this reduction in cost.</p><p> </p><p>Now, under the Smart Export Guarantee, we have given scale low-carbon electricity generators, such as homes with solar panels, the right to be paid for the renewable electricity they export to the grid. This reflects our continued commitment to ensuring that low carbon electricity – whether at the household level or the national level – is central to the transition to the smart and flexible energy systems of the future. Unlike the previous Feed-in Tariff scheme, the Smart Export Guarantee is a market-driven mechanism and paves the way to projects being deployed without subsidies.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/02/2020 11:35:09 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1178454

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Energy Supply: Investment
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 his Department is taking with Ofgem to ensure investment decisions of the Distribution Network Operators are based on comprehensive and whole life cost benefit assessments.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	1844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>Network regulation is a matter for the independent regulator, Ofgem. Under its RIIO price control framework, Ofgem’s cost benefit assessments take into account the whole life costs and impacts of Distribution Network Operator (DNO) investments. In addition, DNOs are funded and incentivised to maintain existing assets to ensure their longer-term resilience.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/02/2020 14:18:34 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1178459

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Energy Supply
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 meetings his Department has held with Ofgem on the importance of individual Distribution Network Operator supply chain strategies.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	1845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>Network regulation is a matter for the independent regulator, Ofgem. Under the RIIO price control, Ofgem provides Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) with sufficient allowances to finance and develop their networks to meet the needs of current and future consumers. Ofgem also incentivises DNOs to deliver cost efficiencies and maintain service quality which guides DNO procurement and supply chain strategies. The Department has not held any meetings with Ofgem on DNO supply chain strategies.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/02/2020 14:18:42 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1178460

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Climate Change Convention: Wales
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 discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government on the organisation of COP 26.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	2000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to working with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive to deliver an ambitious and successful summit for the whole of the UK.</p><p>The Business Secretary and Welsh Government ministers have instructed officials to work collaboratively across a number of common portfolio areas, including climate change. This is part of the ongoing engagement between the UK Government and the Welsh Government to support the successful delivery of COP26.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/02/2020 11:35:03 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1178736

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Fossil Fuels: North of England
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 she is taking steps to discourage fossil fuel extraction in the north of England; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	15085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>As we continue to move to a low carbon economy we need to ensure we have a balanced energy mix so we have a reliable, clean and affordable energy system. This means that in the medium term there will be a role for some fossil fuels. The Government has been clear that the development of domestic energy sources must be safe and environmentally sound. As such, we have put in place a robust regulatory regime which provides a comprehensive framework for exploration and production activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/02/2020 14:18:12 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1178737

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Coal: Cumbria
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 she has plans in place to offset the carbon emissions resulting from the extraction of coal in the event that Woodhouse colliery in Cumbria reopens.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	15086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>National Planning Policy is clear that planning permission should not be granted for the extraction of coal unless the proposal is environmentally acceptable or the national, local or community benefits outweigh its likely impacts. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government leads on planning policy for coal mines in England.</p><p>The Government is committed to bringing all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. A key part of this is closing all unabated coal generation domestically by 2025. As a result of existing policies, we have already made great headway in reducing our reliance on coal, which fell from 39% of annual electricity generation in 2012 to less than 3% in 2019. We will shortly consult on bringing the deadline for ending unabated coal forward from 2025 to 2024.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/02/2020 14:18:27 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1178765

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Infrastructure: Carbon Emissions
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 plans he has to review the compatibility of sections 41 and 42 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 with the Government’s target to meet net zero emissions by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	15114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The Petroleum Act 1998 (as amended by the Infrastructure Act 2015, amongst others), places a duty on the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) to produce and give effect to one or more strategies to enable the principal objective of maximising the economic recovery of petroleum from UK waters to be met. The OGA has announced that it will shortly be revising its strategy and will have regard to the need for the oil and gas sector to minimise its own carbon emissions and support the transition to Net Zero.</p><p> </p><p>As we transition to a low carbon economy, there will continue to be a need for oil and gas, which are projected to provide around two-thirds of our total primary energy demand in 2035. All scenarios proposed by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) setting out how we could meet our 2050 emissions target include demand for natural gas.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/02/2020 14:52:02 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1177829

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	Climate Change Convention
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 (a) civil servants and (b) diplomats are working on COP 26 preparations.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>The COP26 Team in Cabinet Office consists of 140 civil servants (as of 12th February), including an international engagement team. The unit works closely with colleagues across Whitehall, and with the FCO’s overseas network, on the successful delivery of COP26.</p><p>The Government is committed to making a success of COP26, working across Departments.</p><p>A key element of this is working towards the UK’s net zero commitment, which is very important to this Government both domestically and internationally.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 19/02/2020 15:31:56 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra