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91958

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Green Deal Scheme: Barnsley
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 people in Barnsley East constituency have received Green Deal funding.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department reported that there were 42 Green Deal Cashback vouchers paid in Barnsley East constituency up to 30<sup>th</sup> June 2014, and 59 ‘live' Green Deal Plans (with measures installed) had been taken out in Yorkshire and The Humber. We cannot break this down to a lower geographic level at present for confidentiality reasons:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-deal-energy-company-obligation-eco-and-insulation-levels-in-great-britain-quarterly-report-to-june-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-deal-energy-company-obligation-eco-and-insulation-levels-in-great-britain-quarterly-report-to-june-2014</a> .</p><p>Geographic breakdowns on the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) will form part of the more detailed quarterly series planned for publication on 18<sup>th</sup> December 2014, covering the period up to the end of September 2014.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 14/10/2014 11:40:05 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

91960

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether customers who refuse to have a smart meter will be expected to pay for manual meter readings.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	209352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is not aware of any plans by the energy suppliers to introduce differential charging for consumers with traditional meters. Ofgem will be monitoring suppliers throughout the roll-out and will expect to engage with them should suppliers develop plans to introduce such charging for consumers with traditional meters. It will keep issues surrounding the fair treatment of these consumers under review.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 14/10/2014 11:42:03 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

91961

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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: Meters
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 smart meters have been installed.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	209353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>DECC releases statistics on a quarterly basis which give details of the number of smart meter installations by the larger energy suppliers. The latest release, published on 18 September 2014, details installations up to the end of quarter two 2014, and can be found on the Gov.uk website on the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-2-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-2-2014</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 14/10/2014 11:41:26 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

91962

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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: Meters
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 of the smart meters installed are SMETS 2 compliant.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	209354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is currently finalising the second version of the Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specifications (SMETS 2). As SMETS 2 is not yet in force, no installed smart meters currently meet it. We expect SMETS 2 smart meters to be available for the main installation stage.</p><p>The first version of the specifications (SMETS1) was designated by the Secretary of State on 18 December 2012 to allow suppliers to install and operate smart meters during the Foundation Stage of the Programme if they so wish, and thus facilitate early learning and benefits.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 14/10/2014 11:40:48 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

91963

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Pay
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) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) workers in agencies which report to his Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	209466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>I can confirm that from April 2014 there were no Civil Servants or contractors employed on DECC premises who were paid less the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation in either London or Scotland.</p><p>DECC has no executive agencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 14/10/2014 11:44:20 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

91964

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Schools: Solar Power
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 his Department has taken to encourage schools to install solar panels since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	209516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Potential benefits for schools from deployment of solar PV include reduced energy bills, revenue generation, carbon savings, and enhanced educational opportunities.</p><p>In April the Government published a guidance leaflet for schools, making the case for installing Solar PV on our schools and providing a checklist and information on financing. The Government is continuing to work with industry to deliver the suite of measures set out in the Solar PV Strategy to remove barriers to deployment on medium scale rooftops.</p><p>We have asked the solar sector and NGOs to work together on developing approaches which will facilitate deployment on schools and we continue to work with them as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 14/10/2014 11:43:15 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

91716

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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	Climate Change: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proposals he plans to make at the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) second session sixth part in Bonn in October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	209198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>In Bonn, our departmental negotiators will be working towards a successful outcome at the Lima COP in December this year, where we want to: i) pave the way for countries to bring forward their post-2020 emissions reduction offers for the new agreement in early 2015, ii) agree the elements of the draft negotiating text for Paris, and iii) agree on the next steps on enhanced action to close the pre-2020 mitigation gap.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 13/10/2014 12:54:57 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

91718

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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	Hydroelectric Power
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) large scale, (b) small scale and (c) micro-scale hydroelectric schemes are in operation in (i) the High Peak, (ii) England and (iii) the UK.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	209194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of hydroelectric schemes in the High Peak, England and UK, as at the end of 2012. Data as at the end of 2013 will be available on 25 September 2014. DECC does not distinguish between small and micro-scale hydro-electricity.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><em>High Peak</em></p></td><td><p><em>England</em></p></td><td><p><em>UK</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Large-scale (&gt;5 MW)</em></strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Small-scale (&gt;= 5 MW)</em></strong></p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>614</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>England and UK total hydro figures in <em>Renewable electricity in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the regions of England in 2012</em>, Energy Trends September 2013, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-september-2013-special-feature-articles-renewable-electricity-in-scotland-wales-northern-ireland-and-the-regions-of-england-in-201" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-september-2013-special-feature-articles-renewable-electricity-in-scotland-wales-northern-ireland-and-the-regions-of-england-in-201</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 13/10/2014 12:55:55 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

91720

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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	Hydroelectric Power
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 the UK's (a) total and (b) renewable energy generating capacity is provided by hydroelectric power stations.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	209201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>At the end of 2014 Q1, hydro-electricity represented 8.2 per cent of UK renewable electricity capacity, and 1.8 per cent of all generating capacity.</p><p><em>Source:</em></p><p><em>Hydro and renewable electricity capacity from table ET 6.1, available at:</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables</a></em></p><p><em>Total generating capacity (end-2012) from table DUKES 5.12, available at:</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></em></p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 13/10/2014 12:56:54 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

91419

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
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	Climate Change
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 he has made of (a) the implication for his Department's policies of the paper Quantifying the Consensus on Anthropogenic Global Warming in the Scientific Literature and (b) allegations of fraud in that paper.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	208969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The 2013, peer-reviewed paper <em>Quantifying the Consensus on Anthropogenic Global Warming in the Scientific Literature </em>analysed the abstracts of around 12,000 scientific papers and found that, of the third which expressed a view on the cause of global warming, 97% considered it to be man-made. We are not aware of any evidence of fraud relating to this paper.</p><p>The main conclusion of the paper is consistent with findings from all other such studies, and as is evident from the recent Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, that there is an overwhelming scientific consensus that recent global warming is largely caused by human activity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 13/10/2014 12:40:44 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies