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388174

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date	07/07/2015
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: Prices
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 average change in household energy bills which occurred as a result of measures announced in the 2013 Autumn Statement.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	5786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>In November 2014 DECC published estimates of the impact of energy and climate change policies on energy prices and bills[1]. The report included an estimate of the impact of the package of measures for household energy bills announced at the 2013 Autumn Statement.</p><p>The report set out that the total reduction in individual household energy bills will depend on the energy supplier but estimated that, on average, this package was worth around £50 (including VAT) per household in 2014, broken down as follows:</p><p> </p><p>· A Government Electricity Rebate of £12 on household electricity bills in 2014/15 and 2015/16 delivered by energy suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>· A reduction in the cost of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). While costs will vary across companies, the major energy suppliers announced that the changes will result in an average £30-£35 off bills in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>· Voluntary action by electricity distribution network operators (DNOs) to reduce network costs in 2014/15, leading to a further one-off deferral of around £5 on electricity bills on average.</p><p><em>[1]</em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-impacts-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-energy-prices-and-bills-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-impacts-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-energy-prices-and-bills-2014</a> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/07/2015 11:44:49 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

388175

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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: Prices
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 average domestic energy bill in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) the North West and (c) the UK in 2010 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	5953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>DECC domestic energy bill estimates are only produced at Public Energy Supply (PES) regional level, we do not have bill data for constituency level. The St Helens North constituency covers two PES regions, North West and Merseyside &amp; North Wales.</p><p>The tables below shows the estimated average annual 2014 energy bill (2015 data is not yet available) for customers in the UK, and the two relevant PES region.</p><p>These are based on an assumed annual consumption of 3,800 kWh of electricity and 15,000 kWh of gas per year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>2014</em></strong></p></td><td><p><em>Electricity</em></p></td><td><p><em>Gas</em></p></td><td><p><em>Total</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>£592</p></td><td><p>£752</p></td><td><p>£1,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£596</p></td><td><p>£748</p></td><td><p>£1,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside and North Wales</p></td><td><p>£634</p></td><td><p>£755</p></td><td><p>£1,389</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>2010</em></strong></p></td><td><p><em>Electricity</em></p></td><td><p><em>Gas</em></p></td><td><p><em>Total</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>£474</p></td><td><p>£564</p></td><td><p>£1,038</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£451</p></td><td><p>£567</p></td><td><p>£1,018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside and North Wales</p></td><td><p>£489</p></td><td><p>£567</p></td><td><p>£1,056</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/07/2015 11:47:17 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

388176

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what support her Department offers to (a) people on low incomes, (b) people who live in rented accommodation and (c) pensioners to enable them to switch to the lowest priced energy tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has implemented a range of measures to support vulnerable households reduce their energy bills, including:</p><p>· Winter Fuel Payment - worth up to £300, estimated £ 2.15 billion spent in 2013/14 (specifically for pensioners);</p><p> </p><p>· Cold Weather Payments - provide £25 for every week of a cold spell – in the last cold winter (2012/13) 5.8 million payments were made, estimated over £140 million spent in 2012/13 (specifically for those on low incomes);</p><p> </p><p>· Warm Home Discount: provides assistance to around 2 million low income and vulnerable households with their energy costs each year. Over 1.4 million of the poorest pensioners received £140 off their electricity bill last winter (14/15), over 1.3 million of them automatically.</p><p> </p><p>· Nearly £3m invested over 3 years in the Big Energy Saving Network to help the most vulnerable get the best deal for them and access to available help.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/07/2015 11:49:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

388177

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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: Competition
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 findings of the report by the Competition and Markets Authority on its provisional finding on its energy market investigation, published on 7 July 2015; and what steps she is taking to ensure that customers are not paying too much for their energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>We will consider the CMA’s provisional findings carefully and respond shortly.</p><p>In the meantime this Government continues to focus on keeping bills down through promoting competition, making switching quicker and easier, and providing direct help to the most vulnerable.</p><p>We have already:</p><p>· tackled barriers hindering the entry and growth of independent suppliers through the Challenger Business Programme</p><p>· halved the time it takes to switch supplier;</p><p>· put QR codes on bills to allow switching through mobile phones</p><p>· delivered a national switching campaign, resulting in £38 million savings by 130,000 households switching energy supplier; and</p><p>· provided nearly £3m over three years to the Big Energy Saving Network which has already helped around 220,000 vulnerable consumers with their energy bills.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/07/2015 11:54:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

388178

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Hinkley Point B 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 information she has received from public protection authorities in North Somerset on compliance at Hinckley Point nuclear facilities with the provision of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 requiring the display of public notices warning of areas where pollution is a potential health risk.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities have a responsibility to consider appropriate remediation measures, which could include signage if appropriate, where there is evidence of a potential risk to health in the environment. Local authorities in England are advised by Public Health England in relation to health risks associated with radioactive contamination and by the Environment Agency in respect of appropriate remediation measures.</p><p>Operators of all nuclear facilities in England must comply with environmental permits issued by the Environment Agency. The Environment Agency also conducts ongoing independent monitoring of the level of radioactivity in the environment and publishes results annually. There is no indication from this programme of a potential health risk in relation to the nuclear facilities at Hinkley Point.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/07/2015 11:43:27 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

388179

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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: Competition
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 implications for her policies of the Competition and Markets Authority's provisional findings on the energy market, published on 6 July 2015.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	5908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>We will consider the CMA’s provisional findings carefully and respond shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/07/2015 11:49:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn