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1694752

registered interest
date	08/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	National Grid: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with the National Grid on improving the timetable for connecting infrastructure projects to the national grid.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	17727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is working with Ofgem, the Electricity System Operator and network companies to accelerate network connections. Since the Connections Action Plan[1] was published in November 2023, over 40GW of projects have been offered earlier grid connection dates, accelerating up to £40bn of investment. In the coming months we will decide on further action to ensure only viable projects can retain their connection agreements. In addition, from next January a new process will prevent projects being offered a specific connection date until they demonstrate sufficient progress towards connecting to the grid.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/655dd873d03a8d001207fe56/connections-action-plan.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/655dd873d03a8d001207fe56/connections-action-plan.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/03/2024 06:24:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1694466

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to report entitled Financing the Future: Energy, published by the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association on 26 February 2024, what steps her Department plans to take to encourage private capital investment in green energy.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	17483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK saw £60bn of investment in 2023, meaning that since 2010 the UK has seen £300bn of public and private investment into low carbon sectors. The Powering Up Britain Plan, backed by substantial government funding, seeks to attract private capital for green energy.</p><p> </p><p>We've bolstered investor confidence with announcements on the UK Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) sector and the Hydrogen Strategy. In December 2023, we unveiled Europe's largest simultaneous commercial-scale green hydrogen projects, supporting 125MW in the inaugural Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR1).</p><p> </p><p>We’ve allocated over £1 billion for the flagship Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme's Allocation Round 6 (AR6) and £1.1 billion to the Green Industries Growth Accelerator, to support the expansion of domestic green manufacturing capacity and strengthen clean energy supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/03/2024 13:16:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1694475

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many domestic overnight visits were undertaken by Ministers in (a) her Department and (b) its predecessor Department in each of the last three financial years; and what the cost of those visits was.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	17518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government publishes on GOV.UK details of the cost of overseas Ministerial travel, including costs of travel, and on other costs (visas, accommodation, meals).</p><p> </p><p>But as has been the case under successive administrations, the Government does not publish granular detail on Ministers’ travel at home or abroad.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/03/2024 10:32:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1693747

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she is taking steps to ensure that developers of wind farms supply a single point of contact for the public.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>All applications for development consent are published on the Planning Inspectorates web-site and are publicly available. The information includes details of the applicant and a link to their web-site which also explains the purpose of the project and the applicant's contact details.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/03/2024 06:21:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1693752

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	National Grid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many projects that have been granted grid access which have (a) stalled and (b) ceased entirely have been removed from the national grid connection queue in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	17156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Data from the Electricity System Operator (ESO) shows that 31 projects have been removed from the transmission connections queue since 1 March 2023. Of these 31 projects, 13 terminated their agreements voluntarily as part of the ESO’s Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) Amnesty.</p><p> </p><p>As set out at Budget, the ESO has begun the process of inserting delivery milestones into over 1000 connection agreements, enabling it to terminate stalled projects from Autumn 2024. The Government will also work with the ESO and network companies to outline further reforms by summer 2024 to raise barriers to entering and remaining in the queue.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2024 12:00:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1693753

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	National Grid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing financial penalties on network companies that fail to deliver grid connections on schedule.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	17157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The regulatory framework for electricity network connections is a matter for the independent regulator, Ofgem. As set out in the Connections Action Plan[1], Ofgem is undertaking a full review of existing incentives and obligations on parties, including network companies, relating to connections to ensure they are fit for purpose. This will include consideration of the use of financial incentives and penalties, as well as other regulatory levers. Ofgem will report its findings by the end of June.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2024 12:01:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1693754

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the switching off of renewable wind power because of grid capacity on household bills.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	17158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to him on 7 March to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-04/16816" target="_blank">16816</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2024 07:09:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1693881

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Fraud and Maladministration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the amount of money lost to fraud and error by her (a) her Department and (b) the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	17125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government proactively investigates and prevents fraud in the system. We have established the dedicated Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA). In its first year it delivered £311 million in audited counter fraud benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the Machinery of Government changes, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has not yet produced fraud and error estimates but this will be published in the 23/24 annual report and accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Government figures for the former department BEIS can be found in the BEIS Annual Report and Accounts (2022/2023).</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2024 12:42:03 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1693901

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of the recommendations in the report entitled Fixing the Carbon Leak published by the Commission for Carbon Competitiveness in July 2023.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	17130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government welcomed and noted the Commission’s report, which made recommendations on a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS). In December 2023, the Government announced that it would implement a CBAM by 2027 and consult further on this in 2024.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2023, the UK ETS Authority launched consultations on the approach to both free allocation and market policy, seeking views on how the Authority can best target support to industrial sectors at risk of carbon leakage and on market stability mechanisms, including the design of the cost containment mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/03/2024 06:22:09 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1693235

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Gridwatch.co.uk figures, for what reason the proportion of imported energy was over 25% on 25 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>On 25 February 2024, low wind generation in GB combined with high wind generation in Europe supported a price differential with Europe which led to higher imports. Interconnectors import when prices in GB are higher than on the other side of the interconnector.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/03/2024 10:30:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood