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1695419

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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: Planning Permission
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 energy planning applications she has approved.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	18088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>All decisions taken by the Secretary of State relating to energy planning applications for development consent are published on the Planning Inspectorates web-site and are publicly available. Since the Secretary of State's appointment in August 2023, a total of six decisions have been published and development consent was granted in all cases.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/03/2024 06:19:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1695438

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors
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 recent assessment she has made of the compatibility of the AQUIND Interconnector Project with Ofgem’s expanded assessment criteria frameworks, Initial Project Assessment, for projects applying to the upcoming Window 3 cap and floor round.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	18269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The regulatory approval process for interconnectors in Great Britain is run by Ofgem. Details of Ofgem's consideration of the AQUIND project can be found in Ofgem's Initial Project Assessment for this application round, which was published on 1 March 2024. The Ofgem regulatory process is independent from Government and therefore the Secretary of State has not assessed the compatibility of Aquind with Ofgem’s Initial Project Assessment criteria.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/03/2024 13:41:03 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1695439

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors
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 recommendations made by Ofgem in its upcoming Window 3 cap and floor round for interconnector projects will be taken into account by her Department when making a decision on the AQUIND Interconnector Project.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	18270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>In taking the decision on any application for development consent for a nationally significant infrastructure project, the Secretary of State will consider all relevant planning matters.</p><p>Given the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in the re-determination of this application, it would not be appropriate to comment on any specific matters regarding the application.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/03/2024 13:39:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1695440

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors
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 constraint costs associated with the AQUIND Interconnector Project.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	18271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The regulatory approval process for interconnectors in Great Britain is run by Ofgem. Details of Ofgem's consideration of the AQUIND project can be found in Ofgem's Initial Project Assessment for this application round, which was published on 1 March 2024. The Ofgem regulatory process is independent from Government and therefore the Secretary of State has not assessed constraint costs associated with the project.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/03/2024 13:38:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1695445

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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: Directors
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 much was paid to the non-executive directors of her Department between 7 February 2023 and 7 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	18301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p><em>Payments to Non-Executive Directors will be disclosed as part of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s Annual Report and Accounts.</em></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/03/2024 13:53:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1695530

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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: Seas and Oceans
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 instruct Ofgem to update the (a) Holistic Network Design and (b) Centralised Strategic Network Plan to ensure a greater proportion of future electricity transmission infrastructure is built offshore.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	18290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Electricity System Operator (ESO) is responsible for assessing and recommending transmission reinforcement options.</p><p> </p><p>Its Holistic Network Design recommendations give equal consideration to impacts on communities, cost to consumers, environmental impacts, and deliverability.</p><p> </p><p>The ESO has assessed a wide range of options for each network need identified in order to minimise impacts against the four criteria. This includes assessing both on and offshore options. Where an offshore route performs best, the ESO recommends this.</p><p> </p><p>The ESO will publish the transitional Centralised Strategic Network Plan on March 19th, which will include details of its recommended design options.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/03/2024 13:52:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1694909

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
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: Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to launch a consultation on the growth of community-run renewable energy schemes.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	17764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>We have been codesigning the consultation on the community energy sector via the Community Energy Contact Group (CECG). We intend to publish the consultation as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/03/2024 12:23:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1694938

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
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: Seas and Oceans
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 estimate of the potential additional costs for offshoring the required new grid capacity between north east (a) Scotland and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	17915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Electricity network planning is a function of the independent Electricity System Operator (ESO). Through the Holistic Network Design (HND), the transitional Centralised Strategic Network Plan and in the future through the Centralised Strategic Network Plan (CSNP), the ESO considers the best approach to coordinate transmission infrastructure to balance community impact, environmental impact, cost and deliverability and reduce the amount of planned infrastructure. Additional costs will vary depending on the specific infrastructure considered, however subsea cabling is several times more expensive than overhead lines, due in part to lower capacity of offshore circuits (2GW in comparison to 6GW for onshore alternatives).</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/03/2024 12:21:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1694945

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
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	British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
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 applications under the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme there have been for an adult dependent pension under Rule 29 (1) (bb) where the dependant was financially partly-dependent on the BCSSS scheme member; and how many of those applications have been granted since the Scheme's inception in 1994.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	17802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Fourteen applications for an Adult Dependent Pension under Rule 29(1)(bb) have been considered by either the Trustees or the Scheme Secretary of which ten were awarded and four were rejected.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/03/2024 12:17:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1695064

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
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, to which domestic destinations Ministers in her Department and its predecessor Department have attended overnight visits in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	17877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government publishes on GOV.UK details of the cost of overseas Ministerial trips, including costs of travel and other costs (visas, accommodation, and 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 14/03/2024 12:10:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden