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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

1611568

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	Industry: 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, what assessment he has made of the impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act on investment in low carbon industries in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	904492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK has seen nearly £200 billion of investment into low carbon sectors since 2010, 50% higher than the US as a share of GDP. We’re cementing our leadership in clean technologies through targeted investment, regulation, policy and market frameworks.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/04/2023 12:12:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604630

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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 Capture and Storage: Finance
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 paragraph 3.88 of the Spring Budget, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, what proportion of the funding for early deployment of Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage will be classified as research and development.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	166215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The funding announced in the budget is targeted towards supporting early deployment of Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage. Although some of this may be classified as research and development funding, the Government is not earmarking funding for this purpose.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/03/2023 16:09:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1584371

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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: Meters
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 energy consumers have a right to ask for a smart meter to be removed and replaced with a traditional meter.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	140153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>Smart meters are modernising the energy system and benefit households and small business across Great Britain. Energy suppliers are responsible for the provision of metering and are required to take all reasonable steps to install a smart meter where a meter is fitted for the first time or when an existing meter needs to be replaced. Energy suppliers are best placed to make decisions on individual circumstances in accordance with customer needs and availability of existing traditional meters.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/02/2023 10:30:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1580911

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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: Meters
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 recent discussions his Department has had with Ofgem regarding energy suppliers’ compliance with existing rules on prepayment meters and vulnerable energy customers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>I met with Ofgem and energy suppliers on 25th January to discuss matters related to energy customers on prepayment meters.</p><p> </p><p>As the independent regulator, Ofgem is responsible for ensuring licensed energy suppliers are complying with their licence conditions. Ofgem publishes details of its compliance and enforcement action on its website at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fenergy-policy-and-regulation%2Fcompliance-and-enforcement&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cca2a57091230420900ee08db02b26c45%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638106737555435025%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wNKZ%2F%2BVZX1PIdR4%2FxVdvDh49I6h8qG5C94npS%2BxXlbU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-policy-and-regulation/compliance-and-enforcement</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 30/01/2023 15:19:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1549139

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Housing: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
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 information his Department holds on how many homes in Newcastle Central constituency had solar power panels installed as of 1 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	104192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>At the end of October 2022, there were 931 domestic installations of solar panels recorded in Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/12/2022 18:47:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1549145

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Environment Protection: Job Creation
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 take steps to increase the number of green jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	104198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is providing significant investment for the offshore renewable and electric vehicle industries across North East England to create high value, highly skilled green jobs for people across the region.</p><p> </p><p>Funding from its Offshore Wine Manufacturing Investment Support Scheme is supporting construction of the new £130m JDR cables factory near Blyth in Northumberland, which will develop and build components for next generation wind turbines, creating 170 jobs. Its £20.9 million Town Deal for Blyth will also establish business-led skills development facilities for the offshore wind sector, providing local people with the skills they need to benefit from those job opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's Getting Building Fund is supporting construction of Equinor's new Operations and Maintenance base at the Port of Tyne, which will serve the world’s biggest offshore wind farm at Dogger Bank. This is expected to generate over 200 direct jobs in the region and provide opportunities for companies at all levels of the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>Construction has also started on EV 36 Zero – a new £1 billion Electric Vehicle Hub near to Nissan’s Sunderland plant which will create around 1,000 jobs and help accelerate the UK’s journey to carbon neutrality.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/12/2022 13:12:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1541388

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
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 Price Guarantee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 72508 on Energy: Meters, if he set out how the Energy Price Guarantee complies with the Data Access and Privacy Framework for smart metering.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	83815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The smart metering Data Access and Privacy Framework (DAPF) ensures that households have control over who can access their energy consumption data and for what purposes, except where this is required for regulated purposes. It establishes specific provisions relating to the processing of energy consumption data, which are designed to complement, but not replace, wider data protection legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Electricity and Gas meter personal data collected through the Energy Price Guarantee scheme will be processed in the public interest under Article 6(1)(e) of UK GDPR and processing will be compliant with the provisions set out in the DAPF.</p><p> </p><p>Smart meters only record energy consumption data. Personal information such as names, addresses and bank details are not stored on a smart meter.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 17:12:09 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1540854

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Offshore Industry: Environment Protection
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 compatibility of the oil and gas licensing round on (a) UK’s carbon budgets and net zero target; and (b) the UK’s obligations and commitments towards international climate targets.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	82296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton on 7th November 2022 to Question <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-11-02%2F77566&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cf97e8530360548cd775108dac6f3bd26%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638041047388453127%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=21FoytOhVryHHDLEeHEJ7u6ub7o9zmd5EMfDwojptrc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">77566</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/11/2022 17:03:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1538526

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2022 to Question 72508 on Energy: Meters, whether the Energy Price Guarantee scheme: privacy notice published on 1 October 2022 is compatible with the strict Data Access and Privacy Framework referenced in his answer.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	77419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) scheme complements the Data Access and Privacy Framework (DAPF) for smart metering.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work with energy suppliers and Ofgem to ensure compliance with the DAPF.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/11/2022 17:08:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah