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1249885

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support businesses to achieve an environmentally sustainable recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	908546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>As my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister has said, we are determined to build back greener, and deliver millions of new green jobs. We are taking action to deliver on that commitment, including committing over £3 billion to reduce emissions from our buildings across the UK. There are an estimated 460,000 jobs in low carbon businesses and their supply chains across the country, and we want that to rise to 2 million by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 10/11/2020 12:49:41 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1249887

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure that Green Homes Grant Scheme improvements offer significant (a) environmental benefits and (b) value for money.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	908549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>My Rt hon friend the Prime Minister has made clear that energy efficiency is a Government priority. The Green Homes Grant provides economic stimulus, supporting over 80,000 jobs. Through the scheme, households could save up to £600 a year on energy bills.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 10/11/2020 12:51:47 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1248872

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme
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 will make an assessment of the potential merits of including Solar PV and Battery Storage in the Green Homes Grant scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	111434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>We are listening to feedback on the Green Homes Grant, including on the type of technologies included in the scheme. The list of technologies currently included in the scheme reflects our assessment of the best balance between economic stimulus and maximising value for householders and taxpayers. We will assess potential technologies under consideration against the following broad policy criteria - job creation, carbon savings, fuel poverty, delivery confidence, value for money, along with BEIS’ wider departmental objectives.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/11/2020 16:38:03 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1248283

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme
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 Green Homes Grant scheme, how many installers had signed up to be a Green Heat Grant Installer by September 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	110854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>As of 2nd November, there were 1,141 businesses that are TrustMark registered and certified to install measures under the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme. BEIS will continue to monitor installer applications as the scheme progresses.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/11/2020 16:28:42 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1248432

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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	Wind Power
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 he will publish details on how the £160 million for new large scale port and manufacturing infrastructure to support increases in offshore wind capacity will be allocated.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	110738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Details on how the funding will be allocated are yet to be confirmed. The Department is considering the responses from the Request for Information, and depending on the level of interest, we expect that any funding will be awarded following a formal competitive process. Any final award decisions will be subject to in-depth appraisal, due diligence, and scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/11/2020 16:26:44 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1248433

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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	Wind Power
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 discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the announcement of £160 million for new large scale port and manufacturing infrastructure to support increases in offshore wind capacity.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	110739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department and I have regular and ongoing dialogue with the Welsh Government on a wide range of matters, including our recent announcements regarding offshore wind.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/11/2020 16:24:32 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1248446

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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	Shipping: Tees Valley
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 potential effect that developing (a) hydrogen and (b) ammonia production capacity in Teesside to meet increased demand for low emission fuels from the merchant shipping industry will have on employment opportunities for (i) port workers and (ii) seafarers; and what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on developing that capacity in Teeside.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	110822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Low carbon hydrogen is one of a handful of critical options needed to deliver net zero and presents an opportunity to deliver against our clean growth goals – meeting our decarbonisation needs while capturing commercial opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>DfT-commissioned analysis supporting the Government’s Clean Maritime Plan set out that hydrogen and ammonia, a hydrogen carrier, are expected to play a significant role in decarbonising the maritime sector. The global market for elements of alternative fuel production technologies like hydrogen and ammonia, in which the UK has a strong competitive advantage, could rise to up to £11bn per year by 2050, generating economic benefits to the UK of up to £0.5bn per year by the middle of the century</p><p> </p><p>The proximity of the local port to the Net Zero Teesside industrial project, which aims to produce and use significant quantities of low carbon hydrogen, as well as the recently announced ambition for Tees Valley to become a trailblazing Hydrogen Transport Hub, position the area well to realise significant local benefits.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS ministers and officials continue to work closely with colleagues in the Department for Transport (DfT) in developing our approach to hydrogen, including in end uses such as maritime.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/11/2020 16:21:55 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1248447

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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	Hydrogen
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 steps he is taking to maximise employment opportunities for UK workers from the supply chain required to increase the production and storage of hydrogen as part of the transition to a net zero carbon economy.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	110823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Low carbon hydrogen is one of a handful of critical options needed to deliver net zero and presents an opportunity to deliver against our clean growth goals – meeting our decarbonisation needs while capturing commercial opportunities for UK firms. In November 2019 we published the Energy Innovation Needs Assessment (EINA) for hydrogen and fuel cells which identified that the future market for all hydrogen technologies could yield around £5.3bn of GVA and create nearly 50,000 jobs by 2050. This document is under review to reflect increased ambition from our move to a net zero target.</p><p> </p><p>We are developing new policy to help realise these opportunities, including investible business models to support deployment, announcing the £100 million Low Carbon Hydrogen Production Fund to stimulate capital investment, and investing up to £121 million (between 2015 and 2021) in hydrogen innovation across the value chain.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to publish a UK hydrogen strategy the strategy early in 2021 which will set out our strategic approach to hydrogen, and how we work with industry to build a robust UK supply chain capable of delivering low carbon hydrogen at scale to meet our net zero needs.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/11/2020 16:18:58 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1248498

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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	Renewable Energy
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 estimate he has made of the proportion of the UK's energy that will be supplied from (a) nuclear, (b) wind, (c) biomass, (d) solar, and (e) tidal sources over the next (i) five, (ii) 10 and (iii) 20 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	110808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department has published projections of electricity generation by source for the UK which can be used to derive the proportion of total UK electricity supply supplied by nuclear and renewable sources, respectively. These are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>For commercial reasons we do not release any breakdown of renewables projections. Officials need to work in a private space to determine auction parameters for each CfD round to ensure competitive tension. Providing a more granular/annual deployment trajectory for specific technologies could distort auction outcomes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Proportion of UK electricity supply (gross) excluding net imports[1]</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Nuclear</p></td><td><p>Renewables[2]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2025</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2026</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2027</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2028</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2029</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2030</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2031</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2032</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2033</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2034</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2035</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2036</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2037</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2038</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2039</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2040</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures are based on central estimates of economic growth and fossil fuel prices and contains all agreed policies where decisions on policy design are sufficiently advanced to allow robust estimates of impact as at August 2019. Further details can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/energy-and-emissions-projections" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/energy-and-emissions-projections</a>. Figures provided are derived from BEIS Energy and Emissions Projections (EEP) 2019 Annex J, Total electricity generation by source.</p><p>[1] For this calculation total UK electricity supply is defined as including generation from storage but excluding net imports of electricity.</p><p>[2] Includes a small amount of generation from non-renewable wastes.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/11/2020 16:17:29 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1248499

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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 Supply
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 resilience of the National Grid as part of the UK's transition to net zero.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	110809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK has one of the most robust energy systems in the world. Maintaining a safe and secure energy supply is a key priority for this Government.</p><p> </p><p>We work closely with the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO), electricity operators, and Ofgem, to ensure our electricity and gas systems are able to respond to new challenges, including the transition to net zero, whilst continuing to ensure resilience.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2019, the ESO published its plan to fully operate Great Britain’s electricity system with zero carbon by 2025 and is undertaking a number of projects to explore how this can be achieved.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work with the ESO to ensure that this is delivered in a manner that ensures the stability and security of the electricity system.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/11/2020 16:15:02 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns