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757878

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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: Private Rented Housing
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 the Government has made of the benefits (a) for tenants and (b) in terms of carbon emissions of raising the minimum energy efficiency standards for privately rented homes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	8878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The <em>Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015</em> require all landlords of domestic privately rented property in England and Wales to ensure that, from 1 April 2018, their properties reach at least an energy performance rating of E before granting a tenancy to new or existing tenants, unless a prescribed exemption applies.</p><p>Tenants would benefit from improved homes in the form of reduced energy bills. Data derived from the 2014 English Housing Survey shows that the average annual cost of heating an E rated home in the private rental sector to an adequate level is £510 cheaper than for an F rated private rented sector home, and £990 cheaper than for a G rated property. There would also be wider health and wellbeing benefits for tenants associated with increased comfort from warmer homes.</p><p>The published impact assessment for the regulations estimated that effective implementation of the domestic provisions will save 1.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent between 2013 and 2065.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/09/2017 15:56:27 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

732563

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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	Tidal 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 steps his Department is taking to support the UK's tidal energy industry.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	1193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Tidal stream technologies are currently eligible to compete for support in the Contracts for Difference (CFD) allocation round process. CFDs provide efficient long-term support for, and incentivise investment in, low carbon electricity generation. The Government is currently assessing the recommendations of the Hendry Review and will publish a response in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/07/2017 10:22:10 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

732567

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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	Tidal Power: Territorial Waters
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 his Department has made of the amount of tidal energy recoverable from UK and British Crown Dependency territorial waters.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	1195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Estate UK Wave and Tidal Key Resource Areas study (2012)<sup>[1]</sup> assessed the UK’s theoretical maximum resource for tidal stream, barrage and lagoon resource at 95 TWh/year (32 GW), 96 TWh/year (45 GW) and 25 TWh/year (14 GW) respectively. The Department’s Technology Innovation Needs Assessment <sup>[2]</sup> (TINA) published in 2012 estimated that tidal stream energy could practically deliver up to 20-30 TWh/year around 2050.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em> [1]</em></strong> <a href="http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/media/5476/uk-wave-and-tidal-key-resource-areas-project.pdf" target="_blank"><em>http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/media/5476/uk-wave-and-tidal-key-resource-areas-project.pdf</em></a></p><p><strong><em>[2]</em></strong> <a href="http://www.lowcarboninnovation.co.uk/working_together/technology_focus_areas/marine/" target="_blank"><em>http://www.lowcarboninnovation.co.uk/working_together/technology_focus_areas/marine/</em></a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/07/2017 10:40:48 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

732568

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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	Tidal 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 recent discussions he has had with the tidal energy industry on support for that sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	1196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State, his Ministers and officials have engaged frequently with stakeholders across the Department’s portfolio of responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 17/07/2017 08:40:56 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

732584

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish a Contract for Difference allowing non-UK renewable energy projects to compete for funding.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	1243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department is focussed on running competitive auctions to award contracts for difference (CFD) to UK-based renewable electricity projects. There are currently no plans to open the UK CFD scheme to non-UK projects.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 30/06/2017 10:30:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

710653

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pension providers simplify, expedite and ensure the security of transfer between providers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	67606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>I strongly support the principle of more efficient transfers between pension schemes. This will give consumers greater choice and flexibility. Whilst many members experience pension transfers in fewer than 20 days, I am aware that transfer practice is not uniformly good – some schemes are making the process unnecessarily complex, and some transfers are taking longer than they should. I continue to monitor options to improve this.</p><p> </p><p>The Pensions Regulator has issued guidance for schemes on standards, including how transfers can be processed promptly and accurately without exposing savers to a greater risk of pension scams – this includes the use of electronic platforms and standardised documentation wherever it is practical to do so. The Regulator is continuing to monitor performance, and aims to set out further guidance about its expectations later in the Spring.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, my Department and the Financial Conduct Authority have given pension schemes and providers a statutory duty to report on the promptness and accuracy with which they carry out certain core financial transactions, including transfers.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/03/2017 14:39:08 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

598340

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in cases when someone in receipt of a state pension passes away, (a) whether their family is automatically notified on any pensions payments owing, (b) how long such payments take to process and (c) how many people are currently waiting for such a payment to be made.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	47705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>When someone in receipt of a state pension passes away:</p><p>(a) The death arrears payee would be notified of any arrears by letter. The death arrears payee is normally a family member but can also be another body such as a solicitor.</p><p>(b) Payments owing are normally made within 15 days following confirmation of the correct payee.</p><p>(c) There are 4,092 customers who have confirmed the correct payee currently waiting for such a payment to be made.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/10/2016 11:11:29 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

574087

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in which countries UK citizens are not able to transfer pension rights accrued in that country upon return to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	44640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>We do not keep information on other nations’ transfer policies. State pension rights accrued elsewhere cannot be transferred to the UK. There is no bar to private pension savings accrued elsewhere being transferred to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/09/2016 13:09:22 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

459388

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will represent the Government at the UNHCR conference on the Syrian refugee crisis on 30 March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	30780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>I will represent the Government at the UNHCR conference on the Syrian refugee crisis on 30 March 2016.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 15/03/2016 14:25:26 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

421166

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that at least 1,000 Syrian children are brought to settle in the UK before Christmas 2015.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	11546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>Scaling up the system in a way that protects the interests of all concerned, including local communities, will take a little bit of time. It will take several months to reach full capacity. However, on 19 October, I set out our intention to welcome 1,000 Syrian refugees (adults and children) before Christmas. This is the ambition that the Home Office are working towards and we will report on it after Christmas.</p><p>We are not expecting the refugees arriving in the first months of the scheme to include unaccompanied children.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/11/2015 14:54:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff