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44362

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on what basis the assumed outputs from certified heat pumps installed in domestic premises will be used in calculations of progress towards achieving EU renewable energy targets.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	193151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The contribution of heat pumps installed in both domestic and non-domestic premises to progress towards achieving EU Renewable Energy Directive targets is accounted for using the methods outlined in European Commission Decision C(2013)1082. This was published in the Official Journal of the European Union 6 March 2013, and can be found on the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:062:0027:0035:EN:PDF" target="_blank">http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:062:0027:0035:EN:PDF</a></p><p> </p><p>The calculations utilise the numbers of compliant heat pumps installed, their capacity and location (used to define the climatic zone), together with default values proposed in the Decision for the number of hours operated and the seasonal performance factor for each type of heat pump.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

44363

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much onshore wind capacity (a) received planning approval and (b) was rejected in each month in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012 and (e) 2013; and how many planning applications for onshore wind farms were (i) approved and (ii) rejected in each of those months.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	193072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>This information is available in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), which tracks the progress of all renewable energy projects 0.01MW and over from submission of a planning application through to determination and generation:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://restats.decc.gov.uk/app/reporting/decc/monthlyextract" target="_blank">https://restats.decc.gov.uk/app/reporting/decc/monthlyextract</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

44365

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the health effects of infrasound from wind turbine generators.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	192989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>A number of independent peer reviewed research studies have concluded that there is no evidence of health effects arising from infrasound or low frequency noise, generated by windfarms that are built according to Government guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>For example, a comprehensive study undertaken in the UK in 1997 by ETSU for the Department of Trade and Industry (ETSU W/13/00392/REP) found no evidence that ground transmitted low frequency noise from wind turbines is at a sufficient level to be harmful to human health. These findings were confirmed by a study published in 2005 by the Applied and Environmental Geophysics Group of the School of Physical and Geographical Sciences at Keele University titled Microseismic and Infrasound Monitoring of Low Frequency Noise and Vibrations from Wind Farms1. In 2003 the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs published a report entitled 'A Review of Published Research on Low Frequency Noise and its Effects'2 and in 2004, BERR commissioned Hayes McKenzie to conduct an independent study to investigate the levels and effects of Low Frequency Noise from wind farms3.</p><p> </p><p><em>1</em><em> <a href="http://www.keele.ac.uk/geophysics/appliedseismology/wind/Final_Report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.keele.ac.uk/geophysics/appliedseismology/wind/Final_Report.pdf</a></em></p><p><em>2</em><em> <a href="http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/noise/research/lowfrequency/documents/lowfreqnoise.pdf" target="_blank">http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/noise/research/lowfrequency/documents/lowfreqnoise.pdf</a></em></p><p><em>3 </em><em><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.berr.gov.uk/energy/sources/renewables/explained/wind/onshore-offshore/page31267.html" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/sources/renewables/explained/wind/onshore-offshore/page31267.html</a></em></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

44032

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to the customer experience if Green Deal providers were able to access the supporting data for Green Deal reports held by Government.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	192766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>Green Deal customers receive a Green Deal Advice Report which provides energy savings estimates for the package of improvements recommended by a Green Deal Advisor. These savings are calculated by approved Green Deal software. The Green Deal Advice Report can subsequently be tailored by Green Deal Providers using the Green Deal Improvement Package Tool and following discussions with customers of the improvements they want to take up. Providers will also discuss the detail of any financing arrangement that the customer wants. Providing customers with access to supporting data held on the Green Deal Register is unnecessary as part of the Green Deal process and would not change the savings that accrue to customers.</p><p> </p><p>A list of approved Green Deal software can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.bre.co.uk/filelibrary/SAP/2009/GD_OA_software.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.bre.co.uk/filelibrary/SAP/2009/GD_OA_software.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Green Deal Improvement Package Tool can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gdsap.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gdsap.org.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

43707

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many of his Department's (a) officials and (b) senior officials working on the development of the Energy Act 2013 left the Department in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013 and (iii) since 18 December 2013.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	192552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The number of Civil Servants who were leading on the development of the Energy Act 2013 for the Department of Energy and Climate Change and who have subsequently left the department permanently are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1 January – 31 December 2012</em></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1 January – 17 December 2013</em></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>18 December 2013 – 28 February 2014</em></p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There were other Civil Servants who contributed to various aspects of the development but were not part of the core team. We do not hold central records of these people and to contact line managers for this information would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

43708

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many of his Department's officials left the Department in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013; and how many have left since 1 January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	192553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The number of Civil Servants and Senior Civil Servants, who have permanently left the Department of Energy and Climate Change in each of the years specified, are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of leavers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1 January – 31 December 2012</em></p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1 January – 31 December 2013</em></p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1 January – 28 February 2014</em></p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

42654

registered interest
date	11/03/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether United Kingdom aid has funded projects to combat climate change in South America, including a scheme to improve animal diets by cultivating trees and plants in such a way to reduce the amount of methane escaping through belching and flatulence; and, if so, how much was spent and what was the result of that project.
tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
uin	HL5923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The Government supports a number of projects which combat climate change in South America. These include support for a project to encourage the uptake of Silvopastoral Systems (SPS) by Colombian farmers. By introducing SPS, the project is protecting forests, improving the livelihood of farmers, increasing biodiversity and reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions through improved land management. It does this through SPS techniques which improve the grazing land by the planting of trees, shrubs and fodder crops, installing living fences and conserving existing forest.</p><p> </p><p>Participating small farmers, the majority of whom are living in conditions of rural poverty, are also able to raise more, healthier cattle on their existing land, increasing their income and reducing the need to clear forest. The resulting change in diet for the cattle that live on the farms may affect emissions from the cattle but this is not an objective of the project.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft