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391756

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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
hansard heading	Renewable Energy
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 she has made of the potential economic benefits of investment in renewable energy resources in the next 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	8181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change published <em>Delivering UK Investment: Low Carbon Energy </em>in March 2015 which estimates investment in renewable electricity generation capacity between 2015 and 2020 of up to £45bn. We estimate that the low carbon sector has the potential to support up to 250,000 jobs by 2020, of which 200,000 would be in renewables. [1]</p><p><em>[1]</em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/419024/DECC_LowCarbonEnergyReport.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/419024/DECC_LowCarbonEnergyReport.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 15:43:35 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

391757

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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
hansard heading	Peatlands: Carbon Emissions
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 her Department has made of the effect of carbon emissions from England's upland and lowland peatlands.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	8152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Governments annual publication of the UK’s greenhouse gas inventory (ref) reports that emissions from management and use of lowland and horticultural soils such as peat was 2.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide [1]. This contributes less than 1% to the estimated 359 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted in England in 20131. We do not currently estimate emissions from upland peat due to a lack of suitable input data.</p><p>In 2014 DECC commissioned the Natural Environment Research Council’s Centre for Ecology and Hydrology to propose approaches for the incorporation of emissions from wetland rewetting and drainage from both lowland and upland peatlands in the greenhouse gas emissions inventory. They will report their recommendations by 2017, which will improve our understanding of emissions in this sector.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em> <em>Greenhouse Gas Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990-2013, Salisbury, G. Thistlethwaite, K. Young, L. Cardenas, A. Thomson., Ricardo-AEA/R/3452, (2015). <a href="http://naei.defra.gov.uk/reports/reports?report_id=810" target="_blank">http://naei.defra.gov.uk/reports/reports?report_id=810</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 16:09:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

391758

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she plans to take to ensure the UK stays on course to meet its targets to reduce the use of coal and other fossil fuels.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Mr Nick Clegg
uin	8182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government has put in place reforms designed to deliver a secure transition to an affordable, low-carbon electricity system.</p><p>Our projections show that, based on current policies, we expect to see around a 50% reduction in total electricity generation from fossil fuels by 2030 compared to 2014*.</p><p><em>*Source: DECC 2014 Updated Annual Energy &amp; Emissions Projections, Annex J <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2014</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 15:42:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg

391759

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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
hansard heading	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the electricity produced in the UK derives from each principal method of electricity production.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	8218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows electricity supplied in the UK by fuel type for the calendar year 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong><em>UK electricity generation by fuel type</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>TWh</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% share</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coal</p></td><td><p>100.7</p></td><td><p>29.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oil</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>100.9</p></td><td><p>29.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear</p></td><td><p>63.7</p></td><td><p>18.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hydro (natural flow)</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wind and Solar</p></td><td><p>36.1</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>- of which, Offshore</em></p></td><td><p><em>13.4</em></p></td><td><p><em>4.0</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bioenergy</p></td><td><p>23.2</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pumped Storage</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other fuels</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>338.9</p></td><td><p> </p><p>100</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Renewables are made up of hydro (natural flow), wind and solar (which includes wave tidal) and bioenergy. This makes up 65.2 TWh (a 19.2% share) of total generation.</p><p><em>Source: Energy Trends, table 5.1. Available at:</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends</a>.</em></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 8214 question first answered 07/09/2015 08:46:15 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

391761

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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
hansard heading	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the UK's energy was derived from renewable sources in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	8215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>In 2014, under the Renewable Energy Directive measure, 7.0 per cent of the UK’s gross final energy consumption was derived from renewables.</p><p> </p><p><em>Source: Table DUKES 6.7, Digest of UK Energy Statistics, 2015, available at:</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 08:47:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

391768

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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
hansard heading	Wind Power: Subsidies
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 her Department has made of the potential effect of the proposed closure of the Renewables Obligation to onshore wind on the cost of capital for (a) onshore wind projects and (b) wider renewables investment.
tabling member constituency	Bracknell
tabling member printed	Dr Phillip Lee
uin	8290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>As part of the parliamentary process, the Department will shortly publish an Impact Assessment that considers the potential effects of its proposals for closing the Renewables Obligation to onshore wind. This will be made available on the Department’s website.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 16:09:30 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee

391769

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the implications are for her Department's policy of the findings relating to the overcharging of customers set out in the summary report of the investigation being undertaken by the Competition and Markets Authority into the energy market in Great Britain published on 7 July 2015.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Phil Boswell
uin	8356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the Provisional Findings from their investigation into the energy markets in July alongside a notice of possible remedies to address the issues identified; their final report is not expected until December 2015. This Government is committed to implementing the recommendations the CMA will set out in their Final Report, but in the meantime we will continue our focus on keeping bills down through promoting competition, making switching quicker and easier, and providing direct help to the most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 16:09:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4388 label Biography information for Philip Boswell

391414

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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
hansard heading	Wind Power: Subsidies
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 she has made of the potential effect of the removal of onshore windfarm subsidy on business growth in the wind energy sector over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Mr Nick Clegg
uin	8091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Parliamentary process, the Department will shortly publish an Impact Assessment that considers the potential effects of its proposals for closing the Renewables Obligation to onshore wind. This will be made available on the Department’s website.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 15:44:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg

391415

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what measures she is taking ahead of the COP21 UN Climate Change Summit to ensure successful outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Mr Nick Clegg
uin	8062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing an ambitious legally binding, global Agreement on climate change at the Conference of the Parties (COP) 21 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris in December this year.</p><p>My right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, are actively engaging with their international counterparts ahead of negotiations in Paris. In June, the Prime Minister joined other G7 leaders in calling for an ambitious climate package to be agreed in Paris, strong language on future ambition and commitment to a long term decarbonisation. The Secretary of State is also engaging with her EU and international counterparts, NGOs and businesses to discuss how we can best deliver on our priorities for a Paris Agreement which includes emission reduction commitments from all countries and a regular review of mitigation ambition alongside a global long term goal, and a set of rules that ensure transparency and accountability of commitments to enable the world to track progress.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 08:41:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg

391419

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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
hansard heading	British Gas: Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will take steps to ensure that developers are required to register solar panels with British Gas before they sell their properties.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	7981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Feed-in Tariff (FITs) scheme pays consumers for small-scale generation of their own electricity through renewable sources, such as solar panels. Major energy companies, like British Gas, as well as some smaller independent suppliers, process applications and make Feed-in Tariff payments, in their role as FIT Licensees, for sub 50kW solar PV and wind installations.</p><p>However, final confirmation of an installation’s eligibility for FITs is carried out by Ofgem, not by British Gas, before it is entered on the Central FITs Register (CFR). Solar PV products and installers are certified under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).</p><p>Additionally, the Renewable Energy Consumer Code and Home Insulation and Energy Systems Contractors Scheme, approved under the Chartered Trading Standards Institute consumer code approval scheme, provide protection for consumers participating in Government incentive schemes, such as Feed-in Tariffs.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 7980 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:10:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski