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1035034

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date	04/01/2019
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	Property: Ownership
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 16 October 2018 to Question 175844 on Property: Ownership, for what reason the Government did not follow the May 2016-April 2018 timeline referred to in the Open Government National Action Plan 2016-18 for bringing forward legislative proposals on the property ownership register.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	205079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 16 October 2018 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-08/175844/" target="_blank">175844</a>.</p><p>The register of overseas entities will be the first of its kind in the world and we must ensure that we get our legislative proposals right in order to deliver the policy in a full and effective way. The timetable set out in the Written Ministerial Statement [<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-01-24/HCWS425/" target="_blank">HCWS425</a>] referred to in my previous response enables this.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/01/2019 16:00:05 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1035145

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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: Feed-in Tariffs
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 plans his Department has to publish proposals on how small-scale renewables exporting to the grid will be rewarded.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	205308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>On 8 January, Government published a consultation on the future for small-scale low-carbon generation. This can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-for-small-scale-low-carbon-generation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-for-small-scale-low-carbon-generation</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/01/2019 15:54:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1035180

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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	Fracking
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 Written Statement of 17 May 2018 on Energy Policy, HCWS690, whether the definition of non-hydraulic fracturing excludes fracturing with the use of (a) acid, (b) gas, (c) other substances and (d) water below the limits set out in the definition of hydraulic fracturing in section 50 of the Infrastructure Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	205378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>In the Written Statement of 17 May 2018, the Government committed to consult on the principle of whether non-hydraulic fracturing shale exploration development should be treated as permitted development. The consultation sought views on a proposed definition of non-hydraulic fracturing shale exploration development. The Government will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/01/2019 15:55:08 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1035181

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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	Fracking: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many employees the new Shale Environmental Regulator Group plans to employ.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	205379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Shale Environmental Regulator Group is a virtual entity bringing together the regulators of the onshore oil and gas sector, including shale gas operations (the Environment Agency, the Health and Safety Executive and the Oil and Gas Authority). Each of these regulators has the appropriate expertise and is properly resourced to enforce the regulations for which they are responsible. The Shale Environmental Regulator Group creates a single interface for Mineral Planning Authorities and industry, to streamline information access to the regulations, and three current employees of the Environment Agency have been deployed to support this new entity.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/01/2019 10:03:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1035182

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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	Fracking: Regulation
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 new powers will be conferred on the Shale Regulator in addition to the powers held by existing regulators.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	205380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Shale Environmental Regulatory Group is a virtual entity bringing together the Environment Agency, the Health and Safety Executive and the Oil and Gas Authority to provide a single interface for Mineral Planning Authorities and industry. It is not a statutory body and has no new powers or regulatory responsibilities. Each regulator will continue to retain its own independent regulatory functions, duties and enforcement powers as set out in law.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/01/2019 15:55:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1035183

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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	Fracking: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason the new Shale Environmental Regulator Group was established instead of extending the remit and powers of the (a) Health & Safety Executive, (b) Environment Agency and (c) Oil and Gas Authority.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	205381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK regulatory regime for shale gas is considered among the most robust and stringent in the world but it is also complex with three regulators: the Environment Agency, the Health and Safety Executive and the Oil and Gas Authority. Therefore, the Government has brought the existing regulators together through a virtual Shale Environmental Regulator Group to act as a single point of contact for Mineral Planning Authorities and industry, to improve the efficiency in resolving regulatory issues on sites and to share best practice.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is confident that the right protection is in place to explore shale safely and each regulator will continue to retain its own independent regulatory functions with the virtual regulator group having no statutory powers.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/01/2019 15:55:21 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1035184

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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	Fracking: Regulation
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 is the annual cost to the public purse will be of the Shale Environmental Regulator Group.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	205382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Shale Environmental Regulator Group (SERG) complements the existing regulatory regime and operates in a virtual capacity. This is afforded through existing budgets to the Environment Agency, Health and Safety Executive and Oil and Gas Authority, with the exception of some specific incremental costs for three roles within the Environment Agency which cover activities for coordination and communications which are to be agreed annually. The cost within this first year for these roles is £75,000 and there have been no further additional roles or funding to any of the other regulators.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/01/2019 10:03:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1035185

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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	Fracking: Public Opinion
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 assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of public support for fracking.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	205383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department undertakes quarterly assessments on a range of subjects and topics as part of our Public Attitudes Tracker (PAT). Questions which explore the public’s perception and understanding of shale are included as part of this.</p><p>The latest report was published on 8 November 2018 using survey data collected between 19 - 30 September 2018. The report can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/beis-public-attitudes-tracker-wave-27" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/beis-public-attitudes-tracker-wave-27</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/01/2019 15:55:29 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1035186

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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	Fracking: Public Opinion
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 his Department's Public Attitudes Tracker, September 2018 (Wave 27), whether he has introduced objectives for increasing the rating of shale gas in the next twelve months.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	205384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy undertakes quarterly assessments on a range of subjects and topics as part of our Public Attitudes Tracker (PAT). Questions which explore the public’s perception and understanding of shale are included as part of this. The Department has no specific objectives for increasing the ‘rating’ of shale gas in the next twelve months.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the development of shale gas exploration and production sites is an issue which directly affects local communities and recognises the need to provide those communities with fact-based information. Therefore, the Government appointed Natascha Engel to be the first Commissioner for Shale gas in October 2018. The Commissioner is a contact point for residents, to listen to their concerns, refer them to relevant and factual research and help improve communication with regulators and industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/01/2019 15:55:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1035187

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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	Fracking: Earthquakes
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 seismic magnitude his Department has set as the threshold to stop permanently a shale gas operation.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	205385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>In the UK, strong controls are in place to mitigate any risks from induced seismicity due to hydraulic fracturing operations. The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) monitors seismicity as part of their regulatory duties and they require operators, as part of a pre-agreed Hydraulic Fracture Plan, to pause if a seismic event of 0.5ML or above on the ‘Richter Local Scale’ is detected. Operations will only be allowed to proceed if the independent regulators determine there are no safety concerns and that the seismic event conforms to the thresholds agreed as part of a Hydraulic Fracture Plan, which they have all signed off.</p><p> </p><p>These regulations ensure that the risk of seismic activity during hydraulic fracturing is assessed in advance and that operations are closely monitored to allow action to be taken by the OGA and other regulators where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/01/2019 15:55:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley