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1712692

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date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Gas Fired Power Stations and Wind Power: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average levelised cost is for combined cycle gas-fired power stations, assuming current natural gas spot prices, in the last five years; and what the average levelised cost is for offshore windfarms commissioned in the same period.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	23004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department publishes its levelised costs of electricity for a generic plant in the Generation Costs Report, most recently in 2023 (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fenergy-generation-cost-projections&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C32c44d834d5d4fdd1d3608dc6871b075%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638500084713423353%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ATk5vvu5JFzV%2B1o2avZRW617Y6xeT0m5TCO6bkKafrk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/energy-generation-cost-projections</a>). These provide forecasts for 2025 to 2040. Gas CCGT is 114 £/MWh for 2025 and offshore wind is 44 £/MWh for 2025 (2021 price base). Levelised costs use a forecast of gas prices over the lifetime of a plant based on the latest published gas price forecasts at the time of publication (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffossil-fuel-price-assumptions-2019&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C32c44d834d5d4fdd1d3608dc6871b075%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638500084713435471%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=v3lpX3rxy0bu1%2FJtL9JR0JIorLE48kgt9j5aJq4%2FcyQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fossil-fuel-price-assumptions-2019</a>).</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 30/04/2024 05:25:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

1650462

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Demonstrations: Road Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of (a) driver hours lost to traffic delays and (b) carbon dioxide emissions caused by Just Stop Oil protests since February 2022.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	192657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>National Highways the Government’s Arm’s Length body that manages the Strategic Road Network has estimated the driver’s hours lost due to protestors as 126,894 hours.</p><p> </p><p>The data for carbon dioxide emissions is currently not available due to complexity in gathering such data.</p><p> </p><p>Illegal protests on our roads put the lives of drivers and road workers at risk, as well as pointlessly interfering with the lives of ordinary people. We will continue to pursue every option available to deter them.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 12/07/2023 15:26:34 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

1643804

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Boilers: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to ban the sale of new boilers fuelled by (a) non-mains gas, (b) oil and (c) biomass.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	189037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government consulted on proposals to end the installation of heating systems using high carbon fossil fuels in homes, businesses and public buildings off the gas grid during the 2020s. The Government will publish its response to the consultations in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The proposals referred to phasing out installation of coal, heating oil and non-mains gas heating systems, but not to biomass. The Government has no current plans to end the sale of new biomass boilers.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/06/2023 15:43:27 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

1626102

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the competitiveness of the UK's carbon taxation regime.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	904827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK Emissions Trading Scheme is our main carbon pricing scheme and promotes cost-effective decarbonisation by allowing businesses to cut carbon where it is cheapest to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to supporting the competitiveness of UK sectors.</p><p> </p><p>This is why we protect ETS participants by allocating free allowances, with installations vulnerable to carbon leakage receiving up to 100% of their emissions allowances for free based on sector benchmarks.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 09/05/2023 15:34:56 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

1625363

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	UK Emissions Trading Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he expects the Emissions Trading Scheme Authority to publish the full Government response to the consultation on Developing the UK ETS.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	183524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government has not yet announced a publication date for the UK ETS Government Response.</p><p> </p><p>The Government made a wide range of proposals in the consultation and will ensure the Government Response reflects on the evidence and implications from the consultation and offers sensible final proposals and next steps.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/05/2023 15:03:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay