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224658

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what guidance he has provided to planning authorities on the relevance of amplitude modulation in applications for land-based wind turbines in advance of the review of evidence on wind turbine amplitude modulation his Department is appointing acoustics experts to conduct.
tabling member constituency	South East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Sir James Paice
uin	226005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>DECC officials intend to issue an invitation to tender shortly, in order to appoint acoustics experts to review the evidence on wind turbine amplitude modulation (AM) with a view to providing advice on how appropriate AM thresholds might be set in planning conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/03/2015 15:43:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48370 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	124 label Biography information for Sir James Paice

224700

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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: Debts
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 average amount of outstanding prepayment meter debt for (a) electricity and (b) gas home energy customers was in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in each year from May 2010 up to the most recent period for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	226044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the average amount of outstanding prepayment meter debt.</p><p>Ofgem closely monitors domestic energy suppliers’ performance and publishes information in relation to debt, but they do not publish data showing the average amount of outstanding debt by payment method such as prepayment meters, or by customers living in Scotland, England or Wales. Ofgem does not monitor the gas and electricity supply market in Northern Ireland as it is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/03/2015 15:43:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48372 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

222480

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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 estimate he has made of the Rate of Return on Equity for each of the Distribution Network Operators under Distribution Price Control Review 5.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	224816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Ofgem are responsible for regulating the electricity Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) and the setting of the price control review. Ofgem’s latest estimate for the Rate of Return on Equity for each of the DNOs is in the attached table which covers the years 2010-11 to 2013-14. The last year of Distribution Price Control Review 5 (2014-15) is still on-going.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 13:09:44 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2015 09:58:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock attachment 1 file name Copy of RORE DNOs Excel.xlsx title Rate of Return on Equity for DNOs 2010-1 to 2013-4 previous answer version 46378 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

222481

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil
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 the Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil has spent on legal advice to date.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	224817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil has spent £2,760 to date on legal advice.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/02/2015 14:05:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 46557 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

179585

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
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	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2015 to Question 222829, how much of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's expenditure on support costs was for (a) research and technology, (b) IT, (c) security, (d) facilities, (e) programme management, (f) procurement, (g) human resources, (h) finance, (i) head-office costs, (j) environment, health safety and quality, (k) regulatory engagement and (l) communications in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	224537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>£m</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13-14 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12-13 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11-12 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10-11 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09-10 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>[A] </strong>Research &amp; technology</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>[B]</strong> IT</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>[D] </strong>Facilities</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>[E] </strong>Programme Management</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td><td><p>11.4</p></td><td><p>13.7</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>[G] </strong>HR</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>[H]</strong> Finance</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td><td><p>4.4</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>[L] </strong>Communications</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Support costs for security, procurement, head office costs, environment health safety and quality, regulatory engagement cannot be accurately disaggregated from wider NDA expenditure.</p><p>Due to internal reporting changes and/or organisational structure changes, certain headings may not be consistent across the five years.</p><p>Finance costs include internal audit costs and NAO audit fees, in each year.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 13:03:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 46035 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

179587

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
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	Nuclear Management Partners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2015 to Question 222816, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed under reachback contracts in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	224539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The NDA did not record the number of individuals employed full-time under reachback contracts between 2009-2011. The number of full-time equivalent staff employed under reachback contracts in each of the last three years are:</p><p> </p><ul><li><em>2011-12 126</em></li><li><em>2012-13 149</em></li><li><em>2013-14 134.</em></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 13:04:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 46036 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

179588

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
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	Nuclear Management Partners
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 Nuclear Management Partners has received in executive staff costs in each year since it became the parent body organisation for Sellafield Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	224540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is below:</p><p>£k</p><ul><li>2008/09 3,211</li><li>2009/10 8,463</li><li>2010/11 9,068</li><li>2011/12 11,066</li><li>2012/13 8,629</li><li>2013/14 6,658</li></ul> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 13:06:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 46038 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

179145

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
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 land is currently held by NDA Properties Limited; and what the use, value and location is of that land.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	224187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>NDA Properties Limited holds, in approximate figures: 30 acres of land at Berkeley, Gloucestershire; 130 acres at Bradwell, Essex; 220 acres at Chapelcross, Dumfriesshire; 340 acres at Dounreay, Caithness; 10 acres at Harwell, Oxfordshire; 5 acres at Hunterton, Ayrshire; 30 acres at Drigg, Cumbria; 1,570 acres in West Cumbria; 14 acres at Springfields, Lancashire; and 270 acres at Trawsfynydd, Gwyndd. The land covers a wide variety of uses, including agricultural land, woodland, land used for operational purposes, and offices. For commercial reasons, NDA Properties does not make public its valuations of land held.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 14:15:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 46027 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

179146

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
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 land has been sold by NDA Properties Limited in each of the last five years; and how much has been raised as a result of those sales.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	224188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>NDA Properties Ltd has completed five land sales in the last five years, with a total net sale price of £867,000. The sales were at Dounreay in August 2011, at Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria in June 2013, at Springfields in July and November 2013, and at Dungeness in January 2014. The largest sale was of agricultural land at Springfields (November 2013) for £548,000.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 14:13:09 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 46028 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

179147

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the amount of land that will be sold by NDA Properties Limited in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16; and what estimate he has made of the revenue likely to be raised by those sales.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	224189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>NDA Properties Ltd will consider selling land at Dounreay, Harwell, Springfields and in West Cumbria in the next two or three years, depending on market conditions. For commercial reasons it does not make public its valuations of its holdings.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 14:12:07 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 46029 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint