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830401

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Galileo System
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 support the Government is giving to UK companies involved with the Galileo project who already have to deicide where they will locate their supply chains after March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	124967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 16 January 2018 to Question 122184. The principle set out in the Joint Report issued by the UK and EU negotiating teams on 8 December was that UK entities would be able to continue to participate in all EU programmes financed by the current Multiannual Financial Framework which ends in 2020. There will be further discussions on the individual programmes during Phase 2 of the negotiations. My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State and I continue to engage regularly with the UK space sector companies involved in the Galileo programme.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 124969 question first answered 30/01/2018 17:49:53 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

830402

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Galileo System
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 meetings he has had and with which companies on investment uncertainties in respect of the Galileo project after March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	124968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State, my predecessor (Jo Johnson) as Minister for Space, and the UK Space Agency have engaged with many UK space companies and the UK space trade association to discuss issues relating to business and space, including the EU Galileo Programme. These views are informing Government’s approach to the ongoing EU exit negotiations.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/01/2018 17:39:05 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

830403

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Galileo System
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 advice his Department has given to UK companies involved in the Galileo Project who are already having to decide where they will locate their supply chains after March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	124969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 16 January 2018 to Question 122184. The principle set out in the Joint Report issued by the UK and EU negotiating teams on 8 December was that UK entities would be able to continue to participate in all EU programmes financed by the current Multiannual Financial Framework which ends in 2020. There will be further discussions on the individual programmes during Phase 2 of the negotiations. My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State and I continue to engage regularly with the UK space sector companies involved in the Galileo programme.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 124967 question first answered 30/01/2018 17:49:53 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

830404

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	European Space Agency
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 support the Government is providing to UK companies that have already been excluded from bidding for projects from the European Space Agency on the basis that the UK is leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	124970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The European Space Agency (ESA) is independent of the European Union. Therefore our support for the European Space Agency is largely unaffected by the decision to leave the European Union. Indeed we made subscriptions of €1.4 bn at the ESA Ministerial meeting in Lucerne in December 2016 which is allowing UK companies to bid for ESA grants and contracts.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/01/2018 17:38:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

830412

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Energy: Meters
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 deadline for installing SMETS1 meters to October 2018 has been extended; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We have extended the SMETS1 end-date by twelve weeks to give energy suppliers more time to complete their trialling of the new SMETS2 meters to ensure a good consumer experience from the outset</p><p> </p><p>Energy suppliers have made considerable progress in testing the new smart meters. These are already being installed by some suppliers and we expect others to follow suit shortly as they ramp up the rollout of SMETS2 meters. Until then, this decision will enable consumers to continue to benefit from SMETS1 meters, which are helping people save energy and money through accurate bills and near real time feedback on energy use.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/01/2018 17:39:57 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

830413

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Energy: Meters
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 smart meters have been installed as part of the smart meters roll-out programme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>As of the 30 September 2017, 8.6 million smart and advanced meters were operating across homes and businesses in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Smart meter statistics are available online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/smart-meters-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/smart-meters-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/01/2018 17:41:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

830415

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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: Finance
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 assessment he has made of the UK's contribution to the global growth in investment in renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Our support for clean energy has produced world leading results.</p><p> </p><p>Continuing investment has ensured that we have the largest installed offshore wind capacity in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s leadership in financing clean growth is already emerging, with more than 60 green bonds listed on the London Stock Exchange, raising over $20 billion across seven currencies.</p><p> </p><p>Globally the UK is among the largest contributors of climate finance, committing to provide at least £5.8 billion from 2016 to 2020, to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change and support cleaner economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>Data recently released by the Office for National Statistics shows continued strong growth for our low carbon businesses - turnover was up 5% in 2016, employee numbers grew more than 3% and exports are up 1.4%. It is yet more proof of the importance of our clean tech sector to the British and global economy.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 17:18:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

830448

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Carbon Emissions: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make funding available for the delivery of the Government’s Clean Growth Strategy to homes and businesses (a) off and (b) on the gas grid in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Funding for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) of £4.5 billion has been agreed to support low carbon heat technologies in homes and businesses, on and off the gas grid, between 2016 and 2021. Over the scheme lifetime, we expect payments to be around £23bn. .</p><p> </p><p>Beyond the RHI, our ambition is to help homes off the gas grid to start to move to cleaner heating options during the 2020s. We will work with consumers as we develop policy, starting with new build, and will consult further on policy options during 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A key focus of our policy development will be the cost difference between low and high carbon technologies. We are investing £10 million in an innovation challenge fund to support low carbon heating systems, which will help drive down costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Alongside Winter Fuel Payments and Cold Weather Payments, policies such as the Warm Home Discount and Energy Company Obligation deliver vital support to millions of low income and vulnerable homes each year with heating and insulation measures as well as direct reductions in their energy bills. As set out in the Autumn Statement, a domestic supplier obligation with a value of £640m, will continue to be in place until 2022.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/01/2018 17:31:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

830455

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Fuel Poverty: Rural Areas
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 steps he has taken to reduce fuel poverty in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The current Energy Company Obligation (ECO), which runs until September 2017, has a requirement that suppliers deliver 15% of the Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation (CERO – a sub-obligation within ECO) to rural areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Warm Home Discount provides a rebate of £140 off the bills of over 2 million low income and vulnerable customers each winter. Rebates are typically deducted from electricity bills as to not disadvantage households who do not have a mains gas supply.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will shortly consult on the ECO scheme that will run from October 2018 until March 2022. We intend to propose focusing the scheme on low income and vulnerable households and will also make proposals with regard to rural delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 125023 question first answered 31/01/2018 17:56:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

830457

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Energy Company Obligation: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that a greater proportion of ECO funding is made available to rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The current Energy Company Obligation (ECO), which runs until September 2017, has a requirement that suppliers deliver 15% of the Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation (CERO – a sub-obligation within ECO) to rural areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Warm Home Discount provides a rebate of £140 off the bills of over 2 million low income and vulnerable customers each winter. Rebates are typically deducted from electricity bills as to not disadvantage households who do not have a mains gas supply.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will shortly consult on the ECO scheme that will run from October 2018 until March 2022. We intend to propose focusing the scheme on low income and vulnerable households and will also make proposals with regard to rural delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 125021 question first answered 31/01/2018 17:56:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew