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748341

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the T-4 capacity market auction for delivery in October 2021 will take place in February 2018; and and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>On 15th June National Grid released the capacity market timetable for 2017/18 and within it they have indicated that the T-4 auction will start on 6th February. Please find a link to the timetable document here: <a href="https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/Lists/Latest%20News/Attachments/109/Capacity%20Market%20Operational%20Plan%202017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/Lists/Latest%20News/Attachments/109/Capacity%20Market%20Operational%20Plan%202017.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:33:37 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

733109

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to work with Ofgem to address any market distortion created by the exemption of electricity imported from the continent from transmission network access charges.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	1536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Interconnection benefits UK consumers through the access of cheaper power from other countries when we need it, which enables greater competition between generators in both markets and improves price efficiency. In the same way that UK generators are charged to access our transmission network, continental generators exporting power to the UK will be subject to a range of charges and taxes in their own countries. UK generators can also benefit from exporting without paying for access to networks in other countries. Levying further charges on the power imported via an interconnector would reduce the benefits of accessing lower priced power from markets in other countries.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/07/2017 15:21:01 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

717835

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
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	Electricity Generation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the original version of the Frontier Economics paper <i>Whole Power System Impacts.</i>
tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
uin	HL6644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has published the final report, as provided by Frontier Economics. The Government will consider the Freedom of Information requests that have been submitted in relation to publishing draft material prepared by Frontier Economics.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 19/04/2017 10:16:58 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

678760

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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	Electricity Generation
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 effect on (a) UK security of supply and (b) consumer costs of holding the early capacity auction prior to Ofgem reporting its final decision on charging arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	61669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>Ofgem’s review of network charges for smaller generators (so called ‘embedded benefits’) was prompted by concerns that current arrangements may over-reward smaller generators at the expense of the end consumer and may distort competition, including within Capacity Market auctions.</p><p>The timing of the review is a matter for Ofgem as independent regulator. Ofgem has said that it will undertake a further consultation and impact assessment in early 2017, with a final decision later in the year.</p><p>Ofgem published an open letter in December 2016 which confirmed that none of the proposed modifications would alter charges for 2017/18, the delivery year of the early Capacity Market auction, and outlined a level of embedded benefits in future years that it would be prudent for participants in the Capacity Market auctions to assume.</p><p>Departmental officials will work with Ofgem as part of its assessment process to ensure that key Government policy interests are taken into account, including aspects such as the potential impacts on security of supply.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 61673 question first answered 31/01/2017 14:29:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

675649

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
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	Electricity Generation
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 his Department has made of the most cost-effective way of providing utility scale baseload power in its priority countries.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	60844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not make its own assessment of the energy generation profile in other countries: it reviews the analysis done by the International Energy Agency and other multilateral bodies, together with assessments by the countries themselves, in determining which technologies can most cost-effectively provide baseload power.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/01/2017 16:00:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 31889 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

659554

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
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	Electricity Generation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the UK's electricity is generated by companies based outside the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s electricity producers have a 73GW power generation capacity, of which 58.8%, representing 43GW, is generated by companies whose parent company is based outside the UK.</p><p>The UK is open for business and welcomes investment that meets the UK’s legal and regulatory standards.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/01/2017 14:10:12 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

648920

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Electricity Generation
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 page 21 of his Department's report on electricity generation costs, published in November 2016, when his Department plans to publish its findings of the whole system impacts investigation.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	55686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>To improve the Department’s understanding of the impacts of individual electricity generation technologies, Frontier Economics were commissioned to develop a comprehensive framework to define whole system impacts and their components and drivers, which can be applied to a range of electricity generation technologies. The resulting methodology report and its peer reviews will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 16:26:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 24574 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

638469

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
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	Electricity Generation
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 the Government has made of the most suitable fuel to be used for black starts to restore power after a power cut in the event that coal ceases to be used for electricity generation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	53623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>National Grid, under its Transmission Licence, is responsible for determining a GB wide strategy for restoring electricity supplies in the event of the technical failure of the National Electricity Transmission System. This includes assessing the suitability of different technologies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/11/2016 14:31:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

638024

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Market Stability Mechanism Contract for Difference.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	53278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>A number of stakeholders have suggested the concept of a market-stabilising Contract for Difference for Pot 1 technologies. Officials are currently assessing these suggestions, and Ministers have therefore not yet made any decisions regarding the proposed options.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/11/2016 12:57:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

638025

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of the Ofgem review of Embedded Benefit grid charges on energy intensive industries and the pace of roll-out of energy storage technologies in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	53279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>Network charging is a matter for Ofgem, as the independent regulator, and it is leading the review of embedded benefits related to Transmission Network Use of System charges. Proposals for changing the embedded benefits regime are currently being progressed through an open industry process, and it is likely that Ofgem will undertake a further consultation and impact assessment in early 2017. It will make a decision on its approach to consultation and assessment when it receives the final modification report. We will engage with Ofgem as part of its assessment process to ensure that Government policy interests are taken into account, including aspects such as the potential effect of reducing the level of embedded benefits on household and business electricity costs (including energy intensive industries) and energy storage.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 22/11/2016 16:11:45 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd previous answer version 21622 answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil