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1126230

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	Wind Power
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 onshore wind turbine applications have been referred to and (b) approved by his Department in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	253665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Energy Act 2016 transferred responsibility for deciding planning applications for onshore wind schemes over 50MW to individual local planning authorities. Prior to that the responsibility had been with the Secretary of State for Energy.</p><p> </p><p>Section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 enables my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to call in certain planning applications for onshore wind farms, for his own consideration.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown by year of all current and approved applications, including referrals, can be accessed on the REPD, which can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-energy-planning-database-monthly-extract" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-energy-planning-database-monthly-extract</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/05/2019 13:38:57 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1126232

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	Wind Power
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 onshore wind turbine applications have been approved in each region since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	253666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>Every quarter, BEIS publishes the Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), which lists applications for renewable energy projects as they through progress through planning. The latest version was published on 16 April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown by year and region can be accessed on the REPD, which can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-energy-planning-database-monthly-extract" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-energy-planning-database-monthly-extract</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/05/2019 13:39:03 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1126239

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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, with reference to the closure of the feed-in tariff scheme to new applicants, what proportion of Levy Control Framework funding across the lifetime of that scheme will be allocated to (a) schools, (b) community energy groups, (c) individual households, (d) business undertaking self-supply and (e) commercial solar developers.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	253667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>Estimates of funding and spend for the Feed-in Tariffs scheme under the Levy Control Framework are not available broken down by type of beneficiary.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/05/2019 13:39:09 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1125094

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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	Wind Power: Neighbourhood Plans
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 areas in the UK have been designated as suitable for onshore wind in (a) local and (b) neighbourhood plans in England since the Written Statement of 18 June 2015, Official Report 9WS on Local Planning.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	251417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>Sites identified as suitable for onshore wind development can be located in local authorities’ local or neighbourhood plans, all of which are available for the public to view.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/05/2019 13:28:57 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

985771

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
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	Industry: Carbon Emissions
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 13 September 2018 to Question 170860, whether she has requested an assessment of the effect on the extractive industries of reductions in emissions targets as part of his Department's advice to the Committee on Climate Change.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	178355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>In our commission for advice on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term targets, we have asked the Committee on Climate Change to provide evidence on how further reductions in our emissions might be delivered across all sectors of the economy. We will consider the CCC’s advice carefully when it is received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/10/2018 14:05:31 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

828272

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental Responsibilities
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 publish the responsibilities of each Minister of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	124232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The responsibilities of each Minister in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are published on Gov.uk at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 25/01/2018 11:38:23 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

673636

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	Green Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date Shareholder Executive authorised the Green Investment Bank to set up OSW Co Holdings 1 Limited, Galloper Holdco Ltd, Rampion Holdco Limited, Rampion Investco Limited, OSW LP Holdco Limited, WMR Holdco Limited, Project G Holdings 1 Limited and Project G Holdco Limited.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	60176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>In November and December 2016 the Green Investment Bank (GIB) incorporated twelve new Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs): Galloper Holdco Limited; OSW Co Holdings 1 Limited; OSW Co Holdings 2 Limited; OSW LP Holdco Limited; Project G Holdco Limited; Project G Holdings 1 Limited; Project G Holdings 2 Limited; Rampion Holdco Limited; WMR Holdco Limited; Rampion Investco Limited; New Green Interim Holdco Limited; and UK Green Investment Lyle Limited.</p><p>The SPV ‘UK Green Investment Lyle Limited’ was incorporated in the course of business-as-usual to support GIB’s investment in the Lincs offshore wind farm (publicly announced by GIB on 13 January 2017).</p><p>The remaining eleven SPVs were incorporated in order to facilitate the potential introduction of private capital in to a number of GIB’s offshore wind assets, following discussion between GIB and the UK Government. These entities are currently dormant and own no assets.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 60177 question first answered 19/01/2017 17:15:44 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

673637

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	Green Investment Bank
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 level of ministerial clearance was required by Shareholder Executive to enable the Green Investment Bank to set up OSW Co Holdings 1 Limited, Galloper Holdco Ltd, Rampion Hold Co Limited, Rampion Investco Limited, OSW LP Hold Co Limited, WMR HoldCo Limited, Project G Holdings 1 Limited and Project G Holdco Limited.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	60177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>In November and December 2016 the Green Investment Bank (GIB) incorporated twelve new Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs): Galloper Holdco Limited; OSW Co Holdings 1 Limited; OSW Co Holdings 2 Limited; OSW LP Holdco Limited; Project G Holdco Limited; Project G Holdings 1 Limited; Project G Holdings 2 Limited; Rampion Holdco Limited; WMR Holdco Limited; Rampion Investco Limited; New Green Interim Holdco Limited; and UK Green Investment Lyle Limited.</p><p>The SPV ‘UK Green Investment Lyle Limited’ was incorporated in the course of business-as-usual to support GIB’s investment in the Lincs offshore wind farm (publicly announced by GIB on 13 January 2017).</p><p>The remaining eleven SPVs were incorporated in order to facilitate the potential introduction of private capital in to a number of GIB’s offshore wind assets, following discussion between GIB and the UK Government. These entities are currently dormant and own no assets.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 60176 question first answered 19/01/2017 17:15:44 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

661844

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Equality
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 30 June 2016 to Question 40488, if he will list his Department's director-level diversity champions.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	58247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Senior Civil Service (SCS) Diversity and Inclusion Champions are listed below, along with their SCS grade.</p><p>Angie Ridgwell, Director General - Finance and Corporate Services</p><p>Gareth Davies, Director General - Business and Science</p><p>Niall Mackenzie, Director - Energy, Materials and Agri-Tech</p><p>Susannah Simon, Director - European Reform</p><p>Luis Castro, Deputy Director - Portfolio Office</p><p>Emma Ward, Director - Strategy</p><p>Stephen Speed, Director - Energy Development</p><p>Paro Konar-Thakkar, Economic Advisor</p><p>James Maskell, Deputy Director - Legal</p><p>Craig Lucas, Director - Science and Innovation</p><p>Dan Osgood, Director - Heat and Business Energy</p><p>Jon Booth, Director - Home and Local Energy</p><p>Katrina Williams, Director- General, International, Science and Resilience</p><p>Zilla Bowell, Deputy Director - Civil Nuclear Security and Safety Assurance</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/01/2017 16:36:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

659687

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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Official Visits
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 official visits (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have made since his appointment.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	57966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>All Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/12/2016 15:11:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis