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829553

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Financial Reporting Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) sought to resist the classification decision of the National Accounts Classification Committee in 2004 that the FRC was a public body; if so, whether they supported that resistance; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL5057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Throughout the period between 2004 and 2014 the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and the Department for Trade and Industry (and its successors) agreed that the original classification of the FRC as a public body should, if possible, be revised. The Department worked with the FRC to seek its reclassification from the Office for National Statistics on a number of occasions. The justification for this was based on wider Government policy on public bodies and the development of the FRC’s functions.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 01/02/2018 15:30:40 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

829554

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Financial Reporting Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of external legal advice sought by the Financial Reporting Council regarding the classification decision of the National Accounts Classification Committee, including any attempts at reclassification.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL5058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>We are informed by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) that their total spend on external legal advice on all issues arising out the FRC’s classification as a public body is £6,482.70 inclusive of VAT. This is a cumulative figure covering the period from 2004 through to 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 01/02/2018 15:32:26 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

829801

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Insolvency: EU Law
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 plans the Government has to implement the EU Insolvency, Restructuring and Second Chance Directive.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	124583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The proposed Directive on preventive restructuring frameworks, second chance and insolvency measures is currently still under negotiation in Brussels. Given this stage of the process and the ongoing negotiations on withdrawal from the EU, it is not possible to say whether, if adopted, the provisions would be implemented in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 01/02/2018 15:18:45 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

829879

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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: Presidents Club
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 any Ministers from his Department attended the Presidents Club Charity Dinner run by the Meller Educatonal Trust in an official capacity.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	124638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>There were no Ministers from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy present at this event.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 31/01/2018 16:13:01 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

829885

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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, with reference to the Clean Growth Strategy, published on 12 October 2017, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing funding to biomass conversion and increase the resources available for wind and solar energy exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	124642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Renewable technologies now form a significant part of the UK’s energy mix, and the recent Clean Growth Strategy sets out policies to continue the expansion of the low carbon electricity sector. Coal to biomass conversions are a transitional technology in the decarbonisation of electricity, with all support under the renewables obligation and contracts for difference (CfD) schemes ending in 2027. We are improving the route to market for renewable technologies such as offshore wind by making up to £557m available for further CfD auctions, and working with industry to develop an ambitious Sector Deal for offshore wind which could result in 10 gigawatts of new capacity. No decisions have been made on further CfD auctions for the Pot 1 technologies.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 11:48:03 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

829914

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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: Housing
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 much Government and supplier obligation energy efficiency investment there was in each year between 2012-13 to 2016-17; and how many homes were insulated under Government programmes in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	124663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Data are published for the number of measures installed and the total investment in supplier obligations prior to the start of the Energy Company Obligation in 2013 but the data are not readily available to determine the number of homes insulated, nor investment by year, in those years.</p><p> </p><p>Investment under ECO (from 2013-14) is shown in the table below [1], [2].</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> Supplier spend in the year (2017 prices)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,690,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,000,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>£540,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>£480,000,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of homes insulated under ECO (from 2013-14) meanwhile is provided below [3]:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> Homes insulated in the year </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>381,147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>463,593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>216,431</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>158,304</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Note that suppliers front loaded delivery against their ECO obligations, meaning spending was higher than BEIS estimated for 13-14 and 14-15, but lower in the subsequent years. Had suppliers not front loaded delivery (i.e. delivered at a constant rate over this period), supplier spend would have been around £1.4bn during 13-14 and around £860m pa between 14-15 and 16-17</p><p>[2] Source <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-september-2017</a> (note the figures have been adjusted for inflation)</p><p>[3] Source: as above. These figures differ from published data in table 1.2.1a since the question asks for the number of homes insulated in a year whereas table 1.2.1a will only count a home once regardless of the number of times it received an insulation measure post May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 11:49:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

829923

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Clean Growth Strategy, published in October 2017, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of investment required each year to meet the target for as many homes as possible to be brought up to EPC Band C by 2035.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	124669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has not made an official estimate of the amount of investment required each year to meet the target for as many homes as possible to be brought up to EPC Band C by 2035. The amount of investment will depend on the measures installed to achieve this energy efficiency level, which will also depend on the policies to encourage their uptake, and the impact of innovation investment on driving down cost and bringing forward new technologies.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently undertaking this analysis and will publish these estimates in due course. The forthcoming call for evidence on EPCs will be a valuable addition to the evidence of how we can reach this target.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 11:51:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

829928

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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
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 and what proportion of people his Department estimates to have lived in fuel poverty in each parliamentary constituency in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	124673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Estimates on the number and proportion of households in fuel poverty in each parliamentary constituency are available for 2011-2015 data. These can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Link</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-2017</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2014-sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-low-income-high-costs-indicator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2014-sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-low-income-high-costs-indicator</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2013-sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-low-income-high-costs-indicator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2013-sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-low-income-high-costs-indicator</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2012-sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-low-income-high-costs-indicator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2012-sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-low-income-high-costs-indicator</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2011-sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-low-income-high-costs-indicator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/2011-sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-low-income-high-costs-indicator</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/01/2018 15:13:29 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

829956

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Biofuels
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 Ofgem's Biomass Sustainability dataset 2015-2016, published on 22 March 2017, what assessment he has made of the effect of UK biomass production on deforestation.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	124693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Reporting under Ofgem's Biomass Sustainability dataset 2015-2016, published on 22 March 2017, is a requirement on biomass generators to demonstrate compliance with UK biomass sustainability standards. The Department have not made an assessment of the effect of UK biomass production on deforestation.</p><p> </p><p>The “Biomass Feedstock Availability Report”, also published in 2017, shows that the large majority of woody biomass fuels in the UK are sourced from agricultural and forestry residues, arboricultural arisings, waste woods and sawmill products.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 31/01/2018 17:58:00 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

829959

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Biofuels
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 number of virgin forests that have been affected by biomass production in the past three years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	124695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made a specific assessment of the number of virgin forests that have been affected by biomass production in the past three years.</p><p> </p><p>However to receive government support for heat and power generation from biomass in the UK, all biomass must comply with the UK’s sustainability criteria, which includes demonstrating that wood is supplied from legal and sustainable sources.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 11:50:31 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse