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968230

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date	05/09/2018
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	Nuclear Power: 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 steps he is taking to ensure the transparency of the terms of state-supported nuclear power projects.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	170855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>Hinkley Point C benefits from a Contract for Difference, a mechanism that was introduced under Electricity Market Reform. The Government published the terms of the Contract for Difference and a Value for Money assessment at the time the contract was entered into. The Government will provide updates on the project where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>On the 4 June 2018, the Secretary of State confirmed to Parliament that the Government has entered negotiations with Hitachi with regards to Horizon’s proposed Wylfa Newydd project, based on Anglesey in North Wales. Negotiations are ongoing and no decision has yet been taken to proceed. In his statement, the Secretary of State stated that he would continue to keep the House informed during the negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/09/2018 13:51:33 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

968240

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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
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 an assessment of the feasibility of a UK net emissions target of zero before 2050.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	170860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Clean Growth Strategy made clear that the Government believes the UK will need to legislate for a net zero emissions target at an appropriate point in the future.</p><p> </p><p>We announced in April that we will seek the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) advice on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term emissions reductions targets, once the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change publish their special report on 1.5°C later this year. 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 13/09/2018 15:22:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

968241

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Climate Change Convention
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure the UK meets its commitments under the Paris Climate Change Agreement.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	170861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK is making strong progress towards its commitments under the Paris Agreement. Between 1990 and 2016, we reduced our emissions by over 40 per cent while growing the economy by more than two thirds. Our Clean Growth Strategy, published last year, set out our policies and proposals for decarbonising the UK economy through the 2020s while maximising the advantages from the global shift to clean growth for UK businesses.</p><p> </p><p>We are also committed to helping developing countries meet their Paris Agreement commitments - 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, reduce deforestation and support cleaner economic growth. Latest results of our investments are available from: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/international-climate-finance#our-results" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/international-climate-finance#our-results</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/09/2018 15:22:53 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

782220

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Fracking
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 representations he has received from the general public expressing concerns on fracking for shale gas.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	110839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department receives many letters from the general public regarding a wide range of issues. The Government continues to work closely with regulators and with the shale industry to ensure that any concerns the general public may be experiencing are appropriately addressed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 09/11/2017 14:16:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

756166

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
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 potential merits of extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator to cover support for small businesses and farmers that supply supermarkets.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	6863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department is in the process of analysing the responses to the Call for Evidence to extend the Groceries Code Adjudicator remit. We will publish the outcome to the Call for Evidence, jointly with Defra, in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2017 13:25:08 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

756167

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish its response to its call for evidence on extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	6864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We are planning to publish the Government response to the Call for Evidence on extending the Groceries Code Adjudicator’s remit in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2017 13:19:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

711552

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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	Research: EU Grants and Loans
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 the status of the UK will be in discussions for the next 9th EU RTD Framework Programme once the Government has triggered Article 50.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	68206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>This Government wants the UK to be the go-to place for researchers, innovators and investors across the world, and we intend to secure the right outcome for the UK research base as we exit the European Union.</p><p>As my Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has said, we would welcome an agreement to continue to collaborate with our European partners on major science, research, and technology initiatives. However it is too early to speculate on the UK’s future relationship with specific EU research programmes, including Horizon 2020 and successor programmes.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains a world leader in international research and innovation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 68193 68194 question first answered 24/03/2017 13:04:33 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy