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1684397

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date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an estimate of the lifecycle carbon emissions per MWh for generating electricity by (a) burning (i) wood, (ii) coal and (iii) gas and (d) using nuclear energy.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	11086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The lifecycle emissions of individual plants depend strongly upon the efficiency of generation, supply chains, production techniques, agricultural practices, and transport distances. Typical values in CO2 equivalents for the UK are Wood: 96 kg/MWh, Coal: 968 kg/MWh, Natural gas: 411 kg/MWh and Nuclear: 12 kg/MWh.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 30/01/2024 11:54:21 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1661988

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Boilers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department plans to publish the outcomes of its consultation on Improving boiler standards and efficiency.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	200277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government will publish its response to the consultation, Improving Boiler Standards and Efficiency, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/10/2023 07:56:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1626332

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Heat Pumps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed Clean Heat Market Mechanism on (a) jobs, (b) inward investment and (c) homeowners.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	184070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department estimates that developing the UK heat pump market to 600,000 installations per year will support over 30,000 futureproof low-carbon jobs by 2028. The Clean Heat Market Mechanism is a key part of the policy framework that the Government is bringing forward to support this expansion of the heat pump market. The Government anticipates significant investment opportunity in this growing market for both domestic-origin and inward investors. As the market for heat pumps expands, the Government expects to see improvement in the range and affordability of consumer propositions related to heat pump installations available to UK home- and building-owners.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/05/2023 09:34:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1626333

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Heat Pumps: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed Clean Heat Market Mechanism on investment in heat pump production by UK-based businesses.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	184071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government supports an expansion of UK heat pump manufacturing and has set out an ambition for a thirty-fold increase in the number made and sold in the UK each year. The Government recently launched a £30 million Heat Pump Manufacturing Investment Accelerator Competition to complement the support offered by the new capital allowances announced in this year’s Spring Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is publishing a policy framework, including the Clean Heat Market Mechanism, to give clarity around the scale of the UK heat pump market.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/05/2023 15:44:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1626643

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Heat Pumps: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the use of funds levied as a result of missed targets through the proposed Clean Heat Market Mechanism on (a) investment in manufacturing of and (b) support for homeowners for purchasing heat pumps.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	184550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>In the consultation, the Government has proposed proportionate and realistic targets for the Clean Heat Market Mechanism, along with a set of other flexibility options for scheme participants. The Government is confident that all market actors will be able to meet the scheme targets, avoiding the need to make payments in lieu. If companies do choose to make any such payments, these will go to the Government’s Consolidated Account.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/05/2023 15:41:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1610229

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Hydroelectric Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the use of existing weirs to generate renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	180362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Hydropower accounts for approximately 2% of total electricity generation in the UK. Most current deployment is in a small run of river projects which tend to be relatively expensive.</p><p> </p><p>Studies in Scotland, England and Wales indicate that there is a maximum remaining technical potential of around 1.5GW for small-scale hydro, including existing weirs.</p><p> </p><p>Economic and environmental constraints mean that in practice the viable remaining resource is less than 1GW, which represents less than 1% of total generation capacity, so is not a significant contributor to the Government's future generation plans</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:25:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham