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92983

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy Company Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many installations under the Rural Safeguard Scheme there have been to date; and what proportion such installations form of (a) Energy Company Obligation measures and (b) Carbon Saving Communities Obligation measures.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	210284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>I believe that the “Rural Safeguard Scheme” to which the Hon. Member refers may be the rural sub-obligation which forms part of the Carbon Saving Communities (CSCO) strand of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and I am answering on that basis.</p><p>The latest statistics have been published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change on 23 September:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-deal-and-energy-company-obligation-eco-monthly-statistics-september-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-deal-and-energy-company-obligation-eco-monthly-statistics-september-2014</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 16/10/2014 15:15:00 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

92984

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy Company Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of households in rural areas have participated in Carbon Saving Communities Obligation measures; and what proportion of the funding of such measures is contributed by such households through their fuel bills.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	210283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The monthly Green Deal/Energy Company Obligation (ECO) statistical release published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change presents the number of measures installed under the rural sub-obligation of the Carbon Saving Communities Obligation (CSCO) strand of ECO. The latest release was published on 23 September:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-deal-and-energy-company-obligation-eco-monthly-statistics-september-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-deal-and-energy-company-obligation-eco-monthly-statistics-september-2014</a>.</p><p>A further 13,068 rural sub-obligation measures up to July 2014 were reported by energy companies in anticipation of amendments to the ECO Order, giving a total of 14,341. Please note that these are provisional figures for measures not yet notified but installed since 1 April.</p><p>We do not collect information as to what proportion of total households in rural areas have benefitted from CSCO measures as we do not have data on the total populations in those areas. Nor do we have information on the proportion of funding contributed by households in rural areas via their fuel bills.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 16/10/2014 15:17:59 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

92526

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Solar Power: Renewables Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Renewables Obligation for sub-5mW solar will be reviewed or consulted on before May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	209292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Our recent consultation confirmed our policy that solar PV for projects of 5MW and below will continue. We continue to monitor the Renewables Obligation solar PV deployment pipeline for projects of 5MW and below. As indicated in our recent government response to the consultation on changes to financial support for solar PV<sup>1</sup>, if this monitoring indicates that deployment is growing more rapidly than can be afforded, we will consider taking measures to protect the Levy Control Framework. Any such proposals would require further consultation.</p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/360280/Government_response_RO-FIT_changes_to_Solar_PV_-_FINAL_2014-10-02.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/360280/Government_response_RO-FIT_changes_to_Solar_PV_-_FINAL_2014-10-02.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/10/2014 13:55:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

91958

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Green Deal Scheme: Barnsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people in Barnsley East constituency have received Green Deal funding.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department reported that there were 42 Green Deal Cashback vouchers paid in Barnsley East constituency up to 30<sup>th</sup> June 2014, and 59 ‘live' Green Deal Plans (with measures installed) had been taken out in Yorkshire and The Humber. We cannot break this down to a lower geographic level at present for confidentiality reasons:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-deal-energy-company-obligation-eco-and-insulation-levels-in-great-britain-quarterly-report-to-june-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-deal-energy-company-obligation-eco-and-insulation-levels-in-great-britain-quarterly-report-to-june-2014</a> .</p><p>Geographic breakdowns on the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) will form part of the more detailed quarterly series planned for publication on 18<sup>th</sup> December 2014, covering the period up to the end of September 2014.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 14/10/2014 11:40:05 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

91959

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Electric Cables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria are applied by his Department to determine whether new electricity transmission cables should be laid below or above ground.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	209337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The energy National Policy Statements provide guidance to developers and interested parties on applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects in England and Wales, including transmission lines.</p><p>The National Policy Statement for Electricity Networks Infrastructure (EN-5 – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/47858/1942-national-policy-statement-electricity-networks.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/47858/1942-national-policy-statement-electricity-networks.pdf</a>) makes it clear that my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State will only refuse consent for overhead line proposals in favour of an underground or sub-sea line if he is satisfied that the benefits from the non-overhead line alternative will clearly outweigh any extra economic, social and environmental impacts and the technical difficulties are surmountable (paragraph 2.8.9). Factors to be considered include:</p><ul><li>the landscape in which the proposed line will be set;</li><li>the additional cost of any undergrounding or sub-sea cabling; and</li><li>the environmental and archaeological consequences.</li></ul> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/10/2014 11:42:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

91960

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether customers who refuse to have a smart meter will be expected to pay for manual meter readings.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	209352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is not aware of any plans by the energy suppliers to introduce differential charging for consumers with traditional meters. Ofgem will be monitoring suppliers throughout the roll-out and will expect to engage with them should suppliers develop plans to introduce such charging for consumers with traditional meters. It will keep issues surrounding the fair treatment of these consumers under review.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 14/10/2014 11:42:03 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

91961

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many smart meters have been installed.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	209353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>DECC releases statistics on a quarterly basis which give details of the number of smart meter installations by the larger energy suppliers. The latest release, published on 18 September 2014, details installations up to the end of quarter two 2014, and can be found on the Gov.uk website on the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-2-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-2-2014</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 14/10/2014 11:41:26 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

91962

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many of the smart meters installed are SMETS 2 compliant.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	209354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is currently finalising the second version of the Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specifications (SMETS 2). As SMETS 2 is not yet in force, no installed smart meters currently meet it. We expect SMETS 2 smart meters to be available for the main installation stage.</p><p>The first version of the specifications (SMETS1) was designated by the Secretary of State on 18 December 2012 to allow suppliers to install and operate smart meters during the Foundation Stage of the Programme if they so wish, and thus facilitate early learning and benefits.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 14/10/2014 11:40:48 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

91963

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) workers in agencies which report to his Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	209466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>I can confirm that from April 2014 there were no Civil Servants or contractors employed on DECC premises who were paid less the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation in either London or Scotland.</p><p>DECC has no executive agencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 14/10/2014 11:44:20 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

91964

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Schools: Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department has taken to encourage schools to install solar panels since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	209516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Potential benefits for schools from deployment of solar PV include reduced energy bills, revenue generation, carbon savings, and enhanced educational opportunities.</p><p>In April the Government published a guidance leaflet for schools, making the case for installing Solar PV on our schools and providing a checklist and information on financing. The Government is continuing to work with industry to deliver the suite of measures set out in the Solar PV Strategy to remove barriers to deployment on medium scale rooftops.</p><p>We have asked the solar sector and NGOs to work together on developing approaches which will facilitate deployment on schools and we continue to work with them as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 14/10/2014 11:43:15 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham