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168253

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme
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 have (a) applied and (b) received a grant from the Warm Home Discount scheme in (i) Barnsley East, (ii) South Yorkshire and (iii) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	217490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Warm Home Discount scheme operates across Great Britain. Data for the number of people applying for or receiving assistance under the Warm Home Discount scheme are not available on a regional or constituency basis.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/12/2014 13:38:46 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

168021

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has budgeted for payments to energy companies to maintain spare stand-by electricity generation capacity for winter 2014.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	217224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>National Grid is responsible for procuring New Balancing Services to provide reserve capacity. Procurement is subject to a methodology approved by Ofgem.</p><p> </p><p>National Grid announced in October that it has procured an additional 1.1GW of reserve capacity for this winter. This will cost less than £1 per household and will increase capacity margins from around 4% to over 6%.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/12/2014 12:06:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

168022

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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	Microgeneration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of micro-generation to the National Grid; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows electricity generated from micro-generation installations between 2010/11 and 2013/14 and its share of total UK electricity supply. This includes electricity generated from installations registered on the Feed-in Tariff Scheme (FiT), and the Renewables Obligation (RO). FiT data for 2013-14 are due to be published by Ofgem on 18<sup>th</sup> December.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total Generated from Micro Schemes (GWh)</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong><em>2010-11</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2011-12</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2012-13</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2013-14</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feed-in Tariff Scheme (GWh)</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>1,236</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewable Obligation (GWh)</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (GWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>387</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,438</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>n/a</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Electricity Supply (GWh)</p></td><td><p>382,125</p></td><td><p>370,918</p></td><td><p>378,186</p></td><td><p>366,313</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of Micro-generation</p></td><td><p>0.016%</p></td><td><p>0.104%</p></td><td><p>0.380%</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Full FiTs data are available at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/feed-tariff-fit-scheme/feed-tariff-reports/annual-reports" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/feed-tariff-fit-scheme/feed-tariff-reports/annual-reports</a></p><p>RO data are available in table 6.3 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables</a></p><p>Electricity supply data are available in table 5.2 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/12/2014 16:50:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168023

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate how many households would receive a rebate if the Warm Homes Discount were extended to park home residents.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	217155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>We proposed in a recent consultation to extend, the Warm Home Discount Scheme to park home residents. This would mean that participating energy suppliers would have the option to offer rebates, through the Industry Initiatives element of the scheme, to park home residents who otherwise met the Core Group or Broader Group criteria or have a direct billing relationship with energy suppliers We will announce the outcome of the consultation shortly.</p><p>This was necessary as currently we believe most park home residents do not have a direct billing relationship with energy suppliers. As a result, it has not been possible to provide the Warm Home Discount to them in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/12/2014 16:27:16 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

168102

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will meet the Northern Ireland Executive to discuss the inclusion of pensioners in Northern Ireland in the Warm Home Discount Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	217286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Fuel poverty is devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive, which decides its own fuel poverty objectives and policies.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/12/2014 13:40:19 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

167729

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2014 to Question 215252, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's estimate of retail (a) electricity and (b) gas prices in each month between January 2007 and November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	216963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Copies of the data requested in Question 215252 have now been placed in the Libraries of the House.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">DECC do not produce monthly estimates of retail energy prices.</ins><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/12/2014 13:47:00 question first ministerially corrected 08/01/2015 17:00:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 32666 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

167730

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Tidal 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 assessment he has made of the contribution of tidal impoundment to renewable energy production in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	217009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>In 2007, the Government published the Atlas of UK marine renewable energy resources (see attached), which assesses, amongst other things, the tidal range resource around the UK.</p><p>The Government’s 2010 Severn Tidal Power feasibility study [1] then assessed the potential for 5 generic Severn Estuary schemes, including potential energy production.</p><p>Following this, the 2012 Crown Estate’s UK Wave and Tidal Key Resource Areas [2] assessed the theoretical resource of tidal barrage and tidal lagoons across the UK at 96 TWh/year (45 GW) and 25 TWh/year (14 GW) respectively.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><em>[1] </em></strong><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/1-severn-tidal-power-feasibility-study-conclusions-and-summary-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/1-severn-tidal-power-feasibility-study-conclusions-and-summary-report</a></em></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>[2]</em></strong><em> The Crown Estate, UK Wave and Tidal Key Resource Areas Project, Summary Report, October 2012</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd attachment 1 file name Atlas of UK Marine Renewable Energy Resources Pt. 1.pdf title 2007 UK Marine Renewables Atlas Pt.1 2 file name Atlas of UK Marine Renewable Energy Resources Pt. 2.pdf title 2007 UK Marine Renewables Atlas Pt.2 3 file name Atlas of UK Marine Renewable Energy Resources Pt. 3.pdf title 2007 UK Marine Renewables Atlas Pt.3 question first answered 10/12/2014 16:24:31 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

167731

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the average decommissioning costs of (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal-powered power stations, (e) gas-powered power stations, (f) solar farms, (g) tidal lagoons, (h) biomass generation and (i) anaerobic digesters.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	217007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department published estimates of the costs of nuclear decommissioning in 2010. [1] It was calculated that for a generic Pressurised Water Reactor with a capacity of 1.35GW operating for 40 years, decommissioning and waste management costs were in the range £800m – £1800m.</p><p>For offshore wind farms, the developers of some projects have provided my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State with estimates for the cost of decommissioning their wind farms under the provisions of the Energy Act 2004. On the basis of this information, the estimated cost of decommissioning offshore wind farms is around £700,000 per turbine.</p><p>A report on the economic impacts of onshore wind published jointly by the Department and RenewableUK in May 2012 [2] estimated that the cost of decommissioning each turbine as being in the region of £60,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has not produced estimates for the average or typical costs of decommissioning for other types of energy generating assets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> Consultation on a Methodology to Determine a Fixed Unit Price for Waste Disposal and Updated Cost Estimates for Nuclear Decommissioning, Waste Management and Waste Disposal, March 2010: </em></p><p> </p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/42533/1_20100324145948_e____ConsultationonFixedUnitPricemethodologyandupdatedcostestimates.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/42533/1_20100324145948_e____ConsultationonFixedUnitPricemethodologyandupdatedcostestimates.pdf</a> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>2</em><em> Onshore Wind Direct &amp; Wider Economic Impacts, May 2012 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/48359/5229-onshore-wind-direct--wider-economic-impacts.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/48359/5229-onshore-wind-direct--wider-economic-impacts.pdf</a>.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/12/2014 16:50:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

167732

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research funding his Department has allocated to developing new technologies for (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal powered power stations, (e) gas powered power stations, (f) solar powered farms, (g) tidal lagoons, (h) biomass and (i) anaerobic digesters.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	217003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Whilst it is possible that the Department of Energy and Climate Change may hold information on expenditure allocation in developing new technologies for (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal powered power stations, (e) gas powered power stations, (f) solar powered farms, (g) tidal lagoons, (h) biomass and (i) anaerobic digesters, the allocations may well include a mixture of consultancy, out-sourced programme management and not necessarily research and development.</p><p>Consequently we are not able to identify how much research funding has been allocated to each of those areas without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/12/2014 16:25:59 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

167733

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the days of lost production from (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal-powered power stations, (e) gas-powered power stations, (f) solar farms, (g) tidal lagoons, (h) biomass generation and (i) anaerobic digesters in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	217004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department doesn’t hold this information centrally, and can only provide it at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/12/2014 16:29:13 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane