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registered interest
date	14/10/2015
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, if she will announce the timetable for the publication of a new Energy White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	11989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>Energy policy is constantly kept under review, but government departments do not publish White Papers as a matter of routine. The Government is focused on delivering its priorities to ensure security of supply, to keep bills as low as possible and decarbonise the economy cost effectively and does not have any plans to publish a new White Paper at the current time.</p><p><br> <br></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2015 12:23:13 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 24357 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222478

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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, for what reasons community energy schemes are not permitted to supply to local markets; and if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on such schemes' ability to reduce energy bills of them being permitted to supply to such markets.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Community energy schemes can already supply local markets provided they hold a supply licence (or exemption) or have a partnership with a licensed supplier.</p><p>In recognition that existing routes may not meet the needs of every community scheme, the Government has established a Local Supply Working Group to identify key regulatory barriers and suggest solutions. An update on the Local Supply Working Group will be included in the Community Energy Strategy update that will be published in March 2014.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 25/02/2015 17:32:08 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222493

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of community energy co-operatives to deliver reduced energy prices in the UK and in comparable countries.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to community energy and launched the first Community Energy Strategy in January 2014. A key commitment of that Strategy is to undertaken a sector survey in 2016 which will investigate a wide range of community energy benefits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 25/02/2015 17:31:45 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222495

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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: Debts
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 the Government is taking to ensure that families with children which fall behind with their energy bills receive the Warm Home Discount.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government recently responded to the consultation on extending the Warm Home Discount to 2015/16. In addition to extending the scheme to 2015/16, all participating suppliers will have to adopt standard criteria for their Broader Group schemes. This will make the Warm Home Discount more accessible to families with children and make it simpler to switch between the participating suppliers. The rebate for customers in 2015/16 has been maintained at £140 which means that an additional 71,000 Broader Group rebates will be paid to customers, potentially benefitting for the first time.</p><p>For setting a repayment plan for customers who fall behind on payments, all energy suppliers are required to take ability to pay into account. Some suppliers also provide special grants and other services to help families. Further information is available free from the Home Heat Helpline on 0800 33 66 99.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 02/03/2015 11:23:35 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222497

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the total value of contracts his Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost. Contracts of the Department are published on the Cabinet Office Website which can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>The Department would be able to provide further contract information by narrowing the scope, if specific procurement projects were identified.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">As an indication of departmental spend our financial records show that the following payments have been made to 3<sup>rd</sup> party suppliers:</ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">April 2013 to March 2014: £184,784,757.64;</ins></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">April 2014 to January 2015: £147,863,946.28.</ins></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 25/02/2015 13:07:31 question first ministerially corrected 26/02/2015 13:45:41 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 46371 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

176410

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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: Debts
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 families with children in (a) Birmingham, Hall Green constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) the UK are currently in debt to their energy supplier.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	222488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on how many families are in debt with their energy companies.</p><p>Ofgem closely monitors domestic energy suppliers’ performance and publishes information in relation to debt owed by domestic electricity and gas accounts holders in Great Britain, but they do not publish data relating to families with children or constituency areas. At the end of 2013, latest data available, 1.5 million domestic electricity account holders and 1.4 million domestic gas account holders were in debt to their energy supplier:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/92186/annualreport2013finalforpublication.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/92186/annualreport2013finalforpublication.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p><em>Ofgem’s Domestic Suppliers’ Social Obligations: 2013 Annual Report</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/02/2015 17:57:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock attachment 1 file name annualreport2013finalforpublication.pdf title Domestic Suppliers Social Obligations: 2013 report
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

63232

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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, what steps he has taken to assess whether the whole of the reduction in costs levied for investment in renewables has been passed on to consumers by energy suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	201834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>In December 2013 the Government announced a package of measures to reduce household bills by an average of around £50 in 2014 compared to what they would have been. The package consisted of a £12 Government Electricity Rebate which will be delivered to customers of all licenced domestic electricity suppliers in autumn 2014 and 2015, proposed changes to the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), which will result in £30-£35 off bills, on average, this year and voluntary action by electricity distribution network companies to reduce network costs in 2014/15, which will allow a further one-off reduction of an average of around £5 on electricity bills. All of the big 6 have announced how they will be passing the benefits on to consumers. This is set out in an Energy UK publication available here:</p><p><a href="http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/publication/finish/3-factsheets-and-guides/1106-eco-changes-major-energy-suppliers.html" target="_blank">http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/publication/finish/3-factsheets-and-guides/1106-eco-changes-major-energy-suppliers.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 26/06/2014 15:12:10 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

48527

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether hydraulic fracturing will be permitted to take place under property where the owner's consent has not been given.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	196737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Shale gas and oil operations involve hydraulic fracturing in wells drilled over a mile below the surface. At that depth it is highly unlikely that there will be any negative impact closer to the surface.</p><p> </p><p>Like most other industrial activities, oil and gas operations require permission from landowners to access their land in order to reach mineral deposits.</p><p> </p><p>Operators prefer where possible to agree this through negotiation with the landowner, but there is an existing legal route by which they can apply for access where this cannot be negotiated. In this respect, it is already possible for an operator to gain access to land for the extraction of oil or gas without a landowner's permission through the courts.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering whether these existing procedures used to obtain access are fit for purpose in relation to underground land. We have not yet made a decision on what actions we may take.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff