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1002128

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Working Hours
	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 contracted hours are for the highest paid member of staff in the (a) HM Land Registry, (b) Ofgem, (c) Competition and Markets Authority, (d) Companies House, (e) Insolvency Service, (f) Intellectual Property Office, (g) Met Office and (h) UK Space Agency.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	188202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The highest paid members of staff across these organisations are members of the Senior Civil Service Each has a standard Senior Civil Service contract, where they are required to work a minimum (over a 5-day week) of 42 hours, including daily meal breaks of one hour. However, as a senior civil servant, they are required to work such additional hours as may from time to time be reasonable and necessary for the efficient performance of their duties.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/11/2018 17:26:48 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1002149

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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
	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 his Department has made of the effect of climate change on GDP in the next four decades.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	188092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The 2007 Stern Review concluded that the impacts of unmitigated climate change could be equivalent to losing 5-20% of global GDP, with the higher range accounting for a wide range of impacts and risks. A range of scientific evidence also makes clear that the risks and impacts could be severe, with some potentially catastrophic. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report and 1.5°C Special Report show that human-caused climate change has had widespread impacts on human and natural systems, for example, heatwaves are longer, hotter, and more frequent, and the sea-level is rising at a rate of 2.6 – 2.9 millimetres per year.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s 2017 Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) finds that climate change poses multiple risks to the UK. Communities, businesses and infrastructure will be affected by flooding and coastal change, domestic and international food production and trade could be impacted, and our natural capital (including ecosystems, soils and biodiversity) will be at risk. People’s health, wellbeing and productivity will be at risk from high temperatures, and people, animals and plants will be at risk from new and emerging pests and diseases. The CCRA also identified that there may be economic opportunities for UK business from an increase in global demand for adaptation-related goods and services like engineering and insurance.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:44:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1002543

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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	Post Offices: Acton
	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 information his Department holds on (a) the average weekly number of customers and (b) revenue generated at Acton Post Office in the six months prior to its closure on 24 October.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	188894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p>I have been informed that Acton Post Office has closed as the site is being redeveloped and that unfortunately the Post Office has not been able to establish an alternative service so far. As this is an operational matter for the Post Office I have asked Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to you on this matter setting out what steps the Post Office is doing to restore the service as soon as possible. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/11/2018 17:27:00 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1002562

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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	Energy: Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many private rented homes require additional energy efficiency installations costing between £2,500 and £3,500 in each (a) region and (b) council authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	188781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Analysis of private rented housing data indicates that approximately 72,000 properties will receive packages of measures costing between £2,500 and £3,500 under amended Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard Regulations. On average, tenants benefitting from improvements under these regulations will see their energy costs fall by £180 per year.</p><p> </p><p>Due of the comparatively small sample size used to model those private rented sector properties with F and G energy efficiency ratings, we are unable to reliably break the above subset of properties down by region or council authority area.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:39:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1002593

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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	Wind Power
	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 proportion of UK energy consumption is provided by (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind farms.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	188741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, the proportion of UK electricity demand<sup> (1)</sup> met by (a) onshore wind was 8.2 per cent and (b) by offshore wind was 5.9 per cent<sup> (2)</sup>.</p><p> </p><p><sup>(1) </sup>UK electricity demand was met by UK electricity generation and net imports.</p><p><sup>(2) </sup>Data is taken from the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) 2018 from tables DUKES 5.1 for demand and DUKES 6.4 for wind generation: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:38:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1002656

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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	Renewable Energy: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to transpose the provisions of the EU Renewable Energy Directive II into UK law when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	188863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Leaving the EU will not affect the UK's commitment to domestic and international efforts to tackle climate change. Renewable technologies now form a very significant part of the UK’s energy mix and will continue to do so into the future. Renewable energy will have a key role to play in delivering our ambitious Clean Growth Strategy.</p><p>The UK will consider the extent of our longer term cooperation with the EU on renewable energy as part of the wider EU Exit negotiations on our future energy partnership.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:37:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

999149

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	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	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2018 to Question 164474 on the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme, what discussions his Department has had with the trustees of that scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	186447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Those discussions are ongoing. I would be happy to update my hon. Friend once a conclusion has been reached.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:31:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

999232

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	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	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	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 publish the annual surpluses to Government from the Mineworkers Pension Fund in each year since 1994.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	186222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The sums the Government has received each year from its share of scheme surpluses are set out below. There were no receipts before 1998. Surplus shares are calculated at three-yearly valuations and paid in ten annual instalments. More information is available in a <a href="https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01189#fullreport" target="_blank">House of Commons Research Briefing</a>. The Government guarantee has enabled an investment strategy that has resulted in scheme members receiving payments 33% higher than they would have been if they received only their actual earned pension up to privatisation.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year[1]</p></td><td><p>Share of surplus (£m)</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Share of surplus (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>92.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>113.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>142.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] MPS Scheme years run from 1 October to 30 September. Payments are generally made on 1 October.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:36:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

999271

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	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	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 research the Government has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned on fracking and subsidence in former coal mining areas.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	186390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Earlier this year the independent Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) commissioned a report from the British Geological Survey (BGS) to review the depth and location of historic coal mines in the East Midlands, which is a prospective area for shale gas development.</p><p>The OGA has commissioned a further report from the BGS which will include a review of historical seismicity which will be published in due course</p><p>These reports will inform the OGA’s consideration of any future applications for hydraulic fracturing operations in historic coal mining areas.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:28:59 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

999323

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	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	Energy: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using the kWh/m2/year rating as the principle energy efficiency rating for future energy efficiency regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	186430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The principle rating referred to in building energy efficiency regulations is the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ”Energy Efficiency Rating”, which is currently based on the energy cost to the consumer. In July this year BEIS and MHCLG jointly released a Call for Evidence on EPCs which included a question on whether cost, energy consumption in kWh or carbon emissions was the most suitable rating. The Call for Evidence closed on 19 October and we are currently analysing responses. The responses to the Call for Evidence will inform future policy thinking in this area.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:32:58 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan