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1357089

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2021
	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	Water Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to support opportunities arising from marine energy.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	903550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>On Monday 13 September we confirmed that wave and tidal stream projects will be eligible to compete in this year’s Contracts for Difference allocation round. We continue to assess a range of marine technologies following our Call for Evidence on marine energy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/09/2021 11:46:50 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

1185074

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2020
	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
	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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for renewable sources of energy.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	901650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>Ministers regularly discuss issues including renewable energy, including as part of the Government’s commitment to meeting net zero by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, the Government set a legally binding-target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from across the UK economy by 2050. We agree with the Committee on Climate Change’s view on the importance of a diverse mix of power generation sources to achieve that with renewables providing the majority of our electricity by 2050 alongside firm low carbon power from sources such as nuclear, and gas or biomass generation with carbon capture and storage. The Government has introduced many initiatives to increase the supply of renewable energy production in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed up to £557m of annual support for future Contracts for Difference, providing developers with the confidence they need to invest in bringing forward new projects and we are supporting our world-leading offshore wind industry through the 2019 sector deal.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support smaller scale renewable electricity generation, the Government introduced the Smart Export Guarantee on 1 January, which gives small scale low-carbon electricity generators, such as homes with solar panels, the right to be paid for the renewable electricity they export to the grid.</p><p> </p><p>The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) supports the transition to low-carbon heating in the UK, helping generate renewable heat for schools, hospitals and more than 12,000 social housing properties. The scheme is designed to bridge the gap between the cost of fossil fuel heat sources and renewable heat alternatives through financial support for owners of participating installations. The RHI helps to sustain and build the supply-chains needed to deliver our aspirations for renewable heat in 2020 and beyond</p><p> </p><p>Meeting our net zero target will require virtually all heat in buildings to be decarbonised, and heat in industry to be reduced to close to zero carbon emissions. This will involve large-scale transformation, including disruption to consumers and wide-ranging change to energy systems and markets: the way heating is supplied to over 28 million homes, businesses and industrial users will need to change.</p><p> </p><p>We are working to develop a new policy framework for the long-term decarbonisation of heat. This will set out the programme of work required to enable key strategic decisions on how we achieve mass transition to low carbon heating.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 19/03/2020 17:53:41 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

964028

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2018
	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	Galileo System
	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 steps his Department is taking to develop a UK alternative to participation in the Galileo satellite navigation programme.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	169303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s preference is to remain involved in the Galileo programme and we are continuing in our negotiations with the European Union on that basis. However, as a responsible Government, we need to look at alternatives to meet our national security, strategic and industrial requirements.</p><p> </p><p>As such, on 29 August, the Government announced that we are investing £92m of Brexit readiness money on developing an independent satellite system. The study will inform the decision to create the system as an alternative to Galileo should an acceptable agreement for continued UK participation in Galileo not be possible.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/09/2018 14:24:25 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

860916

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	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	Water Power: Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to support the marine energy industry.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	904338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>We’re committed to supporting our marine energy industry.</p><p> </p><p>Through the European Marine Energy Centre, based in the Orkney Islands and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, we are world leaders in developing marine technologies.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided more support for offshore wind than any other country in the world.</p><p> </p><p>And we are making up to £557 million of annual support available for offshore wind, wave and tidal stream in upcoming competitive CFD allocation rounds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/03/2018 16:23:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

732766

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Tidal Lagoons Independent Review
	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 progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Hendry Review on Tidal Lagoons.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	900033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>I congratulate my Hon. Friend for his continued advocacy on tidal lagoons.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are making progress on assessing the recommendations of the Hendry Review. As my Hon. Friend will be aware, the issues are complex, as they relate to an untried technology in the marine environment. It is important we understand the costs and challenges posed by this technology in relation to its possible role in the UK’s energy mix and potential environmental impact.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/06/2017 15:27:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

582627

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2016
	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	Water Power: Finance
	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 his Department plans to continue to ring-fence Contracts for Difference funding solely for tidal and marine energy projects.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	46245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2016 answer text <p>The details of the forthcoming Contract for Difference (CfD) allocation round, including whether funding for wave and tidal stream projects should be ring-fenced, will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/09/2016 13:36:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham