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456597

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	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	Wood-burning Stoves: Carbon Emissions
	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 she is taking to reduce carbon emissions from wood stoves.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	29108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Directive 2009/125/EC established a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products. In April 2015 Commission Regulation 2015/1185 was published, which provides minimum standards for efficiencies of wood burning stoves placed on the European market from 2022 that will reduce their carbon emissions.</p><p> </p><p>Wood burning stoves that have a back boiler attached are supported through the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). The scheme applies only to Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Wood burning stoves are treated as having zero emissions for most inventory purposes, given that the biomass combustion releases the carbon captured during the trees’ lifetime; and that this loss of carbon from the forest is already recorded in the forestry section of the emissions inventory.</p><p> </p><p>Different carbon emissions figures are used for lifecycle analysis of biomass – but these often relate to the transportation of the fuel and fuel preparation. Evidence to date suggests the fuel used in wood burning stoves, such as logs, is frequently sourced very locally with minimal preparation, and therefore has a relatively small footprint.</p><p> </p><p>A tool is also available from Ofgem for calculating carbon emissions from biomass. It can be found on the Ofgem website at <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/uk-solid-and-gaseous-biomass-carbon-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/uk-solid-and-gaseous-biomass-carbon-calculator</a> .</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 15:00:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

456450

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	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	Nuclear Power Stations: Israel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assistance has been (a) asked for and (b) provided to Israel to assist in (i) emergency planning in the event of a radiological incident and (ii) radioactive waste management at the Dimona nuclear plant in Israel.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	29280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change has not received any requests from, or provided assistance to, Israel on either emergency planning in the event of a radiological incident, or radioactive waste management at the Dimona nuclear plant.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 13:31:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

456466

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	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 Supply
	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 gigawatts of diesel generating capacity the National Grid has on standby for demand spikes; whether her Department is planning for more diesel generation to be so available; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	29325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>National Grid currently has approximately 0.6GW of diesel generation contracted in Short Term Operating Reserve – STOR - the key balancing service used to manage fluctuations in demand.</p><p> </p><p>STOR is procured by National Grid and Government is not involved in this process. However, Government is aware of concerns regarding the growth of diesel generators, and with this in mind Defra will consult later this year on options which will include legislation that would set binding emission limit values on relevant air pollutants from diesel engines.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 13:32:24 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

456109

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2016
	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: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans her Department has to differentiate between different types of less-established technologies in the next Contracts for Difference allocation round.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	28927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>As we did in the first CFD allocation round, we will use an auction to differentiate between the projects in the less established technologies pot. We keep the technologies eligible for each pot under review to make sure that our decarbonisation and affordability objectives are met.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 13:38:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

455307

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	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	Department for Energy and Climate Change: Overtime
	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 her Department has paid to staff in overtime in each of the last 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	28687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>In the period January 2014 to end January 2016 overtime payments made totalled (to the nearest £k) broken down as shown below:-</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£k</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£k</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£k</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 13:35:58 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455306

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	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	Department for Energy and Climate Change: Human Rights Act 1998
	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 civil law suits have been brought against her Department based either wholly or partially on grounds provided by the Human Rights Act 1998; how many such suits were settled out of court before a court judgment was delivered; and how much such settlements have cost the public purse since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	28639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>When the Human Rights Act came into force, no specific arrangements were put in place by the then government to record cases in the way requested.</p><p> </p><p>Litigants in civil cases can rely on arguments based wholly or partly on the Human Rights Act 1998. In some cases, the Act is relied on in addition to other claims. Neither Government Legal Department (GLD) records nor the County and High Courts case management systems distinguish between cases where the Act is invoked and cases where it is not. As a result, there are not currently data published which distinguish between cases where the Human Rights Act was or was not invoked.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 13:30:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

454935

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	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	Department for Energy and Climate Change: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which organisations have received public grant funding from her Department in each of the last three years; and what the purposes of each grant were.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	28359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The organisations that have received grant funding from DECC in FY2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 are summarised in the attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 15:01:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom attachment 1 file name WPQ 28359 Organisations and DECC public grant funding.pdf title Orgs receiving DECC public grant funding 2012-15
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

455303

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	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	Department for Energy and Climate Change: Employment Tribunals Service
	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 her Department spent from the public purse on industrial tribunals in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	28623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The cost of Employment Tribunals can be found within the HMCTS annual accounts published at<em>:</em></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/433948/hmcts-annual-report-accounts-2014-15.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/433948/hmcts-annual-report-accounts-2014-15.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 15:01:14 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455300

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	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	Department for Energy and Climate Change: Consultants
	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 consultants' contracts were terminated early in each of the last six years for which figures are available; and what the cost of each such termination was in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	28655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>This information is not readily available, and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 15:01:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455302

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	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	Department for Energy and Climate Change: Cleaning Services
	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 rate of pay is for cleaners in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	28603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The hourly rate of pay for cleaners working in the Department of Energy and Climate Change is between £7.85 and £9.15 depending on location.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 April 2016, the rate of pay will be increased to the 2016 Living Wage Foundation rates.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 12:38:32 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West