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428332

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Housing: 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 steps her Department is taking to improve the energy efficiency of homes; and whether any of the National Infrastructure Committee's funding will be available for use to increase home energy efficiency.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	16366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>Since 2013 the Government has supported industry in delivering over 1.6 million measures which were installed in over 1.3 million households through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) alone. We are now working with the industry and consumer groups on a new value-for-money approach.</p><br /><p>We’ve also commissioned an independent review led by Peter Bonfield to investigate quality, standards and consumer protection to ensure that the system properly supports and protects consumers.</p><br /><p>The National Infrastructure Commission will be resourced to carry out its task of advising Government on the UK’s infrastructure needs and priorities. It will not have adirectrole in funding infrastructure delivery.</p><br /><p>We are clear that support should be focussed on those with the greatest need.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/11/2015 15:18:26 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 30997 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

428360

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Private Rented Housing: 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 recent discussions she has had with her European counterparts about minimum EPC standards for the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	16463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The <em>Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015</em> were made in March this year following a full public consultation, and establish an EPC minimum of E for domestic and non-domestic private rented sector properties from April 2018.</p><br /><p>Officials in the Department liaise regularly with the insulation industry, local authorities, and other stakeholders on a range of energy efficiency issues including the minimum EPC standards for the private rented sector. Discussions have also been held recently with French officials about domestic energy efficiency issues including minimum standards.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 16464 16465 question first answered 23/11/2015 11:58:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 30998 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

428361

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Private Rented Housing: 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 recent discussions she has had with local authorities about minimum EPC standards for the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	16464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The <em>Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015</em> were made in March this year following a full public consultation, and establish an EPC minimum of E for domestic and non-domestic private rented sector properties from April 2018.</p><br /><p>Officials in the Department liaise regularly with the insulation industry, local authorities, and other stakeholders on a range of energy efficiency issues including the minimum EPC standards for the private rented sector. Discussions have also been held recently with French officials about domestic energy efficiency issues including minimum standards.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 16463 16465 question first answered 23/11/2015 11:58:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 30999 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

428362

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Private Rented Housing: 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 recent discussions she has had with the cavity wall insulation industry about minimum EPC standards in the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	16465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The <em>Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015</em> were made in March this year following a full public consultation, and establish an EPC minimum of E for domestic and non-domestic private rented sector properties from April 2018.</p><br /><p>Officials in the Department liaise regularly with the insulation industry, local authorities, and other stakeholders on a range of energy efficiency issues including the minimum EPC standards for the private rented sector. Discussions have also been held recently with French officials about domestic energy efficiency issues including minimum standards.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 16463 16464 question first answered 23/11/2015 11:58:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 31000 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

428373

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Electricity: Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether she has given consideration to re-classifying electricity storage vessels to enable distribution network operators to utilise such vessels without paying generation charges.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	16370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department recognises the potential for storage to help us use energy more flexibly and decarbonise our energy system cost effectively, alongside interconnection and demand-side response (DSR). As such, DECC is investigating the potential barriers to the deployment of energy storage. We are carefully considering possible mitigating actions, focussing in the first instance on removing regulatory barriers to energy storage. The re-classification of energy storage is one of the options we are considering. We plan to conduct a consultation and call for evidence in due course.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/11/2015 15:14:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

428376

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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 representations she has made to energy companies to ensure they pass on reductions in the wholesale price of gas and electricity to the consumer.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	16468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>DECC ministers and officials meet with energy companies on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues.</p><br /><p>The government expects suppliers to make sure any reductions in the costs of supplying energy are passed to consumers.</p><p><br> <br></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2015 14:26:14 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 30994 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

428469

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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, what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on a cross-departmental approach to moving to low carbon energy sources.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	16467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>Working across departments is essential in order to move to low carbon energy sources and deliver our carbon commitments. There is already a great deal of work going on because we recognise that the challenges and opportunities we face require the whole of Government to work together.</p><br /><p>For example, we are cutting emissions, driving innovation and creating jobs through our joint work with the Department of Transport to promote low emissions vehicles.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/11/2015 15:19:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 31019 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

428481

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Fuels: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether her Department has considered the potential contribution that sustainable fuels can make to supporting the decarbonisation of the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart McDonald
uin	16319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>Sustainable fuels already form an important part of our energy mix and are contributing to the decarbonisation of the UK economy.</p><br /><p>During 2014 just under a fifth of renewable electricity generation came from bioenergy; bioenergy also forms about 94% of our total renewable heat generation; and in transport the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) ensures that just under 5% of transport fuel comes from sustainable biofuels.</p><br /><p>The 2011 Carbon Plan set out a range of scenarios for how the UK could reduce emissions. This considered the role of renewable technologies under the different scenarios. The Government is due to set out next year the level of the fifth carbon budget, covering the years 2028-2032, and following this, a new emissions reduction plan will be published.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/11/2015 15:17:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

428504

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of in-home displays need to remain in operation after installation for the smart metering implementation programme to have the potential to deliver overall economic benefit for customers and energy providers.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	16346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We are supporting older and vulnerable people to keep warm through support including the Energy Company Obligation and the Warm Home Discount. Over 1.6 million measures have been installed in around 1.3 million households through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) alone.</del></p><br /><p><del class="ministerial">This year, over 2 million households will get help under the Warm Home Discount scheme– including an automatic electricity bill discount of £140 for over 1.3 million of the poorest pensioners. In winter 2014/15, Winter Fuel Payments were made to around 12.5million older people in around 9 million households. The Cold Weather Plan, published by Public Health England, helps to raise awareness of the harm to health from cold, and provides guidance on how to prepare for and respond to cold weather.</del></p><br /><p><del class="ministerial">The Government has also provided around £3 million to fund the creation of the ‘Big Energy Saving Network’ which focuses on helping consumers understand tariffs and switching options as well as how they could benefit from energy efficiency programmes available to them. As we approach winter, DECC officials will continue to maximise awareness of the Energy Saving Advice Service (ESAS –contact number 0300 123 1234), which also provides a referral service for ECO Affordable Warmth.</del></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">DECC’s most recent Impact Assessment for the roll-out of smart metering, published in January 2014, estimates a positive net present benefit of £6.2 billion over the period to 2030, with total benefits of £17.1 billion and costs of £10.9 billion.</ins></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">Of the £17.1 billion of overall benefits around one third stems from energy savings, for which the In Home Displays (IHDs) are a critical enabler. They are an important first step in wider consumer engagement and behaviour change that can unlock additional economic benefit, for example through the development of a smart grid and more flexible and resilient future energy system.</ins></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">Smart metering also enables significant operational efficiency savings within the energy industry, so even without the energy savings benefits the Smart Metering Implementation Programme has the potential to deliver overall economic benefit for UK customers and energy providers.</ins></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 24/11/2015 13:18:01 question first ministerially corrected 30/11/2015 11:12:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 31788 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

428527

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Fracking: Licensing
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 16 November 2015 to Question 15604, what information her Department holds on the (a) number of petroleum exploration and development licences which have been (i) applied for and (ii) issued in the last 12 months and (b) the location to which such applications and licences apply.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	16496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>No landward Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences have been applied for, nor issued, during the last 12 months. However, in the latest (14<sup>th</sup>) Onshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round, which closed for bids on 28 October 2014, 95 applications were received from 47 companies covering 295 Ordinance Survey Blocks. The Oil and Gas Authority announced on 18 August 2015 that a first tranche of 27 onshore blocks will be formally offered to companies, and that a second group of 132 further blocks has been subjected to detailed assessment under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010. Subject to the outcome of this consultation, the OGA intends to announce offers for the second group of licence blocks later this year. A map showing the location of the first tranche blocks and those being considered further can be found here:</p><br /><p><a href="https://decc-edu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=29c31fa4b00248418e545d222e57ddaa" target="_blank">https://decc-edu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=29c31fa4b00248418e545d222e57ddaa</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/11/2015 15:43:44 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham