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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-12-01more like thismore than 2015-12-01
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Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change remove filter
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Renewable Energy remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the size of the (a) solar, (b) wind, (c) offshore wind and (d) renewable heat sector is; and by what proportion she plans for these sectors to grow in the next (i) five, (ii) 10 and (iii) 20 years; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
tabling member printed
Caroline Lucas more like this
uin 18271 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-12-07more like thismore than 2015-12-07
answer text <p>The latest available data on the size of the low carbon sectors is published in a BIS report on 'The size and performance of the UK low carbon economy’. The report contains estimates on turnover, Gross Value Added (GVA), number of firms and number of jobs supported by various low carbon sectors. These estimates are presented in Table 1 below.</p><p><em>Table 1: Size of the solar, wind and renewable heat sectors in 2013 </em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of firms</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of jobs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Turnover (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gross Value Added (£m)</strong> <br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solar</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>34,400</p></td><td><p>8,400</p></td><td><p>3300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wind</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>32,700</p></td><td><p>9,800</p></td><td><p>2,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Onshore</em></p></td><td><p><em>300</em></p></td><td><p><em>19,000</em></p></td><td><p><em>6,300</em></p></td><td><p><em>1,700</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Offshore</em></p></td><td><p><em>200</em></p></td><td><p><em>13,700</em></p></td><td><p><em>3,500</em></p></td><td><p><em>1,000</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewable heat</p></td><td><p>2,300</p></td><td><p>86,000</p></td><td><p>37,600</p></td><td><p>17,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,200</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>153,100</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>55,800</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23,500</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Note: Renewable heat includes the following sectors: Energy generation from waste and biomass, biomass equipment, geothermal, heat pumps, solar thermal, heat networks and alternative fuels. Some categories also include activity not relating to renewable heat. Jobs, turnover and GVA include supply chain activity.</em></p><p><em>Source: BIS (March 2015) “The Size and Performance of the UK Low Carbon Economy </em></p><br /><p>Future growth in these sectors will depend upon a number of factors, such as technological development and cost reduction.</p><br /><p>The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) budget to cover both domestic and non-domestic schemes has been confirmed to March 2021, with funding rising each year to £1.15bn in 2020/21. We believe that this is sufficient to heat the equivalent of 500,000 homes. We are planning to reform the RHI with a particular view to improve value for money, reduce cost and improve cost control.</p>
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-12-07T14:44:37.54Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-07T14:44:37.54Z
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label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Caroline Lucas remove filter