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48197

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, in what circumstances he uses a calculation of the (a) value of preventing a fatality, (b) willingness to pay and (c) cost-per-quality adjusted life year approach to quantify the value of a policy intervention; what other tools he uses to quantify the benefit of a policy intervention; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen O'Brien
uin	196462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>All new policies, programmes and projects in the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) are subject to comprehensive but proportionate assessment of costs and benefits following Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) Green Book guidance. The guidance provides advice on valuing costs and benefits including where there is no market value:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220541/green_book_complete.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220541/green_book_complete.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In cases where non-market costs or benefits have a significant impact on the outcome, DECC adopt different valuation techniques to elicit values as far as possible. For example, willingness to pay and willingness to accept techniques have been used to elicit the value that users attribute to security of electricity supply (value of lost load):</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/224028/value_lost_load_electricty_gb.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/224028/value_lost_load_electricty_gb.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Quality-adjusted life year (QALY)-based methods have also been used by the Department to illustrate the potential health impacts of improving the energy efficiency of fuel poor homes in the ‘<em>Fuel Poverty – a framework for future action</em>'. Work is planned to understand how estimates of QALYs may be incorporated into cost-benefit analysis in the future:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuel-poverty-a-framework-for-future-action" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuel-poverty-a-framework-for-future-action</a></p><p> </p><p>On other tools to quantify non-market costs and benefits, DECC has produced supplementary guidance to the Green Book which applies the Green Book techniques and principles in the specific context of valuing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/254083/2013_main_appraisal_guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/254083/2013_main_appraisal_guidance.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	427 label Biography information for Mr Stephen O'Brien

48198

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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
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 his Answer of 14 January 2013, Official Report, column 481W, on biofuels, is biomass feedstock origin recorded in the renewable energy planning database; and what his policy is on the use of biomass feedstock sourced from outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	196358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Biomass feedstock origin is not recorded in the renewable energy planning database but this information is required to be submitted as part of the reporting requirements for biomass and bioliquids under the Renewables Obligation and is published annually by Ofgem.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>With regards to bioliquids, the Renewable Energy Directive sets out the sustainability requirements which must be complied with in order to receive financial support. The key considerations of land use criteria and greenhouse gas balance are required to be met by both domestic and imported feedstock.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the case of solid and gaseous biomass, the UK has established its own criteria which include a minimum of 60% greenhouse gas (GHG) lifecycle saving against the average EU fossil electricity grid intensity. Transport related carbon emissions as well as any direct land use change, whether in the UK or elsewhere, are considered as part of the GHG lifecycle assessment for biomass electricity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

48199

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the costs associated with supporting new nuclear power stations in England and Wales will be levied on energy consumers in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The supplier obligation will raise funds to cover all liabilities under all Contracts for Difference (CfDs), including nuclear ones. All licensed suppliers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland will be obliged to pay the supplier obligation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48200

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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
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 his Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, columns 994-5, whether his Department is seeking to promote first or second generation biomass and biofuels; and whether his Department has made a sustainability assessment of both forms.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	196359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>First and second generation biofuels are the responsibility of the Department of Transport.</p><p> </p><p>Biomass, when sourced sustainably, can provide a cost-effective, low carbon and controllable source of renewable energy.</p><p> </p><p>The sustainability standards referred to by the Secretary of State's Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, columns 994-5, refer to the use of solid and gaseous biomass for the purposes of renewable electricity generation under the Renewables Obligation (RO). To ensure that Government only supports sustainably produced biomass, it recently introduced requirements as part of the Renewables Obligation. Similar measures will be introduced under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) this autumn, and we intend to mirror the RO requirements within the Contracts for Difference.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

48201

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the incidence of power cuts by (a) county and (b) parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	196271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of power cuts are held by Ofgem. Ofgem measure the number and duration of power cuts based on the number of customer interruptions (interruptions per 100 connected customers) and customer minutes lost (minutes of supply lost per connected customer). The statistics, broken down by Distribution Network Operator, can be found in tables A10.1 and A10.2 of Ofgem's Assessment of the RIIO-ED1 business plans document, pages 86 and 88:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/84945/assessmentoftheriio-ed1businessplans.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/84945/assessmentoftheriio-ed1businessplans.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Ofgem do not collect a more detailed regional breakdown than what is presented in both of these tables.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

48203

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	196204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change does not keep a central record of stock levels for stationery, treasury tags or any other office consumables. This is because individual teams within the Department are responsible for their own particular needs (with weekly deliveries when required), negating the need for an overall ‘Departmental' store.</p><p> </p><p>However, printer cartridges are procured and stored by the Departmental IT team. The stock is regularly checked with an aim to ensure there are always approximately 80 cartridges on site (of varying types and colours) to cover four Central London buildings/offices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

47940

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
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 he is taking to encourage the use of smart meters; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	196001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government's vision is for every home and smaller businesses in Great Britain to have smart electricity and gas meters by the end of 2020. In December 2012, the Department published the smart meter Consumer Engagement Strategy which sets out the approach to how domestic and non-domestic consumers will be encouraged to use smart meters to take control of their energy – helping them to save energy and money.</p><p> </p><p>Energy suppliers will have the primary consumer engagement role as they are the main interface with consumers before, during and after installation. Supplier engagement will be supported by a programme of centralised engagement undertaken by a Central Delivery Body (CDB), which the larger energy suppliers were required to set up in June 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also has a continuing role in consumer engagement. For example, we are working with stakeholders, such as third-sector organisations, in engaging consumers, and ensuring that accurate information on smart meters is available online.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

47941

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
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 tonnes of carbon dioxide were displaced by onshore wind electricity generation in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales in the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	196079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>Provisional 2013 data show that 11.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide were displaced by onshore wind electricity generation in the UK. DECC does not publish a breakdown of electricity generated by onshore wind for each constituent country so carbon dioxide savings are only available for the UK as a whole.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

48091

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
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 he has had with the US Department of Energy on licensing and regulatory regimes in relation to fracking in (a) Lancashire and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	196180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>Ministers in the Department have met their ministerial counterparts from the Department of Energy in the United States of America on a number of occasions and have had wide-ranging discussions.</p><p> </p><p>All meetings between external organisations and Ministers in the Department of Energy and Climate Change are published on a quarterly basis on the Department's website and are available for download at this link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/accesstoinform/registers/registers.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/accesstoinform/registers/registers.aspx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As has been the case with successive administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

47547

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
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 estimated value of the contract of Dounreay Site Restoration was at the time of the award in April 2012; what the estimated savings to the public purse were; what the estimated value of the contract is to date; and what the estimated savings to the public purse are to date.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	195770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The estimated Target Cost at the time of contract award in 2012 was approximately £1.5 billion in 2012/13 money values. It covered all of the scope in the Dounreay Lifetime Plan to bring the site to its Interim End State which was capable of definition at the time of tender; it excluded scope that was not capable of definition at the bid stage. The contract contained provisions for change control for new scope and also for indexation for inflation. The Target Cost at 31 March 2014 is £ 1.7bn. The estimated saving to the public purse arising from the Preferred Bidder's target costs compared to the extant Lifetime Plan was, and remains, well in excess of £1 billion.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami