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780633

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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, how much was spent on commissioning and supporting the Hendry review.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	110379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy estimates that, excluding the salaries of seconded civil servants, the costs incurred by the Hendry Review were approximately £120,000.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/11/2017 15:51:41 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

780662

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Land: Registration
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 estimate he has made of the cost per digital transaction of updates to the land register in October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	110344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Land Registry will estimate costs per digital transaction for the financial year 2018/19 as part of its annual business and budget planning.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/11/2017 14:56:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

780663

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Fracking: Ryedale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2017 to Question 109369, on what date officials met Third Energy to discuss its application for hydraulic fracturing consent for the KM8 wellsite in Ryedale, North Yorkshire; what the purpose of that meeting was; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	110293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Officials periodically meet the shale gas industry (including Third Energy) to discuss progress; part of those discussions have included applications for hydraulic fracturing consent, which were framed around the Department’s guidance document on the matter[1]. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will respond appropriately to Third Energy’s application in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/591631/Hydraulic_Fracturing_Consent_Guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/591631/Hydraulic_Fracturing_Consent_Guidance.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 02/11/2017 10:39:55 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

780664

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Electricity Generation
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 proportion of generating units that have signed capacity agreements list their primary fuel type as diesel.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	110224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>Since the most recent Capacity Auctions (Winter 2016/17), Capacity Market Units have been required to specify their primary fuel type.</p><p>In both Winter 2016/17 auctions (the four-year-ahead (T-4) Auction and the Early Auction), Capacity Market Units identifying as ‘diesel’ accounted for just over 1% of the total capacity secured, but only a tiny fraction (55MW, 0.05%) were new projects.</p><p>A further breakdown of this figure is outlined as such (all figures in this table have been rounded up or down to the nearest whole number):</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016/17 T-4 Auction</p></td><td><p>2016/17 Early Auction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total capacity of generating units listed as diesel</p></td><td><p>702 MW</p></td><td><p>724 MW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capacity of new build diesel units</p></td><td><p>20 MW</p></td><td><p>35 MW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capacity of Open Cycle Gas Turbine units listed as diesel</p></td><td><p>605 MW</p></td><td><p>566 MW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capacity of Reciprocating engines listed as diesel</p></td><td><p>89 MW</p></td><td><p>78 MW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capacity of Demand Side Response listed as diesel</p></td><td><p>8 MW</p></td><td><p>23 MW</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Some Capacity Market Units specify their primary fuel type as ‘gas or diesel’ – these are not included in the above figures.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 02/11/2017 16:07:28 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

780665

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Energy: Prices
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 recent estimate his Department has made of the average spend on domestic energy bills by household Energy Performance Certificate rating in the last 12 months for which data is available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	110219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s latest assessment of the cost of households’ energy requirements, split by their EPC rating, is contained within the Clean Growth Strategy:</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/651916/BEIS_The_Clean_Growth_online_12.10.17.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/651916/BEIS_The_Clean_Growth_online_12.10.17.pdf</a> </strong>(see page 73).</p><p>To derive these costs, these estimates make standardised assumptions about the temperature a home is heated to, its hot water use and lighting patterns (these assumptions are consistent with those contained within EPCs). Households’ actual energy use may differ - for example where households heat their home to different levels, or use more or less hot water than assumed.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 02/11/2017 16:07:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

780666

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Energy: Profits
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 estimate his Department has made of the amount of profit made by distribution network operators in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	110220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>According to Ofgem, the energy regulator, the forecasted Return on Regulatory Equity for electricity Distribution Network Operators across the sector is 9.03%, and this ranges between 7.26% and 11.5% for individual companies. These figures are an eight year average over the current price control (2015-2023). Further information is available at: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2017/02/riio-ed1_annual_report_2015-16.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2017/02/riio-ed1_annual_report_2015-16.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 02/11/2017 10:27:49 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

780667

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	National Grid
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 his Department had with National Grid plc on reducing the time its takes for new electricity generating infrastructure to be connected the grid.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	110281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy meets with National Grid on a regular basis on a range of issues concerning the operation of the electricity networks, including in relation to connecting to the network. Since 2010, grid access reforms have reduced transmission connection times for new generation projects by an average of five years. These reforms are now a standard part of the grid connection arrangements in Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 02/11/2017 16:08:04 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

780670

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Service Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on (a) fair competition, (b) earnings and working conditions for workers and (c) labour market efficiency of mandating portability of reviews and ratings of service workers within sectors of the economy that are characterised by digital interfaces between customers and workers who provide services but who are not employed by the interface provider.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	110183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is now considering the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices which discusses the issues you raise. Matthew Taylor’s report is comprehensive and detailed and we are giving the report the careful consideration it deserves and will respond in full later this year.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 02/11/2017 14:26:34 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

780671

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Labour Turnover
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 proportion of civil service posts in his Department was vacant for a week or longer since his Department received its current name; and what the annual turnover rate for civil servants in his Department has been in that period.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	110165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 14 March 2017 to Question 66682 regarding the proportion of positions vacant for a week or longer within BEIS:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-03-06/66682/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-03-06/66682/</a>.</p><p>This data is not held centrally and would incur disproportionate costs to calculate as each business area manages its vacancies.</p><p>As the Department had not existed for 12 months at the time the previous answer was provided, an average turnover rate for the entire period remains unavailable. The current turnover rate for BEIS is 15%.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/11/2017 14:57:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

780672

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which tickets relating to which journeys set out in the transparency release, entitled BEIS ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2017, published on 13 October 2017, were (a) first, (b) business, (c) economy and (d) any other class.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	110166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The journeys listed below were published in the April to June 2017 data and the class of travel has been added to the final column.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Minister</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date(s) of trip</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Destination</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Purpose of trip</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mode of transport</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Accompanied by spouse, family member(s) or friend at public expense?</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total cost (for minister only) including all visas, accommodation, travel, meals etc (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Class of travel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP</p></td><td><p>04 to 08 April 2017</p></td><td><p>South Korea, Seoul, India New Delhi</p></td><td><p>To attend Energy Summit (Seoul). Strengthening economic engagement between India and UK</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£9,312</p></td><td><p>Business class for outbound and return, Economy class for South Korea to New Delhi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Jo Johnson MP</p></td><td><p>02 to 04 May 2017</p></td><td><p>Malta, Luqa</p></td><td><p>To attend the Informal Competition Council</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£325</p></td><td><p>Economy class</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry, Nick Hurd MP (01 to 11 June 2017)</p></td><td><p>09 to 10 April 2017</p></td><td><p>Italy, Rome</p></td><td><p>To attend G7 Energy Ministerial Meeting</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£980</p></td><td><p>Economy class</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry, Claire Perry MP (from 12 to 30 June 2017)</p></td><td><p>18 to 19 June 2017</p></td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>To attend Environment Council</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£1,604</p></td><td><p>Business class for outbound and Economy class for return</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Lord Prior of Brampton</p></td><td><p>29-May-2017</p></td><td><p>Brussels</p></td><td><p>To attend the EU Competition Council Meeting</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£293</p></td><td><p>Economy class</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Lord Prior of Brampton</p></td><td><p>06 to 12 April 2017</p></td><td><p>USA, Boston, Pittsburgh</p></td><td><p>To attend meetings with various businesses and academics relating to the Industrial Strategy</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£13,609</p></td><td><p>Business class for outbound and return, Economy class for Pittsburgh to Boston</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Energy and Industry, Richard Harrington MP (from 14 June to 30 June 2017)</p></td><td><p>18 to 20 June 2017</p></td><td><p>France, Paris</p></td><td><p>To attend the Paris Air show</p></td><td><p>Eurostar</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£164</p></td><td><p>Standard Premier</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Energy and Industry, Richard Harrington MP (from 14 June to 30 June 2017)</p></td><td><p>25 to 26 June 2017</p></td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>To attend Energy Council</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£717</p></td><td><p>Economy class</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/11/2017 14:58:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett