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823507

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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: Price Caps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the impact assessment for the draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill does not include quantitative data on the effect of a price cap on (a) investment in the energy sector and (b) customers.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	122978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Impact Assessment for the draft Bill, the costs and benefits will depend on the detailed methodology the independent regulator Ofgem adopts to set the level of a tariff cap. The Government does not wish to prejudice the deliberations of Ofgem’s work in establishing the methodology, and has therefore not included quantified analysis of the costs and benefits in the Impact Assessment, but has included a qualitative discussion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/01/2018 14:45:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

823509

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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, for what reasons the draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill proposes to remove the right of energy companies to appeal to the Competition and Markets Authority.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	122980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The draft Bill would place a new duty on Ofgem to implement a cap on standard variable and default tariffs, so it does not remove an existing right of appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Energy companies would be able to challenge Ofgem’s decision on the setting of the cap by way of judicial review, and the Government believes that a Court is capable of considering these matters.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/01/2018 14:43:45 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

823513

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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: Price Caps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill proposes to require Ofgem to review the energy price cap once a year from 2020 rather than keeping the price cap under constant review.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	122983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The review in 2020, and in 2021 and 2022 if the cap remains in place, will inform Ofgem’s report on whether the conditions for effective competition are in place, and Ofgem’s recommendation. This will inform the Secretary of State’s decision on whether the cap should remain in force.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be practicable to keep the need for the price cap under constant review, however, in designing the method for setting the level of the price cap we would expect that Ofgem would need to consider how to take account of relevant short-term changes in the market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/01/2018 14:45:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

823514

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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, whether the proposed provisions of the draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill would permit him to remove the energy price cap in the event that such a removal would have a deleterious effect on (a) competition in the energy market and (b) energy customers.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	122984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>Ofgem would set the level of the price cap in a way such that, amongst other things, it would maintain incentives for switching and enable effective competition. The price cap would be lifted once the conditions for effective competition are in place in accordance with the process in clause 6.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/01/2018 14:44:28 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

802974

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Post Offices: Finance
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 assessment his Department has made of the sustainability of the Post Office Local business model in which postmasters are obliged to cover all business overheads but are not necessarily able to cover their employee’s wages.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	118394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Assessing the sustainability of its business models is the operational responsibility of Post Office Limited.</p><p>The Post Office’s Local business model allows the hosting businesses to improve their retail offer, by removing the need for a fortress counter to free up space in the shop to sell other items, and by integrating the post office counter into the main retail counter enabling efficiencies in running the store.</p><p>There are over 3,800 Local model post offices operating across the UK. Host retailers will also benefit from the associated footfall into the branch and Postmasters who have converted to the Local model have reported an average increase of 11% in their associated retail sales.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/12/2017 14:17:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

802984

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Nuclear Fuels: Manufacturing 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, what steps his Department is taking to support the nuclear fuel manufacturing industry.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	118404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government engages regularly with new nuclear build developers on their supply chain plans as we seek to maximise UK economic benefit; this includes fuel manufacturing. The Government is also actively involved in advising and supporting UK companies who are pursuing nuclear fuel supply and manufacturing opportunities in overseas markets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/12/2017 16:01:38 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

802985

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Nuclear Fuels: Manufacturing 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, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that nuclear fuel for the Moorside nuclear reactors is manufactured in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	118405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Sourcing of fuel for new nuclear power stations is a matter for the project developers. The Government engages regularly with the developers on their supply chain plans as we seek to maximise UK economic benefit arising from the projects; this includes fuel manufacturing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/12/2017 16:02:50 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

802986

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Nuclear Fuels: Manufacturing 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, whether his Department has any plans to ensure that nuclear fuel for the nuclear reactors at (a) Hinkley Point C, (b) Bradwell B and (c) Wylfa Newydd is manufactured in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	118406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Sourcing of fuel for new nuclear power stations is a matter for the project developers. The Government engages regularly with the developers on their supply chain plans as we seek to maximise UK economic benefit arising from the projects; this includes fuel manufacturing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/12/2017 16:07:05 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

802987

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Nuclear Power Stations: Cumbria
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 effect his Department’s decision to select the Korea Electric Power Corporation as the preferred bidder to take over building the Moorside nuclear reactors has had on the date the Moorside nuclear plant is projected to be (a) completed and (b) operational.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	118407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Toshiba, rather than the Department, has selected KEPCO as their preferred bidder to buy Nugen and we will engage with the companies to understand their proposals for the Moorside project.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/12/2017 11:12:21 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

802988

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Korea Electric Power Corporation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Korea Electric Power Corporation currently holds a licence to manufacture nuclear reactors in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	118408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Any nuclear vendor wishing to deploy their reactor technology in the UK is required to comply with the UK’s regulatory and licensing requirements, and must successfully complete a Generic Design Assessment. Toshiba recently awarded Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) preferred bidder status for acquiring Nugen and further commercial decisions would be required before any regulatory processes could begin.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/12/2017 11:49:41 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies