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1137838

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
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	Climate Change
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 to the public purse of climate mitigation and natural disaster recovery throughout the regions of the country in the last ten years; and what funding he plans to allocate to those matters in the next ten years.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	275200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Climate change mitigation and natural disaster recovery are priorities for this government. Investment in reducing the UK’s contribution to climate change and managing its impacts can deliver benefits across the UK. This is why we have placed clean growth at the heart of our modern Industrial Strategy. Future funding decisions are a matter for the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/07/2019 16:41:20 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1136234

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
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	Climate Change
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 (a) end subsidies to the fossil fuel-based energy industry, (b) phase out fossil fuel-based energy infrastructure and (c) accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy within the 11-year timeframe set out in the IPCC report to limit temperature rise this century to 1.5 degrees Celsius published on 8 October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	272194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Climate change is one of the most urgent and pressing challenges we face today, and the UK is committed to tackling it. We have set a new net zero greenhouse gas emissions target for the UK, to be delivered by 2050. This world-leading target will bring to an end our contribution to climate change, and makes us the first major economy to legislate for net zero emissions.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking steps to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. We project that oil and gas will play a smaller role in meeting the UK’s demand for energy over time, although there will continue to be a need for oil and gas as we transition to a low-carbon economy. We have committed to introducing legislation to phase out unabated coal-fired power generation in Great Britain from 1 October 2025 whilst supporting renewables. UK-wide coal consumption is now at its lowest recorded level since the start of the industrial revolution and over half of our electricity came from low carbon sources last year.</p><p> </p><p>The UK uses a definition of fossil fuel subsidies developed with the EC and other G20 EU Member States to respond to the G20 commitment to phase out such subsidies. The definition, based on the approach of the International Energy Agency, is –<em> “A fossil-fuel subsidy is any government measure or program with the objective or direct consequence of reducing below world-market prices, including all costs of transport, refining and distribution, the effective cost for fossil fuels paid by final consumers, or of reducing the costs or increasing the revenues of fossil-fuel producing companies.” </em>The UK has no fossil fuel subsidies.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/07/2019 15:19:23 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1136236

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
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	Climate Change
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 potential effect of pursuing the target of net zero emissions by 2050 on historically economically marginalised communities; and what steps his Department has taken to ensure that policies to achieve the net zero target account for the needs of (a) workers in carbon-intensive industries and (b) historically economically marginalised communities.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	272195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The transition to a clean, low carbon economy can help give us towns and cities with cleaner air and warmer homes with lower bills, while growing our economy and supporting new jobs in growing low carbon industries – already there are almost 400,000 jobs in low carbon business and their supply chains. By one estimate this could grow to 2 million jobs in 2030.</p><p> </p><p>But as our economy changes we must make sure that this growth is inclusive, benefits people right across the UK, supporting workers as industries change and ensuring the costs as well as the benefits are shared fairly, protecting consumers, workers and businesses. The Offshore Wind Sector Deal sets out that offshore wind could support 27,000 jobs across the UK by 2030. With the industry committed to sourcing 60% total lifetime UK content and increasing UK content in the capital expenditure phase, there will also be a need for highly skilled workers in manufacturing areas throughout the supply chain. The sector will also bolster regional clusters by working with local, regional, and devolved government and economic development agencies.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we have announced that HM Treasury will be conducting a review into the costs of decarbonisation, including how to achieve this transition in a way that works for households, businesses and public finances, and the implications for UK competitiveness.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/07/2019 15:19:29 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1037874

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Electric Vehicles
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 he has (a) convened and (b) any plans to convene a Cabinet sub-committee on supporting the development and take up of electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	206365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to convene a Cabinet sub-committee on supporting the development and uptake of electric vehicles. The Economic and Industrial Strategy (Economic Affairs) sub-Committee is the relevant committee for securing cross-Government agreement on electric vehicle strategy and policy. In 2018 the sub-Committee agreed to the Government’s Road to Zero strategy on the transition to zero emission vehicles. The measures outlined in the Strategy amount to nearly £1.5 billion of investment and represent one of the world’s most comprehensive packages of support for zero-emission vehicles. Since 2011, the Government has supported the purchase of over 170,000 ultra low emission vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 16/01/2019 15:34:20 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1037875

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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: Housing
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 he he has made of the level of demand for (a) home electricity generation and (b) a domestic energy storage unit.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	206366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>As of September 2018, the Feed-In Tariff scheme had delivered 749,327 household installations with a total generation capacity of 2.8GW. The impact assessment accompanying the consultation and response to the Feed-In Tariff closure provides an assessment of future small-scale low-carbon installations across different capacity sizes, including the 0-10kW band which most household generation falls under.</p><p>The Impact Assessment is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/feed-in-tariffs-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/feed-in-tariffs-scheme</a>.</p><p>As domestic energy storage is a relatively new technology Government does not yet have an assessment of the level of consumer demand. Government will continue to engage with industry bodies and stakeholders to understand how this market is likely to develop.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/01/2019 14:57:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1037878

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Electric Vehicles
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 he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the transition to electric vehicles in local communities.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	206367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Ministers have regular discussions with their counterparts in the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). Cities and local authorities have a crucial role to play during the transition to zero emission vehicles and addressing local air quality issues – which is why we are providing £20m of support for local authorities to deliver Ultra Low Emission taxi charging Infrastructure; £48m for Ultra-Low Emission Buses and infrastructure; and £40m to establish Go Ultra Low cities in becoming global exemplars of ultra low emission vehicle uptake. The UK now has over 15,500 public chargepoints. More than 1,500 are rapid devices, one of the largest networks in Europe. We are working with MHCLG to further support the take up of electric vehicles in local communities.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 16/01/2019 15:34:29 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1037881

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Electric Vehicles: 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 grants the Government has made available for supporting the transition to electric vehicles; and what the take up of those grants has been to date.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	206368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The measures outlined in the Road to Zero Strategy amount to nearly £1.5 billion of investment and represent one of the world’s most comprehensive packages of support for zero-emission vehicles. This includes grants for plug in vehicles and schemes to support chargepoint infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2011, the Government has provided £700 million funding for plug-in vehicle grants which have supported the purchase of over 170,000 vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>More than 2,000 organisations have applied for the Workplace Charging Scheme; 28 local authorities have applied for funding under the On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme; and almost 60,000 domestic chargers have been installed under the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 16/01/2019 15:34:36 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984902

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
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 he plans to publish his Department's preparations for no deal.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	177706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We firmly believe it is in the interests of both the EU and the UK to strike a deal. That remains the goal on both sides and we are confident that this will be achieved. But it is the job of responsible Government to prepare for all scenarios, so we have already carried out very significant ‘no deal’ preparations for the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal.</p><p> </p><p>We have already published over 100 technical notices so that businesses and citizens have time to prepare in the event of a ‘no deal’ scenario. These are available on gov.uk in a centralised location that is easy for people to access and use.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 15/10/2018 16:15:36 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984586

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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	Electric Vehicles: Sales
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 he made of the number of electric vehicles that were sold in the UK in each of the last three years; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of cars sold in the UK in each of the last three years that were electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	177327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The following table contains data on the number of vehicles registered for the first time in the UK, covering the last three years from 2015 – 2017. These figures are taken from the DVLA database.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of electric vehicles</strong></p></td><td><p>11,759</p></td><td><p>12,383</p></td><td><p>15,928</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Proportion of cars that were electric cars</strong></p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 15/10/2018 16:09:40 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

797698

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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: Brexit
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 (a) number of officials to be employed by his Department and (b) his Department's payroll in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2021 and (v) 2022 as a result of the UK leaving EU.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	116661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Teams across the Department are working on delivering a successful EU exit. We have estimated an additional 450 staff requirement for officials over 2017-18 and are reviewing future resource needs.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/12/2017 14:56:19 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra