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176658

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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
hansard heading	Fracking: Lancashire
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have communicated with Lancashire County Council over the planning applications by Cuadrilla for fracking at Roseacre Wood and Little Plumpton; and if so when and by what means they did so, and what was the purport of any communication.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>Communications between Her Majesty’s Government and Lancashire County Council have been carried out in accordance with the “Guidance on Planning Propriety Issues” published by the Department for Communities and Local Government in February 2012. The merits of the planning applications at Roseacre Wood and Little Plumpton have not been discussed.</p><p>Officials from the Department for Communities and Local Government communicated with officials from Lancashire County Council by telephone and by e-mail in September and October 2014 to obtain factual information on the total number of representations received in relation to, and the local authority’s intended timescales for decisions on, both planning applications. Two communications were held on 20 January between officials from the Department and the local authority. One, by telephone between the Chief Executive of the local authority and the Permanent Secretary, was to inform the department of the officer recommendations that would be in the reports to be published at 9.00am the following day. The other was an e-mail from Lancashire County Council to advise when the reports would be published and where they would be made available on their website.</p><p>In developing part of the £5 million Government shale support package that was announced in the Autumn Statement 2014, there were also telephone conversations between officials, one in December 2014 and one in January 2015, to try and identify areas where local authority resources come under most pressure when processing these type of applications.</p><p>On 3 November 2014, Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) officials wrote to Lancashire County Council to provide comments on the relevant aspects of DECC’s regulatory role that might be helpful in considering the applications. On 17 November 2014, 19 January 2015 and 26 January 2015, DECC officials wrote two letters and an email in response to specific requests from Lancashire County Council officials, seeking views from DECC on certain comments received in the public consultation on the planning applications. DECC’s responses addressed only matters which fall under DECC’s regulatory responsibilities.</p><p>The Minister of State, Matt Hancock, met with the deputy leader of Lancashire County Council on 12 November 2014, as part of a regional visit. This meeting did not discuss the merits of the planning applications. A meeting with officials to follow up was arranged (by email and telephone) for 14 January but after further consideration was postponed until after the planning decisions.</p><p>A DECC official was invited to attend the meetings of the development control committee considering the planning applications on 28 and 29 January, to advise if necessary on DECC’s regulatory responsibilities. After due consideration of this request, DECC officials confirmed on 27 January that they would not attend.</p><p>The Director of Public Health at Lancashire County Council wrote to DECC in January asking for comments on the Health Impact Assessment, and DECC officials replied on 20 January to say they could not respond ahead of the Council’s decisions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 11/02/2015 17:31:45 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

176757

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Consumption
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 level of gas consumption by (a) consumers and (b) all gas users was in each month of 2014.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	222722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department publishes natural gas consumption statistics on a quarterly basis back to 1998 here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/388417/et4_1.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/388417/et4_1.xls</a></p><p>The level of gas consumption by final consumers for 2014 (up to and including provisional data for Q3 2014) is:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>(GWh)</em></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><em>1st quarter</em></p></td><td><p><em>2nd quarter</em></p></td><td><p><em>3rd quarter p</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Final consumption</strong></p></td><td><p>184,427</p></td><td><p>86,567</p></td><td><p>58,973</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iron &amp; steel</p></td><td><p>1,492</p></td><td><p>1,385</p></td><td><p>1,293</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other industries</p></td><td><p>28,786</p></td><td><p>17,930</p></td><td><p>15,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic</p></td><td><p>120,684</p></td><td><p>45,558</p></td><td><p>24,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other final users</p></td><td><p>32,065</p></td><td><p>20,294</p></td><td><p>16,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non energy use</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total level of gas consumption by all gas users, including transformation etc. for 2014 (up to and including provisional data for Q3 2014) is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>(GWh)</em></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1st quarter</p></td><td><p>2nd quarter</p></td><td><p>3rd quarter p</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total demand</strong></p></td><td><p>253,938</p></td><td><p>154,565</p></td><td><p>136,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Transformation</strong></p></td><td><p>53,996</p></td><td><p>53,715</p></td><td><p>64,335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity generation</p></td><td><p>46,455</p></td><td><p>48,519</p></td><td><p>60,030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heat generation</p></td><td><p>7,541</p></td><td><p>5,197</p></td><td><p>4,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Energy industry use</p></td><td><p>13,485</p></td><td><p>12,638</p></td><td><p>11,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Losses</p></td><td><p>2,030</p></td><td><p>1,645</p></td><td><p>1,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Final consumption</strong></p></td><td><p>184,427</p></td><td><p>86,567</p></td><td><p>58,973</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iron &amp; steel</p></td><td><p>1,492</p></td><td><p>1,385</p></td><td><p>1,293</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other industries</p></td><td><p>28,786</p></td><td><p>17,930</p></td><td><p>15,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic</p></td><td><p>120,684</p></td><td><p>45,558</p></td><td><p>24,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other final users</p></td><td><p>32,065</p></td><td><p>20,294</p></td><td><p>16,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non energy use</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Provisional data for quarter 4 2014 will be published on Thursday 26 March 2015 at 9.30am.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/02/2015 15:54:36 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 42706 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

176758

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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
hansard heading	Electricity: Consumption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to publish an update to the sub-national total final electricity consumption statistics.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	222721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The sub-national electricity consumption statistics for 2013 were published on Thursday 18<sup>th</sup> December 2014 on the DECC website. A summary report highlighting the key statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-national-electricity-and-gas-consumption-summary-report-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-national-electricity-and-gas-consumption-summary-report-2013</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/02/2015 13:27:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 42705 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

176759

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the average cost to domestic consumers per GWh of (a) gas and (b) electricity in each month of 2014.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	222720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>DECC do not produce monthly estimates of gas and electricity costs. A monthly index of the price of domestic gas and electricity is published by the Office for National Statistics as part of their Consumer Price Index. This series is an index with 2005 prices = 100.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong><em>Electricity</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Gas</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Jan-14</em></strong></p></td><td><p>199.9</p></td><td><p>250.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Feb-14</em></strong></p></td><td><p>200.4</p></td><td><p>251.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Mar-14</em></strong></p></td><td><p>199.8</p></td><td><p>250.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Apr-14</em></strong></p></td><td><p>198.6</p></td><td><p>249.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>May-14</em></strong></p></td><td><p>198.6</p></td><td><p>249.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Jun-14</em></strong></p></td><td><p>198.6</p></td><td><p>249.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Jul-14</em></strong></p></td><td><p>198.6</p></td><td><p>249.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Aug-14</em></strong></p></td><td><p>198.6</p></td><td><p>249.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Sep-14</em></strong></p></td><td><p>198.6</p></td><td><p>249.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Oct-14</em></strong></p></td><td><p>198.6</p></td><td><p>249.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Nov-14</em></strong></p></td><td><p>198.6</p></td><td><p>249.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Dec-14</em></strong></p></td><td><p>198.6</p></td><td><p>249.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2014 DECC estimates that the average price of electricity was 15.57 pence/kWh based on annual consumption of 3,800 kWh/year, with the average price of gas 5.02 pence/kWh based on consumption of 15,000 kWh / year.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/02/2015 14:39:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 42703 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

176760

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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
hansard heading	Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy to include trade unions representing the offshore workforce in the North Sea Taskforce to be led by the Oil and Gas Authority.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	222633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>We have asked Dr Samuel, Chief Executive designate of the Oil and Gas Authority to lead an urgent commission to identify risks from the low oil price and what further measures might be taken by Government and industry to mitigate them, Dr Samuel will report back by the end of February.</p><p>In the course of this work, Dr Samuel will be taking views from a wide range of interested parties including through his attendance at the Energy Jobs Taskforce in which government, agencies, trade unions and industry are participating.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/02/2015 13:28:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 42702 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176253

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which areas they define as the poorest quarter of rural areas for the purposes of eligibility for assistance with the provision of gas.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Ofgem operates a scheme – the Fuel Poor Network Extension Scheme (FPNES) which provides support to eligible households in relation to the provision of mains gas. At present, if a household is within the 20% most deprived areas in Great Britain it may be eligible under this scheme. These areas are identified using the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) measured at the lower super output area (LSOA) level. Note that there are separate IMDs for England, Scotland and Wales.</p><p>Ofgem is currently conducting a review of FPNES. We expect the outcome of the review to be published in March 2015.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 05/02/2015 15:27:05 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

176254

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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
hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Decommissioning
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many nuclear power stations have been fully decommissioned since the nuclear power programme was established; which power stations are currently being decommissioned; on which date the decommissioning commenced; on which date it is anticipated that decommissioning will be concluded; and what is the estimated cost of the decommissioning of each of those stations.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>No UK nuclear power stations have yet been fully decommissioned. The table below sets out the power stations currently being decommissioned; the date on which decommissioning commenced and is anticipated to be concluded; and the estimated lifetime cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Nuclear power station</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Decommissioning start date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Decommissioning end date (expected)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated lifetime cost (£m, discounted)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berkeley</p></td><td><p>1989</p></td><td><p>2079</p></td><td><p>639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bradwell</p></td><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>2092</p></td><td><p>336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chapelcross</p></td><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>2095</p></td><td><p>697</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dungeness A</p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2097</p></td><td><p>567</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hinkley Point A</p></td><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>2090</p></td><td><p>706</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hunterston A</p></td><td><p>1990</p></td><td><p>2080</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oldbury</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2101</p></td><td><p>927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sizewell A</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2097</p></td><td><p>764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trawsfynydd</p></td><td><p>1993</p></td><td><p>2083</p></td><td><p>557</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calder</p></td><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>2115</p></td><td><p>386</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windscale (Piles 1&amp;2)</p></td><td><p>1957</p></td><td><p>2050</p></td><td><p>895</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Decommissioning is also underway on research reactors at Dounreay, Harwell and Winfrith; these are not normally considered ‘power stations’.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 11/02/2015 13:27:12 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

176278

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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
hansard heading	Woodhead Line: Tunnels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they are considering the use of high voltage power cables in the Woodhead rail tunnel, when overhead transmission lines are used for the scenic part of the valley.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL4536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The high voltage electricity line between Thorpe Marsh near Doncaster and Stalybridge, which goes through the Woodhead tunnel, has been in place for many years and is owned and operated by National Grid. The line was originally consented in 1964 and a decision was made to use the Woodhead tunnel so that overhead lines did not cross the highest land on the route.</p><p>National Grid is currently undertaking necessary maintenance works on the overhead line.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 10/02/2015 15:19:00 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

176403

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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
hansard heading	Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	222572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s advertising and marketing budgets for each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15 are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><em>2010-11 </em></p><p><em>(£K)</em></p></td><td><p><em>2011-12</em></p><p><em>(£K)</em></p></td><td><p><em>2012-13</em></p><p><em>(£K)</em></p></td><td><p><em>2013-14</em></p><p><em>(£K)</em></p></td><td><p><em>2014-15</em></p><p><em>(£K)</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advertising budget</p></td><td><p> </p><p>3,500</p></td><td><p> </p><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p><p>200</p></td><td><p> </p><p>4,200</p></td><td><p> </p><p>400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 03/02/2015 16:17:38 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

176405

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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
hansard heading	Communication
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	222586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s communications budgets for each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15 are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><em>2010-11</em></p><p><em>(£K)</em></p></td><td><p><em>2011-12</em></p><p><em>(£K)</em></p></td><td><p><em>2012-13</em></p><p><em>(£K)</em></p></td><td><p><em>2013-14</em></p><p><em>(£K)</em></p></td><td><p><em>2014-15</em></p><p><em>(£K)</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communications budget</p></td><td><p> </p><p>5,500</p></td><td><p> </p><p>4,200</p></td><td><p> </p><p>3,400</p></td><td><p> </p><p>3,700</p></td><td><p> </p><p>4,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures above are the total budgets of the Department’s communications directorate, excluding any marketing and advertising costs.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 03/02/2015 16:18:00 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones