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77580

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
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 of installing (a) an electricity smart meter, (b) a gas smart meter, (c) an electricity advanced meter, (d) a gas advanced meter, (e) electricity smart-type meters and (f) gas smart-type meters in (i) domestic properties and (ii) small non-domestic properties.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	205585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The following cost estimates are taken from the Smart Metering Impact Assessment from January 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Item</p></td><td><p>Meter type</p></td><td><p>Estimated Installation costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a)</p></td><td><p>Electricity smart (in domestic or non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b)</p></td><td><p>Gas smart (in domestic or non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c)</p></td><td><p>Electricity advanced (in non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d)</p></td><td><p>Gas advanced (in non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£136</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not have separate cost estimates for smart-type meters (i.e. non SMETS-compliant meters installed in domestic premises) since they fall outside of the roll-out obligation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 22/07/2014 15:51:57 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11085 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77581

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what sanctions suppliers will face if their smart prepayment meters are not ready by the deadline.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	205578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Energy suppliers are required as part of their licence conditions to take all reasonable steps to install smart meters in domestic and smaller non-domestic premises by the end of 2020. Ofgem is responsible for ensuring compliance with this obligation and monitor suppliers to ensure that they abide by their licence conditions. If suppliers are found in breach of these conditions, Ofgem can issue an enforcement order to ensure suppliers comply with their licence conditions, and impose financial penalties of up to 10 per cent of the licensee’s turnover.</p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 21/07/2014 13:23:03 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11084 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

77582

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether smart meters will be connected to the internet; and what steps have been taken to ensure that they cannot be hacked into.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	205611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Smart meters will operate on a secure machine-to-machine system that only authorised parties, such as energy suppliers and network companies, can access. A robust smart metering security architecture has been established to prevent unauthorised access. This was developed in consultation with leading experts from within industry and Government and is underpinned by appropriate regulatory and technical security requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 21/07/2014 13:27:47 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11091 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

77583

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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
hansard heading	Fracking
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 volume of water required in shale gas extraction for (a) a single hydraulic fracture and (b) over the course of a well's lifetime.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	205583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The recent Strategic Environmental Assessment for further onshore oil and gas licencing, carried out by AMEC on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change, estimated that between 10,000 and 25,000 cubic metres of water would be required for hydraulic fracturing of each well and it is predicted that each well might be re-fractured once during its lifetime.</p><p>In this context, Water UK, which represents the water industry, and UK Onshore Operators Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which ensures their respective members will cooperate throughout the shale gas exploration and extraction process in order to minimise adverse effects on water resources and the environment.</p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 21/07/2014 13:22:19 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11090 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77584

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
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 proportion of properties in which the costs of installing a smart meter will outweigh the benefits.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	205668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s Smart Metering Impact Assessment estimates a net present value benefit of £6.2bn based on present value costs of £10.9bn and present value benefits of £17.1bn for an appraisal period up to 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The modelling underlying the cost benefit analysis for smart metering considers the impact on the average household.</p><p> </p><p>Our modelling approach does not allow us to estimate the proportion of properties where the costs of installation could exceed the benefits.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 22/07/2014 11:48:35 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

77585

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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
hansard heading	Solar Power
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 evidential basis is for the statement in his Department's Consultation on changes to financial support for solar PV that large-scale solar PV poses a substantial risk to managing the Levy Control Framework budget.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	205704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The evidence is set out in the consultation impact assessment and draws on various sources, including: data from Ofgem on the amount of solar PV capacity already accredited under the RO or which has applied for accreditation; the Renewable Energy Planning Database, which contains substantial information on the solar PV development pipeline; and various industry sources suggesting that there is significant potential for further expansion in the sector before the scheduled closure of the RO in April 2017. The consultation is helping to refine the evidence and we will update our estimates of potential deployment and budget impacts in the final impact assessment.</p><p>A copy of the consultation document and consultation Impact Assessment are available on DECC’s web page:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-changes-to-financial-support-for-solar-pv" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-changes-to-financial-support-for-solar-pv</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 22/07/2014 15:50:30 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11087 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

77586

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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
hansard heading	Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations he has received from the solar industry and project investors about the commercial impact of the 13 May grace period proposals set out in the consultation on changes to financial support for solar photovoltaic; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	205693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have received numerous representations from, and held many meetings with, the solar industry and project investors about the impacts of our consultation proposals on the solar sector since the consultation opened on 13 May.</p><p>The consultation closed on 7 July. The responses and evidence submitted in response to the consultation are now being analysed. We will publish a Government Response setting out our decision as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 17/07/2014 16:05:29 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

77587

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs
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 cost of claims pursuant to his Department's Feed-in Tariffs consultation launched in October 2011; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	205700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Following the changes made in 2011, the solar PV industry has enjoyed huge success in the UK. The industry is now worth £2.2 billion a year. This owes much to carefully-controlled Government support, and at the same time tariff changes which protected consumers from a £50 a year bill rise by 2020.</p><p>In good faith, we proposed what we believed to be lawful changes to subsidies, in the interests principally of protecting consumers from rising bills at a time when windfall profits meant that the solar PV industry was booming, and we do not have the information necessary to estimate the value of the claims.</p><p>There are elements of the judgment which we will be seeking permission to appeal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 22/07/2014 14:19:02 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 11092 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

77588

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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
hansard heading	Renewable Energy
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 discuss with the devolved administrations measures to ensure that the proportion of renewable energy produced in each jurisdiction is in line with targets set nationally.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	205643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department is in regular contact with the devolved administrations; all support the need to increase the proportion of our energy needs in the UK which are met from renewable sources. The UK as a whole is making good progress towards the 2020 target for 15% of our energy needs to come from renewables; we were in line with the 2011/12 interim target and are on course for the one in 2014/15.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 22/07/2014 15:52:25 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

77589

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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
hansard heading	Solar Power: Renewables Obligation
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 Levy Control Framework saving per year delivered by closing the Renewables Obligation to large-scale solar PV in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	205703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Our estimate of the cost of closing the Renewables Obligation (RO) to large-scale solar PV in 2015 is set out in the consultation Impact Assessment (IA). The relevant tables from the IA are reproduced below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 5: Solar deployment from 2016/17 onwards and associated annual spend (£2011/12) in 2020 under the RO based on updated pipeline projections under option one</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>Low</p></td><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>High</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Option 1 – (‘do nothing' option)</p></td><td><p>Deployment (GW)</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spend (£m)</p></td><td><p>£170m</p></td><td><p>£270m</p></td><td><p>£370m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change in spend compared to delivery plan scenario one (£m )</p></td><td><p>£0m</p></td><td><p>+£100m</p></td><td><p>+£200m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 6: Solar deployment from 2016/17 onwards and associated annual spend (£2011/12) in 2020 under the RO based on updated pipeline projections under option two</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>Low</p></td><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>High</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Option 2 (recommended option)</p></td><td><p>Deployment (GW)</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spend (£m)</p></td><td><p>£140m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£270m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change in spend (£m) compared to final delivery plan scenario one</p></td><td><p>-£30m</p></td><td><p>+£30m</p></td><td><p>+£100m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change in spend (£m) compared to do-nothing option</p></td><td><p>-£30m</p></td><td><p>-£70m</p></td><td><p>-£100m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 17/07/2014 16:04:05 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott