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90268

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Biofuels: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the demand for biomass for combustion in the UK is met by imports.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	207889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>In 2013, 35 per cent of the demand for biomass for combustion was met by imports, net of exports.</p><p><em>Source:</em></p><p><em>Table DUKES 6.1 (columns B-E), Digest of UK Energy Statistics 2014, available at:</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 08/09/2014 09:52:27 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

90269

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Biofuels: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information he holds on the proportion of wood pellets imported from North America that were derived from roundwood in the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	207891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government does not hold any information on the proportion of imported wood pellets from North America from roundwood.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/09/2014 14:24:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 18987 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

90270

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Biofuels: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information he holds on the level of wood pellet imports from (a) the USA and (b) Canada in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	207892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data on the value and net mass of imports of wood pellets are published by HMRC in Overseas Trade Statistics. Data for the years 2011 to 2013 are shown in the following tables. Due to routine updating of the commodity codes by Eurostat, wood pellets were coded as ‘44013020 - Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in pellets’ in 2011 but then classified to the new code ‘44013100 – wood pellets’ in 2012 and 2013. For this analysis we have combined these two headings to provide a consistent series.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Wood pellet imports to the UK from the USA</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Value wood pellets imports (£s)</p></td><td><p>32,516,769</p></td><td><p>59,993,226</p></td><td><p>196,894,259</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Net mass of wood pellet imports (kg)</p></td><td><p>274,453,183</p></td><td><p>475,336,518</p></td><td><p>1,684,810,418</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="2"><p>Note: wood pellets were classified as 'HS 44013020 - Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in pellets' in 2011 and as 'HS 44013100 - Wood pellets' in 2012 and 2013</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Wood pellet imports to the UK from Canada</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Value wood pellets imports (£s)</p></td><td><p>77,712,194</p></td><td><p>108,073,728</p></td><td><p>168,603,061</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Net mass of wood pellet imports (kg)</p></td><td><p>591,780,847</p></td><td><p>854,602,676</p></td><td><p>1,355,464,003</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="2"><p>Note: wood pellets were classified as 'HS 44013020 - Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in pellets' in 2011 and as 'HS 44013100 - Wood pellets' in 2012 and 2013</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/09/2014 15:05:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 18990 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

76668

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Brain: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the work of the Human Brain project; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	204685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The results of the initial phase of the Human Brain Project (HBP) will provide more detail on how it will address its objectives. The UK Research Councils, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) will hold discussions with UK researchers at that point to decide on any future involvement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK makes no current financial contribution to the HBP. However, the project includes the expertise of some key UK researchers and is making use of the hardware platform, SpiNNaker, which was previously developed with £2.7 million of support from the EPSRC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts grouped question UIN 204686 question first answered 15/07/2014 12:15:32 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

76669

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Brain: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the UK's financial contribution to the Human Brain project is in addition to the contribution of the EU Commission.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	204686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The results of the initial phase of the Human Brain Project (HBP) will provide more detail on how it will address its objectives. The UK Research Councils, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) will hold discussions with UK researchers at that point to decide on any future involvement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK makes no current financial contribution to the HBP. However, the project includes the expertise of some key UK researchers and is making use of the hardware platform, SpiNNaker, which was previously developed with £2.7 million of support from the EPSRC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts grouped question UIN 204685 question first answered 15/07/2014 12:15:32 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

66192

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Service Operators Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it a condition of the Bus Service Operators Grant incentive for real time information equipment that the performance data generated should be made available to the traffic commissioners.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	204207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In July 2013, we announced a package of reforms to the Bus Service Operator Grant (BSOG) system following consultation. At this time, we announced that the BSOG incentives would be maintained until 2014 when we would review the remaining parts of the bus subsidy system. As part of this commitment, we are now undertaking work to consider reforms to the incentive grants and will consider the conditions related to these.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 10/07/2014 13:45:26 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

66195

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local transport authorities achieve the bus punctuality targets set by the Senior Traffic Commissioners.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	204210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Local transport authorities are not set bus punctuality targets by the Senior Traffic Commissioner. The Traffic Commissioners' “Practice Direction: Standards for Local Bus Services” outlines the standards which bus operators are expected to adhere to. The Traffic Commissioners, as statutory regulators of the bus industry, have the powers to take action against operators who fail to operate according to the registered details.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 10/07/2014 13:48:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

66198

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public inquiries into bus performance were undertaken by each traffic commissioner in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	204152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of public inquiries heard against operators of local bus services in the last 5 years in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Traffic Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East England</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West England</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West of England</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London and SE England</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 10/07/2014 13:43:29 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

65131

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Heat Pumps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Answer of 3 February 2014, Official Report, columns 133-4W, on renewable energy: heating, when he expects to publish the data on the effect on electricity bills in households using heat pumps.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	203441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>In January this year, we published a preliminary report on the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) heat pump metering programme. This is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/276612/Preliminary_Report_on_the_RHPP_metering_programme_2014-01-31.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/276612/Preliminary_Report_on_the_RHPP_metering_programme_2014-01-31.pdf</a> .</p><p>This report, presents data from more than 400 heat pumps installed in domestic properties on a trial basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 07/07/2014 12:55:30 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

64500

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Heat Pumps
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 provide information on the performance of those heat pumps which have been installed in domestic premises on a trial basis.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	202960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>In January this year, we published a preliminary report on the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) heat pump metering programme. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/276612/Preliminary_Report_on_the_RHPP_metering_programme_2014-01-31.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/276612/Preliminary_Report_on_the_RHPP_metering_programme_2014-01-31.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This report, presents data from more than 400 heat pumps installed in domestic properties on a trial basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 02/07/2014 13:19:56 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer