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222480

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2015
	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 Rate of Return on Equity for each of the Distribution Network Operators under Distribution Price Control Review 5.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
	uin	224816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Ofgem are responsible for regulating the electricity Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) and the setting of the price control review. Ofgem’s latest estimate for the Rate of Return on Equity for each of the DNOs is in the attached table which covers the years 2010-11 to 2013-14. The last year of Distribution Price Control Review 5 (2014-15) is still on-going.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 13:09:44 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2015 09:58:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock attachment 1 file name Copy of RORE DNOs Excel.xlsx title Rate of Return on Equity for DNOs 2010-1 to 2013-4 previous answer version 46378 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

222379

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2015
	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	Offshore Industry: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent fall in the price of oil on (a) projects, (b) employment prospects and (c) long-term competitiveness and capacity in the offshore sector supply chain in the North East of England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
	tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
	uin	224602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>We recognise the important role that businesses in the North East of England play in the oil and gas offshore sector supply chain. No specific assessment has been made of the effect of the recent fall in the price of oil on business in the North East of England, but the Department continues to work with its local offices to monitor the situation. I am planning to visit Newcastle shortly to gain first-hand knowledge of the issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/03/2015 10:53:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

222386

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2015
	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	Local Enterprise Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Operational Programmes for 2014-20 have been (a) agreed with and (b) authorised by the European Commission for (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland; and when he expects ESIF for 2014-20 to be released to local enterprise partnerships in each of these areas.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	224798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The status of the ESIF Operational Programmes in the United Kingdom is as follows:-</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>i) England</p><p> </p><p>The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) programme for England was formally adopted by the Commission on 13 February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ii) Wales</p><p> </p><p>The Operational Programmes for West Wales &amp; the Valleys ERDF and East Wales ERDF were formally adopted by the Commission on 18 November 2014; the Operational Programmes for West Wales &amp; the Valleys ESF and East Wales ESF were formally adopted by the Commission on 4 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iii) Scotland</p><p> </p><p>Scotland’s ERDF Operational Programme was formally adopted by the Commission on 11 December 2014 and the Scotland ESF Operational Programme was formally adopted on 12 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv) Northern Ireland</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland ERDF and ESF Operational Programmes were formally adopted by the Commission on 12 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK-wide European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Operational Programme is under negotiation with the Commission and is expected to be formally adopted during the summer 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 15:35:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

222387

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2015
	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	Local Enterprise Partnerships
	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 discussions he has had with the European Commission about the capacity of local enterprise partnerships to deliver the European Structural and Investment Funds Operational Programmes for 2014-20 in England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	224801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The European Structural and Investment Funds programmes 2014-20 are an important part of the Government’s long-term economic plan to boost local growth and create jobs across England. Officials from the Managing Authorities for the various European Structural and Investment Funds Programmes and from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills are in close contact with the European Commission on an ongoing basis about the development and set up of the 2014-20 programmes in England. The partnership approach we are using for the programmes gives a strong and active advisory role to Local Enterprise Partnerships and to other local partners. At the same time, the Managing Authorities will shoulder the administrative burdens and financial risks involved in running the programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 15:36:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

222479

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2015
	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 Generation
	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 units that secured a capacity agreement in the first auctions of the capacity market were based in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) England; and how many units of what capacity were so secured.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
	uin	224815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Capacity Market register does not publish the geographic location of Capacity Market Units (CMUs). However based on analysis of the CMUs registered, the following proportions of CMU location are assumed:</p><p>(a) Scotland 42 CMUs (14%) and 4016.847 MW (8%)</p><p>(b) Wales 46 CMUs (15%) and 8307.883 MW (17%)</p><p>(c) England 215 CMUs (70%) and 36900.122 MW (75%)</p><p>(d) Unknown 3 CMUs (1%) and 34.086 MW (0%)</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 13:09:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

222481

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2015
	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	Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much the Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil has spent on legal advice to date.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
	uin	224817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil has spent £2,760 to date on legal advice.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/02/2015 14:05:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 46557 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

222482

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2015
	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	Wind 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 progress his Department has made on its investigation into the practice of de-rating wind turbines for the purposes of the feed-in tariff; and when he expects to publish the conclusions of that investigation.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	224762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Work to investigate the extent and impact of de-rating of wind turbines is underway. This includes work to gather project-cost data and close involvement with the industry to build a robust evidence base. Once the investigation has concluded, its findings will support decisions taken as part of the periodic FITs review in the summer.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/02/2015 11:50:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

222484

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2015
	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: 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 steps his Department has taken with Ofgem to achieve a Price Average Reference (PAR) of 1MWh in future Capacity Market auctions; and when he expects that PAR to be implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Tamworth
	tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
	uin	224768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to Question 224767.</p><p>Under their Electricity Balancing Significant Code Review, Ofgem have committed to implement a 1MWh Price Average Reference (PAR) measure for imbalance (“cash out”) prices. Although this does not relate directly to the Capacity Market, Ofgem intend to implement changes to cash out ahead of 2018/19:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/87782/electricitybalancingsignificantcodereview-finalpolicydecision.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/87782/electricitybalancingsignificantcodereview-finalpolicydecision.pdf</a>.</p><p>It is likely that expected changes to the Price Average Reference will already have been factored into Capacity Market auction bids.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/02/2015 15:04:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

222485

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2015
	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: 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 assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on consumers' electricity bills of reducing the Price Average Reference to 1MWh by 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Tamworth
	tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
	uin	224766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is a matter for Ofgem.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/02/2015 16:01:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

222486

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2015
	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: 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 assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of reducing the Price Average Reference to 1MWh by 2018 on the cost of running future Capacity Market auctions.
	tabling member constituency	Tamworth
	tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
	uin	224767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Under their Electricity Balancing Significant Code Review, Ofgem have committed to implementing a move to a 1MWh Price Average Reference (PAR) measure by 2018/19, the first delivery year by the Capacity Market:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/87782/electricitybalancingsignificantcodereview-finalpolicydecision.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/87782/electricitybalancingsignificantcodereview-finalpolicydecision.pdf</a>.</p><p>It is therefore expected that this modification has been already factored into Capacity Market auction bids, by current and potential future participants.</p><p>Other things being equal, a more cost-reflective wholesale electricity price would be expected to lower bids in the CM; greater revenues earned through the electricity market would offset revenues sought via the Capacity Market. Please see Ofgem’s Impact Assessment on implementation of EBSCR changes for further details:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/87787/electricitybalancingsignificantcodereview-finalpolicydecisionimpactassessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/87787/electricitybalancingsignificantcodereview-finalpolicydecisionimpactassessment.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/02/2015 15:02:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher