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1151204

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Renewable Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she plans to take to ensure that the majority of energy generated in the UK is from renewable sources.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	900049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Over half of the UK’s electricity comes from low-carbon sources. The Carbon Brief found that from July to September 2019, renewables accounted for 40% of overall generation, compared to 33% last year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing £557 million in further Contracts for Difference auctions and over £3 billion for renewable technology innovation.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, we’re phasing out coal by 2025 and over 50% of electricity generation will be from renewable sources by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/10/2019 13:19:39 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1151205

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the effect on manufacturing industry of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
	tabling member printed	Phil Wilson
	uin	900050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>I have met with manufacturing businesses at roundtables across the country to encourage them to get ready for Brexit and the opportunities beyond.</p><p> </p><p>The recent opening of Jaguar Land Rover’s £500 million Advanced Product Creation Centre is a real vote of confidence in the UK’s future as a stronger, greener economy after we have left the European Union.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2019 13:25:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1603 label Biography information for Phil Wilson

1151206

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to support the development of new clean-energy technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
	uin	900051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The move to cleaner economic growth is one of the greatest industrial opportunities of our time, and our Clean Growth Grand Challenge sets out how we will maximise advantages for UK industry.</p><p> </p><p>We have allocated £102.5 million to the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund’s ‘Prospering from the Energy Revolution’ challenge and invested in the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/10/2019 13:26:38 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

1151208

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	What steps her Department is taking to help tackle the climate emergency.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	900052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Tackling climate change and delivering net zero is a top priority for me and this whole Government, which is why we will be hosting COP26 next year and the Prime Minister announced he will chair a new Cabinet Committee on Climate Change.</p><p> </p><p>As the first major economy in the world to set a legally binding net zero target, we are backing words with action – from record levels of renewable power, to £2 billion of investment into clean technologies, to doubling of our International Climate Finance contribution to £11.6 billion.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2019 13:28:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1151209

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Post Offices: East Renfrewshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to help ensure the viability of the post office branch network in East Renfrewshire.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
	uin	900053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government absolutely recognises the importance of post offices in East Renfrewshire, Blaydon and other communities across the UK and is committed to the Post Office network’s future.</p><p> </p><p>Government has provided a further £370 million from 2018 to 2021 to safeguard the network and invest in its future. Following this, and the new Banking Framework, postmaster pay is increasing. This has led to the most stable network in generations, with over 11,600 branches across the UK, the largest retail network in the country.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 900058 question first answered 22/10/2019 13:34:21 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

1151210

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Post Offices: Cash Dispensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to maintain universal access to cash throughout the post office network.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	900054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are pleased to see 27 banks have made the decision to sign up to the renegotiated Banking Framework agreement in full.</p><p> </p><p>There is ongoing work across government to safeguard access to cash. The government will ensure communities, particularly the most vulnerable residents and those living in rural areas, will be supported and continue to have the choice over how they manage their finances.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/10/2019 13:37:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1151211

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Wind Power: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on support for onshore wind.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	900055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>I regularly discuss a range of issues with my Right Honourable Friend the Member for Dumfries and Galloway – including our shared delight that through the recent Contracts for Difference round, Scotland will benefit from six new projects, providing 740MWs of renewable electricity capacity, paid for by consumers across the whole of Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2019 13:41:19 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1151212

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Business: South Basildon and East Thurrock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps she has taken to support businesses in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
	tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
	tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
	uin	900057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to making the UK the best place to start and grow a business.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS has unveiled several new measures to support business across the UK, including an £88 million boost for productivity and the publication of the SME Finance Charter.</p><p> </p><p>We have also invested £591 million to South East Local Enterprise Partnership, which covers South Basildon and East Thurrock, to empower local areas to reach their potential, boosting national productivity and growth.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/10/2019 13:43:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1151214

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Post Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to help ensure the sustainability of the post office network.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Liz Twist
	uin	900058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government absolutely recognises the importance of post offices in East Renfrewshire, Blaydon and other communities across the UK and is committed to the Post Office network’s future.</p><p> </p><p>Government has provided a further £370 million from 2018 to 2021 to safeguard the network and invest in its future. Following this, and the new Banking Framework, postmaster pay is increasing. This has led to the most stable network in generations, with over 11,600 branches across the UK, the largest retail network in the country.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 900053 question first answered 22/10/2019 13:34:21 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1151343

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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: Prices
	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 recent assessment she has made of the potential effect on average household energy bills of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	3622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance to businesses and households of having access to an affordable, secure and sustainable supply of energy. The UK’s exit from the EU will not alter the fact that our energy system is resilient and secure and drawn from a number of sources.</p><p> </p><p>Many factors impact energy prices including fuel prices, exchange rates and generation mix. Great Britain will remain physically linked to the EU post-exit through electricity and gas interconnectors. We expect that any change in electricity prices in Great Britain as a result of changes to interconnector trading arrangements would fall within the normal range of market volatility. For gas markets, the mechanisms of cross-border trade are not expected to fundamentally change after exit. The UK gas market is one of the world’s most developed and provides security through supply diversity, most of which is not dependent on the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Energy regulators in Ireland and Northern Ireland have set out that the Single Electricity Market (SEM) will continue to operate immediately after Brexit, including in a No Deal scenario. The SEM is designed to put downward pressure on consumer electricity prices, facilitate the integration of renewables and provide continued security of supply. The UK is committed to seeking to maintain the SEM in any scenario and will therefore take all possible measures to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken steps to enable electricity and gas trade to continue and maintain the effectiveness of domestic regulation, providing legal clarity for industry on the future operations of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s energy markets.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/10/2019 13:22:01 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson