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1271179

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date	15/12/2020
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: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's BEIS Electricity Generation Costs (2020) published on 24 August 2020, what estimated value for the annual decline in performance of offshore wind was used in that report.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	129981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>BEIS estimates a constant load factor and availability across the lifetime of an offshore wind farm, and therefore a constant performance. This is based on research performed by Arup (2016)<sup>[1]</sup> and independently peer-reviewed by Professor Derek Bunn (2020)<sup>[2]</sup>.</p><p>BEIS also assume an improvement in load factors in future as turbines deployed in wind farms increase in size, and this relationship is discussed in detail in a published study performed by DNV GL (2019)<sup>[3]</sup>.</p><p> </p><p>_______</p><p><em>[1] ‘Arup (2016): Review of Renewable Electricity Generation Cost and Technical Assumptions’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions</a></em></p><p><em>[2] ‘Peer review of 2019 electricity generation cost updates’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/peer-review-of-2019-electricity-generation-cost-updates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/peer-review-of-2019-electricity-generation-cost-updates</a></em></p><p><em>[3] ‘Potential to improve load factor of offshore wind farms in the UK to 2035’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-to-improve-load-factor-of-offshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk-to-2035" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-to-improve-load-factor-of-offshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk-to-2035</a></em></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:21:12 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72656 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1271180

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's BEIS Electricity Generation Costs (2020) published on 24 August 2020, if he will publish the empirical evidence, other than bid prices, underlying the estimate of (a) falling capital and (b) operational costs in the wind sector, (i) offshore and (ii) onshore in that report.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	129982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The estimates of (a) falling capital and (b) operational costs for (i) onshore and (ii) offshore wind generation are informed by a variety of internal and external evidence sources. These include published estimates from Arup (2016)<sup>[1]</sup> and DNV GL (2019)<sup>[2]</sup> as well as internal estimates informed by stakeholders and external commentators, such as Bloomberg<sup>[3]</sup>, Baringa<sup>[4]</sup>, Aurora<sup>[5]</sup>, and others. These assumptions have also undergone an independent peer-review by Professor Derek Bunn (2020)<sup>[6]</sup>, and more detail on specific assumptions can be found in this publication.</p><p> </p><p>_______</p><p><em>[1] ‘Arup (2016): Review of Renewable Electricity Generation Cost and Technical Assumptions’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions</a></em></p><p><em>[2] ‘Potential to improve load factor of offshore wind farms in the UK to 2035’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-to-improve-load-factor-of-offshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk-to-2035" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-to-improve-load-factor-of-offshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk-to-2035</a></em></p><p><em>[3] <a href="https://about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook/" target="_blank">https://about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook/</a></em></p><p><em>[4] “An analysis of the potential outcome of a further ‘Pot 1’ CfD auction in GB”,<a href="https://www.baringa.com/getmedia/99d7aa0f-5333-47ef-b7a8-1ca3b3c10644/Baringa%20Scottish-Renewables%20UK-Pot-1-CfD-scenario%20April-2017%20Report%20FINA/" target="_blank"> https://www.baringa.com/getmedia/99d7aa0f-5333-47ef-b7a8-1ca3b3c10644/Baringa Scottish-Renewables UK-Pot-1-CfD-scenario April-2017 Report FINA/</a></em></p><p><em>[5] <a href="http://www.auroraer.com/" target="_blank">www.auroraer.com</a></em></p><p><em>[6] ‘Peer review of 2019 electricity generation cost updates’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/peer-review-of-2019-electricity-generation-cost-updates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/peer-review-of-2019-electricity-generation-cost-updates</a></em></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:19:23 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72660 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1271181

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's BEIS Electricity Generation Costs (2020) published on 24 August 2020, if he will publish the empirical, numerical evidence underlying its estimate of (a) stagnant capital and (b) operational cost for (i) Combined Cycle Gas Turbines and (ii) other conventional generation technologies in that report.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	129983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The evidence behind the (a) capital and (b) operational cost assumptions for (i) Combined Cycle Gas Turbines and (ii) other conventional generation technologies has been published in a report prepared by Leigh Fisher and Jacobs (2016)<sup>[1]</sup>. Minor updates to Combined Cycle Gas Turbine efficiency have been made since, as a result of a published benchmarking exercise by Wood (2018)<sup>[2]</sup>, which affects operational costs.</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] ‘Leigh Fisher and Jacobs’ (2016): Electricity Generation Cost Update’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leigh-fisher-and-jacobs-2016-electricity-generation-cost-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leigh-fisher-and-jacobs-2016-electricity-generation-cost-update</a></em></p><p><em>[2] ‘Call for CCUS Innovation: literature review, benchmarking report and calculator’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/call-for-ccus-innovation-literature-review-benchmarking-report-and-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/call-for-ccus-innovation-literature-review-benchmarking-report-and-calculator</a></em></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:17:59 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72662 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1271316

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2020 to Question 125212 on Gambling: Coronavirus, what plans the Government has to review restrictions on adult gaming centres in covid-19 tier three areas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	129984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/12/2020 answer text <p>The government, with advice from SAGE, reviewed the impact of the previous tiering arrangements and decided that unfortunately stricter rules on tier 3 closures would be necessary to have an impact on the rate of transmission in very high alert areas. This led to the decision that all hospitality and indoor entertainment venues in tier 3 areas would have to close, including casinos, bingo halls and adult gaming centres. SAGE advice is independent and published on a regular basis on: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies</a></p><p>The government has continued to engage with the land-based gambling sector throughout the pandemic, including with its trade associations the Betting and Gaming Council, Bacta and the Bingo Association. The Minister for Sports, Heritage and Tourism has had a series of roundtable discussions with the industry to discuss the impact of Covid-19, including representatives from two of Britain’s largest AGC operators. DCMS officials have been in regular contact with the representative trade associations and fed their views into the government decision-making process, and they are continuing to do so.</p><p>Government has set out an analysis of the health, economic and social impacts of the tiered approach, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-health-economic-and-social-effects-of-covid-19-and-the-tiered-approach" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-health-economic-and-social-effects-of-covid-19-and-the-tiered-approach</a>. As on previous occasions, local data packs have also been published.</p><p>Epidemiological data and projection models on local restriction tiers, including commentary on individual tier allocation decisions, can also be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938964/Coronavirus_England_briefing_26_November.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938964/Coronavirus_England_briefing_26_November.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 128885 128907 128908 129125 129126 129985 question first answered 31/12/2020 12:13:00 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1271317

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2020 to Question 125212 on Gambling: Coronavirus, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing adult gaming centres to open under covid-19 tier three restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	129985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/12/2020 answer text <p>The government, with advice from SAGE, reviewed the impact of the previous tiering arrangements and decided that unfortunately stricter rules on tier 3 closures would be necessary to have an impact on the rate of transmission in very high alert areas. This led to the decision that all hospitality and indoor entertainment venues in tier 3 areas would have to close, including casinos, bingo halls and adult gaming centres. SAGE advice is independent and published on a regular basis on: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies</a></p><p>The government has continued to engage with the land-based gambling sector throughout the pandemic, including with its trade associations the Betting and Gaming Council, Bacta and the Bingo Association. The Minister for Sports, Heritage and Tourism has had a series of roundtable discussions with the industry to discuss the impact of Covid-19, including representatives from two of Britain’s largest AGC operators. DCMS officials have been in regular contact with the representative trade associations and fed their views into the government decision-making process, and they are continuing to do so.</p><p>Government has set out an analysis of the health, economic and social impacts of the tiered approach, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-health-economic-and-social-effects-of-covid-19-and-the-tiered-approach" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-health-economic-and-social-effects-of-covid-19-and-the-tiered-approach</a>. As on previous occasions, local data packs have also been published.</p><p>Epidemiological data and projection models on local restriction tiers, including commentary on individual tier allocation decisions, can also be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938964/Coronavirus_England_briefing_26_November.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938964/Coronavirus_England_briefing_26_November.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 128885 128907 128908 129125 129126 129984 question first answered 31/12/2020 12:13:00 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer