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1002150

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Fossil Fuels
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 his Department has made of the viability of removing fossil fuels from the UK's energy generation mix.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	188093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Our Clean Growth Strategy set out the Government’s ambition for a diverse electricity system that supplies our homes and businesses with secure, affordable and clean power.[1]</p><p>We have already committed to phasing out generating power from coal by 2025[2] and recognise that reducing emissions in the power sector means developing low carbon sources of electricity that are both cheap and clean.</p><p> </p><p>There is a number of decarbonisation pathways that balance the role of clean power sources with the use of fossil fuel generation such as from gas. These include those outlined in our Clean Growth Strategy[3], and the latest BEIS Energy and Emissions Projections.[4]</p><p> </p><p>[1] See: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-growth-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-growth-strategy</a></p><p>[2] See: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/coal-generation-in-great-britain-the-pathway-to-a-low-carbon-future" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/coal-generation-in-great-britain-the-pathway-to-a-low-carbon-future</a></p><p>[3] See: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-growth-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-growth-strategy</a></p><p>[4] See: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/11/2018 16:59:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

795779

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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	Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who was present at the oil and gas roundtable attended by the then Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on 12 April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	116124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>A record of meetings involving Ministers in the former Department for Energy and Climate Change was published quarterly, and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decc-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decc-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>The names of all attendees at these meetings are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington grouped question UIN 116126 116173 116174 question first answered 01/12/2017 12:07:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

795780

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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	Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who was present at the oil and gas investor roundtable attended by the then Secretary of State for Energy and Climate change on 12 April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	116125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>A record of meetings involving Ministers in the former Department for Energy and Climate Change was published quarterly, and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decc-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decc-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>The names of all attendees at these meetings are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington grouped question UIN 116137 116140 116143 116145 question first answered 04/12/2017 14:57:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

679815

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
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	Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2016 to Question 56871, what proportion of the UK's fossil reserves need to be left in the ground to prevent global temperature change above two degrees centigrade.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	62007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has not made its own estimates of the proportion of UK fossil fuel reserves that need to be left in the ground to ensure that global warming is kept to within 2°C. However, even if the UK were to leave all of its fossil fuel reserves unused this would not necessarily limit temperatures to below 2°C, as this is a global issue that we need to collectively address.</p><p> </p><p>As we move towards a low-carbon future following the path set by the Climate Change Act and the carbon budgets, it remains in all our interests that we utilise our home-grown oil and gas reserves as they are expected to be an important part of the energy mix for years to come.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/02/2017 14:39:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

679098

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
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	Fossil Fuels
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 estimate he has made of the proportion of known fossil fuels that need to be left in the ground to prevent global temperature changes above 1.5 degrees centigrade.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	61852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department has not made its own estimates of the proportion of global fossil fuel reserves that need to be left in the ground to prevent global temperature changes above 1.5 degrees centigrade.</p><p>In order to answer questions such as this, the Department is funding, along with NERC, a research programme on Understanding the Pathways to and Impacts of a 1.5 °C Rise in Global Temperature. Research from this programme will feed into a Special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the 1.5°C ambition, due to be published in September 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/02/2017 13:31:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

673448

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of fiscal changes made in the Budget 2016 on levels of employment in the UK oil and gas sector.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office" target="_blank">The Office</a> for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook (November 2016) includes the latest forecasts for oil and gas. The November Outlook indicates a downward trend in planned capital expenditure in the oil and gas sector, from £10.1 billion in 2016 to £3.7 billion in 2021. This reflects a lower oil price and its consequential effect on overall production.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken unprecedented action to support jobs, investment and activity in the UK and UK Continental Shelf. Budget 2016 announced a £1 billion package of fiscal reform, supporting the industry through the challenging commercial conditions caused by the steep fall in oil prices. Lower tax rates will improve the economics of new investment and future discoveries. The basin-wide Investment Allowance, introduced in 2015, further reduces the effective rate of tax for many companies, including at the exploration stage.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of these changes, the UK now has one of the most competitive tax regimes for oil and gas in the world, supporting jobs and investment.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 60017 60018 60019 question first answered 19/01/2017 15:26:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

657806

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with representatives of the oil and gas industry before the Autumn Statement 2016.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	57351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/12/2016 12:28:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

655730

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
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	Fossil Fuels
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 estimate he has made of the proportion of known fossil fuels which need to be left in the ground to prevent global temperature change above two degrees centigrade.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	56871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>In 2013 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimated that to have a 50 percent chance of limiting global average temperature rise to below 2°C, the remaining permissible carbon emissions were up to 305 billion tonnes of Carbon for the period 2011 to 2100. According to the latest estimate of cumulative emission by the Global Carbon Project in 2016, this figure has reduced to 255 billion tonnes of Carbon.</p><p>In 2011 the IPCC estimated the amount of carbon within existing proven reserves of coal, oil and gas to be 1,053 billion tonnes.</p><p>Based on these figures, between 70-75 percent of known fossil fuels would have to be left unused in order to have a 50% chance of limiting global temperature rise to below 2°C.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 19/12/2016 15:44:04 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

583457

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
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	Fossil Fuels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the UK’s energy supply was produced from fossil fuels in each year between 1997 and 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL1921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of the UK’s energy supply produced from fossil fuels in each year between 1997 and 2015 is shown in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Proportion (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>88.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>88.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>88.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>89.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>89.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>89.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>89.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>90.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>89.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>90.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>91.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>91.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>88.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>89.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>87.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>87.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>85.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>84.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>82.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data are published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics (DUKES) 2016, table 1.1.1.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/09/2016 15:40:00 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name DUKES 2016.pdf title DUKES 2016 Chapter 1: Energy
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

445371

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Fossil Fuels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they respond to the chief executive of Shell, who claims that oil and gas companies would be negatively affected in the event that the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is fighting hard to fix the aspects of our EU membership that cause so much frustration in the United Kingdom - so we can get a better deal for our country and secure our future.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/01/2016 15:49:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick