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1641205

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Natural Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking (a) domestically and (b) in collaboration with international partners to achieve the World Bank’s Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 Initiative.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	187245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>In 2020, the UK committed to the World Bank’s ‘Zero Routine Flaring by 2030’ Initiative. In the North Sea Transition Deal, industry committed to accelerate compliance ahead of 2030. With support from Government, industry is on track to meet this target.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a long-standing partner of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition. The UK put methane reduction towards the top of the agenda during its COP Presidency, driving support behind the Global Methane Pledge. At COP27, the UK signed up to the Joint Declaration by Energy Importers and Exporters on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fossil Fuels.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/06/2023 10:57:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1568113

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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	Natural Gas
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 estimate he has made of the number of households which are not connected to the gas grid in (a) the UK, (b) Great Britain, (c) Scotland, (d) England, (e) Wales and (f) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	126823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>BEIS publishes estimates of the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fsub-national-estimates-of-households-not-connected-to-the-gas-network&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C479be1c4716945a2476e08dafe1cfb21%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638101697661919486%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qQDnIROmEg%2FUiiDKaR4l4aO8trCIn1UY90tpJ2Ya2nM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">number of domestic properties not connected to the gas network</a> for Great Britain by country, English regions and local authority. This includes properties where a gas grid connection is possible but no connection has been made. For Northern Ireland, data on gas connections is available via the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uregni.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Fannual-retail-energy-market-monitoring-report-2021&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C479be1c4716945a2476e08dafe1cfb21%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638101697661919486%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JMpn69WQwwlkbhgifsRbNg7z5LSU1pmIER2tPa5fuw8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Annual Retail Energy Market Monitoring Report</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/01/2023 12:01:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1565152

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Natural Gas
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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s gas supply for the rest of the winter; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	119238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains confident in its plans to protect households and businesses in the full range of scenarios this winter. The cold snap in December demonstrated the resilience of UK energy supply. Gas was well-supplied and the markets responded effectively.</p><p> </p><p>The Government works closely with Ofgem and National Grid to ensure system operators have the right tools to respond to fluctuations in supply and demand. Britain has a strategic advantage through access to North Sea gas reserves, steady imports from partners like Norway, the second largest Liquefied Natural Gas port infrastructure in Europe and investment in renewables.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/01/2023 12:47:56 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1488255

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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	Natural Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that domestic consumers are prioritised in the distribution of domestically produced gas.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	35024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>Energy security is a top priority for this Government. Great Britain benefits from highly diverse and flexible sources of gas supply and a diverse electricity mix, which ensures that households, businesses, and heavy industry get the energy they need. The Government remains confident that Great Britain's energy security will be maintained.</p><p> </p><p>In the event of a gas supply emergency, National Grid Gas, as the system operator, has long-standing response plans that prioritise domestic customers.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/07/2022 15:19:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1461758

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
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	Natural Gas
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 his Department has made of the additional volume of natural gas which would be required to offset the electricity generated by nuclear power in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>Nuclear power generation scenarios are published in the Energy and Emission Projections here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-and-emissions-projections-net-zero-strategy-baseline-partial-interim-update-december-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-and-emissions-projections-net-zero-strategy-baseline-partial-interim-update-december-2021</a>.</p><p>Fuel usage in the power sector is published in DUKES here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a>.</p><p>Conversion factors between fuels are published by National Grid here: <a href="https://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/gas-transmission/document/128886/download" target="_blank">https://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/gas-transmission/document/128886/download</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/05/2022 09:57:18 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1439487

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
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	Natural Gas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential of shale gas as a domestic energy source.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL6793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>According to data published by the Oil and Gas Authority in 2021 (based on 2020 data) and set out on the North Sea Transition Authority’s website, oil reserves and resources in the UK Continental Shelf stand at 7.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent, as well as 560 billion cubic metres of gas, based on ‘probable’, ‘proven’ and ‘contingent’ reserves and resources. It is not possible to say with certainty how much of this could or will be extracted, as this will be driven by a range of commercial and regulatory factors, however UK oil and gas production is expected to decline over time in line with the natural decline of the UK Continental Shelf basin coupled with a decrease in domestic demand for natural gas. The Oil and Gas Authority has published a report titled “UK Oil and Gas Reserves and Resources Report 2021” on their website which includes further information on UK reserves and resources.</p><p> </p><p>As set out on the British Geological Society’s website, estimates of the total gas-in-place for the Bowland Shale Formation and Hodder Mudstone Formation vary. Initial estimates were between 822 and 2281 trillion cubic feet (tcf). However, other estimates have suggested the total gas-in-place volume could be considerably less, around 140 tcf.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that shale gas development must be safe and sustainable – both for local communities and the environment. On the basis of the current scientific evidence, the Government has confirmed that it will take a presumption against issuing any further Hydraulic Fracturing Consents, which are required before hydraulic fracturing operations can take place. Even if the current moratorium were lifted, development would also need to secure environmental permitting and planning consents, and it would take some years of exploration and development before commercial quantities of gas could be produced.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL6792 question first answered 23/03/2022 16:47:32 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1418054

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
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	Natural Gas
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 his Department has made of the number of households which have removed their gas supply.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	114775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department publishes data on the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fgas-sales-and-numbers-of-customers-by-region-and-local-authority&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cgsnm%40beis.gov.uk%7C0e394cda672d4e70de5808d9e659bb24%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637794095321865208%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=edI3tqwWQuEymDFN%2BD8qMr293jga0GQNdb1fR84plEs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">number of operational gas meters</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Growth in the electrification of heat is likely to see an increasing number of households opt to remove their gas supply. Evidence from the Electrification of Heat Demonstration Project suggests that removing their gas supply was a motivating factor for some people when adopting a heat pump.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/02/2022 18:14:52 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1403585

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
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	Natural Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of a national retrofit strategy on the level of the UK's reliance on gas.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	105405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Natural gas will have an ongoing role to play as the UK decarbonises, however achieving net zero by 2050 means the Government will need to stop burning unabated natural gas in homes and business for heating purposes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's recently published retrofit strategy, the Heat and Buildings Strategy, signalled its ambition to phase out new natural gas boilers from 2035, with decisions to be taken in 2026 about the potential role of hydrogen boilers as an alternative.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also committed £3.9 billion of funding over the next 3 years to retrofit UK homes and buildings and is extending the Energy Company Obligation Scheme until 2026.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/01/2022 17:00:57 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1361365

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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	Natural Gas
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 plans he has to allow more UK gas production as the transition fuel in the energy transition.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	58701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The UK oil and gas sector has a critical role in maintaining the country’s energy security. Home-grown supplies still met approximately 46 per cent of the UK’s domestic gas consumption in 2019. However, the UK Continental Shelf is a mature basin and projections for production show a steady decline, even with new investment. In the North Sea Transition Deal, the Government set out a position of conditional support for ongoing domestic production, in recognition of the important role that gas in particular will play as the economy transitions from one based on fossil fuels towards one based on clean energy through our commitment to net zero.</p><p> </p><p>It is the role of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) to ensure that the sector continues to develop our North Sea assets cost-effectively and responsibly, while also supporting our net zero goals through the revised OGA Strategy published earlier this year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/10/2021 16:53:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1361367

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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	Natural Gas
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of UK producing gas domestically rather than relying on imports, given the fluctuations of gas spot market prices.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	58702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s largest single source of gas continues to be the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), accounting for around 48% of total supply in 2020. Remaining supply for 2020 was sourced via Norway (29%), LNG (22%), and interconnection to Europe (2%).</p><p> </p><p>Gas is traded in global markets so the biggest factors influencing prices are global trends in supply and demand. Many of the factors affecting the spikes we have seen in wholesale gas prices are attributable to international activity extending beyond the UK’s domestic production.</p><p> </p><p>Ultimately, the UK’s exposure to volatile gas prices underscores the importance of the Government’s plan to build a strong, home-grown renewable energy sector to further reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/10/2021 16:52:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood