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64923

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Government has made of the impact on school budgets in 2016-17 of planned changes in pension and national insurance contributions.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	203204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government's position on the change in employer contribution rate for the Teachers' Pension Scheme was published in the Teachers' Pension Scheme Valuation Report (Actuarial Valuation as at 31 March 2012), which is available here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/324305/TPS_2012_valuation_report_FINAL_9_June_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/324305/TPS_2012_valuation_report_FINAL_9_June_2014.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The position for non-teaching staff is less clear-cut as they are covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme, which consists of around 90 different funds, and thus the change in employer costs as a result of recent reforms will vary from fund to fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The expected changes in National Insurance for employers as a result of moves to a single tier state pension were set out in the impact assessments for Pensions Act 2014, which are available here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311316/pensions-act-ia-annex-a-single-tier-state-pension.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311316/pensions-act-ia-annex-a-single-tier-state-pension.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 10/07/2014 16:27:37 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

64927

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether all employees of his Department are required to return their departmental pass when they cease working for his Department.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	203339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Staff passes of people who no longer work for the Department are required to be returned or deactivated.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/07/2014 15:40:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss previous answer version 8590 answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

64933

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Fuel Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when his Department will publish its fuel poverty strategy.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	203280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government is preparing proposals for a new fuel poverty strategy for England in line with the provisions of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 09/07/2014 16:31:55 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

64934

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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: Cybercrime
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 he has made of the extent to which the UK's energy infrastructure was exposed to the recent Energetic Bear cyberattack.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	203265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Cyber security is one of the Government's top four national security priorities. DECC is working with government departments and agencies, as well as with industry partners, to ensure that the risks to the energy sector are understood and that appropriate mitigations are established. It would not be appropriate to comment on specific cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 08/07/2014 12:47:50 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

64943

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Green Deal Scheme
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 funding has been (a) allocated and (b) spent on the Green Deal cashback incentive scheme to date.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	203289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>Up to £125 million was allocated to the Green Deal Cashback scheme and the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF).</p><p>At the end of May 2014* over £10m had been allocated to customers, of which £6.4m had been paid in Cashback payments following installation of 13,001 measures.</p><p>At the end of June 2014, the GDHIF had allocated £18 million.</p><p><em>*DECC statistics on Green Deal and ECO are published monthly at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/green-deal-and-energy-company-obligation-eco-monthly-statistics-june-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/green-deal-and-energy-company-obligation-eco-monthly-statistics-june-2014</a> </em></p><p><em>Figures to the end of June will be published in the next monthly release on 22 July</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 09/07/2014 16:37:30 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

64945

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Fuel Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 1252, on energy markets (competition), what estimate he has made of the level of fuel poverty under the low income high costs indicator in each year between 1997 and 2010.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	203336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The number of fuel poor households in England under the Low Income High Costs (LIHC) indicator of fuel poverty are available for the following years:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong><em>Fuel poor households (millions)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Percentage of households fuel poor</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Year on year percentage change</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1996</em></p></td><td><p>2.68</p></td><td><p>13.7</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2003</em></p></td><td><p>2.44</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2004</em></p></td><td><p>2.49</p></td><td><p>11.9</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2005</em></p></td><td><p>2.43</p></td><td><p>11.5</p></td><td><p>-2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2006</em></p></td><td><p>2.26</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td><td><p>-6.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2007</em></p></td><td><p>2.36</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2008</em></p></td><td><p>2.44</p></td><td><p>11.4</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2009</em></p></td><td><p>2.49</p></td><td><p>11.5</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>2.47</p></td><td><p>11.5</p></td><td><p>-0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>2.39</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td><td><p>-3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>2.28</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>-4.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 09/07/2014 16:56:38 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

64947

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to his contribution of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 1191, on energy prices, what the evidential basis is for his statement that the UK had the highest level of renewable investment in Europe in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	203381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>In the answer I gave to the rt. hon. Member on 12<sup>th</sup> May 2014 (<em>Official Report, Column 344-5W)</em>, I confirmed that a copy of the Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis of new investment in UK renewable electricity was placed in the Libraries of both Houses. This analysis shows that average annual investment in renewables has more than doubled in this Parliament, compared with the previous one.</p><p>I have today also placed the Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis of new investment in renewable electricity in 2013 in the Libraries of both Houses. This shows that UK had the highest level of renewable investment in Europe in 2013.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2013 (in $m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>United Kingdom</em></p></td><td><p><strong>11,981</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Germany</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10,999</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Italy </em></p></td><td><p><strong> 3,563</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>France</em></p></td><td><p><strong> 3,036</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Spain</em></p></td><td><p><strong> 580</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other EU Europe</em></p></td><td><p><strong>11,900</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>42,059</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 203382 question first answered 08/07/2014 12:46:59 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

64948

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to his contribution of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 1191, on energy prices, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Bloomberg new energy finance analysis.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	203382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>In the answer I gave to the rt. hon. Member on 12<sup>th</sup> May 2014 (<em>Official Report, Column 344-5W)</em>, I confirmed that a copy of the Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis of new investment in UK renewable electricity was placed in the Libraries of both Houses. This analysis shows that average annual investment in renewables has more than doubled in this Parliament, compared with the previous one.</p><p>I have today also placed the Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis of new investment in renewable electricity in 2013 in the Libraries of both Houses. This shows that UK had the highest level of renewable investment in Europe in 2013.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2013 (in $m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>United Kingdom</em></p></td><td><p><strong>11,981</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Germany</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10,999</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Italy </em></p></td><td><p><strong> 3,563</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>France</em></p></td><td><p><strong> 3,036</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Spain</em></p></td><td><p><strong> 580</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other EU Europe</em></p></td><td><p><strong>11,900</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>42,059</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 203381 question first answered 08/07/2014 12:46:59 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

64949

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to his contribution of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 1191, on energy prices, what the evidential basis is for his statement that there was under-investment in the UK's energy infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	203383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government faces the challenge of securing up to £100bn on investment in electricity generation and networks by the end of the decade to keep the lights on and decarbonise energy, having already attracted £45bn since 2010. This is a higher level of investment than previously achieved, based on ONS investment data going back to 2004.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 08/07/2014 16:19:03 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

64950

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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, pursuant to his contribution of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 1193, on energy prices, what assessment his Department has made of the rocket and feather effect in energy prices.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	203384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Ofgem have carried out a detailed assessment of the rocket and feather effect. , first in a research paper in 2011 and more recently, along with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), in the State of the Market Assessment. Evidence that large suppliers raise prices more quickly when costs increase than they reduce prices when costs fall was one of the issues underpinning Ofgem's recent referral of the energy markets to the CMA.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 08/07/2014 12:45:53 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint