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386628

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Litter: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the CPS has taken to prosecute people more effectively for illegal littering in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	900700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to taking action on litter: our manifesto includes a commitment to review the case for increasing the fines for littering.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local councils and other relevant authorities are responsible for taking enforcement action against littering offences. Anyone caught littering may be prosecuted in a Magistrates’ Court, which can lead to a criminal record and a fine of up to £2,500 on conviction. Alternatively, the litter authority can issue a fixed penalty notice, which currently includes a fine of up to £80. It is for local councils to decide their priorities, including what enforcement action to take against littering offences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/07/2015 08:13:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381343

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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 Intensive Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department has taken to assist energy-intensive industries in preparing contingency plans for requests to reduce their demand for electricity at times of system stress; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	2753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Energy-intensive industries already participate in National Grid’s balancing services reducing their consumption at times of high demand. These contracts are on a voluntary, bilateral, and commercial basis.</p><p>Government has committed to two years of ‘Transitional Arrangements’ before the full Capacity Market begins, aimed to support new demand side providers including these industries, to grow and prepare prior to the first year ahead auction in 2017.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2015 14:34:06 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381440

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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	Coal Fired Power Stations: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations she has received from coal-fired power stations on the EU Industrial Emissions Directive.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	2754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular meetings with Cabinet colleagues on a variety of topics.</p><p>Details of meetings between Ministers and external organisations are published quarterly on the Departmental website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-meeting-with-external-organisations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-meeting-with-external-organisations</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2015 12:59:13 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381441

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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	Coal Fired Power Stations: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what forecast her Department has made of which UK coal-fired power stations will be in compliance with the EU Industrial Emissions Directive when it comes into force.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	2755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>One UK coal-fired power station, EON’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar, is expected to have the capability to meet the emissions levels set by the Industrial Emissions Directive when it comes into force on 1<sup>st</sup> January 2016.</p><p>All UK coal fired power stations have elected to be part of the UK’s Transitional National Plan. This gives them until end June 2020 to make the upgrades needed to meet the emissions levels required under the Directive.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2015 14:31:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381445

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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, what assessment she has made of the effect of the carbon price floor and the expected reduction in capacity of coal-fired power plants on future household fuel costs.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	2751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The impact of the Carbon Price Floor on consumer bills has been assessed in the following report,<em> “Estimated impacts of energy and climate change policies on energy prices and bills, DECC, 2014”</em>:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384404/Prices__Bills_report_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384404/Prices__Bills_report_2014.pdf</a></p><p>The report includes figures for projected average electricity bills in 2014, 2020 and 2030. The cost of anticipated new generation capacity is reflected in these figures.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2015 14:31:09 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381446

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Environment Protection: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to apply the UK carbon price floor to electricity imported through interconnectors which is generated by overseas fossil fuel plants; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	2752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Carbon Price Floor is a tax levied on fossil fuels used to generate electricity in the UK only. The Government cannot apply it to imported electricity due to EU excise and energy tax directives. HMT keeps all taxes under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/06/2015 13:23:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381447

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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	Electricity: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what forecast her Department has made of (a) wholesale and (b) retail electricity prices in (i) 2020, (ii) 2025 and (iii) 2030 as an absolute value in pounds sterling.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	2750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>In September 2014 DECC published a set of updated energy and emission projections. <strong>[1]</strong> Annex M of that publication presents the Department’s projections of wholesale and retail prices for a range of users under varying assumptions of fossil fuel prices and economic growth.</p><p>Based on that publication, Table 1 below presents the wholesale electricity price projections for low, central and high fossil fuel scenarios. Table 2 below presents retail electricity price projections for households under low, central and high fossil fuel scenarios.</p><p>Projections for other users (industrial and service sectors) can also be found in Annex M at the link provided. Updated projections will be published in the autumn.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Table 1: Wholesale electricity price projections under varying fossil fuel price scenarios. £/MWh, (real 2014 prices)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Fossil fuel price scenario. </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2025</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2030</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low</p></td><td><p>£43</p></td><td><p>£49</p></td><td><p>£51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>£55</p></td><td><p>£69</p></td><td><p>£73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High</p></td><td><p>£74</p></td><td><p>£85</p></td><td><p>£93</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Table 2: Retail electricity price projections for households under varying fossil fuel price scenarios. £/MWh, (real 2014 prices)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Fossil fuel price scenario. </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2025</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2030</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low</p></td><td><p>£184</p></td><td><p>£201</p></td><td><p>£206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>£193</p></td><td><p>£213</p></td><td><p>£217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High</p></td><td><p>£218</p></td><td><p>£229</p></td><td><p>£234</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> DECC (2014) ‘Updated energy and emission projections 2014’: Available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2014</a></em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2015 14:30:39 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381201

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the planned capital investment requirements are for the new generating capacity required to replace closing electricity plants; and what estimate she has made of the cost per Mwh of electricity generated by such plants in comparison with current electricity market prices.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	2433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Large capital investment is planned for the GB electricity sector not only in the context of ageing plants, but upgrading network infrastructure, meeting decarbonisation objectives and maintaining security of supply. Between 2010 and 2013, we estimate over £45 billion private sector investment in electricity generation and networks. We have estimated further capital investment requirements to be up to £100bn between 2014 and 2020. We have not estimated the proportion of this investment that relates directly to replacing ageing plants.</p><p>For DECC’s most recent published estimates of the costs per MWh for a range of generation technologies, please refer to the levelised cost estimates published in the Electricity Generation Costs (December 2013) report which can be found at the link below.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269888/131217_Electricity_Generation_costs_report_December_2013_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269888/131217_Electricity_Generation_costs_report_December_2013_Final.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2015 14:30:07 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381202

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Coal Fired Power Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information her Department holds on UK coal plants that intend to cease operations before June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	2434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Scottish &amp; Southern Energy (SSE) has announced that it will close its Ferrybridge coal-fired power station by 31 March 2016.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2015 13:19:31 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

381203

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Carbon Capture and Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what timetable she has set for the completion of the carbon capture and storage commercialisation competition; and what progress her Department has made towards the announcement of a contract for difference for carbon capture and storage.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	2423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Under the CCS Commercialisation Programme, the Government is supporting the Peterhead and White Rose CCS projects to complete their detailed project designs. The companies involved are expected to make final investment decisions in late 2015, with Government taking a decision in the first quarter of 2016. Subject to final investment decisions, Government has made up to £1bn available to offset the capital cost of the projects and further support will be available through a tailored Contract for Difference.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2015 12:56:44 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies