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1171449

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Solar Power: Housing
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 quantity of domestic rooftop solar PV installed in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	4396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>(a) - (d) The generating capacity and number of domestic solar PV installations for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 is published by the department at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/monthly-central-feed-in-tariff-register-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/monthly-central-feed-in-tariff-register-statistics</a>. This data is based on the Central FiTs Register (CFR) of installations accredited on the Feed in Tariff scheme.</p><p>(e) Figures for solar deployment up to November 2019 are published by the department at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solar-photovoltaics-deployment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solar-photovoltaics-deployment</a></p><p>These figures are based on BEIS’s major power producers survey, the Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) and the Microgeneration Certification Scheme database (MCS).</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 23/01/2020 11:35:05 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1171450

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason solar PV and onshore wind are excluded from the Contract for Difference auctions.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	4397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>Government keeps the CfD scheme under review and announces the scope of allocation rounds before each round commences. No decisions have yet been made on the future of allocation rounds for established technologies such as onshore wind and solar PV.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/01/2020 15:03:18 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1171452

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Smart Export Guarantee
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 she will consider introducing a minimum floor price to the Smart Export Guarantee.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	4399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The SEG has been successful in bringing forward a range of competitive offerings to the market. Renewable generators now have several tariffs to choose from, in some cases even higher than the FIT export tariff.</p><p>The Government will continue to monitor the types of export tariffs being offered to small generators to assess the development of the small-scale low-carbon export market. The Government will keep the operation of SEG under review.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/01/2020 15:03:24 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1171455

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Solar Power: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people were employed in the UK solar industry in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	4400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The ONS produces estimates of the size of the UK’s green economy from the Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy Survey. Estimates for employment in the UK solar industry from 2015-2018 are listed below. Estimates for 2019 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>Comparing estimates from the Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy Survey from 2014 with estimates from later years of the survey is not advised because of changes in the sample methodology in 2015. The survey sample size was reduced from around 40,000 in 2014 to around 14,000 in 2015.</p><p><strong>Employment (full time equivalent)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Estimate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Solar photovoltaic</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>9,800</p></td><td><p>9,900</p></td><td><p>4,900</p></td><td><p>5,400</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>8,800</p></td><td><p>9,300</p></td><td><p>4,400</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>5,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/01/2020 15:03:50 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1170726

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of Air Passenger Duty tax collected is ring-fenced for climate change policies.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	3247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>As with most taxes, the revenue raised from Air Passenger Duty goes towards the Consolidated Fund, which is used to finance public services and the Government’s priorities, including tackling climate change.</p><p> </p><p>The government takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously and uses a range of levers at its disposal, including spending, taxation and regulatory policy, to meet its climate and environmental objectives.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 22/01/2020 17:06:13 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1170753

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 3 September 2019 to Question 281813 on Infrastructure, when the Government plans to publish its National Infrastructure Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	3248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>Infrastructure is a top priority for the Government, and is essential for jobs, growth, and supporting a high quality of life. The Government will be publishing the National Infrastructure Strategy alongside the Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy will set out further details of the Government’s plan to increase investment to transform the UK’s infrastructure; in addition to a response to the National Infrastructure Commission’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/01/2020 15:10:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1169443

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the 18 September 2019 report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, An Update on Rural Connectivity, Seventeenth Report of Session 2017-19, HC 2223.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	1362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The government has prepared a response to the EFRA committee, which will be submitted when the committee is reformed.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 16/01/2020 15:59:57 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1169111

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
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	Renewable Energy: Carbon Emissions
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 the Answer of 7 October 2016 to Question 45055, how many tonnes of carbon dioxide were displaced by renewable (a) electricity and (b) heat generation in (i) the UK, (ii) England, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Wales in (A) 2016, (B) 2017 and (C) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	1050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The Answer of 7 October 2016 to Question 45055 estimated the displacement of carbon dioxide emissions in 2015 as renewable electricity generation multiplied by the average emissions factor for electricity supplied by fossil fuel stations in 2015. However, using the same methodology for subsequent years would be misleading due to the steep drop in the average fossil fuels emissions factor between 2015 and 2016. The increase in the carbon price floor in 2015 and closure of coal-fired power stations drove a switch from coal to gas generation. This methodology would therefore not differentiate between the reduction in carbon dioxide due to displacement of coal by gas and the reduction due to the displacement of fossil fuels by renewables.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 14/01/2020 11:44:13 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1167209

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much fuel duty was paid from sales of fuel in Kilmarnock and Loudoun in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	7184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Duty is collected when fuel leaves a refinery or import terminal. It is not collected at the petrol pump. Therefore the requested information is not held and HMRC cannot provide an estimate of the fuel duty paid from sales of fuel in Kilmarnock and Loudoun.</p><p> </p><p>For more information on fuel duty, see the OBR page on the tax here:</p><p><a href="https://obr.uk/forecasts-in-depth/tax-by-tax-spend-by-spend/fuel-duties/" target="_blank">https://obr.uk/forecasts-in-depth/tax-by-tax-spend-by-spend/fuel-duties/</a></p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 04/11/2019 13:21:25 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1167210

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much road tax was collected from (a) private vehicle owners and (b) commercial operators in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	7185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department for Transport. The amount of vehicle excise duty collected cannot be broken down by geographical area or by private vehicle owners and commercial operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 10:08:47 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown