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1668994

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	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	Electricians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has held recent discussions with (a) electricians and (b) electrical contracting firms on trends in the level of demand for electrical skills.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	1137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>Ministers meet regularly with external stakeholders to discuss a wide range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/11/2023 07:51:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1645180

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	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	Solar Power
	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 recent discussions he has had with water companies on the potential merits of using floating solar panels on (a) lakes, (b) reservoirs, (c) industrial ponds and (d) near coastal areas on energy generation.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	189801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State met representatives from Thames Water Ventures on the 19<sup>th</sup> of April 2023 to discuss their plans for floating solar across their estate of reservoirs and the merits of floating solar deployment across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/06/2023 12:43:50 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1644222

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2023
	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	Solar Power: Research
	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 recent steps his Department has taken to support research into floating solar panels.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	189239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department is not currently supporting research into floating solar panels.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 21/06/2023 11:41:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1694752

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2024
	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	National Grid: Infrastructure
	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 discussions she has had with the National Grid on improving the timetable for connecting infrastructure projects to the national grid.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	17727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is working with Ofgem, the Electricity System Operator and network companies to accelerate network connections. Since the Connections Action Plan[1] was published in November 2023, over 40GW of projects have been offered earlier grid connection dates, accelerating up to £40bn of investment. In the coming months we will decide on further action to ensure only viable projects can retain their connection agreements. In addition, from next January a new process will prevent projects being offered a specific connection date until they demonstrate sufficient progress towards connecting to the grid.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/655dd873d03a8d001207fe56/connections-action-plan.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/655dd873d03a8d001207fe56/connections-action-plan.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/03/2024 06:24:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1611568

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	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	Industry: Investment
	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 assessment he has made of the impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act on investment in low carbon industries in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	904492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK has seen nearly £200 billion of investment into low carbon sectors since 2010, 50% higher than the US as a share of GDP. We’re cementing our leadership in clean technologies through targeted investment, regulation, policy and market frameworks.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/04/2023 12:12:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604630

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2023
	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	Carbon Capture and Storage: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 3.88 of the Spring Budget, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, what proportion of the funding for early deployment of Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage will be classified as research and development.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	166215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The funding announced in the budget is targeted towards supporting early deployment of Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage. Although some of this may be classified as research and development funding, the Government is not earmarking funding for this purpose.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/03/2023 16:09:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah