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677646

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2017
	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	Post Offices: Rural Areas
	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 his Department has made of progress in securing the future of rural post offices; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	61093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government understands the important role post offices play in communities across the country, especially in the more remote, rural areas. This is why in our manifesto we committed to secure the future of 3,000 rural post offices.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks to Government investment the UK’s network of 11,600 branches is at its most stable in decades, with over 98% of the UK population in rural areas within 3 miles of a post office. The investment is offering real improvements to customers, including an extra 200,000 opening hours every week and over 4,200 post offices open on a Sunday.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s recent consultation will help us understand what the public and businesses expect from the Post Office and to understand more fully what subsidy is needed and what it should be used for.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 26/01/2017 14:18:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

678142

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2017
	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	Post Offices: Rural Areas
	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 the implications for his policies are of the call by the Association of Convenience Stores for the Government to review the costs, income and viability of rural post offices on its Rural Shop Report 2017, published in January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	61334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government entrusts the Post Office’s management to keep the health of the network under review in order to meet the commitment we have set to maintain the network at over 11,500 branches. The commercial agreements it has with subpostmasters, rural and urban, covering costs and revenue form a key part of ensuring the health of the network. While these arrangements are commercially sensitive between both parties the evidence of their success is in the fact that that the network is at its most stable in decades.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/01/2017 17:08:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

678771

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2017
	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	Post Offices: Rural Areas
	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 plans for the increase in Post Office outreach services in rural communities over the last five years to continue; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	61560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy keeps the state of the network under review including the provision of rural services through outreaches. Outreaches are provided so Post Office can maintain access to communities, most often in rural areas, where the old post office has closed. These provide a regular part time service, with hours tailored to the levels of demand in the community. They provide a welcomed link to the network for many isolated communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/01/2017 17:10:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

783292

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	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	Aerospace Industry
	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 steps he is taking to strengthen and promote the British aerospace industry.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	111376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK has the second largest aerospace industry globally, with strengths in some of the most technologically advanced parts of aircraft: wings, engines and advanced systems. The industry has annual turnover of around £32 billion, and exports some £30 billion.</p><p>Through the Aerospace Growth Partnership, Government is supporting action by industry to make sure the UK remains competitive, including a joint Industry/Government commitment of £3.9 billion for Research and Development activities through to 2026.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 08/11/2017 13:00:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

847014

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	Fracking
	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 Implementation Unit Report on Shale Gas, what estimate the Government has made of the potential effect on employment of the projected (a) 17 sites by 2020, (b) 30-35 sites by 2022 and (c) 155 sites by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	129188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>BEIS has not made any estimates of the potential effect on employment from the future development of the shale gas industry.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/03/2018 11:05:43 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

847015

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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, what estimate the Government has made of the number of jobs which will be created by the renewables industry over the next ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	129189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not produce forecasts for job creation over a future time period for the renewables industry.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/03/2018 11:10:08 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

847016

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	Fracking
	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 implementation unit report on shale gas extraction, what disposal method will be used for flowback waste from (a) the 17 sites by 2020, (b) the 30 to 35 sites by 2022 and (c) the 155 sites by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	129190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>It is up to the operator to agree disposal methods with the appropriate regulators as part of their planning application for any future shale gas development.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/03/2018 11:06:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

847017

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	Fracking
	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 Implementation Unit Report on Shale Gas, what estimate the Government has made of the amount of flowback waste which would need to be disposed of for the projected (a) 17 sites by 2020, (b) 30-35 sites by 2022 and (c) 155 sites by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	129191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the amount of flowback waste which would be produced from any future shale gas development.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/03/2018 11:07:32 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

847018

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	Fracking
	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 Implementation Unit Report on Shale Gas, which disposal method is planned to be used for the projected (a) 17 sites by 2020, (b) 30-35 sites by 2022 and (c) 155 sites by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	129192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>It is the operator’s responsibility to agree disposal methods with the appropriate regulators as part of their planning application for all shale gas development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/03/2018 11:11:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

874637

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	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	Fracking: Methane
	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 Implementation Unit Report on Shale Gas, what estimate the Government has made of the amount of unintended methane emissions at the projected (a) 17 sites by 2020, (b) 30 to 35 sites by 2022 and (c) 155 sites by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	134939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Both the 2013 report, ‘Potential Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Shale Gas Extraction and Use’[1] (Mackay/Stone) and the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) 2016 report ‘Onshore Petroleum: The compatibility of UK onshore petroleum with meeting the UK’s carbon budgets’[2] provided analysis on the potential implications of greenhouse gas emissions from extracting shale gas in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Mackay/Stone report concluded that the carbon footprint of UK shale gas would likely be much less than coal and comparable to imported Liquefied Natural Gas.</p><p> </p><p>The CCC report concluded that shale gas production is compatible with carbon budgets if three conditions are met:</p><p>Methane emissions from shale gas production minimised and monitored.</p><p>Gas consumption remains within carbon budget limits</p><p>Any additional shale gas emissions offset by reductions elsewhere in order to meet carbon budgets</p><p> </p><p>We believe that our robust regulatory regime and determination to meet our carbon budgets mean those tests can and will be met.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is grant funding an environmental monitoring programme led by the British Geological Survey in the Fylde (Lancashire) and Kirby Misperton (North Yorkshire), where applications for shale gas wells have been made. This programme includes the measurement of methane emissions, and would continue after the start of shale gas extraction. The evidence gathered from this programme will inform our future estimates of unintended methane emissions from potential shale gas extraction.</p><p> </p><p>During any shale gas operations the operator will be required to undertake environmental monitoring, including emissions monitoring, to demonstrate compliance with their environmental permits.</p><p> </p><p>Clauses in the Infrastructure Act make it clear that any hydraulic fracturing activity cannot take place unless appropriate arrangements have been made for monitoring emissions of methane into the air. Operators will also be required to publish the results of their methane emissions reporting.</p><p> </p><p>[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/237330/MacKay_Stone_shale_study_report_09092013.pdf</p><p>[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/news/committee-on-climate-change-report-and-government-response-on-the-compatibility-of-uk-onshore-petroleum-with-meeting-the-uks-carbon-budgets</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/04/2018 16:15:39 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston