The application for development consent for the proposed Aquind Interconnector has been submitted to the Planning Inspectorate and is currently being examined by them. Neither my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State, who has recused himself from any part in the decision-making process, nor his Ministers have had any discussions with representatives of Aquind Limited, the developer of the Aquind Interconnector, about route options for the proposed Interconnector.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4134", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Spelthorne"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kwasi Kwarteng"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-10-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-10-12T11:25:46.41Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-10-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Electricity Interconnectors: Portsmouth"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with representatives from Aquind Interconnector on running a route for cables through open country west of the A3 road area from Portsdown Hill to Hambledon Road, along the B2150.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Portsmouth South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Morgan"} ], "uin" : "100526"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1241186", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1241186/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Planning Inspectorate is currently examining the application for development consent for the proposed Aquind Interconnector. The Examining Authority will examine all relevant issues before submitting its report to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.<\/p>
<\/p>
As the decision to grant or refuse consent to an application for development consent is quasi-judicial, it would not be appropriate for my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State, who has recused himself from any part in the decision-making process, or his Ministers to comment further on any aspect of this live development consent application or to meet with any interested party to discuss it.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4134", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Spelthorne"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kwasi Kwarteng"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-10-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "100528"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-10-12T11:21:59.413Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-10-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Electricity Interconnectors: Portsmouth"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the current proposed route of the Aquind Interconnector on the welfare of allotment holders in Portsmouth.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Portsmouth South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Morgan"} ], "uin" : "100527"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1241187", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1241187/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Planning Inspectorate is currently examining the application for development consent for the proposed Aquind Interconnector. The Examining Authority will examine all relevant issues before submitting its report to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.<\/p>
<\/p>
As the decision to grant or refuse consent to an application for development consent is quasi-judicial, it would not be appropriate for my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State, who has recused himself from any part in the decision-making process, or his Ministers to comment further on any aspect of this live development consent application or to meet with any interested party to discuss it.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4134", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Spelthorne"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kwasi Kwarteng"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-10-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "100527"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-10-12T11:21:59.447Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-10-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Electricity Interconnectors: Portsmouth"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will meet the South Downs National Park Authority to discuss the environmental implications of the Aquind Interconnector.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Portsmouth South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Morgan"} ], "uin" : "100528"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1241422", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1241422/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Green Deal Framework Regulations require that, before imposing any sanction, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State gives notice to affected parties of his intention to impose a sanction (an initial notice, referred to as an Intention Notice) and provides them with an opportunity to make representations before it is made final.<\/p>
<\/p>
As of 8th<\/sup> October 2020, there were 117 appeals against mis-selling by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd (HELMS) for which no Intention Notice or final decision has been issued.<\/p> <\/p> The average time between receipt of an appeal case by the Secretary of State and the Issue of an Intention Notice is 13 months.<\/p> <\/p> The following table shows how many Intention Notices were issued by month proposing reduction or cancellation of Green Deal loans in response to appeals about mis-selling by HELMS, and the number of these cases for which no representations have been received.<\/p> <\/p> Month<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of Intention Notices Sent<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of cases for which no representations have been received<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> October 2019<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> November 2019<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> December 2019<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> January 2020<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> February 2020<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> March 2020<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2020<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Complainants can appeal final decisions (set out in final Sanction Notices) to the General Regulatory Chamber of the First\u2013tier Tribunal. For one case recorded in the above table, the complainant did not submit representations but, following receipt of a final Sanction Notice, appealed to the Tribunal.<\/p> <\/p> No Intention Notices have been issued since April. In April, two decisions were made by the First-tier Tribunal in response to appeals. Following this, the issuing of Intention Notices was paused to allow for full consideration of the First-tier Tribunal decisions in future Intention Notices.<\/p> <\/p> During this period, 43 Sanction Notices have been issued in response to appeals about mis-selling by HELMS.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many intention notices proposing a reduction of a Green Deal loan mis-sold by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd have been carried out without appeal in each of the last 12 months for which information is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1241423/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Green Deal Framework Regulations require that, before imposing any sanction, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State gives notice to affected parties of his intention to impose a sanction (an initial notice, referred to as an Intention Notice) and provides them with an opportunity to make representations before it is made final.<\/p> <\/p> As of 8th<\/sup> October 2020, there were 117 appeals against mis-selling by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd (HELMS) for which no Intention Notice or final decision has been issued.<\/p> <\/p> The average time between receipt of an appeal case by the Secretary of State and the Issue of an Intention Notice is 13 months.<\/p> <\/p> The following table shows how many Intention Notices were issued by month proposing reduction or cancellation of Green Deal loans in response to appeals about mis-selling by HELMS, and the number of these cases for which no representations have been received.<\/p> <\/p> Month<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of Intention Notices Sent<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of cases for which no representations have been received<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> October 2019<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> November 2019<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> December 2019<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> January 2020<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> February 2020<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> March 2020<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2020<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Complainants can appeal final decisions (set out in final Sanction Notices) to the General Regulatory Chamber of the First\u2013tier Tribunal. For one case recorded in the above table, the complainant did not submit representations but, following receipt of a final Sanction Notice, appealed to the Tribunal.<\/p> <\/p> No Intention Notices have been issued since April. In April, two decisions were made by the First-tier Tribunal in response to appeals. Following this, the issuing of Intention Notices was paused to allow for full consideration of the First-tier Tribunal decisions in future Intention Notices.<\/p> <\/p> During this period, 43 Sanction Notices have been issued in response to appeals about mis-selling by HELMS.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many cases are awaiting a decision on whether to serve intention notices proposing a reduction of a Green Deal loan mis-sold by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1241424", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1241424/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Green Deal Framework Regulations require that, before imposing any sanction, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State gives notice to affected parties of his intention to impose a sanction (an initial notice, referred to as an Intention Notice) and provides them with an opportunity to make representations before it is made final.<\/p> <\/p> As of 8th<\/sup> October 2020, there were 117 appeals against mis-selling by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd (HELMS) for which no Intention Notice or final decision has been issued.<\/p> <\/p> The average time between receipt of an appeal case by the Secretary of State and the Issue of an Intention Notice is 13 months.<\/p> <\/p> The following table shows how many Intention Notices were issued by month proposing reduction or cancellation of Green Deal loans in response to appeals about mis-selling by HELMS, and the number of these cases for which no representations have been received.<\/p> <\/p> Month<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of Intention Notices Sent<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of cases for which no representations have been received<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> October 2019<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> November 2019<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> December 2019<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> January 2020<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> February 2020<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> March 2020<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2020<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Complainants can appeal final decisions (set out in final Sanction Notices) to the General Regulatory Chamber of the First\u2013tier Tribunal. For one case recorded in the above table, the complainant did not submit representations but, following receipt of a final Sanction Notice, appealed to the Tribunal.<\/p> <\/p> No Intention Notices have been issued since April. In April, two decisions were made by the First-tier Tribunal in response to appeals. Following this, the issuing of Intention Notices was paused to allow for full consideration of the First-tier Tribunal decisions in future Intention Notices.<\/p> <\/p> During this period, 43 Sanction Notices have been issued in response to appeals about mis-selling by HELMS.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the average waiting time is for his Department to decide whether to serve an intention notice proposing a reduction of a Green Deal loan mis-sold by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd on a case.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1240467/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme will help public sector organisations in England, including central government departments and their agencies, local authorities, schools and NHS Trusts, to install energy efficiency and low carbon heating measures.<\/p> <\/p>