The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) was created in October 2008. Since that date no political appointees who had been working in DECC have subsequently been appointed as Senior Civil Servants in DECC.<\/p>
DECC does hold centrally any electronic records on the previous career history of its employees. To extract that information from paper files would incur disproportionate costs.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bexhill and Battle"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Gregory Barker"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-10T15:27:50.0153496Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "63"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Senior Civil Servants"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many senior civil servants appointed to positions in his Department since 2010 were previously (a) political appointees within that Department and (b) employed by a political party.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3917", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Walney"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Barrow and Furness"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Woodcock"} ], "uin" : "204323"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65696", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Energy and Climate Change"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65696/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government does not maintain statistics on the number of schools deploying renewable energy. However, we would hope that schools will increasingly take up the opportunity to install solar PV and other renewables.<\/p>
One of the priorities set out in the UK Solar PV Strategy which I published earlier this year is to promote the deployment of solar PV on the roofs of Britain's schools. This would reduce the energy costs of schools while providing opportunities to educate the next generation about the role of renewable energy in tackling dangerous climate change.<\/p>
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<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bexhill and Battle"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Gregory Barker"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-14T08:14:01.9385498Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "63"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Schools: Renewable Energy"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to his Department's solar strategy and initiative with the Department for Education to encourage the deployment of PV on schools, how many schools in England and Wales have installed solar panels to date; when he expects all schools in England and Wales to generate their own power from solar PV or other renewable sources; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Brighton, Pavilion"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Lucas"} ], "uin" : "203947"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65323", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Energy and Climate Change"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65323/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government is committed to tackling fuel poverty and is clear that we cannot leave the fuel poor behind in meeting our energy and climate change objectives.<\/p>
We have a strong package of policies delivering assistance to those in need including: the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), the Warm Home Discount Scheme and the Big Energy Saving Network.<\/p>
By the end of April 2014 ECO has seen the installation of 469,000 insulation and heating measures in over 394,000 low income and vulnerable households.<\/p>
TheWarm Home Discount helps over 2 million households each year including more than a million low income pensioners who receive the discount automatically. This coming winter, the value of the discount will rise to £140.<\/p>
DECC has also committed nearly £2million for 2013-15 to the Big Energy Saving Network, which provides grant funding to community and third sector organisations throughout Great Britain. The funding delivers help directly to communities and assists vulnerable consumers to take action by switching their tariff or payment method and taking up energy efficiency offers.<\/p>
Government is preparing proposals on a new fuel poverty target and Strategy for England in line with the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000. We will be publishing our target proposals and consultation in preparation for a new fuel poverty strategy in due course.<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bexhill and Battle"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Gregory Barker"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-09T16:52:20.9239744Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "63"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Fuel Poverty"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of fuel poverty in (a) Coventry, (b) Coventry North East constituency and (c) England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/306", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Coventry North East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Bob Ainsworth"} ], "uin" : "203596"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65456", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Energy and Climate Change"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65456/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Department does not collect data on when renewable project commences generation.<\/p>
It does however collect data, through the Renewable Energy Planning Database (https://restats.decc.gov.uk/app/reporting/decc/monthlyextract<\/a> ) on when renewable projects become fully operational and when they were consented.<\/p> In terms of the installed capacity, of those projects that became fully operational between May 2010 and May 2014, the figures are:<\/p> <\/p> i) Consented before May 2010.<\/p>
| <\/td> | Hydro<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Onshore wind<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Offshore wind<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Solar > 5MW<\/strong><\/p><\/td> All renewables<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> (MW)<\/em><\/p><\/td> (MW)<\/em><\/p><\/td> (MW)<\/em><\/p><\/td> (MW)<\/em><\/p><\/td> (MW)<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> May to Dec 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 475.063<\/p><\/td> 300<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 832.6892<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4.727<\/p><\/td> 451.472<\/p><\/td> 183.6<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 734.753<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 7.6899<\/p><\/td> 1233.04<\/p><\/td> 1154.6<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 2493.9229<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0.334<\/p><\/td> 780.0545<\/p><\/td> 962.1<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1759.0945<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan to May 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1.9<\/p><\/td> 31<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 135.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 17.6509<\/p><\/td> 2970.6295<\/p><\/td> 2600.3<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5955.7596<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> ii) Consented after May 2010.<\/p> Hydro<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Onshore wind<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Offshore wind<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Solar > 5MW<\/strong><\/p><\/td> All renewables<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> (MW)<\/em><\/p><\/td> (MW)<\/em><\/p><\/td> (MW)<\/em><\/p><\/td> (MW)<\/em><\/p><\/td> (MW)<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> May to Dec 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0.45<\/p><\/td> 0.43<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0.89<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0.411<\/p><\/td> 11.735<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 199.0789<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3.648<\/p><\/td> 84.801<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 11.5<\/p><\/td> 224.4957<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3.3051<\/p><\/td> 652.66<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 346.525<\/p><\/td> 2257.6766<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan to May 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4.62<\/p><\/td> 47.545<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 577.99<\/p><\/td> 713.649<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 12.4341<\/p><\/td> 797.171<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 936.015<\/p><\/td> 3395.7902<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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, {"_value" : "203744"}
, {"_value" : "203752"}
, {"_value" : "203754"}
], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the capacity is of renewable energy projects that started generation in (a) May to December 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) January to June 2014 and received planning consent (i) before May 2010 or (ii) after May 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Flint"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Flint"}
], "uin" : "203746"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65457", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Energy and Climate Change"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65457/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department does not collect data on when renewable project commences generation or when they start construction.<\/p> It does however collect data, through the Renewable Energy Planning Database (https://restats.decc.gov.uk/app/reporting/decc/monthlyextract<\/a>), on when renewable projects become fully operational. In terms of installed capacity, the figures for renewable energy projects that became fully operational are:<\/p> <\/p> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Hydro<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Onshore wind<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Offshore wind<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Solar > 5MW<\/strong><\/p><\/td> All renewables<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Capacity (MW)<\/p><\/td> Capacity (MW)<\/p><\/td> Capacity (MW)<\/p><\/td> Capacity (MW)<\/p><\/td> Capacity (MW)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May to Dec 2010<\/p><\/td> 3.45<\/p><\/td> 475.493<\/p><\/td> 300<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 833.5792<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 5.138<\/p><\/td> 463.207<\/p><\/td> 183.6<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 933.8319<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 11.3379<\/p><\/td> 1317.841<\/p><\/td> 1154.6<\/p><\/td> 11.5<\/p><\/td> 2718.4186<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 3.6391<\/p><\/td> 1432.7145<\/p><\/td> 974.1<\/p><\/td> 346.525<\/p><\/td> 4016.7711<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan to May 014<\/p><\/td> 6.52<\/p><\/td> 78.545<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 577.99<\/p><\/td> 848.949<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 30.085<\/p><\/td> 3767.8005<\/p><\/td> 2612.3<\/p><\/td> 936.015<\/p><\/td> 9351.5498<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Gregory Barker"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "203745"}
, {"_value" : "203749"}
, {"_value" : "203751"}
, {"_value" : "203755"}
], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Hydroelectric Power"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the capacity is of hydropower that started generation in (a) May to December 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) January to June 2014 and began construction (i) before May 2010 or (ii) after May 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Flint"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Flint"}
], "uin" : "203743"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65458", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Energy and Climate Change"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65458/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department does not collect data on when renewable project commences generation or when they start construction.<\/p> It does however collect data, through the Renewable Energy Planning Database (https://restats.decc.gov.uk/app/reporting/decc/monthlyextract<\/a>), on when renewable projects become fully operational. In terms of developed sites, the figures for renewable energy projects that became fully operational are:<\/p> Hydro<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Onshore wind<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Offshore wind<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Solar > 5MW<\/strong><\/p><\/td> All renewables<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> No<\/em><\/p><\/td> No<\/em><\/p><\/td> No<\/em><\/p><\/td> No<\/em><\/p><\/td> No<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> May to Dec 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 61<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 61<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 166<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 86<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 204<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 137<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td> 332<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan to May 014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 47<\/p><\/td> 99<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 47<\/p><\/td> 340<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 90<\/p><\/td> 862<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Gregory Barker"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "203750"}
, {"_value" : "203756"}
, {"_value" : "203758"}
, {"_value" : "203760"}
], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-14T08:06:32.8625866Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Renewable Energy"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many renewable energy projects that started generation in (a) May to December 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) January to June 2014 began construction (i) before May 2010 or (ii) after May 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Flint"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Don Valley"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Flint"}
], "uin" : "203747"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65459", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Energy and Climate Change"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65459/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department does not collect data on when renewable project commences generation.<\/p> It does however collect data, through the Renewable Energy Planning Database (https://restats.decc.gov.uk/app/reporting/decc/monthlyextract<\/a> ) on when renewable projects become fully operational and when they received planning consent.<\/p> In terms of renewable sites, the number that became fully operational between May 2010 and May 2014 the figures are:<\/p> i) Consented before May 2010.<\/p> <\/p> Hydro<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Onshore wind<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Offshore wind<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Solar > 5MW<\/strong><\/p><\/td> All renewables<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sites<\/em><\/p><\/td> Sites<\/em><\/p><\/td> Sites<\/em><\/p><\/td> Sites<\/em><\/p><\/td> Sites<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> May to Dec 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 33<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 42<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 69<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 61<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 51<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan to May 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> |