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168019

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Solar Power: Renewables Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to publish draft legislation following the Government's response to the consultation on changes to financial support for solar PV.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
uin	217254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State expects to lay draft regulations for the early closure of the Renewables Obligation to large solar PV before Parliament early in the new year. An illustrative draft was published alongside the Government Response and is available on the government website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-changes-to-financial-support-for-solar-pv" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-changes-to-financial-support-for-solar-pv</a></p><p>The amendments to the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) were laid in October and are due to come into effect by 1st January 2015. The Government has finished consulting on a further question arising from that consultation (defining what is meant by “other-than-standalone”) and the Secretary of State expects to lay a further amendment to the FITS Order and necessary modifications to the licence conditions early in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 16/12/2014 15:32:10 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

168020

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an estimate of the public expenditure which has been incurred by (a) the Government, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies, (b) local authorities, (c) local enterprise companies and (d) charities to support the development and consenting of offshore wind projects which will not now be supported under the contracts for difference regime.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	217228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>National Grid, as the Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, are currently running the first Contract for Difference allocation round. Under the strictures of the process my Department does not know, at this point of time, information about individual applications, numbers of applications or numbers that have qualified. As a result the Department is unaware of any offshore wind projects that will not be supported by contracts for difference under our Electricity Market Reform project. In addition, any unsuccessful applicant, should there be any, would have the opportunity to apply for support in future rounds.</p><p>Furthermore, the Department has not made an estimate of the public expenditure which has been incurred by (a) the Government, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies, (b) local authorities, (c) local enterprise companies and (d) charities to support the development and consenting of offshore wind projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 16/12/2014 16:50:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

168021

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has budgeted for payments to energy companies to maintain spare stand-by electricity generation capacity for winter 2014.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	217224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>National Grid is responsible for procuring New Balancing Services to provide reserve capacity. Procurement is subject to a methodology approved by Ofgem.</p><p> </p><p>National Grid announced in October that it has procured an additional 1.1GW of reserve capacity for this winter. This will cost less than £1 per household and will increase capacity margins from around 4% to over 6%.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/12/2014 12:06:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

168022

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Microgeneration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of micro-generation to the National Grid; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows electricity generated from micro-generation installations between 2010/11 and 2013/14 and its share of total UK electricity supply. This includes electricity generated from installations registered on the Feed-in Tariff Scheme (FiT), and the Renewables Obligation (RO). FiT data for 2013-14 are due to be published by Ofgem on 18<sup>th</sup> December.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total Generated from Micro Schemes (GWh)</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong><em>2010-11</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2011-12</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2012-13</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2013-14</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feed-in Tariff Scheme (GWh)</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>1,236</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewable Obligation (GWh)</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (GWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>387</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,438</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>n/a</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Electricity Supply (GWh)</p></td><td><p>382,125</p></td><td><p>370,918</p></td><td><p>378,186</p></td><td><p>366,313</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of Micro-generation</p></td><td><p>0.016%</p></td><td><p>0.104%</p></td><td><p>0.380%</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Full FiTs data are available at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/feed-tariff-fit-scheme/feed-tariff-reports/annual-reports" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/feed-tariff-fit-scheme/feed-tariff-reports/annual-reports</a></p><p>RO data are available in table 6.3 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables</a></p><p>Electricity supply data are available in table 5.2 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/12/2014 16:50:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168023

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate how many households would receive a rebate if the Warm Homes Discount were extended to park home residents.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	217155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>We proposed in a recent consultation to extend, the Warm Home Discount Scheme to park home residents. This would mean that participating energy suppliers would have the option to offer rebates, through the Industry Initiatives element of the scheme, to park home residents who otherwise met the Core Group or Broader Group criteria or have a direct billing relationship with energy suppliers We will announce the outcome of the consultation shortly.</p><p>This was necessary as currently we believe most park home residents do not have a direct billing relationship with energy suppliers. As a result, it has not been possible to provide the Warm Home Discount to them in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/12/2014 16:27:16 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

168102

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will meet the Northern Ireland Executive to discuss the inclusion of pensioners in Northern Ireland in the Warm Home Discount Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	217286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Fuel poverty is devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive, which decides its own fuel poverty objectives and policies.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/12/2014 13:40:19 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

167675

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	New Businesses: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to provide guidance and assistance to new businesses on maximising energy efficiency measures in their premises.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	217084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>There are a range of new initiatives businesses can take advantage of, depending on their size and premises, although the Government does not target specific energy efficiency support specifically on new businesses</p><p>The Electricity Demand Reduction Pilot is making a total of up to £20 million available to organisations that deliver electricity savings during winter peak times by installing more efficient equipment.</p><p>The recently introduced Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) makes it mandatory for large enterprises in the UK to measure and audit their energy use. The Scheme will improve awareness within large UK businesses and third-sector bodies of cost-effective energy efficiency steps they can take.</p><p>In order to raise awareness of the benefits of energy efficiency amongst small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), in spring 2015 the Government will publish specific guidance, including advice on simple steps to reduce energy consumption. The Government is also taking steps to raise awareness amongst SMEs of the Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme as a voluntary tool they can use to identify energy saving opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 11/12/2014 17:03:05 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 32295 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

167469

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy Supply: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of rural off gas grid households in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) each county in each.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	216901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of off gas properties are available at country, Local Authority and lower layer super output area level within Great Britain. These are not split by rural or urban classification. It is estimated that in 2012 the number of off gas properties in each country was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Per cent</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>10 per cent</p></td><td><p>2,209,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>18 per cent</p></td><td><p>437,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>15 per cent</p></td><td><p>195,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Great Britain</p></td><td><p>11 per cent</p></td><td><p>2,826,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Estimates for local authority are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-national-estimates-of-households-not-connected-to-the-gas-network" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-national-estimates-of-households-not-connected-to-the-gas-network</a>.</p><p>Estimates for 2013 will be published on 18 December 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/12/2014 13:37:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 32336 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

167470

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy Company Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information he holds on the level of contribution paid by (a) rural off gas grid customers and (b) other customers for measures installed under the Energy Companies Obligation to date.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	216902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>We do not collect this data across measures.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/12/2014 13:46:10 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 32289 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

167471

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy Companies Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households that benefited from Affordable Warmth measures whose primary fuel type was not mains gas were using each type of fuel up to 30 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	216903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/12/2014 13:42:14 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 32334 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir