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599652
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-11more like thismore than 2016-10-11
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Energy: Prices more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with energy suppliers on tariffs for customers who do not elect to pay for services online. more like this
tabling member constituency Stretford and Urmston more like this
tabling member printed
Kate Green more like this
uin 47965 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-18more like thismore than 2016-10-18
answer text <p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Ministers will be meeting energy supply companies in due course to discuss a range of issues.</p><p>Under the terms of the supply licence, suppliers are required to offer customers a wide choice of payment methods, and this must include payment by cash and payment in advance through a prepayment meter.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-18T16:54:07.517Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-18T16:54:07.517Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
4120
label Biography information for Kate Green more like this
599654
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-11more like thismore than 2016-10-11
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Coal Fired Power Stations more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish the consultation on the Government's commitment to phase out coal-fired power stations. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
tabling member printed
Caroline Lucas more like this
uin 47945 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-19more like thismore than 2016-10-19
answer text <p>Most of the UK’s existing coal fired power stations are old, relatively inefficient and require investment to reduce the level of damaging pollutants they emit. We expect to consult shortly on the closure of unabated coal stations.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
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less than 2016-10-19T11:21:45.997Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-19T11:21:45.997Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
3930
label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this
599655
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-11more like thismore than 2016-10-11
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Energy: Meters more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households in (a) Feltham and Heston constituency, (b) all London boroughs and (c) the UK that are equipped with intelligent smart metering systems. more like this
tabling member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
tabling member printed
Seema Malhotra more like this
uin 48016 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-19more like thismore than 2016-10-19
answer text <p>Data on the number of smart electricity and gas meters installed in Great Britain is set out in the Government’s ‘Smart Meters, Quarterly Report to end June 2016’, published on 29 September 2016:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-2-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-2-2016</a></p><p>Across Great Britain, more than 4.2 million meters are now operating under the Programme. Northern Ireland is undertaking a separate roll-out programme.</p><p>Data is not collected from energy suppliers in a format that allows constituency or London-borough level data to be produced.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-19T10:40:29.557Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-19T10:40:29.557Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this
599658
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-11more like thismore than 2016-10-11
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Electricity: Meters more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households in the Highland area of Scotland with dynamically teleswitched meters receive their electricity supply from Scottish Power. more like this
tabling member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Paul Monaghan more like this
uin 47990 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-19more like thismore than 2016-10-19
answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold estimates on the number of households in the Highland area of Scotland with dynamically teleswitched meters who receive their electricity supply under Scottish Power’s Comfort Control tariff.</p><p>In Ofgem’s response to CMA Notice of Remedies published in August 2015, it was estimated that there were 160,000 households across Great Britain with dynamically teleswitched meters in operation at the end of 2014:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/561e1fbaed915d39bc000013/Ofgem__revised_with_additional_material_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/561e1fbaed915d39bc000013/Ofgem__revised_with_additional_material_.pdf</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-19T10:40:52.383Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-19T10:40:52.383Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
4383
label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan more like this
599659
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-11more like thismore than 2016-10-11
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Electricity: Meters more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households in the Highland area of Scotland with dynamically teleswitched meters receive their electricity supply under Scottish Power's Comfort Control tariff. more like this
tabling member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Paul Monaghan more like this
uin 47991 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-19more like thismore than 2016-10-19
answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold estimates on the number of households in the Highland area of Scotland with dynamically teleswitched meters who receive their electricity supply under Scottish Power’s Comfort Control tariff.</p><p>In Ofgem’s response to CMA Notice of Remedies published in August 2015, it was estimated that there were 160,000 households across Great Britain with dynamically teleswitched meters in operation at the end of 2014:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/561e1fbaed915d39bc000013/Ofgem__revised_with_additional_material_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/561e1fbaed915d39bc000013/Ofgem__revised_with_additional_material_.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-19T10:40:04.49Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-19T10:40:04.49Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
4383
label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan more like this
599660
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-11more like thismore than 2016-10-11
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Electricity: Meters more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households in the UK have their electricity supplies controlled by dynamically teleswitched meters. more like this
tabling member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Paul Monaghan more like this
uin 48014 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-19more like thismore than 2016-10-19
answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold estimates on the number of households in the UK who have their electricity supplies controlled by dynamically teleswitched meters.</p><p>In Ofgem’s response to CMA Notice of Remedies published in August 2015, it was estimated that there were 160,000 households across Great Britain with dynamically teleswitched meters in operation at the end of 2014:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/561e1fbaed915d39bc000013/Ofgem__revised_with_additional_material_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/561e1fbaed915d39bc000013/Ofgem__revised_with_additional_material_.pdf</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
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less than 2016-10-19T10:41:54.99Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-19T10:41:54.99Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
4383
label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan more like this
598346
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-10more like thismore than 2016-10-10
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Carbon Capture and Storage more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to formally respond to Lord Oxburgh's report on carbon capture and storage in the UK, published on 12 September 2016; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Stockton North more like this
tabling member printed
Alex Cunningham more like this
uin 47791 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-18more like thismore than 2016-10-18
answer text <p>The Government will consider closely the findings and recommendations made in the report, ‘Lowest Cost Decarbonisation for the UK: the critical role of carbon capture and storage’, published by the Lord Oxburgh- led Parliamentary Advisory Group on CCS.</p><p>Government will be setting out its future approach to CCS in due course.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-18T11:02:43.403Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-18T11:02:43.403Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
4122
label Biography information for Alex Cunningham more like this
598461
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-10more like thismore than 2016-10-10
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Power Failures: Australia more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had any meetings or correspondence with his Australian counterpart on recent power cuts in Southern Australia in order to learn any appropriate lessons for the UK energy market. more like this
tabling member constituency Stockton North more like this
tabling member printed
Alex Cunningham more like this
uin 47812 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-19more like thismore than 2016-10-19
answer text <p>My rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has had no meetings on the recent power cuts in Southern Australia but we are aware of the problems experienced in Southern Australia following the damage to the grid in severe gales.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-19T11:20:20.253Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-19T11:20:20.253Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
4122
label Biography information for Alex Cunningham more like this
598462
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-10more like thismore than 2016-10-10
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Carbon Capture and Storage more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department's policy is on carbon capture and storage for coal and gas; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Stockton North more like this
tabling member printed
Alex Cunningham more like this
uin 47813 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-18more like thismore than 2016-10-18
answer text <p>We will continue to work with industry going forward and will set out our future approach to carbon capture and storage in due course.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-18T10:59:38.857Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-18T10:59:38.857Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
4122
label Biography information for Alex Cunningham more like this
598463
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-10more like thismore than 2016-10-10
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Coal more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much coal the UK used for non-power generating purposes in each of the last 10 years. more like this
tabling member constituency Stockton North more like this
tabling member printed
Alex Cunningham more like this
uin 47814 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-18more like thismore than 2016-10-18
answer text <p>The table below gives the amount of coal used for non-power generating purposes:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>UK coal demand for non-electricity generating purposes<sup>(1)</sup> (thousand tonnes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>10,156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>10,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>10,577</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>9,037</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>9,827</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>9,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>9,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>10,139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>10,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>8,174</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) table 2.4 available at</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-chapter-2-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-chapter-2-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></em></p><p> </p><p>BEIS does not hold data at that level. BEIS cannot disaggregate coal used by the carbon fibre industry from coal used by all industries.</p><p>(1) Includes coal used for heat generation, coke manufacture, blast furnaces, patent fuel manufacture, energy used in coal extraction and final consumption by industry, transport, domestic and other users.</p>
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-18T11:03:22.873Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-18T11:03:22.873Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
4122
label Biography information for Alex Cunningham more like this