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1717466

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens and restaurants.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department is onboarded to the Government Property Agency (GPA). GPA is the landlord or building manager at the Department’s office occupations, where the space is often shared with several other tenant organisations. The Department buys catering services, or a share of, direct from GPA alongside all other building services.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/05/2024 06:18:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1717505

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Climate Change: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what outcomes her Department has achieved as part of the UK's 2050 net zero target.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK is the first major economy to halve its emissions having cut them by around 53% between 1990 and 2023, more than any other major economy – while also growing the economy by around 80% and recently becoming the fourth largest exporter in the world. Government policy and spending ambitions will support up to 480,000 green jobs in 2030.</p><p> </p><p>This is an enormous achievement by itself but also because we have done this in a pragmatic way - growing our economy and at the same time protecting family finances.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/05/2024 06:17:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1717668

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Nuclear Fusion: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps her Department has taken to support (a) companies and (b) individuals in the development of fusion technology.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	25945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has announced its plan to launch the Spherical Tokomak for Energy Production (STEP) procurement process on 22nd May. This multi-stage competition, which offers the chance to bid for up to hundreds of millions of pounds in the initial contract period until 2029, will seek to find industry partners in engineering and construction, to form a world-leading public-private alliance led by UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd (UKIFS). Meanwhile, UK Research and Innovation invest in research grants for fusion, doctoral training and support fusion companies through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's prosperity partnership.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 17/05/2024 05:21:30 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1717727

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an estimate of the number of buildings in which insulation was installed through government-funded grant schemes in which remediation of that insulation is required.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	25934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not hold the data on the number of buildings where insulation has been installed through a government funded scheme and subsequently required remediation work.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2019, all installations under government energy efficiency schemes have been required to be carried out by TrustMark registered and PAS 2030 or MCS certified businesses to improve the quality of installations and protect consumers. TrustMark registered installers are required to provide all consumers with a guarantee covering the installation work for up to 25 years for a range of energy efficiency measures.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 21/05/2024 15:11:03 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1717097

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Advanced Nuclear Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the percentage of the UK's total energy requirement that will be delivered through the Advanced Nuclear Fund in each of the next ten years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	25638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Advanced Nuclear Fund (ANF) is a £385m fund that supports innovation in nuclear energy. It was announced in 2020 and is due to conclude in March 2025. It includes a grant of up to £210m to Rolls Royce SMR Ltd to develop their Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design, as well as other funding for Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) research and development.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out a commitment for SMRs to be operational in the UK by the mid-2030s, and to build an AMR demonstrator by the early 2030s, as part of the wider ambition for nuclear power to provide up to 25% of the UK’s electricity by 2050. The ANF promotes innovations that will help to meet these goals, and therefore its contribution to the UK’s total energy requirement will be from the mid-2030s.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 15/05/2024 14:31:01 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1717116

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2024 to Question 24573 on Energy: Debts, whether any additional sums were previously included in the Energy Price Guarantee to cover (a) bad debt, (b) debt administration and (c) working capital.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	25717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Energy Price Guarantee provided a unit rate discount on the price of energy for all households with a domestic gas and/or electricity contract, so within this support structure there was no scope for including additional funding for energy debt.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/05/2024 08:06:57 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715030

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Offshore Industry and Wind Power: Decommissioning
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government who is responsible for undertaking and funding the decommissioning and removal of (1) offshore oil and gas platforms and connections, and (2) offshore wind turbines and connections.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>Following the ‘polluter pays’ principle, industry is responsible for undertaking and funding the decommissioning and removal of (1) offshore oil and gas platforms and connections and (2) offshore wind turbines and connections.</p><p>The Petroleum Act 1998 and Energy Act 2004 provide a statutory regime to ensure industry fulfil these responsibilities.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 14/05/2024 11:36:05 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1715033

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Coal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in phasing out coal power.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL4206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>In line with our net zero target, the Government is committed to phasing out unabated coal-fired power generation by 1st October 2024, earlier than the original 2025 target. The remaining coal fired power station in Great Britain is scheduled to close before this date.</p><p> </p><p>This will mean that we will have reduced coal’s share of our electricity supply from around a third, to zero in the space of only ten years.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 14/05/2024 11:35:44 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth