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date	14/05/2024
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	Geothermal Power
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 update her Department's policy paper entitled Geo-engineering: the Government's view, published on 4 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	26165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The policy paper entitled Geo-engineering: the Government's view, updated on 4 May 2020, describes the Government’s position on greenhouse gas removals (GGRs) and solar radiation management (SRM). The Government is not deploying SRM and has no plans to do so. The GGR business model update, published in December 2023, sets out the Government’s plans and policies on GGRs. Officials will continue to develop policy on these matters and will make any necessary updates to the policy statement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 17/05/2024 08:31:03 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1679497

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	Renewable Energy
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 Ofgem has taken recent steps to encourage companies to sell (a) solar and (b) other forms of renewable energy back to the grid.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	7921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government encourages companies and members of the public to sell solar energy back to the grid in many ways. Smaller scale energy generators can export renewable electricity to the grid under the Smart Export Guarantee, while larger scale generators can apply for a Contract for Difference.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 12/01/2024 06:42:16 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1679498

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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 Supply
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 steps she is taking to ensure that access to the electricity grid through Distribution Network Operators is consistent.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	7922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the Connections Action Plan published in November 2023, Government and Ofgem are working with Distribution Network Operators to ensure consistency and standardisation across distribution networks. This includes a review by Ofgem of the incentives, obligations and requirements that apply to the electricity network connection process, and work to standardise the approach to connections.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/01/2024 07:16:41 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1665840

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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	UK Emissions Trading Scheme
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 assessment her Department has made of the potential (a) merits and (b) costs of linking the UK's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to the EU's ETS.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	203307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of international co-operation on carbon pricing, and is keen to work with European partners to understand better the interactions between the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the EU Emissions Trading System as they expand and develop in parallel. In this context, the Government remains open to the possibility of linking the UK ETS internationally.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2023 09:59:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen