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576958

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the speech of the then Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on 18 November 2015, on a new direction for UK energy policy, when the terms of reference of the review into coal will be published; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	45332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The continued use of unabated coal for power generation is not consistent with our policy of decarbonising the economy. The role of coal for electricity generation has declined rapidly in the last couple of years due to the success of the Government’s policies to penalise emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants and encourage investment in lower carbon alternatives.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2016 12:44:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

598467

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Coal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the speech of the then Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on 18 November 2015, at the Institution of Civil Engineers, on a new direction for UK energy policy, when he plans to publish the terms of reference for the consultation on coal use; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 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. I expect to consult shortly on additional measures to close unabated coal stations by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/10/2016 11:12:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

659682

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the recommendation of the Competition and Markets Authority in its Energy Market Investigation report, published on 8 July 2016, that the Government should undertake and consult on a clear and thorough assessment of the appropriate allocation of technologies and CfD budgets between pots, what estimate he has made of the implications of that recommendation for his policy on holding an allocation round for pot two technologies without allocating a budget for pot one technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	57925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering the recommendations of the Competition and Markets Authority.</p><p>Running competitive allocation processes to drive down the costs of decarbonisation is a key part of delivering the best deal to consumers; the first competitive allocation round secured savings of about 20% against the administrative strike prices. We will set out our plans for Pot 1 in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/01/2017 14:25:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 28021 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

644379

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the letter from the Committee on Climate Change to his Department, of 22 November 2016, if he will make it his policy that final approval of additional capacity at Heathrow Airport is contingent on the UK meeting its carbon budgets in 2050 without international offsets or additional emissions reductions being required in other sectors of the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	54937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government agrees with the Airports Commission’s assessment that a new runway at Heathrow can be delivered within the UK’s carbon obligations. The Government is working on an aviation strategy to replace the 2013 Aviation Policy Framework, and this will include consideration of available policy measures to address the climate change impacts of aviation.</p><p>Given the international nature of the aviation sector, the Government is also taking action on this sector at a global level, including working to reach an agreement on the first worldwide scheme to address carbon emissions from aviation through the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2016 17:12:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

658641

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the finding of the Competition Markets Authority in its report of 24 June 2016, Energy market investigation, that 90 per cent of domestic energy customers were not sure whether they had or had never switched energy supplier, what assessment his Department has made of whether the roll-out of smart meters will create greater engagement with consumers in the energy market.
	tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
	tabling member printed	John Penrose
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	57767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>By monitoring the near-real time and historical data on the In Home Display, consumers should increasingly be able to choose the right tariff for their needs, and will no longer leave consumers to make switching decisions on the basis of estimated bills. The rollout will also enable consumers quickly to share their data with energy services companies and switching sites, via the now-live Data and Communications Company infrastructure.</p><p>These benefits have been recognised by the Competition and Markets Authority, with some of their remedies being time-limited to fill the gap between now and the completion of the smart meter roll-out.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/12/2016 11:37:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

657955

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Carbon Capture and Storage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the November 2016 remarks of Dr Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, on the role of faster deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in forming an integral part of a strengthened global climate response, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of delivering aid to support the deployment of CCS in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	57461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>In 2012, the Government committed £60 million from its International Climate Fund (ICF), which forms part of the aid budget, to support the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology in emerging economies.</p><p>This International CCS Capacity Building Programme continues to work with, and in, emerging economies to develop the technical and institutional knowledge necessary to enable the deployment of CCS technologies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/12/2016 10:36:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

685613

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Nuclear Reactors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government's Response to the Energy and Climate Change Committee's Sixth Special Report of Session 2014-15, HC1105, when his Department plans to publish its techno-economic assessment of the development of small modular reactors in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	63300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The techno-economic assessment (TEA) of small modular reactors (SMRs) was commissioned to provide a stronger evidence base to assess the benefits and risks of SMR deployment and inform a policy decision on whether the Government should support the development and deployment of SMRs within the UK. Together with phase one engagement, the findings of the TEA are being used in policy development, which remains under way. We will provide further information on the Government’s plan for the publication of the TEA in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/02/2017 09:54:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

707342

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Biofuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Chatham House research paper, Woody Biomass for Power and Heat: Impacts on the Global Climate, published in February 2017, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent coal power stations continuing to burn coal indefinitely if they co-fire with biomass.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	66360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department recently held a consultation on proposals to end unabated coal generation in Great Britain, with the aim to strengthen investment signals as the UK moves towards a cleaner, lower-carbon electricity system. We are currently assessing the many responses received through the consultation process and will be setting out our approach in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/03/2017 16:34:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

707340

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Biofuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Chatham House research paper, Woody Biomass for Power and Heat: Impacts on the Global Climate, published in February 2017, if he will (a) reassess subsidies to biomass for electricity and (b) review biomass policy to ensure it delivers carbon emissions reduction.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	66358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is firmly committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and moving to a low carbon economy in a cost-effective way for households and businesses. All biomass power plants in the UK are required to meet mandatory sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria.</p><p> </p><p>As the Chatham House report points out, biomass can be sourced in either low or higher carbon manners, depending on the forestry techniques and the types of wood used.</p><p> </p><p>Our analysis[1] shows that sawdust and sawmill residues made up 43% of material used, forestry residues comprising branches, tops and bark made up 28%, thinnings amounted to less that 14% of all biomass feedstocks, with the remaining 15% made up of materials such as waste wood.</p><p> </p><p>The Department keeps under review the level of subsidies available to biomass technologies and monitors the sustainability of biomass used in heat and power generation. We are currently analysing responses to our Call for Evidence for the future of biomass generation under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) from 2018 onwards.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/490572/Woodfuel_Disclosure_Survey_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/490572/Woodfuel_Disclosure_Survey_2015.pdf</a></em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 66359 question first answered 07/03/2017 16:34:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

577677

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Coal Gasification: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 20 October 2015 to Question 11541, whether the Department for Energy and Climate Change completed its assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions related to underground coal gasification.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	45531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department recognises a need to understand the risks and benefits associated with underground coal gasification better. It commissioned a report from the consultancy WS Atkins Plc into the greenhouse gas implications of underground coal gasification. This report will be received in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/09/2016 09:42:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier