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715204

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
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	Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the net cost to the public purse was of the (a) domestic and (b) non-domestic consumer Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in Great Britain in each year since 2012; and what the budget is for subsidy payments to existing and future participants in those schemes in each year between 2007 and 2012; what assessment he has made of the need for a cap on the RHI schemes' overall expenditure; and if he will undertake a review of the (i) efficacy of such schemes and (b) costs of importing wood pellets.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	69876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>(1) The budget and net cost of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) schemes in Great Britain are set out below. The Non-domestic RHI started in November 2011 and the Domestic RHI was launched in April 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Budget*</strong></p></td><td><p>£56m</p></td><td><p>£70m</p></td><td><p>£251m</p></td><td><p>£424m</p></td><td><p>£430m</p></td><td><p>£640m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Subsidy cost</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Non-domestic</em></p></td><td><p><em>£1m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£16m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£54m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£149m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£298m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£459m</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Domestic</em></p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td><td><p><em>£23m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£77m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£91m</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Programme cost**</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Non-domestic</em></p></td><td><p><em>£5m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£5m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£7m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£8m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£7m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£6m</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Domestic</em></p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td><td><p><em>£5m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£7m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£5m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£4m</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total cost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£6m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£21m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£66m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£187m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£387m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£560m</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data to end-Feb 2017. All figures rounded to nearest £1m.</p><p>* Budget is for subsidy payments only</p><p>**Programme costs include scheme development and administration costs</p><p>(2) A budget cap was introduced to the RHI in Spring 2016, so the schemes can be closed to new applicants if the annual budgets are at risk of being exceeded.</p><p>(3) The RHI schemes are evaluated regularly. The results of previous evaluations are available here:-</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/renewable-heat-incentive-evaluation" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/renewable-heat-incentive-evaluation</a></p><p>(4) The government reviews the cost of wood pellets as part of periodic reviews of RHI tariffs. This was last done in 2016 as part of the RHI reforms which will be implemented this year. The share of imported wood pellets used by RHI participants is not known.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 15:37:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

598345

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, how much coal the UK carbon fibre industry has used per annum in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	47742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>(a) 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> </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><p> </p><p>Source: Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) table 2.4 available at</p><p><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></p><p> </p><p>(b) 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> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 47754 question first answered 18/10/2016 10:37:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

598356

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, how much coal the UK has used for non-power generating purposes in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	47754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>(a) 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> </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><p> </p><p>Source: Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) table 2.4 available at</p><p><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></p><p> </p><p>(b) 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> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 47742 question first answered 18/10/2016 10:37:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

864454

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will list the (a) names and (b) ICAO identifiers of all current Civil Aviation Authority-licensed airfields in the UK.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	132937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>123 aerodromes in the United Kingdom currently have either an aerodrome certificate or license. These are set out in the table attached.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/03/2018 12:54:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name 132937 - List of licensed aerodromes.pdf title List of Licensed Aerodromes
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

828086

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Pontypridd
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on driving instructors of the relocation of Pontypridd driving test centre to Llantrisant.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	124046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>60 percent of candidates will be closer to, or at least no further away from their nearest centre, compared to Pontypridd. The impact on driving instructors will be minimal as the training area, and consequently the mileage will not increase for the majority of driving lessons being delivered.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 124047 question first answered 29/01/2018 12:04:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

828087

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Pontypridd
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on learner drivers of the relocation of Pontypridd driving test centre to Llantrisant.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	124047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>60 percent of candidates will be closer to, or at least no further away from their nearest centre, compared to Pontypridd. The impact on driving instructors will be minimal as the training area, and consequently the mileage will not increase for the majority of driving lessons being delivered.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 124046 question first answered 29/01/2018 12:04:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

647312

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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	Green Deal Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish a consultation on changes to the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 required as a result of the end of the Green Deal.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	55097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p><em>The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015</em> requires that all landlords of domestic and non-domestic privately rented property in England and Wales ensure that, from 1 April 2018, their properties reach an energy performance rating of at least an E before granting a tenancy to new or existing tenants, unless a prescribed exemption applies.</p><p>Officials are considering the potential impact of the current absence of Green Deal finance from the market on the effective working of the regulations, and whether any changes may be required.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/12/2016 15:53:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

598361

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	Rented Housing: 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, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that landlords fulfil their responsibilities to meet Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards.
tabling member constituency	Hertford and Stortford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Prisk
uin	47826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p><em>The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015</em> requires that all landlords of domestic and non-domestic privately rented property in England and Wales ensure that, from 1 April 2018, their properties reach an energy performance rating of at least an E before granting a tenancy to new or existing tenants, unless a prescribed exemption applies.</p><p>The Department has consulted, and will continue to consult with landlord groups to help them understand the requirements of the regulations, and with local enforcement bodies. The Department will shortly publish guidance to assist non-domestic landlords in complying with their obligations under the regulations, and we will publish similar guidance for domestic landlords in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2016 09:19:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1424 label Biography information for Mr Mark Prisk

582129

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Private Rented Housing: 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, what progress his Department has made on ensuring that energy efficiency in the private rented sector is improved to meet new regulations regarding E-grade standards for properties to be let.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	46040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p><em>The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015</em> requires that all landlords of domestic and non-domestic privately rented property in England and Wales ensure that, from 1 April 2018, their properties reach an energy performance rating of at least an E before granting a tenancy to new or existing tenants, unless a prescribed exemption applies.</p><p>The Department has undertaken, and will continue to undertake, engagement activity with landlord groups to help them understand the requirements of the regulations. Officials are currently preparing guidance to assist non-domestic landlords in complying with their obligations under the regulations, and we will prepare similar guidance for domestic landlords in due course.</p><p>The Department is also developing a landlord exemptions register, a requirement of the Regulations, which will be used by enforcement authorities to help target their enforcement activities, and which will allow landlords to register online any exemptions that apply.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/09/2016 14:15:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

715214

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
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	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many management contracts placed by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority have been cancelled early in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	69842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Two management contracts have been terminated early by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in the last five years. These are the Parent Body Agreement with Nuclear Management Partners and the Management and Operation Contract with Sellafield Limited. These cancellations formed part of the process of turning Sellafield Limited into a subsidiary of the NDA which came into effect on 1 April 2016.</p><p> </p><p>On 27 March 2017, my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced in Parliament that the NDA intends to terminate the Parent Body Agreement with Cavendish Fluor Partnership for the management of Magnox sites.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 14:47:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn