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registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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	Hydroelectric Power: Feed-in Tariffs
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 assessment he has made of the effect of the feed-in tariff on low head hydro schemes in England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	71357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Over 1000 small-scale (high or low head) hydro installations have been registered in the Feed-in Tariff scheme since April 2010, comprising 182 megawatts of capacity as of the end of February 2017. The Feed-in Tariff contributed to a doubling* in the number of hydro installations in the UK between 2010 and 2015, though a smaller proportion in terms of capacity, as none of these new sites are above 2MW in size.</p><p><em>*<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/regional-renewable-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/regional-renewable-statistics</a> </em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 16:31:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

722157

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Cement: 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 cement industry used in each year from 2005 to the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	71062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Since answering the question on 16<sup>th</sup> March 2017 BEIS has identified a source for this information.</p><p>The table below shows how much coal the UK cement industry used each year from 2005-2015:</p><p><strong><em>Coal consumption by UK cement industry, 2005-2015 (coal used in tonnes)</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>959,450</p></td><td><p>875,255</p></td><td><p>1,150,252</p></td><td><p>919,016</p></td><td><p>572,618</p></td><td><p>592,447</p></td><td><p>602,976</p></td><td><p>497,901</p></td><td><p>483,807</p></td><td><p>530,371</p></td><td><p>569,253</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This reduction was in part due to the industry switching to waste-derived alternative fuels, including biomass.</p><p> </p><p><em>Source: Mineral Products Association</em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 11:15:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

722158

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Plastics: 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, what quality of steam coal the UK carbon fibre industry requires; where it currently sources coal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	71063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold data on coal consumption at this level of disaggregation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 11:15:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

720883

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	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, which current projects related to carbon capture and storage are supported by funding from his Department; and what the value is of those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	70889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) issues are the responsibility of the Clean Electricity Directorate in the Department.</p><p>Since 2015, the Government has allocated up to approximately £11 million on a range of carbon capture projects supporting research and development in CO<sub>2</sub> storage, carbon capture technologies and CCS feasibility studies.</p><p>The following current projects will be completed in 2017:</p><ul><li><em>Assessing the potential of CO2 utilisation in the UK. </em>Contract value: £75,000;</li><li><em>CO2 transport and storage: review of business models (Phase 1). </em>Contract value: £20,000;</li><li><em>Assessing the cost reduction potential and competitiveness of novel (next generation) UK carbon capture technology. </em>Contract Value: £225,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government Energy Entrepreneurs Fund has funded approximately £1.6 million in support to innovative carbon capture technologies. Phase 5 of this Fund opened on 30 October 2016 with a budget of up to £9 million, which CCS projects were able to apply for. Phase 5 is currently going through the project selection process and the winners will be announced in due course. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-entrepreneurs-fund-phase-5" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-entrepreneurs-fund-phase-5</a></p><p>The UK has also contracted with the EU to provide €5.5m to the ACT (Accelerating CCS Technologies) Co-fund project. Full details can be found at <a href="http://www.act-ccs.eu/" target="_blank">http://www.act-ccs.eu/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 70557 question first answered 24/04/2017 16:29:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

720930

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	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, what projects and activities are being carried out on carbon capture and storage in his Department overseen by the Office for Carbon Capture and Storage.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	70557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) issues are the responsibility of the Clean Electricity Directorate in the Department.</p><p>Since 2015, the Government has allocated up to approximately £11 million on a range of carbon capture projects supporting research and development in CO<sub>2</sub> storage, carbon capture technologies and CCS feasibility studies.</p><p>The following current projects will be completed in 2017:</p><ul><li><em>Assessing the potential of CO2 utilisation in the UK. </em>Contract value: £75,000;</li><li><em>CO2 transport and storage: review of business models (Phase 1). </em>Contract value: £20,000;</li><li><em>Assessing the cost reduction potential and competitiveness of novel (next generation) UK carbon capture technology. </em>Contract Value: £225,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government Energy Entrepreneurs Fund has funded approximately £1.6 million in support to innovative carbon capture technologies. Phase 5 of this Fund opened on 30 October 2016 with a budget of up to £9 million, which CCS projects were able to apply for. Phase 5 is currently going through the project selection process and the winners will be announced in due course. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-entrepreneurs-fund-phase-5" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-entrepreneurs-fund-phase-5</a></p><p>The UK has also contracted with the EU to provide €5.5m to the ACT (Accelerating CCS Technologies) Co-fund project. Full details can be found at <a href="http://www.act-ccs.eu/" target="_blank">http://www.act-ccs.eu/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 70889 question first answered 24/04/2017 16:29:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

720934

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2017 to Question 68881, how much of the additional £1.548 million reduction in benefits, as reported in the 2016 Cost Benefit Analysis, is related to the problems of interoperability of SMETS1s.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	70526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>There is no link in our assessments between the change in benefits mentioned in the question and the interoperability of SMETS1 meters</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 14:31:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

720935

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Wind Power: Powys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which grace period deadline would apply to Bryn Blaen Wind Farm in Powys under the Renewables Obligation support scheme.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	70513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>I cannot comment on which grace period might be applicable to the Bryn Blaen wind farm as this is a commercial matter for the operator. Ofgem will assess whether a station meets the conditions of the relevant grace period at the point at which the station submits a full application for accreditation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 12:59:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

715827

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
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, what discussions (a) his Department or (b) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority had with Energy Solutions and Bechtel on any proposals that the voiding of the Magnox decommissioning contract agreed with the Cavendish Fluor partnership should be a part of the arrangement to provide settlement payments to both companies.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	70103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA’s) decision to terminate the contract with Cavendish Fluor Partnership, subsequently ratified by my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, was due to the significant mismatch between the work that was specified in the contract as tendered in 2012 and the work actually required. The decision to terminate was entirely separate and independent from the NDA’s decision to settle with Energy Solutions and Bechtel, and was handled as such. This separation was made clear in my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State’s remarks to the House on 27 March 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 14:38:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

715829

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
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, what provisions were made for the termination of the Magnox decommissioning contract issued in 2012 to the Cavendish Fluor Partnership by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in the event that there proved to be a significant mismatch between the work that was tendered for and the actual scale of the work that was to be carried out.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	70101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The contract contains ‘termination for convenience’ provisions that could be exercised unilaterally by the NDA in circumstances where they wished to bring the contract to an end.</p><p> </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 15:02:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

715831

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
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, what discussions his Department has had with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on the point at which the discovered mismatch between the work that was tendered for and the work that is required to be carried out in the Magnox decommissioning contract became significant and warranted the termination of that contract.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	70102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>In line with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Framework Document, my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy holds regular meetings with the NDA covering the breadth of its decommissioning work. The decision to terminate the contract with Cavendish Fluor Partnership was made by the NDA Board on 20 March 2017 and received ratification of the Accounting Officer, the Secretary of State and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 26 March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 15:04:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead