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713841

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
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	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, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of every home having a smart meter by 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	69051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that every home and small business in the country is offered a smart meter the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Energy suppliers’ licence conditions require them to take ‘all reasonable steps’ to roll-out smart meters to all their domestic and non-domestic customers by 31 December 2020. Ofgem is responsible for regulating energy suppliers against that obligation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2017 14:38:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

713595

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	Gas Fired Power Stations
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 gas-fired power stations have been built since 2010; and what the generation capacity was of each of those stations.
tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
tabling member printed	Amanda Milling
uin	68977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The generation capacity for each combined-cycle gas-fired power plant commissioned since 2010 can be found below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Plant name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Capacity (MW)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year of commission</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grain CHP</p></td><td><p>1365</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Langage CCGT</p></td><td><p>905</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Severn Power CCGT</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staythorpe CCGT</p></td><td><p>1792</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn CCGT</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pembroke CCGT</p></td><td><p>2269</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Burton CCGT</p></td><td><p>1332</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carrington CCGT</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DUKES 5.10 Power Stations in the United Kingdom, May 2016 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a> (Carrington, commissioned in autumn 2016, has also been added)</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/03/2017 13:45:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling

713600

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	Gas Fired Power Stations
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 megawatts of power generation capacity has been provided to the National Grid from gas powered stations in the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
tabling member printed	Amanda Milling
uin	68960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The generation capacity contributed to the National Grid by gas-fired power plant since 2010 can be found below.</p><p><strong>Year Transmission entry capacity (MW), gas fired plants</strong></p><p>2010 35805</p><p>2011 34101</p><p>2012 37008</p><p>2013 36511</p><p>2014 35450</p><p>2015 33075</p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/540940/DUKES_5.6.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/540940/DUKES_5.6.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2017 09:43:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling

713608

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	Energy: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether new fuel poverty and home energy efficiency policies will be included in his Department's forthcoming Clean Growth Plan.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	68890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>We cannot comment on the detailed content of the plan at this stage. However, it will set out our proposals for decarbonising the UK economy through the 2020s.</p><p> </p><p>Energy efficiency is the best long term solution to tackling fuel poverty. Our manifesto set out that we will help to insulate 1 million homes this Parliament, in line with our commitment to address fuel poverty. From April 2017, a reformed supplier obligation, ECO Help to Heat, will upgrade the energy efficiency of well over 200,000 homes per year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/03/2017 15:07:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

713609

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	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 8 March 2017 to Question 66594, on energy: meters, whether SMETS2s installed by one energy provider may be operated by any other existing or new provider if the consumer decides to switch provider.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	68878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>SMETS2 meters have been specifically designed to continue to operate in ‘smart’ mode when a consumer switches energy supplier. All energy suppliers will be required to use the Data and Communications Company (DCC), which enables them to operate SMETS2 meters when gaining a customer from another supplier.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/03/2017 15:07:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

713610

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	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 8 March 2017 to Question 66594, on energy: meters, whether SMETS1s installed by one energy provider may be operated by any other existing or new provider if the consumer decides to switch provider.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	68879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s aim is that smart meters installed by one supplier can be operated by another so that consumers can switch energy supplier readily and retain the benefits of their smart metering service.</p><p> </p><p>In some cases, when a consumer switches energy supplier, the new supplier will able to operate the meter in ‘smart’ mode. If the new supplier is not able to operate the meter in 'smart' mode, the meter will continue to accurately record energy consumption and can be used in 'traditional' mode, with meter readings taken manually.</p><p> </p><p>Work is underway to make SMETS1 smart meters interoperable between energy suppliers through enrolment the Data and Communication Company’s (DCC) system. Ahead of enrolment in to the DCC, a number of industry parties are exploring approaches to enable more consumers to retain their smart services upon switching.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2017 14:20:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 42696 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

713611

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	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 8 March 2017 to Question 66594, on energy: meters, how much has been spent on installing SMETS1 meters; and how many such meters have been installed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	68880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all households and small business sites are offered smart meters by the end of 2020, involving the installation of around 53 million meters in approximately 30 million premises. As of September 2016, 4.36 million smart meters had been installed in homes and businesses in Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Energy suppliers are responsible for planning and delivering the roll-out of smart meters, working within the legal framework established by the Government. As a result, the Government does not hold data on expenditure on smart meter installations to date. However, projected costs and benefits for the Smart Metering Programme can be found in our 2016 Cost Benefit Analysis, which is at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-gb-cost-benefit-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-gb-cost-benefit-analysis</a>. This includes estimates of the costs and benefits incurred until this point.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 68881 question first answered 29/03/2017 14:32:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 42699 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

713614

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	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 8 March 2017 to Question 66594, on energy: meters, how much has been spent on installing SMETS2 meters; and what is the target for the number of such installations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	68881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all households and small business sites are offered smart meters by the end of 2020, involving the installation of around 53 million meters in approximately 30 million premises. As of September 2016, 4.36 million smart meters had been installed in homes and businesses in Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Energy suppliers are responsible for planning and delivering the roll-out of smart meters, working within the legal framework established by the Government. As a result, the Government does not hold data on expenditure on smart meter installations to date. However, projected costs and benefits for the Smart Metering Programme can be found in our 2016 Cost Benefit Analysis, which is at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-gb-cost-benefit-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-gb-cost-benefit-analysis</a>. This includes estimates of the costs and benefits incurred until this point.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 68880 question first answered 29/03/2017 14:32:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 42697 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

713615

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	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 assessment he has made of the reasons for the differences in (a) future carbon and capture and storage projections detailed in his Department's publications, Energy and emissions projections 2015 and (b) Energy and emissions projections 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	68858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Energy and Emissions Projections 2015 assumed carbon capture and storage (CCS) generation from 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy and Emissions Projections 2016 take into account the ending of the CCS Competition in November 2015, and assumes that CCS will not come on in any significant capacity over the period of this modelling to 2035.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2017 16:19:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

713616

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	Combined Heat and Power
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 evaluation his Department has made of the overall efficiency of a combined heat and power plant.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	68843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>Combined heat and power (CHP) plants use a range of technologies, which can offer efficiency savings of up to 30% compared to the separate generation of heat and electricity. Their efficiency varies depending on the particular technologies used and how they are operated. The CHP Quality Assurance Scheme assesses plants’ energy efficiency to ensure all those benefitting from government support meet a minimum level.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2017 16:20:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams