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684093

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
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	Energy: EU Law
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 estimate his Department has made of (a) savings to UK consumers and (b) reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the implementation of the Eco Design and Energy Product Directives in (i) each of the last three years and (ii) in each year up to 2030.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	63048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2017 answer text <p>Estimates of the impact on energy bills of measures under the Ecodesign Directive and Energy Labelling Directive (referred to as “Products Policy”) are set out in Tables D1-D13 in Annex D here:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384404/Prices__Bills_report_2014.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384404/Prices__Bills_report_2014.pdf</a></p><p>Estimated UK emissions savings, including those due to Products Policy, are also published here in Annex D of the ‘Updated energy and emissions projections: 2015’:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2015" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2015</a></p><p>The estimated emissions savings due to Products Policy measures agreed so far are presented in the “All, by sector” spreadsheet within Annex D.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/02/2017 11:45:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

679815

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
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	Fossil Fuels
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 19 December 2016 to Question 56871, what proportion of the UK's fossil reserves need to be left in the ground to prevent global temperature change above two degrees centigrade.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	62007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has not made its own estimates of the proportion of UK fossil fuel reserves that need to be left in the ground to ensure that global warming is kept to within 2°C. However, even if the UK were to leave all of its fossil fuel reserves unused this would not necessarily limit temperatures to below 2°C, as this is a global issue that we need to collectively address.</p><p> </p><p>As we move towards a low-carbon future following the path set by the Climate Change Act and the carbon budgets, it remains in all our interests that we utilise our home-grown oil and gas reserves as they are expected to be an important part of the energy mix for years to come.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/02/2017 14:39:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

621050

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Energy Company Obligation
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 scheme administrator of the levy-funded Energy Company Obligation on monitoring requirements for households to make capital contributions towards the cost of any energy efficiency work from April (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	50250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published the ‘ECO: Help to Heat’ consultation’ [1] on 29 June 2016, which requested views on whether and how the Department should collect additional data on costs of the scheme from April 2017, including contributions from consumers. As part of that exercise, Departmental officials have discussed options with Ofgem E-serve, including the option set out in the consultation of conducting a sample survey. BEIS will include a summary of responses to the consultation when it publishes its formal response.</p><p><em>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/energy-company-obligation-eco-help-to-heat" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/energy-company-obligation-eco-help-to-heat</a></em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/11/2016 11:29:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

621051

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Energy Company Obligation
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 estimate his Department has made of the total value of client contributions that could be sought by obligated suppliers under the levy-funded Energy Company Obligation from April 2017 to April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	50251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will publish its estimate of customer and third-party contributions towards measures to be installed under the Energy Company Obligation from April 2017 as part of the government’s response to the consultation exercise held between June and August: ‘ECO - Help to Heat’ [1].</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/energy-company-obligation-eco-help-to-heat" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/energy-company-obligation-eco-help-to-heat</a></em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/11/2016 11:30:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

621053

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Fuel Poverty
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 he has had with the Committee on Fuel Poverty on providing additional funds for energy efficiency from National Infrastructure funds to meet (a) the 2030 fuel energy efficiency target and (b) the interim milestones in England; and if he will publish details of such discussions.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	50252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Committee on Fuel Poverty published its report on initial positions on 23 September 2016. We are considering this report and look forward to discussing their thinking and future work programme over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 50253 question first answered 02/11/2016 11:31:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

621054

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Fuel Poverty
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 recent discussions he has had with the Committee on Fuel Poverty on meeting (a) the 2030 fuel energy efficiency target and (b) the interim milestones in England; and if he will publish details of such discussions.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	50253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Committee on Fuel Poverty published its report on initial positions on 23 September 2016. We are considering this report and look forward to discussing their thinking and future work programme over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 50252 question first answered 02/11/2016 11:31:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

599654

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
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 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, when his Department plans to publish the consultation on the Government's commitment to phase out coal-fired power stations.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	47945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 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. We expect to consult shortly on the closure of unabated coal stations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/10/2016 11:21:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

598344

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	Hinkley Point C Power Station
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 12 September 2016 to Question 46335, and with reference to the Secretary of State Investor Agreement and Contract for Difference for Hinkley Point C signed by the Government on 29 September 2016, why he did not seek parliamentary approval for the liabilities incurred.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	47780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department laid a minute on 21 October 2015 outlining the liabilities that would be incurred by entering in to the contracts for Hinkley Point C. The minute can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://qna.files.parliament.uk/qna-attachments/425357%5Coriginal%5C20151021%20Minute%20to%20Parliament%20HPC%20contingent%20liabilities.docx" target="_blank">http://qna.files.parliament.uk/qna-attachments/425357%5Coriginal%5C20151021%20Minute%20to%20Parliament%20HPC%20contingent%20liabilities.docx</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/10/2016 15:07:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

596191

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Nuclear Installations: Emergencies
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 (a) national and (b) local arrangements are in place for issuing iodine tablets in the event of a radiation emergency involving an operational civil nuclear reactor or reprocessing facility; which localities have had a pre-distribution of iodine tablets to households and what the radii of those localities are; to which nuclear reactors those (a) national and (b) local arrangements are linked; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	46883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>Civil nuclear emergency preparedness is a devolved issue, with the Scottish Government taking responsibility for planning in Scotland. England and Wales have arrangements in place to ensure stable iodine is available to potentially affected populations around civil nuclear reactor sites.</p><p>Locally, stable iodine is pre-distributed around civil nuclear reactor sites to a distance that has been assessed by the Office for Nuclear Regulation to be sufficient for all reasonably foreseeable emergencies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2016 15:53:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

583226

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
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	Hinkley Point C Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will lay a revised departmental minute detailing the most recent estimate of costs of Hinkley Point C before Parliament; and if he will lay such a minute at least 14 days in advance of signing any binding contract for that project.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	46335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>A summary of the value for money analysis will be published alongside the contract and associated agreements when they have been entered into.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/10/2016 11:12:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas