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date	14/11/2016
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	Fracking: Health Hazards
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 make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies in England of the conclusions of the report of Health Protection Scotland, entitled A Health Impact Assessment of Unconventional Oil and Gas in Scotland, published on 8 November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	52814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>Health Protection Scotland’s report<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> highlights some of the potential hazards associated with unconventional gas and oil extraction but, in line with Public Health England’s report in 2014<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup>, it finds that risks can be mitigated by adopting a range of precautionary measures involving operational best practice, regulatory frameworks and community engagement.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/enviro/unconventionalgas.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/enviro/unconventionalgas.aspx</a></p><p>[2] <a href="http://www.hpa.org.uk/Publications/Environment/PHECRCEReportSeries/PHECRCE009/" target="_blank">http://www.hpa.org.uk/Publications/Environment/PHECRCEReportSeries/PHECRCE009/</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/11/2016 14:55:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

636296

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
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	Housing: Carbon 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, what assessment he has made of the remaining potential carbon emission savings from residential buildings.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	52751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>Reducing emissions in relation to residential buildings will be a key part of meeting the carbon budgets we have set. We will set out how we intend to address this in our emissions reduction plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already introduced a number of provisions to drive energy efficiency improvements in both domestic and non-domestic privately rented property through the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015. Landlords will be required by law to have improved the energy efficiency rating of the properties they let to at least an EPC E from April 2018. We are considering a broad range of options for implementation and will publish further guidance to assist landlords and to support enforcement authorities in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are rolling out smart meters across homes and businesses in Great Britain which will help consumers to understand and take control of their energy use. We have also commissioned an independent review into consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement for home energy efficiency and renewable energy measures which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 52744 52745 question first answered 18/11/2016 11:42:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

636298

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
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	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 plans the Government has to increase the uptake of energy efficiency measures in non-fuel poor households.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	52744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>Reducing emissions in relation to residential buildings will be a key part of meeting the carbon budgets we have set. We will set out how we intend to address this in our emissions reduction plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already introduced a number of provisions to drive energy efficiency improvements in both domestic and non-domestic privately rented property through the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015. Landlords will be required by law to have improved the energy efficiency rating of the properties they let to at least an EPC E from April 2018. We are considering a broad range of options for implementation and will publish further guidance to assist landlords and to support enforcement authorities in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are rolling out smart meters across homes and businesses in Great Britain which will help consumers to understand and take control of their energy use. We have also commissioned an independent review into consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement for home energy efficiency and renewable energy measures which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 52745 52751 question first answered 18/11/2016 11:42:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

636299

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
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	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, whether the Government plans to introduce minimum performance regulation to increase the energy efficiency of housing stock.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	52745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>Reducing emissions in relation to residential buildings will be a key part of meeting the carbon budgets we have set. We will set out how we intend to address this in our emissions reduction plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already introduced a number of provisions to drive energy efficiency improvements in both domestic and non-domestic privately rented property through the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015. Landlords will be required by law to have improved the energy efficiency rating of the properties they let to at least an EPC E from April 2018. We are considering a broad range of options for implementation and will publish further guidance to assist landlords and to support enforcement authorities in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are rolling out smart meters across homes and businesses in Great Britain which will help consumers to understand and take control of their energy use. We have also commissioned an independent review into consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement for home energy efficiency and renewable energy measures which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 52744 52751 question first answered 18/11/2016 11:42:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous