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576945

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	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 steps his Department is taking to incentivise energy companies to assist people in (a) fuel poverty and (b) fuel debt.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	45093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on proposals to increase the amount that energy companies pay to fund household energy efficiency improvements for low income and vulnerable households to £450m by 2017 and up to £640m by 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Energy companies are also required to provide over 2 million low income and vulnerable households with a £140 rebate off their energy bill each winter, under the Warm Home Discount Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>These proposals combined will see up to £1bn of support for low income and vulnerable households each year from 2018.</p><p> </p><p>If suppliers believe a domestic customer is having difficulty paying all or part of their energy bills, they must offer facilities to make payments by: deductions direct from benefits, known as Fuel Direct; regular instalments paid through a means other than a prepayment meter; or, using a prepayment meter, where it is safe and reasonably practicable for the customer to do so.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that customers who are experiencing difficulties in paying their gas or electricity bills contact their supplier as soon as possible to arrange a repayment plan that suits their needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/09/2016 10:27:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

576946

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	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, when his Department plans to complete the roll-out of smart meters.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	45091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government is requiring energy suppliers, as part of their licence conditions, to take all reasonable steps to roll-out smart meters to all their domestic and smaller non-domestic customers by 31 December 2020. Good progress is being made with more than 3.6 million meters now operating under the Programme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2016 14:43:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

576947

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	Renewable 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, if he will make it his policy to continue to support Government investment in (a) new energy sources and (b) tidal energy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	45145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>Government investment in all forms of renewable energy continues to be predicated on achieving an energy mix that is secure, clean and affordable. Government will be announcing details of the next energy innovation programme and the Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/09/2016 09:44:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

576950

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	Solar 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 steps he plans to take to improve the performance of the Feed-in Tariff scheme for solar power.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	45178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>Solar continues to be deployed under the Feed-in Tariff scheme, with over 140 MW of applications since the scheme reopened in February.</p><p>Changes to the scheme were introduced in 2016 to manage costs and ensure value for money.</p><p>While it is appropriate to allow for a period of stability following these changes, my rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State continues to keep the performance of the scheme under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/09/2016 14:46:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

576951

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	Radioactive Waste
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 progress has been made on the accelerated decommissioning programme for nuclear waste in the UK.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	45307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA’s) strategy was last updated and published in April of 2016. Progress is monitored in the NDA’s annual report and accounts, supplemented with quarterly progress reports on its business plan, as well as regular updates for priority programmes and major projects. All these documents are available on the NDA’s website.</p><p> </p><p>Some of the highlights include good progress on priority projects, such as regular retrieval of waste from legacy facilities at Sellafield, removal of all spent nuclear fuel from the Oldbury nuclear power station and the ongoing defueling of the nuclear power station at Wylfa on Anglesey following its closure in December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2016 09:20:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

576952

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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, what the remaining total cost to the public purse will be of construction at Hinkley Point C should that project receive approval.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	45306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Under the terms of the contract, which has yet to be entered into, the remaining total cost to the public purse for the construction at Hinkley Point C would be borne entirely by the developer, who would bear all the construction risk. If construction comes in under budget then any savings above a threshold would be shared with consumers, but if there are overspends then the developer would bear any additional costs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2016 12:44:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

576956

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	Renewable 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 assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the renewables industry in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	45305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>We remain committed to making Britain the best place in Europe to own and grow a business. That includes supporting those businesses that trade with the EU and the wider international markets, as well as continuing to encourage record foreign direct investment which supports business and communities up and down the country. Through our industrial strategy we will continue to put power in the hands of local communities to drive economic growth working in partnership with local business and civic leaders – to deliver an economy that works for all.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2016 09:20:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

576957

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	Radioactive Waste
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 improve security measures at sites containing nuclear waste.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	45308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Security of nuclear waste is a high priority for the Government, and the Office for Nuclear Regulation provides independent assurance that materials are kept safely and securely. The spending review settlement for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority also supports continuing investment in security infrastructure. However the Government does not comment on security measures at nuclear sites.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2016 09:21:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

576958

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	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, with reference to the speech of the then Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on 18 November 2015, on a new direction for UK energy policy, when the terms of reference of the review into coal will be published; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	45332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The continued use of unabated coal for power generation is not consistent with our policy of decarbonising the economy. The role of coal for electricity generation has declined rapidly in the last couple of years due to the success of the Government’s policies to penalise emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants and encourage investment in lower carbon alternatives.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2016 12:44:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

576970

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	Qualifications: 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 his policy is on retaining the EU's professional qualifications directive after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
uin	45313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is working with industry organisations and interests across Government. This input will inform our the Government’s approach as we shape our future relationship with Europe.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/09/2016 13:17:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 11062 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt