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621950

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Magnox Reactors
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 reasons are for the increase in costs of £1.6 billion by Cavendish Fluor Partnership for the clean-up project for 12 Magnox reactors.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	50410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA’s) contract with Cavendish Fluor Partnership (CFP) contains a provision to allow for a period of consolidation between the NDA and CFP, ensuring the contract is in line with delivery on the ground.</p><p> </p><p>The NDA’s consolidation process has not yet concluded and therefore it is not appropriate to comment on this figure.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/11/2016 17:54:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

621951

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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 Decommissioning Authority
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 effectiveness of management of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in response to the judgement arising from Energy Solutions EU Limited and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority of 29 July 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	50560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is Government’s primary assurance body providing challenge and oversight of the site’s major projects and procurements. Government monitors the NDA closely to hold it to account, ensure it is delivering high quality work and that it is value for money.</p><p> </p><p>The NDA has sought leave to appeal the 29 July judgement. It is therefore not appropriate for the Government to comment further.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/11/2016 17:56:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

621952

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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 Decommissioning Authority
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 cost to the public purse was of the (a) legal and (b) associated costs in the case of EnergySolutions EU Limited and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	50559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has sought leave to appeal the 29 July judgement. It is therefore not appropriate for the Government to comment further.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/11/2016 18:12:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

621953

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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 Decommissioning Authority
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 is taking to improve the procurement process in the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in response to the judgement arising from EnergySolutions EU Limited and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority of 29 July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	50561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has sought leave to appeal the 29 July judgement. It is therefore not appropriate for the Government to comment further at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/11/2016 17:58:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

622050

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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 Authority
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 times government ministers have met the Coal Authority in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	50553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Coal Authority has met with Government Ministers four times in the last two years.</p><p>The Minister of State for Energy met the Coal Authority on three occasions between October 2014 and October 2016:</p><ul><li>6 January 2015</li><li>16 December 2015</li><li>25 October 2016</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Coal Authority also met the then Under-Secretary of State Environment and Rural Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Penrith and The Border (Rory Stewart) on 20 November 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/11/2016 14:35:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

622051

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Home Loss Payments
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 times the Secretary of State has exercised his powers to make payments above £15,000 under the House Loss Payments Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	50554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has not exercised his powers to make payments above £15,000 under the House Loss Payments Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/11/2016 12:15:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

622052

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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 Authority: Legal Opinion
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 the Coal Authority has spent on external legal advice in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	50556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Coal Authority’s external legal spend over the last five years is broken-down as follows:</p><p>Oct 2011 - Sep 2012 448,512.24</p><p>Oct 2012 - Sep 2013 615,208.40</p><p>Oct 2013 - Sep 2014 418,516.90</p><p>Oct 2014 - Sep 2015 371,561.44</p><p>Oct 2015 - Sep 2016 771,867.78</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/11/2016 12:15:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

622053

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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 Authority: Staff
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 people have been employed in the Coal Authority in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	50555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Total Coal Authority average headcount for the last five years is broken-down as follows:</p><p>2016 183</p><p>2015 168</p><p>2014 143</p><p>2013 136</p><p>2012 139</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/11/2016 12:14:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

620846

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	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
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 he plans to announce a decision on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	50103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>We will consider the findings of the independent review of tidal lagoons, which is due to report by the end of 2016, before deciding how to proceed.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/11/2016 12:31:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

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