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658627

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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 Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
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 additional options he has assessed to compensate directly competing energy intensive industries against the costs of the Renewables Obligation and Feed-in Tariffs if state aid approval is not granted.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	57585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2016 answer text <p>We notified the European Commission of our proposal to compensate direct competitors to eligible energy intensive businesses last year. We are assessing a number of options that may be available to us within the scope of the EU state aid guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/12/2016 10:09:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

658629

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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 Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
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 progress has been made on the Government's pre-notification of an application for state aid approval to (a) partially exempt energy intensive industries from the costs of the Renewables Obligation and Feed-in Tariffs and (b) compensate direct competitors against the cost of the Renewables Obligation and Feed-in Tariffs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	57586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2016 answer text <p>We are in discussions with the European Commission about our state aid pre-notification to move from compensation to exemption for the indirect cost of the Renewables Obligation and small-scale Feed-in Tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>We notified the European Commission of our proposal to compensate direct competitors to eligible energy intensive businesses last year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/12/2016 10:11:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

658638

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	EU Emissions Trading Scheme
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 analysis his Department is undertaking of alternative options for regulating sectors covered by the EU Emissions Trading System after the UK leaves the EU; and whether that work includes analysis of the cost implications of alternative options for the affected sectors.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	57730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department is considering the UK’s future participation in the EU Emissions Trading System as part of delivering a wider settlement that is in the best interests of the UK, including those sectors directly involved in the System. There are a wide range of issues and options to consider, and we are assessing these carefully and in consultation with stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/12/2016 10:34:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

598346

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	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, when the Government plans to formally respond to Lord Oxburgh's report on carbon capture and storage in the UK, published on 12 September 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	47791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government will consider closely the findings and recommendations made in the report, ‘Lowest Cost Decarbonisation for the UK: the critical role of carbon capture and storage’, published by the Lord Oxburgh- led Parliamentary Advisory Group on CCS.</p><p>Government will be setting out its future approach to CCS in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/10/2016 11:02:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

598459

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	Coal: Colombia
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 his counterpart in Colombia on reducing the incidence of children and young people aged under 16 working in coal mines; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	47855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has not engaged with the Colombian government on this issue. Departmental officials have had discussions with NGOs and industry bodies regarding coal mining in Columbia but have not been made aware of evidence to support these claims. We are aware that Columbia has laws in place to prevent child labour; if there is evidence to the contrary we would encourage the Hon Member to share it with officials.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/10/2016 16:50:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

598460

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	Coal
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 coal the UK carbon fibre industry used in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	47856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The table below gives the amount of coal used for non-power generating purposes:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>UK coal demand for non-electricity generating purposes<sup>(1)</sup> (thousand tonnes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>10,156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>10,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>10,577</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>9,037</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>9,827</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>9,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>9,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>10,139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>10,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>8,174</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) table 2.4 available at</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-chapter-2-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-chapter-2-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></em></p><p> </p><p>BEIS does not hold data at that level. BEIS cannot disaggregate coal used by the carbon fibre industry from coal used by all industries.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/10/2016 11:03:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

598461

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	Power Failures: Australia
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 he has had any meetings or correspondence with his Australian counterpart on recent power cuts in Southern Australia in order to learn any appropriate lessons for the UK energy market.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	47812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>My rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has had no meetings on the recent power cuts in Southern Australia but we are aware of the problems experienced in Southern Australia following the damage to the grid in severe gales.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/10/2016 11:20:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

598462

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	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 his Department's policy is on carbon capture and storage for coal and gas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	47813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>We will continue to work with industry going forward and will set out our future approach to carbon capture and storage in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/10/2016 10:59:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

598463

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	Coal
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 coal the UK used for non-power generating purposes in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	47814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The table below gives the amount of coal used for non-power generating purposes:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>UK coal demand for non-electricity generating purposes<sup>(1)</sup> (thousand tonnes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>10,156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>10,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>10,577</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>9,037</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>9,827</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>9,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>9,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>10,139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>10,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>8,174</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) table 2.4 available at</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-chapter-2-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-chapter-2-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></em></p><p> </p><p>BEIS does not hold data at that level. BEIS cannot disaggregate coal used by the carbon fibre industry from coal used by all industries.</p><p>(1) Includes coal used for heat generation, coke manufacture, blast furnaces, patent fuel manufacture, energy used in coal extraction and final consumption by industry, transport, domestic and other users.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/10/2016 11:03:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

598467

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	Coal
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, at the Institution of Civil Engineers, on a new direction for UK energy policy, when he plans to publish the terms of reference for the consultation on coal use; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	47907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 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. I expect to consult shortly on additional measures to close unabated coal stations by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/10/2016 11:12:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham