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663062

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	Green Deal 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 support the Government provides to people who received Green Deal finance from a company that has since gone into liquidation.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	58549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2017 answer text <p>Consumers who have entered Green Deal Plans will continue to be covered by the Green Deal Framework even if their Green Deal Provider has gone into liquidation. This means that the plan repayments will continue as normal, with no disruption in service.</p><p>Where consumers have a concern, they can still make any complaints to the Green Deal Ombudsman or the Financial Services Ombudsman (FOS) as appropriate, even though the Green Deal Provider is in liquidation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2017 11:37:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

663063

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	Green Deal 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 representations his Department has received from consumers on the sale of Green Deal services by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	58548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department is aware that some customers of the Green Deal Provider, Home Energy &amp; Lifestyle Management Ltd (HELMS), have made allegations that they were mis-sold their Green Deal plans by HELMS. In November 2015, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State imposed sanctions on HELMS for breaches of the Green Deal Code of Practice. HELMS has since gone into liquidation. It would not be appropriate to comment on individual cases at this stage. However, customers who have complaints about their plans should raise these with the Green Deal Ombudsman or Financial Ombudsman Service as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2017 12:54:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

663065

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2016 to Question 47955, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the targeted reduction of CO2 emissions to 57 per cent of 1990 levels by 2030 is met.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	58581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government has already made progress towards the targeted reduction of CO2 emissions by 2030 - provisional statistics indicate that UK emissions in 2015 were 38% lower than in 1990.</p><p>We are looking ahead to our emissions reduction plan which will set out how we will reduce emissions through the 2020s and so form an important signal to the markets, businesses and investors.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2017 11:37:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

661825

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
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	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 sanctions are available to his Department should construction of Hinkley Point C run behind schedule or over budget.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	58102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>EDF has a strong incentive to build Hinkley Point C on time (i.e. by 2025) because of the loss of expected revenues after that time if not.</p><p> </p><p>If EDF does not start generating four years after 2025, then there will be reductions to the contract term; this means that for every day that HPC is late, the period of time where EDF gets increased certainty on the price of its electricity will be reduced.</p><p> </p><p>If HPC is not generating electricity by 2033, there is an option in the contract to cancel the contract. Finally, EDF will pay any extra costs if the cost of building the plant goes over budget.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/01/2017 10:52:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

661826

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
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	Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
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 proposals have been submitted for the construction of new nuclear power stations since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	58101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>Since 2000 there has been one proposal put forward for a development consent order for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/01/2017 10:53:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

661830

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
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	Mining: Pensions
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 is held in the investment reserve funds for the (a) Mineworkers' Pension Scheme and (b) British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	58096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The investment reserve for the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme totalled £1,066m at the last valuation (dated 30 September 2014). For the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme, the investment fund stood at £1,701m when last valued on 31 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/01/2017 10:54:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

661831

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
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	Mineworkers' Pension 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, if he will assess the balance of the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme surplus-sharing arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	58345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The presence of the guarantee has enabled the scheme trustees to invest so as to target surpluses; this has resulted in a 30% increase in payments to members. For this reason, we believe the existing arrangements work well and are fair to all parties.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/01/2017 10:50:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

661833

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
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	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, whether a price has been agreed with the operators of Hinkley Point C to cover periods of low demand and oversupply in which the power station may have to stop generating.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	58272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>If a generator is curtailed by the National Electricity Transmission System Operator (NETSO – currently National Grid in England) compensation is provided to that generator under current market arrangements. The Hinkley Point C Contract for Difference provides protection if these market arrangements were to change and the generator is left worse off as a result of such curtailment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/01/2017 11:04:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

661837

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
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: 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, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential net benefit of smart meter roll-out in (a) cost savings for suppliers, (b) cost savings for consumers and (c) the transmission system; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	58256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2017 answer text <p>The Smart Meter Roll-out Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) published on 10 November estimates the costs and benefits for suppliers, consumers’ savings and energy networks – the document is available at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-gb-cost-benefit-analysis.</p><p>The smart meter rollout is expected to deliver significant net benefits to Great Britain, estimated overall at £5.7 billion over the lifetime of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2017 11:37:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

661838

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
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	Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
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 his Department has made of the local community response to the pre-planning consultations for Bradwell B and Sizewell C Power Stations.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	58262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of developers to consult with local communities at the pre-application stage of proposals for nationally significant energy infrastructure which require development consent under the Planning Act 2008.</p><p> </p><p>Applications for such projects are examined by the Planning Inspectorate which reports with its recommendation to my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who will then decide whether or not to grant development consent.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State will take into account the community consultations carried out by the developer in reaching his decisions on whether or not to grant development consent but it would not be appropriate for the Department to comment on those consultations at the pre-application stage in the process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/01/2017 11:03:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps