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621052

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	Electricity Interconnectors: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
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 potential importance of a North/South Interconnector on the island of Ireland to the UK electricity supply.
tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
uin	50260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The North-South interconnector is focused on increasing the integration of renewable energy between Ireland and Northern Ireland, and as such is a matter primarily devolved to Northern Ireland. Regarding the electricity supply between the island of Ireland and UK, imports into Scotland are constrained by wider constraints on the Scottish grid and on the border between Scotland and England. A number of measures are being taken to strengthen the Scottish grid and grid connections to England. These include the Western HVDC link, which is due for completion in mid-2017 and will provide an additional 2.2GW of capacity. The UK government welcomes interconnection where it is in the interests of UK consumers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/10/2016 11:50:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

620070

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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	Warm Home Discount 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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2016 to Question 48717, how many customers were interviewed in the small-scale qualitative evaluation of the Warm Home Discount scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	50018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>A total of 41 customers were interviewed as part of the evaluation of the Energy Rebate scheme.</p><p> </p><p>These customers were drawn from four representative sample groups of interest.</p><p> </p><p>The findings of the research can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220145/energy-rebate-scheme-evaluation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220145/energy-rebate-scheme-evaluation.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/10/2016 16:51:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

620071

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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	Warm Home Discount 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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2016 to Question 49308, on the Warm Home Discount Scheme, how a person opts out of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	49884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The scheme has formal arrangements in place for individuals wishing to opt-out from the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>All Pension Credit Guarantee Credit recipients are first sent a letter with information about the scheme. Only these recipients automatically receive the Warm Home Discount rebate. Those who do not want their data shared with their energy supplier, can write to Department Work for Pensions stating their wish to opt-out from the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/10/2016 16:49:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

606858

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
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: Imports
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 trends in the exchange rate on future energy imports; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	49665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>Departmental officials advise that exchange rates are one of the factors which influence future energy imports and their cost. For example, the cost of importing gas is also affected by the availability and cost of a range of gas supplies, infrastructure constraints and global and regional demand. The cost of importing electricity to the UK through its interconnectors with other European countries is also influenced by the electricity generation mix in Europe, by gas, coal and carbon prices and by the level of electricity demand in the UK and other European countries.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/10/2016 11:53:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

606013

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Development Consent Orders
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 Development Consent Orders for energy projects his Department considered in each region in each year since 2009-10; and how many such Orders were (a) accepted and (b) rejected.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	49349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The attached table sets out the number of applications for new Development Consent Orders (“DCO”) for energy infrastructure projects which the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the former Department of Energy and Climate Change considered in each year since the Planning Act 2008 system for nationally significant infrastructure projects came into force on 1 March 2010. The year given is the year when the decision was made. The region given is the region in which the Planning Inspectorate classifies the project.</p><p>The former Infrastructure Planning Commission made one decision to grant an energy infrastructure DCO before its abolition (2011 – East of England, not included in the table).</p><p>One application was originally refused consent before being granted consent on redetermination. That is included as a grant of consent only in the table.</p><p>The Department is currently considering one application for a DCO (not included in the attached table).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2016 10:29:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name WPQ 49349 Table.docx title New energy infrastructure DCOs
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

606014

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Electricity Interconnectors
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 merits of increasing the capacity of the Moyle electricity interconnector between Northern Ireland and Scotland to improve electricity interconnection within the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	49365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government supports the development of new interconnection where it delivers benefits to the consumer, and our approach is designed to deliver those benefits in the most efficient way. We have a developer-led approach to interconnection where the market identifies the best projects and applies to Ofgem to assess their merits. In the 2016 Budget the Government said that it supports the increase of interconnection capacity to at least 9GW; if a developer was to propose additional capacity between Northern Ireland and the GB market, Ofgem would assess it on its merits.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2016 08:40:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

606019

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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 Fired Power Stations: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date he plans to open a consultation on the closure of coal plants by 2025.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	49432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 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 the closure of unabated coal stations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2016 13:05:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

606023

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Electricity Interconnectors: Northern Ireland
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 fully to utilise the electricity interconnection between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK before the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	49515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>We are pleased that the Moyle interconnector is back up to full strength after a period of reduced capacity. This will help with security of supply, and the stability and flexibility of the grid in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>One of the issues for the Moyle interconnector is that imports into Scotland are constrained by wider constraints on the Scottish grid and on the border between Scotland and England. A number of measures are being taken to strengthen the Scottish grid and grid connections to England. These include the Western HVDC link, which is due for completion in mid-2017 and will provide an additional 2.2GW of capacity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/10/2016 16:48:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

604962

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
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	Sellafield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason employees at Sellafield Ltd are treated as being in the private sector for pension purposes and are regarded as being in the public sector for the purposes of a cap on exit payments.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	49089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has legislated for a cap on public sector exit payments via the Enterprise Act 2016, as promised in the manifesto. The cap will apply to public sector organisations in line with the Office of National Statistics (ONS) classifications; Sellafield Limited is classified as part of the public sector by the ONS. Sellafield Limited receives the majority of its funding from the Exchequer; it is therefore important to ensure that any exit payments are fair, proportionate and represent value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p>The specific pension arrangements for Sellafield Limited employees are a matter for Sellafield Limited and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Government policy on public service pension schemes, as set out in <em>Public Service Pensions: Good Pensions that Last</em> (2011), is to move away from final-salary based schemes. The Government is therefore considering how best to apply public service pension reform policy to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority estate whilst being mindful of the particular circumstances of the workforce, in particular at Sellafield Limited.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/10/2016 13:53:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

604963

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
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 Power Stations: Security
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 has taken to ensure that national security issues relating to Hinkley Point C and Bradfield in Essex remain a priority in decision-making over those sites.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Government takes the security of existing and proposed nuclear facilities very seriously.</p><p>The UK civil nuclear sector is subject to a thorough safety and security regulatory regime, overseen by the independent Office for Nuclear Regulation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2016 10:34:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon