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722157

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Cement: 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 cement industry used in each year from 2005 to the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	71062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Since answering the question on 16<sup>th</sup> March 2017 BEIS has identified a source for this information.</p><p>The table below shows how much coal the UK cement industry used each year from 2005-2015:</p><p><strong><em>Coal consumption by UK cement industry, 2005-2015 (coal used in tonnes)</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>959,450</p></td><td><p>875,255</p></td><td><p>1,150,252</p></td><td><p>919,016</p></td><td><p>572,618</p></td><td><p>592,447</p></td><td><p>602,976</p></td><td><p>497,901</p></td><td><p>483,807</p></td><td><p>530,371</p></td><td><p>569,253</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This reduction was in part due to the industry switching to waste-derived alternative fuels, including biomass.</p><p> </p><p><em>Source: Mineral Products Association</em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 11:15:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

720910

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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 progress he has made on proposals to run subsidy-free auction rounds for solar photovoltaic and onshore wind.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	70238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department requested stakeholders’ views on how we can deploy electricity generation through competitive markets without the requirement for ongoing subsidy as part of our Industrial Strategy Consultation. The Consultation closed on 17 April 2017 and we are considering the responses received.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/04/2017 10:06:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

720915

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2016 to Question 57226, on energy intensive industries: trade competitiveness, how much additional contingency funding has been allocated to the continuation of compensation for the indirect costs of the Renewables Obligation and small-scale Feed-in Tariffs for energy intensive industries beyond 1 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	70406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The government is in continuing discussions with the European Commission on securing the remaining exemptions for energy intensive industries. Sufficient funding is in place to continue the current compensation for the indirect cost of the Renewables Obligation (RO) and small-scale Feed-in Tariffs (FIT).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/04/2017 16:33:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

720933

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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 the roll out of SMETS2s will begin.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	70525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The national data and communications infrastructure operated by the Data and Communications Company (DCC) is now live, enabling energy suppliers to install and operate SMETS2 meters on its systems. Suppliers are currently carrying out end to end testing using their own internal systems, the DCC, and their selected SMETS2 meters and will commence their rollout of SMETS2 meters as soon has their individual testing is complete.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/04/2017 10:08:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

715820

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
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	Wind Power
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 proportion of the forecasts for new renewable energy capacity in his Department's updated Energy and Emissions Projections 2016 report, published in March 2017, is comprised of (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	70202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not release any breakdown of renewables projections. We have moved to a competitive allocation process for financial support to for renewable electricity through Contracts for Difference (CFDs). Disclosure may have a distortive effect on bidding behaviours and potentially affect value for money to consumers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 70203 question first answered 21/04/2017 10:04:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

715822

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
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 provide the amount of projected renewable energy capacity by technology set out in his Department's updated Energy and Emissions Projections 2016 report, published in March 2017,
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	70203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not release any breakdown of renewables projections. We have moved to a competitive allocation process for financial support to for renewable electricity through Contracts for Difference (CFDs). Disclosure may have a distortive effect on bidding behaviours and potentially affect value for money to consumers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 70202 question first answered 21/04/2017 10:04:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

715826

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
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: 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 assessment he has made of the international competitiveness of the UK's renewable energy and low carbon technologies.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	70104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>London is currently the world’s leading financial centre in carbon trading, hosting around 90% of the world’s carbon market. A third of new clean energy projects worldwide between 2007 and 2012 had legal and financial advice from the UK. The UK is already the second largest exporter of electric vehicles to Europe. The UK is currently leading the world in our offshore wind industry: with the largest installed capacity and the largest pipeline up to 2020. We expect the opportunities to export the technologies and expertise developed in the UK to grow.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/04/2017 10:05:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

715828

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
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: Exports
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 encourage a global market for the UK's renewable energy and low carbon technologies.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	70105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>We continue to support renewable energy and low carbon technologies globally; we are already a world leader in off-shore wind. Working alongside the Department for International Trade, we are negotiating new free trade agreements with countries outside the EU and working to support businesses through discussions on market access issues. We will also be ambitious in the upcoming EU negotiations to secure the best possible access for businesses to trade with and operate in the European market.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/04/2017 10:06:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

715211

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
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: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of replacing all coal plants which are over 25-years old with modern super-critical coal plants.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	69671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the potential impact of super-critical coal plants on carbon dioxide emissions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 08:43:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma