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707340

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
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	Biofuels
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 Chatham House research paper, Woody Biomass for Power and Heat: Impacts on the Global Climate, published in February 2017, if he will (a) reassess subsidies to biomass for electricity and (b) review biomass policy to ensure it delivers carbon emissions reduction.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	66358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is firmly committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and moving to a low carbon economy in a cost-effective way for households and businesses. All biomass power plants in the UK are required to meet mandatory sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria.</p><p> </p><p>As the Chatham House report points out, biomass can be sourced in either low or higher carbon manners, depending on the forestry techniques and the types of wood used.</p><p> </p><p>Our analysis[1] shows that sawdust and sawmill residues made up 43% of material used, forestry residues comprising branches, tops and bark made up 28%, thinnings amounted to less that 14% of all biomass feedstocks, with the remaining 15% made up of materials such as waste wood.</p><p> </p><p>The Department keeps under review the level of subsidies available to biomass technologies and monitors the sustainability of biomass used in heat and power generation. We are currently analysing responses to our Call for Evidence for the future of biomass generation under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) from 2018 onwards.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/490572/Woodfuel_Disclosure_Survey_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/490572/Woodfuel_Disclosure_Survey_2015.pdf</a></em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 66359 question first answered 07/03/2017 16:34:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

706850

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme: 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 assessment he has made of the effect of the exclusion of Northern Ireland from the Warm Home Discount Scheme on (a) the environment, (b) fuel poverty and (c) pensioner health and well-being.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
uin	66257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Warm Home Discount scheme does not apply in Northern Ireland as the primary legislation for the scheme only extends to Great Britain.</p><p>Fuel poverty is a devolved matter and therefore it is for the Northern Ireland Executive to decide its own fuel poverty objectives and policies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/03/2017 12:26:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

706293

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
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	Nuclear 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, whether the Government has researched the use of stable salt reactor technology as part of the UK's energy mix.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	65932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has considered the potential for molten salt reactor technology to contribute to the UK’s energy mix. In 2014 Innovate UK funded a study examining the feasibility of developing a pilot scale reactor for six molten salt reactor designs. In 2015 the Government commissioned the Techno-Economic Assessment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), to which a molten salt reactor developer contributed evidence. There are currently a number of molten salt reactor vendors participating in the UK SMR Competition and Government officials have met with them to discuss their proposals.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/03/2017 13:34:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

705743

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Fracking: North West
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 make an assessment of the potential benefits to the North West economy of the shale gas extraction industry.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	65797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The economic impact of shale both locally and nationally will depend on how far shale development is technically and commercially viable, and on the level of production reached. A thriving shale industry could involve a wide range of local jobs, in construction supply, transport, facilities support and consultancy. Shale gas development would in turn support jobs in sectors such as the chemical industry, much of which relies on natural gas as a feedstock.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believe it is important that communities which host shale development see a share of the economic benefits. To ensure that this happens, a community benefits package has been brought forward by industry. The Government has also announced that it will create a Shale Wealth Fund to ensure that communities which host shale sites can also share in the wider benefits of shale development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/03/2017 13:37:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

693869

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
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, whether he has assessed the potential merits of broadening the smart meter roll out to include manufacturing premises.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	65363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Manufacturing premises, like other non-domestic premises, are already included in the smart or advanced metering arrangements. Energy suppliers were required to roll out advanced meters to their larger non-domestic energy users by April 2014, ie electricity premises in profile classes 5-8, and gas premises with annual consumption of greater than 732 MWh. The current roll-out of smart meters will cover smaller non-domestic energy users, ie non-domestic electricity premises in profile classes 1-4, and non-domestic premises with annual gas consumption below 732 MWh per year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2017 14:28:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

693870

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
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	Natural Gas: Prices
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 recent discussions he has had with the big six energy providers on steps to ensure that future increases in consumer gas bills are minimised.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	65386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Ministers in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, meet energy supply companies to discuss a wide range of issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2017 14:25:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

693404

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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	Housing: 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 23 December 2016 to Question 57882, what assessment he has made of the effect of the decrease in the number of energy efficiency measures installed in homes since January 2014 on the Government's commitment to reduce carbon emissions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	65125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The energy efficiency measures installed in homes since January 2013 as a result of Government initiatives were delivered via the Energy Company Obligation (ECO – including Affordable Warmth), Cashback, the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) and the Green Deal.</p><p>The provisional estimated lifetime carbon savings of measures installed through these schemes (excluding Affordable Warmth) to the end of September 2016, was between 28.5 - 30.0 MtCO2 with provisional estimated lifetime energy savings between 115,153-121,534 GWh.</p><p>The majority of these measures were delivered through the ECO scheme. Government sets the carbon savings thresholds which obligated ECO suppliers must meet over the lifetime of the scheme but it is up to suppliers to determine when, and how, they achieve these savings over the reporting period. This means that the numbers and types of measures installed from year to year can vary without reducing the overall carbon saved.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/03/2017 15:40:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

693406

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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	Consumer Advice, Protection, Standards and Enforcement for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Independent Review
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 Each Home Counts: an independent review of consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement for energy efficiency and renewable energy, published in December 2016, whether he plans to implement any of the recommendations of that review.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	65128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Implementation of the recommendations will, as proposed by the independent review, be led by industry. Following the Stakeholder Launch of the Report on 2 February, the Government will continue to work constructively with the sector to understand how and when they propose to implement the recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2017 14:19:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

693408

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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	Magnox: 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, if he will take steps to protect Magnox workers affected by reforms to final salary pension schemes across the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Estate.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	65061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is undertaking a consultation with its workforce on potential options for pension reform, after which the NDA will take account of the consultation responses and make proposals for the Government to consider. The NDA estate is part of the public sector, as classified by the Office of National Statistics, in that it receives over £2bn of funding from the UK taxpayer every year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the unique context that Site Licence Companies and their workforces operate in. During the consultation period the NDA have continued to lead discussions with the Trade Unions on the best approach to pension reform; one that balances the legitimate concerns of taxpayers about the present and future costs of pension commitments, with the workforce’s concern to maintain levels of retirement income for people who have dedicated their working lives to the nuclear decommissioning industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2017 17:10:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

692666

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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	Fuel Poverty
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 implications for his Department's policies on support for fuel-poor households of the report by National Energy Advice of February 2017 entitled, In from the cold.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	64855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has noted the paper presented by National Energy Action on February 13<sup>th</sup> and will assess what the implications are for current policies. Government will consider this and other evidence provided by stakeholders as part of the design of any future fuel poverty schemes. In particular it will consider the views of the Committee on Fuel Poverty.</p><p> </p><p>Government recently confirmed plans to reform the Energy Company Obligation, which is worth £640m per year. In 2017-18, 70% of the scheme will be directed at low income households. This represents an increase from £310m to £450m of funding per year. Energy companies are also required to provide over 2 million low income and vulnerable households with a £140 rebate off their energy bill each winter, under the Warm Home Discount Scheme, which is worth £320m per year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2017 14:26:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 36931 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss