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registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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	Hydroelectric Power: Feed-in Tariffs
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 feed-in tariff on low head hydro schemes in England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	71357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Over 1000 small-scale (high or low head) hydro installations have been registered in the Feed-in Tariff scheme since April 2010, comprising 182 megawatts of capacity as of the end of February 2017. The Feed-in Tariff contributed to a doubling* in the number of hydro installations in the UK between 2010 and 2015, though a smaller proportion in terms of capacity, as none of these new sites are above 2MW in size.</p><p><em>*<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/regional-renewable-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/regional-renewable-statistics</a> </em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 16:31:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

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

722158

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	Plastics: 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, what quality of steam coal the UK carbon fibre industry requires; where it currently sources coal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	71063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold data on coal consumption at this level of disaggregation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 11:15:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

722278

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	Nuclear Power: Skilled Workers
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 are being taken to build expertise in engineering and scientific capabilities for the nuclear industry.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	71174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is working collaboratively with industry and skills bodies, including through the Nuclear Skills Strategy Group (NSSG), to ensure the nuclear industry has access to the required engineering and science capabilities. The NSSG reports up to the Nuclear Industry Council which I co-chair, and Nuclear Industry Association Chair, John Hutton, which will be considering skills initiatives as a key pillar of the developing Industrial Strategy. The pipeline of future scientists and engineers needed for the sector is being strengthened through national Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education as well as Government-backed skills initiatives such as the Apprenticeship Levy and the National College for Nuclear. The National College for Nuclear aims to train 7,000 people by 2020, with the first intake of students to begin in Autumn.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/04/2017 11:20:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

720883

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	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, which current projects related to carbon capture and storage are supported by funding from his Department; and what the value is of those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	70889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) issues are the responsibility of the Clean Electricity Directorate in the Department.</p><p>Since 2015, the Government has allocated up to approximately £11 million on a range of carbon capture projects supporting research and development in CO<sub>2</sub> storage, carbon capture technologies and CCS feasibility studies.</p><p>The following current projects will be completed in 2017:</p><ul><li><em>Assessing the potential of CO2 utilisation in the UK. </em>Contract value: £75,000;</li><li><em>CO2 transport and storage: review of business models (Phase 1). </em>Contract value: £20,000;</li><li><em>Assessing the cost reduction potential and competitiveness of novel (next generation) UK carbon capture technology. </em>Contract Value: £225,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government Energy Entrepreneurs Fund has funded approximately £1.6 million in support to innovative carbon capture technologies. Phase 5 of this Fund opened on 30 October 2016 with a budget of up to £9 million, which CCS projects were able to apply for. Phase 5 is currently going through the project selection process and the winners will be announced in due course. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-entrepreneurs-fund-phase-5" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-entrepreneurs-fund-phase-5</a></p><p>The UK has also contracted with the EU to provide €5.5m to the ACT (Accelerating CCS Technologies) Co-fund project. Full details can be found at <a href="http://www.act-ccs.eu/" target="_blank">http://www.act-ccs.eu/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 70557 question first answered 24/04/2017 16:29:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

720896

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	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Contracts
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 oral contribution of 27 March 2017, Official Report, column 25, on Magnex: early contract terminations, for what reasons the mismatch referred to was not foreseen by the Nuclear Decommissioning Board when drafting the contract as tendered in 2012.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	70306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Inquiry led by Steve Holliday that I announced on 27 March 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/04/2017 12:48:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

720898

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	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Contracts
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 oral contribution of 27 March 2017, Official Report, columns 25 to 27, on Magnex: early contract terminations, whether the investigation will include an investigation into the conduct of people involved in the procurement process referred to in Energysolutions EU Ltd v Nuclear Decommissioning Authority [2016] EWHC 1988 (TCC) and in the period following that process.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	70307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Inquiry led by Steve Holliday that I announced on 27 March 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/04/2017 12:50:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

720899

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	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Contracts
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 the reason was for the time taken to make the decision to withdraw the appeal of Energysolutions EU Ltd v Nuclear Decommissioning Authority [2016] EWHC 1988 (TCC).
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	70308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>This decision was made by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and was a consequence of settling the EnergySolutions case.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/04/2017 12:57:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

720900

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	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Termination of Employment
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 reasons the employment contract of the previous Chair and Chief Executive of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority was terminated; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	70309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The former Chairman of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Stephen Henwood, stepped down as planned on 28 February 2017 after having served nine years in the role. John Clarke, former Chief Executive of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, announced his retirement on 5 August 2016 and remained in post subsequently to help manage the transition to his successor, who was appointed on 1 March 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/04/2017 13:00:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

720907

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, what plans he has to renew smart metering licences due to expire in November 2018 under the Energy Act 2008.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	70235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Under the Energy Act 2008 my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has powers to amend electricity and gas supply licences for the purposes of smart metering until 1 November 2018. We published for pre-legislative scrutiny in 2016 two measures related to smart meters including a proposal to extend these powers by five years. This would allow Government to continue to oversee the successful completion of the rollout by the end of 2020 and post-implementation to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of the smart metering policy framework. We are proposing to introduce these measures when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/04/2017 13:19:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead