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1001980

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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: Lancashire
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 comparative assessment his Department has made of geological activity in Fylde (a) since the commencement of exploratory drilling at the Preston New Road Shale Gas site and (b) prior to such drilling.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	188137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>This is publicly available information:</p><p><a href="https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/shaleGas/monitoring/lancashire.html" target="_blank">https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/shaleGas/monitoring/lancashire.html</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:43:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

846079

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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, for what reasons Ofgem recently increased the level of the pre-payment metre price cap.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	128787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The prepayment safeguard tariff (price cap) tariff was introduced by the Competition and markets Authority (CMA) following its investigation into the energy markets. The methodology set by the CMA, and administered by Ofgem, to calculate the cap is based on wholesale costs, network costs, policy costs, operating costs and costs specifically associated with prepayment meters. The recent change reflected changes in these underlying costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/02/2018 15:47:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

843801

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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: 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, whether the removal of appeal rights for energy companies to an independent body, as indicated in the draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill, will also apply to National Grid’s RIIO price controls.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	128239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Proposals in the draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill will only apply to the implementation of a cap on standard variable and default tariffs. Energy companies would be able to challenge Ofgem’s decision on the setting of the cap by way of judicial review. It does not remove an existing right of appeal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/02/2018 15:57:13 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

843802

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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: 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, whether the Regulatory Policy Committee will scrutinise the draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	128240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The impact assessment for the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill will be reviewed by the Regulatory Policy Committee.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/02/2018 16:00:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

843803

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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: 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, whether his Department sought legal advice on the removal of appeal rights to an independent body as contained in the draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	128241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The draft Bill would place a new duty on Ofgem to implement a cap on standard variable and default tariffs. It does not remove an existing right of appeal. Energy companies would be able to challenge Ofgem’s decision on the setting of the cap by way of judicial review, and the Government believes that a Court is capable of considering these matters.</p><p> </p><p>Government Bills are drafted by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel based on instructions from Government lawyers. We are content that the provisions set out in the draft Bill are compliant with the law.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/02/2018 15:58:06 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

839262

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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: Price Caps
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 30 January 2018 to Question 124845, on Energy: Prices, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of energy price caps on (a) consumers (b) employment and (c) investment in (i) Canada, (ii) the US, (iii) Spain and (iv) New Zealand; and if his Department will publish that assessment.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	127816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We have made assessments on other countries regarding their energy policy. In those countries where there were, or had been, price interventions in the energy sector markets were either not previously liberalised, or had only recently been liberalised. This is very different to the situation in Great Britain, and so no useful comparisons can be drawn on the effect on employment and investment in those countries.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/02/2018 17:25:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

839264

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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: 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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill on employment in energy projects in the counties and regions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	127818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill is clear that Ofgem must have regard to the need to ensure that holders of supply licences who operate efficiently are able to finance activities authorised by the licence. It would be for the independent regulator, Ofgem, to make its assessment of efficient operations.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/02/2018 14:55:28 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

839265

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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: 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 assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of implementation of proposals in the draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill on a (a) a rise and (b) fall in wholesale energy costs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	127819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>In designing the method for setting the level of the price cap we would expect that Ofgem would need to consider how to take account of relevant changes in wholesale energy prices, whilst maintaining incentives for switching and enabling effective competition.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/02/2018 14:54:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

832917

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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: Price Caps
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 16 January 2018 to Question 122980, on Energy: prices, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a right for energy companies to appeal decisions of Ofgem on the setting of the energy price cap to the Competition and Markets Authority.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	125233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>In setting the cap the Bill requires Ofgem, among other things, to have regard to the need to set the cap at a level that enables effective competition for domestic supply contracts, the need to maintain incentives for domestic customers to switch and the need to ensure that energy suppliers who operate efficiently are able to finance their activities. There is a requirement for Ofgem to consult on the methodology for the cap and on the licence modification that will introduce the price cap.</p><p>Energy companies would be able to challenge Ofgem’s decisions by way of judicial review. The availability of judicial review to scrutinise whether Ofgem has properly implemented the will of Parliament, and had proper regard to the matters Parliament had required Ofgem to consider when setting the cap, is an appropriate appeal route. The Government does not believe it is necessary to produce an assessment of the potential merits of an alternative route of appeal.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 17:25:05 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

830183

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2018 to Question 122980, what assessment his Department has made of the cost that is likely be incurred by energy companies in challenging Ofgem’s decision on the setting of the cap by way of judicial review in comparison with the cost that is incurred by energy companies in appealing to the Competition and Markets Authority.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	124844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The draft Bill would place specific objectives on Ofgem to have regard to a number of factors when setting the price cap, including the need to ensure that energy suppliers who operate efficiently are able to finance their activities. The Bill also provides for Ofgem to consult on the setting of the cap. The Government is not in a position to assess or comment on the likely costs that might be incurred by third parties in relation to hypothetical legal challenges.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/01/2018 15:48:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 37887 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies