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1605844

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Supply: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether there are regions of the UK where it is not possible to build new homes due to energy supply constraints.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is aware of lengthy timescales for connection to the electricity network in some parts of the country, that are affecting housing developments. The Government is working with Ofgem and network companies to improve the connection process and release network capacity to accelerate connections.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/03/2023 15:08:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605883

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Bills Discount Scheme: District Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including heat networks in the list of sectors eligible for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	170714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>There will be thresholds for qualifying for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS). These thresholds have been set at sectors falling above the 80th percentile for energy intensity and 60th percentile for trade intensity, plus any sectors eligible for the existing energy compensation and exemption schemes. The government does not expect heat networks to qualify for the ETII scheme. As announced at the Budget the government will instead make a separate EBDS rate available for heat networks supplying domestic customers.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 24/03/2023 14:22:38 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1605915

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many suppliers his Department has excluded from procurement on the grounds of (a) fraud, (b) corruption and (c) other grounds under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 from 2015 to 2022.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	170630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/03/2023 12:07:27 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1605920

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Oil Rigs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) oil production and (b) exploration rigs are working in the North Sea and west of Shetland.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	170746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>There are currently 342 oil and gas production facilities in the North Sea and West of Shetland, of which 297 are fixed platforms. The exact locations of these can be found via the North Sea Transition Authority’s offshore interactive map via:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arcgis.com%2Fapps%2Fwebappviewer%2Findex.html%3Fid%3Df4b1ea5802944a55aa4a9df0184205a5&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cd047b157e0a747c5230808db2f69d003%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638155903721924851%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vcw2bwQSyEUv8SzY7Mb854B4x26PS%2BfzA%2BL3GdoDdHI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f4b1ea5802944a55aa4a9df0184205a5</a>.</p><p> </p><p>According to Westwood Energy RigLogix service, there are currently 31 mobile oil and gas drilling rigs located in the North Sea and West of Shetland. Of these, 19 are currently either on active operations or moving to location, seven are awaiting deployment, and five are in shipyards undergoing inspection, maintenance, or modification.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/03/2023 13:06:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1605978

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the UN Secretary General’s call on 20 March for rich countries to commit to reaching net zero as close as possible to 2040.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	170574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government has committed to reaching net zero by 2050, in line with advice from the UK’s independent Climate Change Committee, and consistent with the findings from the IPCC’s Synthesis Report released on 20<sup>th</sup> March.</p><p> </p><p>The Government set out the steps it is taking to reach net zero and nearer term targets in the Net Zero Strategy, published in October 2021, and the British Energy Security Strategy, published in April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>As well as this, the Government urges countries that have not already done so to communicate long-term srategies that align with a 1.5C pathway, as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/03/2023 15:08:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1606026

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Charter Treaty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government will be voting for the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation package negotiated in 2022 at the Ad Hoc Energy Charter Conference taking place in April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	170575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK has been a strong advocate for modernising the Energy Charter Treaty, recognising the urgent need to align it with modern energy priorities, international treaty practice and commitments on climate change. The adoption of modernisation has been postponed and the next Energy Charter Conference has not yet been scheduled. The Government is carefully assessing the evolving situation in order to respond appropriately. The Government will keep the House informed of relevant developments.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/03/2023 15:08:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1606052

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on the proposed Xlinks renewable energy interlink with Morocco.
tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Heather Wheeler
uin	170581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is interested in the Xlinks project and has established a dedicated team within the department to consider – without commitment – the viability and merits of the proposal to understand how it could contribute to the UK’s energy security.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/03/2023 15:07:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler

1606053

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the article Location, location, location: finding sites for nuclear power plants by Professor Adrian Bull, published by the University of Manchester on 13 March 2023, if his Department will work with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to adapt their clean-up mission of nuclear decommissioning sites to take account of the need for substantial new nuclear capability.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	170757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has already been providing support to nuclear power developers who are interested in the potential for using the NDA land estate to deploy new nuclear reactors and has signed memorandums of understanding with Rolls Royce and Cwmni Egino in relation to this. They also work with other sectors interested in their land. This work is consistent with NDA’s mission to clean up the UK’s nuclear legacy sites safely, securely and cost-effectively, in order to release sites for other uses.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 29/03/2023 15:09:08 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1606068

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Nuclear Reactors: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his policy is on the deployment of further large-scale nuclear reactors in the UK after Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	170584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>In order to meet the nuclear ambition set out in the British Energy Security Strategy, we will need to consider a range of technologies and options for deployment, including both large-scale reactors and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).</p><p> </p><p>Launched at my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget, Great British Nuclear (GBN) will enable Britain’s deployment of nuclear reactors beyond Sizewell C, addressing constraints in the nuclear market and delivering an ambitious civil nuclear programme. The initial focus for GBN will be on SMRs, but it will support government’s consideration of further large-scale projects beyond Sizewell C to help us deliver on our net zero ambitions.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 24/03/2023 12:07:12 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson