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862208

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Scottish Limited Partnerships
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 many firms are registered as Scottish Limited Partnerships in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	132627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of firms registered as Scottish Limited Partnerships in the UK is 29,709.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 19/03/2018 15:56:24 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

862228

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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, what proportion of the 8.6 million smart meters installed by the end of 2017 were (a) advanced and (b) SMETS1 meters.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	132647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>As of 30<sup>th</sup> September 2017, there were over 8.6 million smart and advanced meters operating across homes and businesses in Great Britain, by both large and small energy suppliers. Of those, around 7.7 million were smart meters and around 0.89 million were advanced meters.</p><p>The Government publishes quarterly reports on the number of smart electricity and gas meters installed in Great Britain as part of its Smart Meters statistics collection. As part of each statistical release, a breakdown by meter type is provided:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/smart-meters-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/smart-meters-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/03/2018 17:05:59 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

862241

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Wind Power: Scotland
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 potential merits to the Scottish manufacturing sector of the development of floating offshore wind technology.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	132660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Offshore wind is a success story for the UK. Government support has enabled investment, cost reduction and building a supply chain across different parts of the UK including Scotland. We will look to build on this success as part of our Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Floating offshore wind is still at a demonstration phase. However, the technology is eligible to compete in the Contracts for Difference auctions which incentivise developers and supply chains to innovate and reduce costs. If the technology can demonstrate that it can compete with other forms of generation, the manufacturing sector may be able to benefit from UK deployment and potential exports.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:23:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

862243

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Wind Power: Scotland
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 potential effect of the development of (a) Dounreay TrÍ, (b) Forthwind and (c) Kincardine offshore wind projects on the (i) the UK and (ii) Scottish economy.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	132662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>The potential effect on the UK and Scottish economy would depend upon a number of factors including the size of the projects, their individual procurement plans and the levels of local content achieved. For example, it has been reported that equipment and components for certain elements of these projects could be sourced from a range of locations, including Europe and the Far East.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst floating offshore wind is still at a relatively early stage of development, it could have a role in the long-term decarbonisation and contribute to our Industrial Strategy, if it can demonstrate that it can bring down costs and compete with other forms of low carbon generation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/04/2018 13:56:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

862244

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 potential merits of extending the Renewables Obligation support to floating offshore wind projects after October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	132663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme closed to most new projects on 31 March 2017. Floating and demonstration offshore wind projects in Scotland have a grace period until 30 September 2018 to accredit under the scheme. Developers have known about this grace period since it was announced by the Scottish Government in 2013. The expiry dates are set out in legislation and we do not intend to extend them.</p><p> </p><p>The RO is being replaced by the competitive 'Contracts for Difference' (CFD) support scheme. Innovative offshore wind projects are eligible to compete in the next CFD auction, planned for spring 2019. The scheme incentivises developers and the supply chain to innovate and continuously bear down on costs. This will allow the UK to produce more renewable energy at a significantly lower cost for consumers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/03/2018 15:35:57 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

862904

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a smart meter fitted in domestic premises will be replaced free of charge if a householder switches energy supplier to one whose systems are not compatible with its use.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL6352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>When consumers with first generation smart (SMETS1) meters switch energy supplier, if the new supplier is not able to operate the meter in 'smart' mode, the meter will continue to record energy consumption accurately and can be used in 'traditional' mode.</p><p> </p><p>The Data and Communications Company is developing a solution to move SMETS1 meters onto the national communications infrastructure to enable consumers to retain their smart services upon switching. This can be done remotely.</p><p>Second generation smart (SMETS2) meters will be fully compatible between energy providers, therefore allowing all consumers to retain smart services when they switch energy suppliers.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 27/03/2018 12:25:46 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

862915

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Liquefied Natural Gas: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much liquefied natural gas has been imported into the UK since 1 January; and from which countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s Energy Trends Table 4.4 includes an extensive monthly breakdown of all gas imports, including liquefied natural gas, by country of origin. Due to the large amount of data in Table 4.4, I have included a copy of it as an attachment:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/682882/ET_4.4.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/682882/ET_4.4.xls</a></p><p>The latest data in Energy Trends is for two months prior to the publication month, and the publication on 29th March will include new data for January 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 28/03/2018 15:40:19 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley attachment 1 file name Copy of ET_4.4.xls title Supplementary info on origin of UK gas imports
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

862916

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Iron and Steel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much steel was produced in the UK in 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Statistics from the World Steel Association show that 7.5 million tonnes of crude steel was produced in the UK in 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 27/03/2018 12:21:11 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

862922

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Working Hours: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to abolish all EU-derived working time regulations after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Livermore
uin	HL6370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister has made a clear commitment to protect workers’ rights and the EU (Withdrawal) Bill will ensure that workers’ rights currently enjoyed under EU law will continue to be available in UK law after we have left the EU. The Government has no intention to abolish any EU-derived working time regulations after Brexit.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 27/03/2018 12:22:00 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore

862936

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Nuclear Power Stations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what investment they are making in the research and development of small modular nuclear plants; and how many small modular nuclear plants will be operational when all coal-fired power stations are phased out.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL6384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>In December 2017 Government announced up to £44m, over the next 3 years, for the Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) Programme. The aim of this programme is to assess the feasibility of innovative reactor projects and to accelerate development of promising designs. Government also announced up to £12m for the UK Regulators to increase their capability and capacity to assess and license new designs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to phasing out electricity generation using unabated coal by 2025. It is unlikely that any small modular reactor nuclear plants would be operational in the UK by this date. However, several small reactor developers have expressed an interest in entering the UK Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process in the near future. GDA is a process that enables regulators to assess new nuclear reactor designs in advance of an application to build a reactor at a specific site.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 27/03/2018 12:23:03 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon