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1719424

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 she has taken steps with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to increase the offshore wind capacity delivered in the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 compared to Allocation Round 5.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	27162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>On 6 March 2024, the Government confirmed over £1 billion of budget will be available in the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 auction, including £800 million allocated to offshore wind. This followed the announcement in November that the administrative strike prices for fixed and floating offshore wind had been increased by 66% and over 50% respectively, since the previous allocation round.</p><p> </p><p>This budget announcement makes this the largest round yet, with four times more budget available to offshore wind than in the previous round.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 23/05/2024 15:39:37 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1719439

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2024 to Question 26615 on Energy: Debts, what is the (a) sum, (b) quantum and (c) value of the element of the Default Tariff Cap allocated by Ofgem for consumer debt held by suppliers.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	27177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Ofgem includes an ‘adjustment allowance’ in the price cap calculation to account for elements such as consumer debt. In the April-June 2024 price cap, the amount is £28 per typical domestic customer bill per year.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem publishes price cap calculations on its website: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fenergy-policy-and-regulation%2Fpolicy-and-regulatory-programmes%2Fenergy-price-cap-default-tariff-policy%2Fenergy-price-cap-default-tariff-levels&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C2f0c31a12a9a40c357bd08dc7b0fba77%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638520554686383158%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cXpcp8rRSEWWHi3GLg4EkbTT0JY9iUcHvEpaYXufktI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-policy-and-regulation/policy-and-regulatory-programmes/energy-price-cap-default-tariff-policy/energy-price-cap-default-tariff-levels</a></p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 23/05/2024 11:20:05 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1719039

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 steps he has taken with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ensure that the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 delivers more offshore wind capacity than Allocation Round 5.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	26894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>On 6 March 2024, the Government confirmed over £1 billion of budget will be available in the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 auction, including £800 million allocated to offshore wind. This followed the announcement in November that the administrative strike</p><p>prices for fixed and floating offshore wind had been increased by 66% and over 50% respectively, since the previous allocation round. This budget announcement makes this the largest round yet, with four times more budget available to offshore wind than in the previous round.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 22/05/2024 10:28:02 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1719104

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
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: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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 her Department's publication of spending over £500 using a government procurement card from October to December 2023 on 17 May 2024, for what purpose payments totalling £3,417 were made to Mons Hospitality between 22 November and 9 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	26863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>We can confirm that the only information we hold regarding the purpose of these payments to Mons Hospitality over the timeframe stated is related to the provision of food and drink/catering at COP28</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/05/2024 15:58:37 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1719105

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
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: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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 her Department's publication of spending over £500 using a government procurement card from October to December 2023 on 17 May 2024, for what purpose payments were made of (a) £662.70 to Paul on 10 October 2023, (b) £2,157.60 to Revolution Events on 6 November 2023, (c) £865.64 to Hilton International on 16 November 2023, and (d) £1,023.02 to Orbis Coffee on 17 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	26864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>We can confirm that the only information we hold regarding the purpose of these payments is related to the provision of catering, conference attendance and accommodation.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/05/2024 15:56:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1718837

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
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 much revenue the Exchequer has received from the British Coal Staff Superannuation Fund since 1994.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	26672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has received £3.1bn for its role as Guarantor from the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2024 09:04:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1718838

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
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 former employees were recipients of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in (a) Easington constituency and (b) the UK in May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	26673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The total number of BCSSS members in Easington was 732 as at June 2023. The number of former employees in BCSSS in the UK in May 2024 was 28,437. The breakdown of scheme members (i.e. former employees and dependants) by constituency is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2024 05:24:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1718840

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2023 to Question 1095 on Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, if she will take steps to calculate how many of the 23,974 spouse/dependant pensioners in the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme reside in (a) Easington constituency and (b) the North East.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	26674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The breakdown of dependant members by constituency is not available. It would be for the Trustees to take steps to calculate this figure. As at June 2023, the total number of MPS members in Easington was 3563 and in the North East was 15,917.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2024 05:24:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1718929

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of steps taken by (a) her Department and (b) the Treasury on ensuring that the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 delivers more offshore wind capacity than Allocation Round 5.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	26757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>On 6 March 2024, the Government confirmed over £1 billion of budget will be available in the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 auction, including £800 million allocated to offshore wind. This followed the announcement in November that the administrative strike prices for fixed and floating offshore wind had been increased by 66% and over 5 0% respectively, since the previous allocation round. This budget announcement makes this the largest round yet, with four times more budget available to offshore wind than in the previous round.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 21/05/2024 16:39:42 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1718932

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	Renewable Energy: Finance
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 her planned timetable is for announcing the final revised budget for contracts for difference allocation round six.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	26758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>National Grid ESO are currently reviewing applications against the published CfD qualification criteria. The outcomes of this process will dictate timings for when my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will decide whether an increase to the budget is appropriate. The different timeline scenarios are published here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfdallocationround.uk%2Fnews%2Far6-core-parameters-published&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C35c7daa723de42ec78e108dc79b43a4b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638519062177322102%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IJreLNHWN1BG7lCsxM7favds8S5jUAPhH4RxKjTlCxU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.cfdallocationround.uk/news/ar6-core-parameters-published</a></p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 21/05/2024 16:39:40 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan