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621879

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Timber
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 25 October (HL2459), what figures were used for carbon dioxide emissions from wood, per unit of fuel or per unit of weight, in the emissions from biomass reported as a memo item in Table 1s2 of the background data accompanying the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2014.
tabling member printed	Baroness Parminter
uin	HL2685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>In the emissions from biomass reported as a memo item in Table 1s2 of the background data accompanying the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2014, the figures for carbon dioxide emissions from burning one tonne of wood are: 1.055 tonnes for power stations, 1.416 tonnes for domestic combustion and 1.767 tonnes for other industrial combustion.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/11/2016 14:49:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4178 label Biography information for Baroness Parminter

621950

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Magnox Reactors
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 reasons are for the increase in costs of £1.6 billion by Cavendish Fluor Partnership for the clean-up project for 12 Magnox reactors.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	50410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA’s) contract with Cavendish Fluor Partnership (CFP) contains a provision to allow for a period of consolidation between the NDA and CFP, ensuring the contract is in line with delivery on the ground.</p><p> </p><p>The NDA’s consolidation process has not yet concluded and therefore it is not appropriate to comment on this figure.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/11/2016 17:54:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

621951

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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
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 effectiveness of management of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in response to the judgement arising from Energy Solutions EU Limited and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority of 29 July 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	50560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is Government’s primary assurance body providing challenge and oversight of the site’s major projects and procurements. Government monitors the NDA closely to hold it to account, ensure it is delivering high quality work and that it is value for money.</p><p> </p><p>The NDA has sought leave to appeal the 29 July judgement. It is therefore not appropriate for the Government to comment further.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/11/2016 17:56:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

621952

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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
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 cost to the public purse was of the (a) legal and (b) associated costs in the case of EnergySolutions EU Limited and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	50559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has sought leave to appeal the 29 July judgement. It is therefore not appropriate for the Government to comment further.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/11/2016 18:12:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

621953

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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
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 he is taking to improve the procurement process in the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in response to the judgement arising from EnergySolutions EU Limited and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority of 29 July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	50561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has sought leave to appeal the 29 July judgement. It is therefore not appropriate for the Government to comment further at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/11/2016 17:58:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

621965

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of senior civil service graded posts in his Department classified as (i) deputy director, (ii) assistant director, (iii) team leader and (iv) policy manager have been based outside London in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	50393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was created in July 2016; therefore no data for the department exists prior to that date.</p><p>The number and proportion of our Senior Civil Service graded posts in the department classified as (i) deputy director, (ii) assistant director, (iii) team leader or (iv) policy manager, as at 30 September 2016, are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total number of Deputy Directors</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of Deputy Directors based outside London</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of Deputy Directors based outside London</p></td><td><p>6.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/10/2016 14:10:47 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

622017

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 December 2010, Official Report, column 7WS, what consideration his Department has given to the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child when making new policy and legislation since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	50455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Assessing the impact of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy policies on families is an integral part of policy development in the Department.</p><p>Being able to analyse properly the impact of polices in relation to particular groups is a fundamental part of good policy-making.</p><p>Rights, freedoms and protections for children are considered throughout policy-making. This is done through:</p><ul><li>The Equalities Analysis, which ensures that decision-makers understand the impact on protected groups.</li><li>a Family Test that helps us to understand the impact of new policies on families and children.</li></ul> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/11/2016 11:18:23 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

622050

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Coal Authority
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 times government ministers have met the Coal Authority in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	50553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Coal Authority has met with Government Ministers four times in the last two years.</p><p>The Minister of State for Energy met the Coal Authority on three occasions between October 2014 and October 2016:</p><ul><li>6 January 2015</li><li>16 December 2015</li><li>25 October 2016</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Coal Authority also met the then Under-Secretary of State Environment and Rural Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Penrith and The Border (Rory Stewart) on 20 November 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/11/2016 14:35:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

622051

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Home Loss Payments
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 times the Secretary of State has exercised his powers to make payments above £15,000 under the House Loss Payments Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	50554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has not exercised his powers to make payments above £15,000 under the House Loss Payments Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/11/2016 12:15:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

622052

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Coal Authority: Legal Opinion
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 the Coal Authority has spent on external legal advice in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	50556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Coal Authority’s external legal spend over the last five years is broken-down as follows:</p><p>Oct 2011 - Sep 2012 448,512.24</p><p>Oct 2012 - Sep 2013 615,208.40</p><p>Oct 2013 - Sep 2014 418,516.90</p><p>Oct 2014 - Sep 2015 371,561.44</p><p>Oct 2015 - Sep 2016 771,867.78</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/11/2016 12:15:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell