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50497

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish drafts of the several orders and regulations implementing the electricity market reforms under the Energy Act 2013; when they plan to table motions in both Houses of Parliament to enable the drafts to be debated; and when they expect that any orders and regulations that are approved will come into force.
tabling member printed	Lord Jenkin of Roding
uin	HL7019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The implementing secondary legislation for Electricity Market Reform (EMR) is currently being finalised. It is the Government's intention that these regulations will be laid before the House at the beginning of June 2014 and published concurrently.</p><p> </p><p>The regulations will then be scrutinised by both the JCSI (Joint Committee on Secondary Legislation) and the SLSC (Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee). Should the regulations be approved by the committees, then Business Managers in both Houses will be asked to schedule scrutiny debates. Once debated, approval motions will be tabled in both Houses.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to the will of Parliament, it is intended that the Regulations will come into force around 1 August 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally at the beginning of June, the Government will publish the response to four consultations:</p><p>· Electricity Market Reform: Consultation on Proposals for Implementation (October 2013)</p><p>· EMR: Consultation on industry code and licence modifications (January 2014)</p><p>· EMR: Contracts for Difference Regulations - Consultation on Directions to Offer Contracts for Difference (March 2014)</p><p>· EMR: Consultation on Balancing and Settlement Code subsidiary documents (April 2014)</p><p>We will also publish an accompanying handbook setting out the final detailed policy of EMR, titled <em>Implementing Electricity Market Reform. </em></p><p>The publication of this information alongside the laying of legislation provides certainty to industry on final EMR policy design and keeps EMR on track for delivery this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	1097 label Biography information for Lord Jenkin of Roding

50540

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the nuclear sites at (a) Bradwell, (b) Hartlepool and (c) Heysham to be made available to new nuclear power station consortia.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	198358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Bradwell, Hartlepool and Heysham are three of the eight sites listed in the 2011 Nuclear National Policy Statement as potentially suitable for the deployment of new nuclear power stations. Development of these sites is a matter for commercial developers: as yet there are no proposals on the table. We hope, however, that firm plans will come forward in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

50603

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has for the Energy Company Obligation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	198423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The consultation on the future of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) closed on 16 April 2014, and the Government expects to publish its response before Parliament rises for Summer recess.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

50604

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy to return the Energy Company Obligation to its originally announced level.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	198422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government has already confirmed that the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is intended to be ambitious and long-term, extending through until at least 2022.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

50605

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reason his Department's consultation on the Energy Company Obligation does not include a return to its originally announced level.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	198421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The recent consultation on the future of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) focussed on the period between now and 2017. The precise shape of the obligation after March 2017 will be the subject of a separate consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

50611

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many jobs in his Department are based in (a) London and (b) Aberdeen as part of the Licensing Exploration and Development Unit.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	198410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>As of 30 April 2014, there were in total 54 Department of Energy and Climate Change jobs as part of the Licensing Exploration and Development Unit, 32 based in London, and 22 based in Aberdeen.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

50457

registered interest
date	09/05/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of whether proceeding with Contract for Difference auctions prior to the introduction of the Offtaker of Last Resort will be compatible with EU state aid guidelines on competitive bidding.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	198321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government considers that the proposed policies are compatible with EU state aid guidelines on competitive bidding and is currently engaging with the European Commission on the matter.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

50458

registered interest
date	09/05/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect of proceeding with contract for difference auctions prior to the introduction of the Offtaker of Last Resort.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	198323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>My officials have worked closely with developers and other stakeholders in working up the Offtaker of Last Resort proposals. The policy design is already at an advanced stage, and the detail of the proposals has been recently consulted on. We are on track to deliver the final policy and introduce enabling regulations ahead of first allocation of CfDs. CfD applicants will, therefore, have a high degree of clarity about the arrangements for OLR, well in advance of the first auctions.</p><p> </p><p>After the regulations come into force, time will be required to establish the processes for allocation of backstop PPAs and apportionment of their costs between licensed suppliers, but we do not consider that this will constitute a significant impediment to projects which secure CfDs through the auction. Furthermore, the OLR has been designed to be a last resort and generators will need to have commercial offtake arrangements in place in order to secure investment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

50459

registered interest
date	09/05/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will assess the effect of bringing forward by three years the contract for defence auctions on independent generators wishing to enter the auctions and the market conditions in which they will operate.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	198298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Auctions can be used to drive value for money once the market is sufficiently developed. We consider that market conditions are such that for some, more established technologies this will be the case. For established technologies, the proposed move to competition builds on the strong progress on cost reduction and the well-developed pipeline. For less established technologies, our aim is to ensure that they can deploy at levels which enable continued cost reduction and which ultimately support cheaper deployment in the long-term.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to develop and implement our detailed proposals for competitive allocation of CfDs, which has the potential to improve value for money, encourage new entry and drive innovation. In developing our proposals we have also been mindful of the final EU Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 published on 9 April, which indicate the need for a move to competitive processes for some technologies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

50460

registered interest
date	09/05/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will provide additional support to assist independent renewable energy generators to know PPA terms from suppliers in their contract for difference auction bids; and whether he will assess the effect of the absence of an Offtaker of Last Resort on the level of support so needed.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	198299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Offtaker of Last Resort (OLR) will support independent renewable generators by providing them with a guaranteed route to market and improving their ability to raise project finance.</p><p> </p><p>My officials have worked closely with developers and other stakeholders in working up the OLR proposals. The policy design is already at an advanced stage, and the detail of the proposals has been recently consulted on. We are on track to deliver the final policy and introduce enabling regulations ahead of first allocation of Contracts for Difference (CfDs). CfD applicants will have a high degree of clarity about the arrangements for OLR in advance of the first auctions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex