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422923

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs
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 her Department has made of the effect of changes to the Feed-in Tariff scheme on (a) jobs and investment opportunities, (b) renewable energy projects and (c) levels of carbon emissions; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	12919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s consultation on the feed-in tariff review reflects the need to balance sector support whilst keeping bills down for consumers. We strongly welcomed evidence from the sector during this review consultation, which ended on 23 October.</p><br /><p>We published an impact assessment on our proposals, which included the deployment projections for each option proposed. This is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-a-review-of-the-feed-in-tariff-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-a-review-of-the-feed-in-tariff-scheme</a>.</p><br /><p>In order to meet our sustainable energy targets, we know we will need significant cuts in emissions across all parts of the economy. This will not depend on any single technology, but rather will need a balanced mix of low carbon technologies, including nuclear, renewables, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) in order to help tackle the threat of climate change while keeping the lights on and ensuring the best value for consumers.</p><br /><p>The feed-in tariff scheme has been extremely successful in deploying small-scale renewables. The scheme has already exceeded our 2020/21 projections for hydro, wind, and anaerobic digestion and is within the projected range for solar PV.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/10/2015 14:43:17 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

422924

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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
hansard heading	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when she expects to inform the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon renewable energy project of its contract for difference strike price.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	12913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>We are in the first phase of a negotiation with Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay PLC for a Contract for Difference (CFD) for the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project.</p><br /><p>This first phase is a due diligence exercise to establish a better understanding of the project, including detailed scrutiny of its costs, timescales and potential benefits.</p><br /><p>Being in a bilateral negotiation does not mean that an agreement on a strike price will be reached or that a CFD will necessarily be awarded.</p><br /><p>If there were to be a decision to offer a CFD, it would be subject to strict value for money considerations, the funds available within the Levy Control Framework at the time of a decision and be subject to State aid approval by the European Commission.</p><p><br></p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/10/2015 12:40:31 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

422927

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the change in the number of jobs in each region attributable to changes to feed-in tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	12908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>Our consultation on the feed-in tariff review reflects the need to balance sector support whilst keeping bills down for consumers. We strongly welcomed evidence from the sector during this review consultation, which ended on 23 October, and we asked a question about the impact on the wider economy, including jobs, in the consultation. We will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/10/2015 14:41:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

422597

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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
hansard heading	National Grid: Weather
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the expected capacity margin of the National Grid during winter 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	12694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>National Grid has recently published their Winter Outlook Report with a capacity margin of 5.1% for winter 2015-16.</p><br /><p>National Grid continually assesses the risks to security of supply and system stability across GB. They have confirmed they have all the tools they need to manage the system this winter.</p><p><br> <br></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/10/2015 13:38:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

422598

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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
hansard heading	Electricity: Weather
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations she has received on the probability of electricity shortages during winter 2015-16; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	12695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>Ensuring that hardworking families and businesses across the country have secure, affordable energy supplies they can rely on is our top priority.</p><br /><p>National Grid has recently published their Winter Outlook Report with a capacity margin of 5.1% for winter 2015-16.</p><br /><p>National Grid continually assesses the risks to security of supply and system stability across GB. They have confirmed they have all the tools they need to manage the system this winter.</p><p><br></p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/10/2015 13:39:39 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

422599

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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
hansard heading	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
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 she has made of the effect of proposed changes to the feed-in-tariff on solar firms and small businesses in (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) London Borough of Lewisham, (c) London and (d) England.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	12650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>Our consultation on the feed-in tariff review reflects the need to balance sector support whilst keeping bills down for consumers. We published an impact assessment on our proposals available here:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-a-review-of-the-feed-in-tariff-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-a-review-of-the-feed-in-tariff-scheme</a>.</p><br /><p>We have strongly encouraged evidence from the sector during this review consultation, which ended on 23 October, to assist our analysis of the potential impact on the wider economy, including jobs.</p><br /><p><br></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2015 15:57:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

422602

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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
hansard heading	Electricity: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her policy is on the introduction of net metering for (a) domestic and (b) commercial electricity generating installations.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	12597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>We are currently consulting on the future of the Feed-in Tariff and will consider all stakeholder views, including any representations on net metering, as part of the government response. The consultation closes on 23rd October 2015.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2015 12:22:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

422604

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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
hansard heading	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the level is of public subsidy per megawatt of energy generated sought by the developers and operators of the proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon; and how this subsidy compares to similar subsidies sought by the nuclear industry.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	12581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The negotiations between the UK Government and Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay PLC are commercially sensitive and it is not appropriate for us to comment on matters such as the potential strike price.</p><br /><p>The negotiations must be kept confidential in order to allow the Government to secure the best possible deal for consumers.</p><br /><p>Any decision to offer a contract for difference (CFD) would be subject to strict value for money considerations, the funds available within the Levy Control Framework at the time of a decision and be subject to State aid approval.</p><br /><p>If issued, any CFD would be published once completed, including the strike price, having redacted commercially sensitive information.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/10/2015 12:40:07 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

422607

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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
hansard heading	UN Climate Change Conference
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the Government's aims are for the forthcoming Paris Climate Summit; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Somerset
tabling member printed	Dr Liam Fox
uin	12616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing an ambitious, legally binding, global deal on climate change at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) 21 in Paris in December.</p><br /><p>The UK is working with other countries to secure ambitious mitigation commitments from all parties that together keep the global goal of limiting global warming to below 2°C within reach. We also want an agreement that includes a regular review of targets to increase ambition over time, a global long term goal and a robust, legally binding rules framework to ensure transparency and accountability of commitments to help the world track progress, improve competitiveness and provide business certainty.</p><br /><p>It will also be important that the Agreement supports the most vulnerable countries to build climate resilience. I am pleased that my rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced a significant uplift in funding through the International Climate Fund (ICF) providing at least £5.8 billion over the next five years. This complements commitments from other countries such as France and Germany and should help build momentum for climate action beyond Paris.</p><br /><p>However, there remains a lot of work to do and we are working closely with international counterparts to help secure an ambitious deal.</p><br /><p>Following the outcome in Paris, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State will lay a statement in the House.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/10/2015 12:39:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 25503 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox

422608

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the new smart meters being rolled-out under her Department's initiative are competitively-priced as required under EU Directive 2006/EC/32; and what information her Department holds on their competitive pricing.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Roger Mullin
uin	12511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>Meters being rolled-out as part of the DECC programme are compliant with this requirement. Meters are within the competitive part of the GB energy market and are the responsibility of energy suppliers to procure, install and operate. Energy suppliers have a competitive incentive to ensure that they achieve value for money for their customers when purchasing meters.</p><br /><p>DECC has assessed the development of smart meters by manufacturers, as well as the supply chains of energy suppliers in relation to smart metering, and is confident that a well-developed market exists based on competitive pricing.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/10/2015 15:16:30 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4468 label Biography information for Roger Mullin