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506225

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what support has been provided by the Government for the growth of the energy-from-waste industry.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	33049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government has provided a range of support for energy from waste technologies through the Renewables Obligation (RO), the Renewable Incentive (RHI), the Feed-In Tariff and the Contracts for Difference (CfD). The technologies supported include: Landfill Gas, Sewage Gas, Energy from Waste with CHP, Anaerobic Digestion and Advanced Conversion Technologies.</p><p> </p><p>As of the end of 2015, our support has brought forward just over 2.4 GWh of capacity in these technologies, delivering just under 9.4TWh of renewable electricity.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has provided support to 20 projects using energy from waste technologies. Direct commitments by the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to date total £334m with additional indirect commitments of £130m to Foresight Group LLP through the Foresight-managed Recycling and Waste LP (RAW) fund, in which GIB is a cornerstone investor, and Greensphere Capital LLP which manages the UK Green and Sustainable Waste and Energy Investment Limited Partnership (UKGSWEI) fund on behalf of the GIB.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 14/04/2016 13:38:15 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 54962 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

506447

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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	Hinkley Point C Power Station
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 anticipated date is for the Hinkley Point C reactor to start transmitting electricity to the National Grid; and whether the proposed contract for that reactor includes punitive measures for delay beyond that date.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	33084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>EDF have said that they expect Hinkley Point C to start generating electricity in 2025. The Contracts for Difference (CfD) payment term in the proposed contract is 35 years with a target commissioning date of 2025 for each reactor. The target commissioning window for each reactor is four years from its target commissioning date (subject to Force Majeure). In the event that either reactor is not commissioned by the end of its target commissioning window, the CfD payment term for that reactor is shortened commensurately for each day of delay through to the long stop date. If neither reactor has been commissioned by four years after the last day of the target commissioning window for reactor 2 i.e. November 2033 (the longstop date), the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) has the option to terminate the contract.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/04/2016 12:22:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

487148

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
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	Housing: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2016 to Question 26458, how much investment in energy efficiency measures (a) was made during the last Parliament and (b) will be made during this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	32639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>Government policies supported investment of around £7.4bn on energy efficiency measures<sup>1</sup> over the last parliament.</p><p> </p><p>This included spending of:</p><p> </p><p>£2.9bn on ECO and the Green Deal<sup>2</sup></p><p>£3.8bn on CERT</p><p>£0.7bn on CESP<sup>3,4</sup></p><p> </p><p>During the course of this parliament, Government policies are expected to support investment of around £3.6bn. This includes spending of<sup>5</sup>:</p><p> </p><p>£1.7bn on ECO<sup>6</sup></p><p>£1.9bn on ECO’s successor<sup>7</sup></p><p>£0.1bn on the Green Deal<sup>8</sup></p><p> </p><p>The planned level of spend this parliament reflects Government’s desire to minimise the impact of energy efficiency policies on consumers’ energy bills, reduce reliance on subsidies, and set long-term policy frameworks. Government intends to focus investment on the households that need it most, with the aim of tackling the root causes of fuel poverty.</p><p> </p><p>We are working to deliver our schemes more efficiently by reducing administrative complexity. This will improve the overall value for money and ensure as much of the cost of the schemes as possible goes towards delivery.</p><p> </p><p>A reformed domestic supplier obligation (ECO) from April 2017 will upgrade the energy efficiency of over 200,000 homes per year for the 5 years to 2022, tackling the root cause of fuel poverty. Our extension of the Warm Home Discount to 2020/21 at current levels of £320m per annum will also help vulnerable households with their energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>Together through ECO and Warm Home Discount we will be spending nearly £1 billion a year helping with energy bills. We expect to increase our spending focused on fuel poverty from April 2017 and again in April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to focus our efforts through ECO and WHD more effectively on the fuel poor, and will be consulting on our future approach in the forthcoming months.</p><p> </p><p><em>Footnotes: </em></p><p><em>[1] Supporting costs by measure type are not available, so it is not possible to provide spend on insulation measures specifically. </em></p><p><em>[2] Source: Green Deal and ECO stats <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-february-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-national-statistics-headline-release-february-2016</a> </em></p><p><em>[3] Please note that as CERT ran from April 2008 – December 2012, and CESP from Sept 2009 – December 2012, these include some spend prior to 2010. </em></p><p><em>[4] Source CERT Evaluation <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-carbon-emissions-reduction-target-and-community-energy-saving-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-carbon-emissions-reduction-target-and-community-energy-saving-programme</a> (figures adjusted for inflation)</em></p><p><em>[5] Figures may not add up to £3.6bn due to rounding. </em></p><p><em>[6] Estimated ECO spend (April 2015- March 2017), as reported Future of the energy supplier obligation IA <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/373650/ECO_IA_with_SoS_e-sigf_v2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/373650/ECO_IA_with_SoS_e-sigf_v2.pdf</a>. Note that suppliers over delivered against their ECO 1 targets (January 2013- March 2015), so actual spend by suppliers may be lower than estimated in the IA. Figures are adjusted for inflation. </em></p><p><em>[7] Supplier spend consistent with the 2015 Spending Review announcement <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/479749/52229_Blue%5b_Book_PU1865_Web_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/479749/52229_Blue[_Book_PU1865_Web_Accessible.pdf</a> (page 39). </em></p><p><em>[8] Based on estimated Green Deal plans, Green Communities, and Green Deal Home improvement Fund spending from May 2015 to April 2020. </em></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2016 15:26:53 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 54517 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

485608

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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 Generation: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make it the policy of the Government that electricity customers across the UK should pay the same for electricity transportation.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	32443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>Electricity network charges vary by region and reflect the costs of running the network in that area and the number of consumers that those costs are spread over. The Government does not plan to move to national network charging, as the current cost reflective approach helps to ensure efficient use of the network and keeps overall costs down for bill payers across Great Britain. In contrast, national pricing risks an overall increase in network costs by weakening each network company’s local accountability to its customers, as well as making charges less transparent. On 23 October 2015, Ofgem published a report on the regional differences in network charges, which found no compelling case from a regulatory perspective to move to a national network charge. The report is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/regional-differences-network-charges" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/regional-differences-network-charges</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to consider any evidence that is presented.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/04/2016 11:14:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

485609

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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: Scotland
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 cost per kilowatt hour is of electricity transportation charged to consumers in (a) Orkney, (b) the north of Scotland and (c) the south of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	32398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>Ofgem published an analysis of regional differences in network charges on 23 October 2015 which is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/ofgem-report-regional-differences-network-charges" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/ofgem-report-regional-differences-network-charges</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Based on data contained in this report, the typical cost of electricity transmission and distribution in 2015/16 for a standard domestic tariff in the north of Scotland was 4.6 pence per kilowatt hour, and 3.7 pence per kilowatt hour for the south of Scotland (excluding VAT). There is no difference in electricity transmission and distribution charges between consumers in Orkney and the rest of the north of Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/04/2016 11:12:57 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

484317

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
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, what (a) evidence her Department holds and (b) research her Department has undertaken on the effect of smart meters on people with electromagnetic hypersensitivity.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	32207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>DECC takes its advice on matters related to public health from Public Health England.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England has conducted and reviewed research on the effects of smart meters and has stated that the radio waves produced by smart meters do not pose a risk to health, including to those who identify themselves as electromagnetically sensitive. More information can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meters-radio-waves-and-health/smart-meters-radio-waves-and-health" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meters-radio-waves-and-health/smart-meters-radio-waves-and-health</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/04/2016 11:26:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

484452

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make it a condition of energy firms' licences that the staff of those firms' entire retail operation are directly employed in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	32181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The management of energy companies’ retail operations, including the location of its staff, is a commercial matter for the individual companies.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/04/2016 11:25:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

483140

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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: Prices
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 proportion of the total annual cost of energy bills in the UK which results from EU legal requirements.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	32027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>My Department has made no estimate of the effect on annual energy bills in the UK resulting from EU legal requirements. Given that much of EU energy policy supports UK energy and climate objectives it is not possible to attribute particular cost elements of bills wholly to individual EU policies.</p><p> </p><p>Much EU legislation helps to keep down the level of energy bills – EU energy market liberalisation and integration and legislation such as product standards to improve energy efficiency provide significant benefits to UK consumers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 24/03/2016 14:55:25 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

484409

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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	Nuclear Power Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to promote the development of small modular reactors.
tabling member constituency	Bracknell
tabling member printed	Dr Phillip Lee
uin	904297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>Small modular reactors (SMRs) are nuclear reactors with power outputs of 300MWe equivalent or less. They are modular, this means that the bulk of the design and plant can be fabricated in a factory environment and transported to site.</p><p>Government recognises the potential of SMRs to offer potential for both economic growth and energy security.</p><p>My Department is overseeing a £250m nuclear R&amp;D programme, including a competition to identify the best value SMR design for the UK and £30m for an SMR enabling advanced manufacturing programme. Phase one of the SMR competition has been launched.</p><p>An economic and technical assessment of SMRs is due to conclude soon. We will consider publishing at the appropriate point.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 24/03/2016 17:05:24 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee

485336

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the UK's energy was generated from renewable sources in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	904295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>In 2014, the latest full year for which data is available, 7 per cent of the UK’s energy came from renewable sources, and 19 per cent of the UK’s electricity. This is a 15 per cent increase from the level of electricity generated from renewable sources in 2010.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 24/03/2016 14:41:09 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince