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167734

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Tidal Power
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 potential contribution of tidal impoundment schemes to (a) local economies and (b) the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	217005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s 2010 Severn Tidal Power feasibility study [1] assessed in great detail the potential contribution of 5 generic Severn Estuary tidal range schemes to the local and UK economies, including a regional economic impact study [2].</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/1-severn-tidal-power-feasibility-study-conclusions-and-summary-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/1-severn-tidal-power-feasibility-study-conclusions-and-summary-report</a></em></p><p> </p><p><em>[2]</em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/7-severn-tidal-power-regional-economic-impacts-study" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/7-severn-tidal-power-regional-economic-impacts-study</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 09/12/2014 15:55:39 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

167735

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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
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, what steps he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has investigated the viability of insulating the two buildings it manages and has installed additional insulation in its headquarters building, 3 Whitehall Place. DECC is committed to running its estate as energy efficiently as possible and making significant reductions in its energy use. This is done through a range of measures, including insulation, which are carefully assessed for their feasibility and cost effectiveness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 08/12/2014 15:01:12 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

167423

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Oil: 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 recent assessment he has made of the link between the fall in crude oil prices and petrol prices and whether changes in the price of crude oil are adequately reflected in the price paid for petrol by consumers.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	216839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Movements in pump prices are largely driven by crude oil prices. In January 2013, the Office for Fair Trading published the results of a Call for Information to investigate whether or not competition problems existed in the road fuels market. This included investigating concerns that pump prices rise quickly when the wholesale price goes up but fall more slowly when it drops. Their analysis found very limited evidence of this.</p><p>The Government believes that it is important that consumers get a fair deal and that falls in oil prices materialise into lower prices for motorists. The Government urges fuel retailers fully to pass on changes in the oil price to UK consumers at pumps in full and as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/12/2014 14:58:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

166553

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Electric Cables
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 £500 million provision for undergrounding old transmission lines in the UK's protected areas announced by Ofgem on 10 November 2014 covers Scottish National Parks and National Scenic Areas; by what process candidate undergrounding projects are being identified; and what steps Ofgem is taking to ensure that such funds are distributed equitably across England, Wales and Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	John Thurso
uin	216311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The Visual Impact Provision (VIP) applies to National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England and Wales, and National Scenic Areas in Scotland. The allowance is available for all of Great Britain’s electricity Transmission Owners to address the impact of existing lines in these areas. To participate in the scheme Transmission Owners are required to develop and submit a policy to Ofgem for approval. National Grid has set out a policy and process for deciding how to allocate funding in its licence area of England and Wales. National Grid’s VIP policy and process have both been approved by Ofgem following consultation with stakeholders. Further information is available at <a href="http://www.nationalgrid.com/VIP" target="_blank">www.nationalgrid.com/VIP</a>. The Scottish Transmission Owners have not developed a policy, so funding is not currently available in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/12/2014 15:10:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso

166295

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Offshore Structures: Electric Cables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much sub-sea off-shore cabling has been laid in which areas in each of the last 30 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	216069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>In the last 30 years, there has been a total of 1340km of sub-sea electricity transmission cables laid in the waters surrounding the UK.</p><p>This comprises 702km of licenced sub-sea offshore transmission cables1 that connect offshore wind farms in UK territorial sea and surrounding Renewable Energy Zone (REZ)2 to shore, and 638km of interconnector cables, consisting of links from the UK mainland to France, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man.</p><p>Lengths provided are for sub-sea sections of cables only, and do not include onshore components that link to relevant grid connection points.</p><p><strong>Table of licenced offshore transmission projects</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Licenced offshore wind farm transmission assets</em></p></td><td><p><em>Sub-sea cable length (km)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Year licence granted</em></p></td><td><p><em>Sea</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Robin Rigg East and West</em></p></td><td><p>25.2</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Sheringham Shoal</em></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>North Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Barrow</em></p></td><td><p>26.6</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Greater Gabbard</em></p></td><td><p>152.5</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>North Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Gunfleet Sands 1 and 2</em></p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>North Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Ormonde</em></p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Wallney 1</em></p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Wallney 2</em></p></td><td><p>43.7</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Lincs</em></p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>North Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>London Array</em></p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>North Sea</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Total Cable length</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>702</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table of interconnectors</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Interconnector</em></p></td><td><p><em>Sub-sea cable length (km)3</em></p></td><td><p><em>Laying year(s)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Connection points</em></p></td><td><p><em>Sea</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>IFA</em></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>19864</p></td><td><p>GB – Folkestone, Kent</p><p>FR - Calais</p></td><td><p>English Channel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Moyle</em></p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>20015</p></td><td><p>N.I - Nr Belfast,</p><p>Scotland - near Stranraer</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>BritNed</em></p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>2009 to 20106</p></td><td><p>GB - Isle of Grain,</p><p>Netherlands - Maasvlakte</p></td><td><p>North Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>East West</em></p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>2009 to 20127</p></td><td><p>GB - Deeside, north Wales,</p><p>Ireland - Woodland, County Meath</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Isle of Man</em></p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>20008</p></td><td><p>Bispham, Blackpool to Douglas, Isle of Man</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Total Cable length</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>638</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> Source – Ofgem. Offshore transmission is defined as all electric lines of 132 kilovolts or more which are built for the purpose of conveying electricity generated by an offshore generating station. The km length figure does not include ‘inter array’ cables that connect individual wind turbines to the nearby sub-station. </em></p><p><em>2</em><em> The REZ is an area of the sea, beyond the UK’s territorial sea, which may be exploited for energy production. A map of the REZ may be obtained from the UK Hydrographic Office - <a href="https://www.ukho.gov.uk/ProductsandServices/Services/Documents/Renewable_Energy_Web%20Page_Jan06_v2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ukho.gov.uk/ProductsandServices/Services/Documents/Renewable_Energy_Web%20Page_Jan06_v2.pdf</a> . A map of the ten offshore transmission projects tendered to date, as well as the five projects currently in Ofgem’s competitive tender process, can be found on Ofgem’s website - <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/offshore-transmission/offshore-transmission-tenders" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/offshore-transmission/offshore-transmission-tenders</a> </em></p><p><em>3</em><em> Length provided refers to the distance between landing points and does not take into account cable configurations of the interconnectors.</em></p><p><em>4<strong>[1]</strong> Refers to the year IFA was commissioned. Source: National Grid - <a href="http://faculty.london.edu/mottaviani/IFA.pdf" target="_blank">http://faculty.london.edu/mottaviani/IFA.pdf</a> </em></p><p><em>5</em><em> Source: Mutual Energy - <a href="http://www.mutual-energy.com/The_Moyle_Interconnector/History_and_Development_of_the_Interconnector.php" target="_blank">http://www.mutual-energy.com/The_Moyle_Interconnector/History_and_Development_of_the_Interconnector.php</a> </em></p><p><em>6</em><em> Source: BritNed - <a href="http://www.britned.com/BritNed/About%20Us/Construction" target="_blank">http://www.britned.com/BritNed/About%20Us/Construction</a></em></p><p><em>7</em><em> Source: ABB - <a href="http://www05.abb.com/global/scot/scot221.nsf/veritydisplay/4d580b5e493d268dc1257c00003e44dc/$file/Overview%20of%20the%20500MW%20EirGrid%20East-West.pdf" target="_blank">http://www05.abb.com/global/scot/scot221.nsf/veritydisplay/4d580b5e493d268dc1257c00003e44dc/$file/Overview%20of%20the%20500MW%20EirGrid%20East-West.pdf</a></em></p><p><em>8</em><em> Source: AWJ Marine - <a href="http://www.awjmarine.co.uk/fishery-liaison/isle-of-man-interconnector/" target="_blank">http://www.awjmarine.co.uk/fishery-liaison/isle-of-man-interconnector/</a></em></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/12/2014 15:12:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

166302

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Coke: Barnsley
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 24 November 2014 to Question 214810, what steps he plans to take to encourage his Department's contractors to purchase Monckton Coke through the British Coal Concessionary Fuel Scheme; and if he will take steps to enable future purchases of that fuel to be brought forward.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	216227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Under the terms of the National Concessionary Fuel Scheme agreed between British Coal and the mining unions, and inherited by the Government following privatisation in 1994, the choice of solid fuel a concessionaire wishes to receive is at the individual beneficiary’s discretion. At present of a total of 11,000 solid fuel concessionaires under 600 receive product sourced from Monckton under the Scheme, with a current total tonnage purchased of just under 2,700 tonnes per annum.</p><p>Due to fuel quality degradation our distribution contractors are limited in the levels of stocks they can retain without the burn quality being affected. In general our contractors hold 2-3 weeks of stocks for each fuel required and they have confirmed at present they hold stocks of 450 tonnes of Monckton sourced product.</p><p>We have been informed that Monckton product is expected to be available until 2016 and our contractors have confirmed they will continue to purchase Monckton sourced product so long as supplies of an acceptable quality are available. In addition we have instructed the concessionary fuel office not to promote alternative fuels to Monckton sourced product during this difficult period.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/12/2014 16:19:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

165889

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Petrol: Prices
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 hold discussions with representatives of the fuel industry to establish the reasons why the retail price differential between petrol and diesel (a) in the UK favours petrol vehicles and (b) in the Irish Republic favours diesel drivers.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	215876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Wholesale fuel prices are fundamentally driven by crude prices. At the margin supply and demand factors for individual refined products will influence their prices.</p><p>Such factors are not necessarily the same for both petrol and diesel, which can lead to disparities in prices. For example, the UK produces more petrol than is demanded domestically, and this surplus puts downward pressure on the petrol price. In contrast, the UK is a net importer of diesel and so extra costs of importing such as transportation costs must be factored into diesel prices.</p><p>While petrol and diesel are taxed at differing rates in Ireland, they are currently treated equally for tax purposes in the UK.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/12/2014 15:40:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

156961

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Fuel Poverty: North West
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 he has made of the number of households in fuel poverty in (a) Pendle constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	215375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The estimated number and proportion of households which are fuel poor in 2012 under the Low Income High Costs (LIHC) Indicator in (a) Pendle constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the north west are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong><em>Estimated number of fuel poor households</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Proportion of fuel poor households (%)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Pendle constituency</em></p></td><td><p>5,552</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Lancashire</em></p></td><td><p>52,840</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>North west</em></p></td><td><p>335,344</p><p> </p></td><td><p>11.3</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 01/12/2014 15:21:14 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

155855

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Energy Company Obligation
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 households in each (a) parliamentary constituency, (b) local authority and (c) region have had measures installed under the Energy Companies Obligation.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	214562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has published the provisional number of ECO measures by region, by administrative area, and by Parliamentary Constituency, up to 30th June 2014 in the latest quarterly official statistics publication (Tables 1.11, 1.11a, 1.11b):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-deal-energy-company-obligation-eco-and-insulation-levels-in-great-britain-quarterly-report-to-june-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/green-deal-energy-company-obligation-eco-and-insulation-levels-in-great-britain-quarterly-report-to-june-2014</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 24/11/2014 15:44:58 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd attachment 1 file name Quarterly_Statistical_Release_GD_ECO_and_insulation_levels_in_Great_Britain_23_Sept_2014.pdf title Green Deal, ECO & Insulation Stats up to June 2014
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

155874

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Energy Company Obligation
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 households in each council tax band have had measures installed under the Energy Companies Obligation.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	214563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of households in each council tax band that have had measures installed under the Energy Companies Obligation is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 24/11/2014 15:45:36 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint