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registered interest
date	17/11/2015
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: Competition
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 has taken in response to the provisional report of the Competition and Markets Authority's findings on the energy market; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	16606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department responded to the CMA’s provisional findings on 31 July (copy attached).</p><p>We are committed to implementing the final recommendations of the CMA and we currently expect their final report in April 2016.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2015 14:59:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom attachment 1 file name DECC Response to CMA 31.07.15.pdf title DECC Response to CMA 31.07.15
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

428783

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
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	Department of Energy and Climate Change: Public Expenditure
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 Department's expected underspend is against departmental expenditure limits in the current fiscal year; and what her Department's latest forecast of total AME spend is for this year compared to forecasts at the time of the (a) Summer Budget 2015 and (b) March Budget 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	16708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not publish full-year forecast for departmental expenditure limits (DEL) spending. The Office for Budget Responsibility (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OBR" target="_blank">OBR</a>) forecast underspends in DEL as part of their Economic and Fiscal Outlook which is due to be published on 25th November alongside the Autumn Statement. Outturn data will be published in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts planned for publication by the end of June, before Summer recess.</p><p>The forecast of total Annually Managed Expenditure spend for 2015-16 as at March Budget 2015 and Summer Budget 2015 is shown in DECC's Main Estimate; forecasts are currently being updated for the Supplementary Estimate which is due to be published in February:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441360/PU_1815_Main_Estimates_book_WEB.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441360/PU_1815_Main_Estimates_book_WEB.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 24/11/2015 13:16:25 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 31300 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

428373

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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: Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether she has given consideration to re-classifying electricity storage vessels to enable distribution network operators to utilise such vessels without paying generation charges.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	16370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department recognises the potential for storage to help us use energy more flexibly and decarbonise our energy system cost effectively, alongside interconnection and demand-side response (DSR). As such, DECC is investigating the potential barriers to the deployment of energy storage. We are carefully considering possible mitigating actions, focussing in the first instance on removing regulatory barriers to energy storage. The re-classification of energy storage is one of the options we are considering. We plan to conduct a consultation and call for evidence in due course.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/11/2015 15:14:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

428504

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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, what proportion of in-home displays need to remain in operation after installation for the smart metering implementation programme to have the potential to deliver overall economic benefit for customers and energy providers.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	16346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We are supporting older and vulnerable people to keep warm through support including the Energy Company Obligation and the Warm Home Discount. Over 1.6 million measures have been installed in around 1.3 million households through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) alone.</del></p><br /><p><del class="ministerial">This year, over 2 million households will get help under the Warm Home Discount scheme– including an automatic electricity bill discount of £140 for over 1.3 million of the poorest pensioners. In winter 2014/15, Winter Fuel Payments were made to around 12.5million older people in around 9 million households. The Cold Weather Plan, published by Public Health England, helps to raise awareness of the harm to health from cold, and provides guidance on how to prepare for and respond to cold weather.</del></p><br /><p><del class="ministerial">The Government has also provided around £3 million to fund the creation of the ‘Big Energy Saving Network’ which focuses on helping consumers understand tariffs and switching options as well as how they could benefit from energy efficiency programmes available to them. As we approach winter, DECC officials will continue to maximise awareness of the Energy Saving Advice Service (ESAS –contact number 0300 123 1234), which also provides a referral service for ECO Affordable Warmth.</del></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">DECC’s most recent Impact Assessment for the roll-out of smart metering, published in January 2014, estimates a positive net present benefit of £6.2 billion over the period to 2030, with total benefits of £17.1 billion and costs of £10.9 billion.</ins></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">Of the £17.1 billion of overall benefits around one third stems from energy savings, for which the In Home Displays (IHDs) are a critical enabler. They are an important first step in wider consumer engagement and behaviour change that can unlock additional economic benefit, for example through the development of a smart grid and more flexible and resilient future energy system.</ins></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">Smart metering also enables significant operational efficiency savings within the energy industry, so even without the energy savings benefits the Smart Metering Implementation Programme has the potential to deliver overall economic benefit for UK customers and energy providers.</ins></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 24/11/2015 13:18:01 question first ministerially corrected 30/11/2015 11:12:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 31788 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

428092

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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: Investment
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 on investor confidence in the UK electricity generation market following the recent announcements surrounding the Renewables Obligation closure and reductions in feed-in tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	16308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>We conducted an engagement exercise to better understand the views of stakeholders on the early closure of the Renewable Obligation to onshore wind. To protect investor confidence a grace period was proposed in June, and we have subsequently proposed amendments to this in response to stakeholder feedback over the summer. We consider this will strike the right balance between consumer and industry interests.</p><br /><p>We also ran a consultation on changes to support for small scale solar projects under the Renewable Obligation and one on the feed-in tariff review. We strongly welcomed evidence from the sector during these consultations and we hope this will allow us to improve our understanding of the impact on jobs and investment.</p><br /><p>The measures we announced are about getting costs under control, which is essential to provide the foundations for clean electricity investment in the future. We will still be delivering at or above the EMR Delivery Plan ranges and reaching at least 30% electricity generation from renewables by 2020. So we are still supporting a strong pipeline of projects that are bringing jobs and investment across the UK.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2015 14:54:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

428097

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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 discussions her Department has had with National Grid on its Winter Outlook Report 2015-16, published in October 2015.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	16296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>DECC Officials work closely with National Grid counterparts on the analysis in the winter outlook and maintain a constant dialogue as it is developed.</p><br /><p>The Winter Outlook Report presents a snapshot view of the forecast security of supply situation which is constantly being analysed by National Grid in cooperation with DECC and Ofgem. The Winter Outlook is part of a wider programme of analysis including National Grid’s Summer Outlook, Winter Outlook Consultation and Ofgem’s capacity assessment.</p><br /> <br /><p>v</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/11/2015 11:51:32 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

428102

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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: Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if her Department will bring forward plans to invest in energy storage, including pump storage hydro, to increase security of electricity supply.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	16236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department recognises the potential for storage to help us use energy more flexibly and decarbonise our energy system cost effectively, alongside interconnection and demand-side response (DSR). In light of this, more than £80m public sector controlled support has been committed to energy storage research, development and demonstration activities since 2012.</p><br /><p>Storage is also eligible to participate in the Capacity Market (CM). One pump hydro company has conditionally prequalified with a new project for the next round of auctions this year.</p><br /><p>The Department is investigating the potential barriers to the deployment of energy storage. We are carefully considering possible mitigating actions, focussing in the first instance on removing regulatory barriers to energy storage. We plan to conduct a consultation and call for evidence in the spring.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/11/2015 15:14:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

428108

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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 Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether COBR has a role in considering resilience issues relating to security of energy supply.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	16198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>COBR may be used as a mechanism to coordinate the government’s response to disruption to energy supplies that have a national impact, and where the response requires central government support and coordination.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/11/2015 15:12:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

428110

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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	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, what the average time taken is for customers to switch their domestic energy supplier.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	16157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>Ofgem published data on average switching time for domestic customers in Great Britain. It is available online at <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/chart/average-switching-time-domestic-customers-gb" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/chart/average-switching-time-domestic-customers-gb</a></p><br /><p>On 1 June 2015 (latest published data available) the average switching time for domestic electricity supplies was 15.7 days and 15.5 days for gas.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/11/2015 15:21:39 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 30710 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

427812

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	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 evidential basis is for the Prime Minister's statement to the press of 21 October 2015 that Hinkley Point nuclear power station will produce reliable and affordable electricity.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	15694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Nuclear power is a proven technology which can provide large quantities of electricity continuously, reliably and predictably. Our analysis suggests Hinkley Point C will be cost-competitive with the other technologies that can be deployed at scale in the 2020s and that it will help provide affordable base load power to complement other low-carbon sources that we need to decarbonise the power sector by 2050.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/11/2015 15:28:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn