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178487

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the finding of the Evaluation of the Renewable Heat Premium Payment Scheme Phase Two, published by his Department on 28 January 2015, that 78 per cent of renewable heating installations in private homes were likely or very likely to have gone ahead in the absence of subsidy, what assessment he has made of the scope to revise that scheme to ensure better value for money.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	223800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme ran from August 2011 to the end of March 2014, when it closed to new applicants. Renewable heat installations in private homes are now supported through the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 23/02/2015 16:38:05 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 45195 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

178492

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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	Fossil Fuels: Prices
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 28 January 2015 to Question 221753, whether his Department's three fossil fuel price projections used in policy-making include a projection in which the recent change in fossil fuel prices resembling the recent worldwide fall in such prices.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	223842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>DECC’s projections for oil, gas and coal prices include scenarios to appraise the implications of sustained low prices. We will ensure we use the latest information to inform policy decisions.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/02/2015 16:10:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 45198 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

175242

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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	Fossil Fuels: 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 assessment his Department has made of (a) future changes in fossil fuel energy prices and (b) the implications of such changes for the calculation of the value for money of his Department's energy policies and alternative energy pathways.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	221753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>We develop three fossil fuel price projections for use in policy making. These present a large range of potential future energy prices. Energy prices are monitored on an ongoing basis and updated annually.</p><p>The Levy Control Framework sets a limit on the support the Government can provide to the development of low carbon electricity. This has been set to 2020/21 and is detailed in the Annual Energy Statement, published in October 2014:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/371387/43586_Cm_8945_accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/371387/43586_Cm_8945_accessible.pdf</a>.</p><p>Long term projections of fossil fuel prices inform this budget setting process and will continue to do so.</p><p>When setting these budgets, the Government considers a number of risks that could affect support costs, including the impact of lower wholesale prices. The Government takes potential risks to the LCF limits very seriously and will ensure consumers receive value for money from the schemes supported.</p><p>The recent fall in commodity prices exemplifies the need for diversity in the UK's electricity technology mix as a crucial element of reducing the risk imposed by fuel price volatility. Electricity Market Reform facilitates a portfolio approach to deliver this.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/01/2015 11:20:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

175243

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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 Heat Incentive Scheme
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 12 January 2015 to Question 219697, if he will revise calculations of value for money delivered by the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive to take account of falling fossil fuel energy prices.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	221795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>The RHI policy has been designed to provide renewable heat, which contributes towards the UK’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) target, in the most cost effective way. As such, we calculate value for money for the scheme in units of pence per kilowatt hour (p/kWh) of support, and look at comparative costs of producing renewable energy from other renewable sources.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 28/01/2015 11:18:16 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

171949

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
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 Heat Incentive Scheme
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 links between air temperatures and the level of payments under the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive in each month since the start of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	219696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) installations are paid on a quarterly basis. Applicants are required to submit heat meter readings every 3 months from the date when the (accredited) application was submitted. The meter readings are used to measure how much heat was generated in this period, which is used to calculate the level of payment.</p><p>Using the quarterly data collected, we have assessed the seasonality of renewable heat used in the scheme, using natural gas demand as a comparator – see Chart 1 attached. Our assessment shows that the amount of renewable heat produced under the non-domestic RHI correlates to the variation of gas demand. This suggests that demand for heat under the RHI varies with season to the same pattern as traditional fossil fuels.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 15/01/2015 17:14:48 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd attachment 1 file name Chart 1 Seasonality of renewable heat used and natural gas demand.pdf title Seasonality of renewable heat used and natural gas previous answer version 38008 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

171950

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
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 Heat Incentive Scheme
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 (a) the total carbon savings and (b) the resulting value for money of the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive subsidy scheme since it began operation.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	219697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The December 2013 Impact Assessment (IA) provided estimates of net carbon savings from the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) expected over carbon budget periods, and estimated savings of between 2.1 and 3.2 MtCO<sub>2</sub> over the second carbon budget period (2013-2017).1 This was based on take-up assumptions prior to scheme launch.</p><p>Estimated carbon savings have not been revised according to current take-up. Real world carbon savings will be affected by multiple factors including identifying the replacement technology, in-situ performance of the technology, and changes to heat use patterns. In order to address the complexity, a programme of benefits realisation is being developed to estimate carbon savings from the scheme.</p><p>Other sources which have been set-up to collect evidence that will allow us to calculate carbon savings in the long run, as well as to offer continued improvement in the performance of the scheme, include:</p><ul><li>A metering and monitoring programme - to measure the performance of technologies in everyday situations;</li><li>The introduction of Biomass Sustainability criteria - to ensure a minimum level of carbon saving by restricting emissions to 34.8g of CO<sub>2</sub> equiv. per MJ of heat generated.</li></ul><p>In terms of value for money, the RHI policy has been designed to provide renewable heat, which contributes towards the UK’s Renewable Energy Directive target, in the most cost effective way. As such we calculate value for money for the scheme in units of pence per kilowatt hour (p/kWh) of support, and look at comparative costs of producing renewable energy from other renewable sources.</p><p>The following table shows the value for money in p/kWh for biomass systems, non-biomass systems and all systems in the scheme as a whole. This is based on all payments received since the start of the scheme to the end of November 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Technology</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value For Money (p/kWh)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Biomass</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non biomass systems</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All systems</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> Table 18, IA available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/renewable-heat-incentive-expanding-the-non-domestic-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/renewable-heat-incentive-expanding-the-non-domestic-scheme</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 12/01/2015 16:22:03 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

171951

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
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 Heat Incentive Scheme
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 heat output was for (a) all and (b) biomass systems operating under the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme in each month since the start of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	219698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Due to meter readings being collected quarterly and because there are no discrete payment periods common to all RHI applicants we are unable to provide average heat outputs per month. The table below provides average quarterly heat outputs between the start of the scheme and 30 November 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Average quarterly heat outputs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Biomass systems</p></td><td><p>84,000 KWh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-biomass systems</p></td><td><p>68,000 KWh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All systems</p></td><td><p>83,000 KWh</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him today to Question 219696, which contains an assessment of the seasonality of renewable heat used in the scheme, compared to natural gas demand as a comparator. This assessment suggests that demand for heat under the RHI varies with season to the same pattern as traditional fossil fuels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 15/01/2015 17:14:21 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 38009 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

171952

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
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 Heat Incentive Scheme
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 subsidy payment per site of (a) all installed non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and (b) biomass systems operating under the non-domestic RHI scheme was in each month since the start of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	219699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Non-domestic RHI applicants are required to submit heat meter readings every 3 months from the date when their (accredited) application was submitted. Subsequently, subsidy payments are then calculated and paid based on these quarterly heat meter readings.</p><p>The table below gives average quarterly subsidy payment per installation between the start of the scheme and 30 November 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Average quarterly subsidy payment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Biomass systems</p></td><td><p>£4,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-biomass systems</p></td><td><p>£4,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All systems</p></td><td><p>£4,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him today to Question 219696, which contains an assessment of the seasonality of renewable heat used in the scheme, compared to natural gas demand as a comparator. This assessment suggests that demand for heat under the RHI varies with season to the same pattern as traditional fossil fuels.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 15/01/2015 17:13:55 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 38010 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

156236

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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	Biofuels
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 estimate the amount of carbon emitted to the UK atmosphere by subsidised generation of (a) heat by biomass boilers and (b) electricity by biomass power stations in the last 30 years.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	214933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Renewable Heat Incentive is subject to on-going evaluation and monitoring which has not yet completed and so emissions data are not available at present from subsidised biomass boilers used to generate heat. DECC will also be conducting a detailed monitoring and evaluation programme for biomass heat systems and has recently issued a tender to establish the methodology of how this could be done.</p><p>In addition DECC is introducing mandatory biomass sustainability and greenhouse gas (GHG) criteria for both its heat and power support schemes which will mean biomass will be required to deliver a minimum 60% GHG emission saving relative to the EU fossil fuel average.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 26/11/2014 14:49:12 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 29639 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

101832

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Carbon Emissions
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 social cost per tonne of emitted carbon his Department uses to judge the cost benefit of energy policies.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	212727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>DECC has published a set of carbon values to be used in policy appraisal across government. These values are publically available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-of-energy-use-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions-for-appraisal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-of-energy-use-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions-for-appraisal</a>.</p><p>These carbon values relate to the estimated cost of mitigating emissions consistent with the UK’s short and long-term greenhouse gas emissions targets.</p><p>For appraising policies that reduce or increase emissions in sectors covered by the EU Emissions Trading System, a ‘traded price of carbon’ is used. This is based on estimates of the future price of emissions allowances and, in the longer term, estimates of future global carbon market prices. For policies not covered by the EU ETS, a ‘non-traded price of carbon’ is used, based on estimates of the cost of action required to meet wider emissions reduction targets.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd attachment 1 file name 2014_Background_Documentation_to_DECC_HMT_Supplementary_Appraisal_Guidance.pdf title Valuation of energy use & GHG emissions 2 file name 20141001_2014_DECC_HMT_Supplementary_Appraisal_Guidance.pdf title Background guidance: valuation of energy use & GHG question first answered 06/11/2014 17:09:26 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 26472 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer