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896419

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Hydrogen: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to amend Schedule 3 of the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 to prepare for increased use of hydrogen gas being conveyed in the network.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	140534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Gas Safety (Management) Regulations (GSMR) were introduced as a statutory instrument to ensure the safe management of the flow of gas through the gas network in Great Britain. They are managed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the Gas Network Operators (GNOs) to make the case to the HSE that any proposed changes to the GSMR are safe. The Department would work with the HSE to assess evidence, and if appropriate, introduce any necessary legislative change.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem have awarded funding, of £15.7m in total, to two GNO led projects which are gathering evidence on increasing the use of hydrogen in the network - Hydeploy and H21. The Department is following these projects with interest.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently undertaking work to better understand the potential for hydrogen to play a role in a deeply decarbonised future energy system, including its potential to be conveyed in the legacy gas network.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/05/2018 16:29:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

896420

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer the 6 April 2018 to Question 134603 on fracking, what the timetable is for up-to-date estimates of the number of fracking wells to be published.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	140535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>As stated in my previous response of 6 April 2018 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-03-27/134603/" target="_blank">134603</a>, the Government will continue to monitor progress of the shale gas industry and will revise its estimates as appropriate as the industry develops.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/05/2018 14:37:57 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

896425

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has set a publication date for the Pathway to Zero Emission Road Transport Strategy document.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	140537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>We will be publishing the zero emission road transport strategy shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/05/2018 14:22:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

890310

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 April 2018 to Question 134601, on EU Energy Policy, whether it is the Government's policy to oppose the European Council raising its renewable energy target to 35 per cent in accordance with the position of the European Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	137378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s position in these negotiations is to seek maximum flexibility for each Member State to be able to develop the most cost-effective pathway for them to deliver their emissions reductions commitments, including deciding what contribution renewable energy should make to meeting that commitment, whilst recognising the need for mechanisms to give the EU assurance that its objectives on renewables will be met. We believe that the 27% EU renewable energy target agreed by Council in December 2017 struck the right balance between ambition and cost-effectiveness for Member States, in line with the 2014 European Council Conclusions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/05/2018 13:23:43 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

890311

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to question 134601, on EU Energy Policy, whether it is the Government's policy to oppose the European Council raising its energy efficiency target to 35% in accordance with the position of the European Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	137379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s position in these negotiations is to seek maximum flexibility for each Member State to be able to develop the most cost-effective pathway for them to deliver their emissions reductions commitments, including deciding what contribution energy efficiency should make to meeting that commitment, whilst recognising the need for mechanisms to give the EU assurance that its objectives on energy efficiency will be met. We believe that the 30% EU energy efficiency target, with indicative national contributions, as agreed by Council in June 2017 struck the right balance between ambition and cost-effectiveness for Member States.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/05/2018 13:23:29 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

873678

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of shale oil wells that will be in place by (a) 2025 and (b) 2030.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	134792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>There have been no specific estimates on the number of shale oil wells that will be in place by (a) 2025 or (b) 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor progress of the shale industry and will revise its estimates as appropriate as the industry develops.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/04/2018 12:43:40 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

873684

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential for offshore wind to deliver significant electricity system cost reductions by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	134798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Competitive auctions under the Contracts for Difference scheme have successfully delivered substantial new investment and seen the clearing price for offshore wind halve since 2015. This means that we are buying more offshore wind for less and reducing the cost burden of decarbonising our electricity system for consumers. In the Clean Growth Strategy we announced that we would support 10 gigawatts or more of new offshore wind capacity to be built in the 2020s provided costs continue to fall and this remains cost effective.</p><p> </p><p>No specific assessment has been made of the potential for offshore wind to deliver significant electricity system cost reductions by 2030. However, we are committed to developing a more secure grid which will help keep prices low for consumers and integrate clean generation<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/04/2018 12:44:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

873685

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to enable onshore wind and solar developers to compete for low cost power contracts in areas where communities accept such developments.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	134799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>Onshore wind and solar PV are potential sources of low cost renewable energy capacity. Government policy has already brought forward nearly 13GW of large scale onshore wind and 13GW of solar PV.</p><p> </p><p>We do not believe that new large scale onshore wind power is right for England, but it could be right for other areas, where local public support exists. We are currently considering ways in which further onshore wind and solar PV capacity could be accessed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has secured state aid approval to classify remote island wind as a separate technology in Pot 2 of the CFD scheme. The Clean Growth Strategy announced that we would provide up to £557m in total of annual funding for future CFD allocation rounds. We have consulted on how the Government could support the development of onshore wind projects on remote islands, where they benefit local communities, and are currently considering the responses we have received.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/04/2018 13:34:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

872786

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	EU Energy Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) the UK’s European Commissioner and (b) the European Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy, on the Energy Package being considered in Trilogues by the European Union.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	134599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2018 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State met with Vice President Šefčovič on 8 March to discuss a range of matters related to the EU Energy Union, including the Clean Energy Package proposals. He has had no meetings on this with either Commissioner King or Commissioner Cañete.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/04/2018 07:49:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

872788

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	EU Energy Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to support at the European Council for the Energy Union the EU-level (a) 35 per cent renewable energy and (b) 35 per cent energy efficiency target.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	134601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2018 answer text <p>These dossiers are now under discussion between the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Parliament, where the UK approach will be to support balanced texts in line with the Council General Approaches, supporting achievement of EU objectives while leaving Member States flexibility to decarbonise in the most cost-effective manner.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/04/2018 07:49:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead