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748337

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Electricity: Consumption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many TWh of electricity were consumed in the UK in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>In the 12 months ending March 2017, the total UK electricity demand, which includes energy industry use, losses and final consumption by end users, was 354.5 TWh. This is down 0.7 per cent on the same period a year earlier.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Energy Trends table 5.2 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:45:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748338

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Electricity Interconnectors
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 operational interconnectors there are in the UK; and what the MW capacity is of each of those interconnectors.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK currently has 4GW (4000MW) of operational interconnection capacity:</p><p> </p><ul><li>IFA (Interconnexion France-Angleterre); 2GW (2000MW) from Folkestone, Kent to Calais, France, operating since 1986;</li><li>Moyle; 500MW between South Ayrshire, Scotland and County Antrim, Northern Ireland, operating since 2002;</li><li>Britned; 1GW (1000MW) from the Isle of Grain, Kent, to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, operating since 2011;</li><li>East-West (EWIC); 500MW connecting Barkby Beach, North Wales to Dublin, Ireland, operating since 2012.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:42:46 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748339

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Electricity: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many GWh of electricity were exported from the UK through interconnectors in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government routinely publishes total export figures in the annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), and the quarterly National Statistics Energy Trends data.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available 12 month period of data spans March 2016 to March 2017 and shows a total export of 2,782 GWh through interconnectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:40:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748340

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Electricity: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many TWh of electricity have been imported into the UK by individual interconnectors since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government routinely publishes total import figures from interconnectors in the annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), and the quarterly National Statistics Energy Trends data.</p><p> </p><p>Electricity imported to the UK from January 2012 to end March 2017 amounts to the following:</p><p> </p><ul><li>IFA (Interconnexion France-Angleterre) (France-England): 59.7 TWh;</li><li>BritNed (Netherlands-England): 37.7 TWh;</li><li>EWIC (East-West Interconnector) (Ireland-Wales): 2.3 TWh;</li><li>NSI (North-South Interconnector) (Ireland-Northern Ireland): 1.1 TWh.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In addition, 1.26 TWh were imported into GB from Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:36:00 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748341

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Electricity Generation
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 the T-4 capacity market auction for delivery in October 2021 will take place in February 2018; and and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>On 15th June National Grid released the capacity market timetable for 2017/18 and within it they have indicated that the T-4 auction will start on 6th February. Please find a link to the timetable document here: <a href="https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/Lists/Latest%20News/Attachments/109/Capacity%20Market%20Operational%20Plan%202017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/Lists/Latest%20News/Attachments/109/Capacity%20Market%20Operational%20Plan%202017.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:33:37 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748342

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Electricity: Costs
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 the average cost is of transmission network costs for (a) interconnectors and (b) domestic generators of electricity.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (NGET), in its role as system operator, have informed us that the average transmission network use of system charge for a GB generator is £5.77 / kW (2017/18 tariffs). The actual tariff is dependent on the location of the generator, the historic load factor of the generator, the type of generator and details of its specific connection.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the overall transmission infrastructure facilitating the wider market, interconnectors do not pay use of system charges for the transmission network. As producers and consumers are liable for charges in their own countries, additional charges for using the interconnector, to allow imports and exports, would amount to double charging and may hinder the ability of GB producers to export electricity to other countries.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:30:57 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748343

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Electricity Interconnectors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many megawatts of new interconnector capacity are proposed by (a) 2020 and (b) 2025.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK has a pipeline of interconnector projects that are expected to play a role in providing reliable, affordable, and clean energy.</p><p> </p><p>Based on current project timelines and assuming all projects are able to complete, 3GW (3000MW) of new interconnector capacity are expected to be operational by 2020. A further 1.4GW is also currently under construction for delivery after 2020. There are a further 9.5GW of projects which have sought regulatory approval.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:27:54 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748344

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Electricity Interconnectors
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 proportion of electricity will be supplied by interconnectors in (a) 2020 and (b) 2025.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of electricity that will be supplied by electricity imports by 2020 is expected to be 7.6%.</p><p> </p><p>The power supply sector is projected using the reference case scenario from the Energy and Emissions Projections 2016 (published March 2017), which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>Up to 2020, the reference scenario reflects current power sector policies. Beyond 2020, the reference scenario includes assumptions that go beyond current Government policy. The results do not indicate a preferred outcome and should be treated as illustrative.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/07/2017 14:44:28 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748345

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Electricity: Prices
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 the average price of electricity supplied by (a) interconnectors and (b) other electricity generation was in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not hold prices on electricity imports over interconnectors. This is commercial information held by market participants.</p><p> </p><p>As regards the average price for other electricity generation, the average UK power price in the day ahead market, the most commonly cited trading time frame, was £45.01 over the past 12 months. This is an incomplete picture as power is sold across a number of time frames, from year ahead through to intraday trading, and it would be inappropriate to extract wholesale prices from one time frame and use it to infer prices across other time frames. The Government does not have visibility of longer term time frames, which is commercial information held by market participants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/07/2017 14:42:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748346

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Age
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 4 of the Social Mobility Commission report Time for Change, published on 28 June 2017, for what reasons more older than younger workers have obtained apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	2750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Tackling social mobility is at the heart of the government’s ambition to make Britain a country that works for everyone. As part of this, we are committed to ensuring that high quality apprenticeships are accessible to people of all ages and from all backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships are paid jobs with training and can be used to train and upskill existing employees as well as a means of recruiting new staff.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that people of all ages and backgrounds are able to achieve the long term benefits associated with completing an apprenticeship in terms of increased wages and career progression.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing additional funding to support young people and those from disadvantaged areas to access apprenticeships, recognising where the costs of supporting an apprentice are higher. This includes additional payments for both employers and training providers when they take on 16 to 18 year olds or 19 to 24 year olds who were in care or who have an Education, Health and Care Plan, and cash payments to providers for training individuals from the top 27% of deprived areas.</p><p> </p><p>Our ‘Get In Go Far’ campaign aims to inspire more young people to take on an apprenticeship, and more employers to offer them.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 10/07/2017 16:38:04 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis