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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

748351

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	Hinkley Point C Power Station: Compensation
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 assessment he has made of the risk that the UK's withdrawal from the European Atomic Energy Community would trigger compensation clauses in the investor agreement in relation to Hinkley Point C power station.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	2729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>We remain firmly committed to bringing forward the UK’s first new nuclear power plants in a generation.</p><p>The Hinkley Point C contracts make provision for compensation in certain defined circumstances. The details of when these apply are set out in the agreements.</p><p>The consequences of the intended withdrawal from the Euratom Treaty will be closely monitored and the department is in close consultation with the industry about its impacts.</p><p>The Government will continue to support Euratom and to ensure that the UK continues to meet its international safeguards, and nuclear non-proliferation obligations and support its thriving nuclear industry.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 15:26:37 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

748354

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	Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
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 assessment he has made of the effect on UK energy security of any change in ownership of the NuGen power station at Moorside; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	2718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no security of supply implications arising from the potential change in ownership of NuGen. The UK has established processes through the Capacity Market to ensure security of supply through a diverse range of generation assets.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/07/2017 10:48:30 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

748355

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	Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
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 he has made of the completion date for the NuGen nuclear power station at Moorside; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	2719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Toshiba are considering options for the sale of NuGen, who are currently undertaking an internal strategic review looking at options to take forward their proposed project at Moorside. The project timetable will be dependent on decisions made in the light of this review.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/07/2017 10:47:20 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

748356

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	Research: Private Sector
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 incentives his Department provides to the private sector to increase expenditure on research and development.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	2975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We are increasing public investment in research and development investment by £4.7 billion over the period 2017-18 to 2020-21. This equates to an extra £2 billion per year by 2020-21 and is an increase of around 20% to total government R&amp;D spending, more than any increase in any parliament since 1979.</p><p>We are creating the right environment to incentivise private sector investment in R&amp;D. Innovate UK currently provides funding for research, development and demonstration projects and has funded over 11,000 projects to date, with over 8,000 unique organisations involved.Through Innovate UK, we have established a network of Catapult Centres to commercialise new and emerging technologies and Catapults are forecast to attract total public and private investment exceeding £1.6bn over their first five years of operation. R&amp;D tax credits encourage greater R&amp;D investment by business and in the year ending 31 March 2015 almost 21,000 companies used the R&amp;D tax credits to claim a total amount of £2.45 billion, with R&amp;D expenditure used to make these claims reaching £21.8 billion.</p><p>Science, Research and Innovation will be at the heart of our Industrial Strategy and this Government has bold ambitions to increase R&amp;D and back industries of the future. Our commitment to reach R&amp;D investment of 2.4% of GDP within ten years and 3% in the longer-term is part of this.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/07/2017 16:12:03 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

748361

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps he is taking to encourage diversity in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	2822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to the creation of a diverse and inclusive working environment to ensure staff do not face any barriers to success, and all staff feel supported at work. As such, the Department is committed to the steps established in the Civil Service 2016 Talent Action Plan to help the Civil Service become the most inclusive employer in the UK. The Department is also committed to working with a diverse range of external organisations, to ensure our work reflects a broad range of opinions across the UK.</p><p>The Department has an active equalities network to provide support and has appointed Catherine Webb as the dedicated senior equalities champion who sits on the Department's Executive Board and provides support and board level representation for the equalities networks. The department has dedicated mental health first aiders and has signed the Time to Change pledge in February 2017. Additionally DExEU has subscribed to the Disability Confident Employer Scheme and the two tick guaranteed interview scheme. We also intend to participate in the Stonewall equality index benchmarking exercise and the Social Mobility Index.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 12/07/2017 16:39:16 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West