Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

533363

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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	Biofuels
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 he has taken to engage with (a) coal generators and (b) the biomass sector on whether a future biomass auction will take place.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	42089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2016 answer text <p>We plan to hold the next Contracts for Difference allocation round in due course We will announce further details about the allocation round and engage with stakeholders in good time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/08/2016 09:00:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

532569

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will support the introduction of high-bioethanol blends into petrol to maintain future jobs in the bioethanol industry.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	41692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The revised industry fuel standard for petrol (EN228), agreed and published by the British Standards Institution in 2013, allows up to ten per cent bioethanol content (known as ‘E10’). However, E10 is not yet on general sale in the UK and whether to supply it is a commercial decision for suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working with industry and others on proposals to increase the supply of sustainable biofuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme in line with our UK carbon budget targets, and plan to consult on proposed changes to the RTFO later this year.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 07/07/2016 14:43:51 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

530679

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
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, what estimate she has made of the number of trees that have been felled to be used as biofuel or biomass in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	41523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>In 2013/14, 4.51 million tonnes of woody biomass were used to generate electricity. 32% of this was from UK sources, 68% was imported. We do not hold data on the number of trees felled each year for use as biofuel, or the number of trees planted each year to be used as biofuel.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 41578 question first answered 05/07/2016 16:28:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

530680

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
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, what estimate she has made of the number of trees that have been planted to be used in biofuel or biomass in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	41578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>In 2013/14, 4.51 million tonnes of woody biomass were used to generate electricity. 32% of this was from UK sources, 68% was imported. We do not hold data on the number of trees felled each year for use as biofuel, or the number of trees planted each year to be used as biofuel.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 41523 question first answered 05/07/2016 16:28:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

524947

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
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, what consideration she has given to extending the support of biomass after 2027 to treat it equally with other low-carbon technologies.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	40554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>We see the use of conversions of coal to biomass as a transitional technology. It has played a useful role in decarbonising the grid while other, lower carbon forms of energy generation, such as offshore wind continue to develop and lower their costs. Government support for biomass conversions are restricted to 2027 under the Renewables Obligation and Contract for Difference, however all other biomass technologies are eligible for the full 15 year life of the contract. We have no current plans to change those dates.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/06/2016 09:06:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

524950

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
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, with reference to the Answer of 12 May 2016 to Question 36652 on biofuel, whether her Department has undertaken to consider whether it is appropriate for biomass conversions to compete alongside offshore wind or the allocation pot for established technologies.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	40628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>We have not set out our plans in respect of biomass conversions. We will set out more details in relation to future Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation rounds in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/06/2016 09:03:19 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

523639

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission a study into the potential merits of the use of E10 petrol.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	39640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The revised industry fuel standard for petrol (EN228), agreed and published by the British Standards Institution in 2013, allows up to ten per cent bioethanol content (known as ‘E10’). However, E10 is not yet on general sale in the UK and whether to supply it is a commercial decision for suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The Transport Energy Task Force, made up of experts from industry and environmental NGOs, reported its findings to the Department for Transport in March 2015. The report, which included recommendations relating to E10, is available on the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s website at:</p><p><a href="http://www.lowcvp.org.uk/projects/transport-energy-task-force.htm" target="_blank">http://www.lowcvp.org.uk/projects/transport-energy-task-force.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/06/2016 14:09:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

518210

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
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, what steps she is taking to promote the development of biomass technologies.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	36745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Support is provided for biomass under a range of renewable financial incentives: the Renewables Obligation (RO), Feed in Tariff (FIT), Contracts for Difference (CfD) and Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). The RO closed to co-firing and conversions last year and any future support will be via CfD.</p><p> </p><p>The government announced it will hold three auctions for Contracts for Difference of up to £730 million this Parliament. Details of the future CFD allocation rounds will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government confirmed increased funding for the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme in November 2015 as part of the Spending Review, with the annual budget rising from £430m in 2015/16 to £1.15bn in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has successfully supported innovation in biomass technologies such as through the Energy Technology Institute, the Research Councils, Innovate UK and in partnership with other European Countries through the Bioenergy Sustaining the Future (BESTF) network.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/05/2016 10:46:27 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

517829

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
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, what assessment her Department has made of the case for including (a) biomass energy and (b) biomass conversions from former coal-fired stations alongside offshore wind in future Contract for Difference auctions; and what assessment has been made of the case for evaluating bids in such auctions on a whole system costs basis.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	36652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Biomass can be used as a feedstock in Dedicated Biomass with CHP, Advanced Conversion Technologies and Anaerobic Digestion plants. Those three technologies are already eligible to compete alongside offshore wind in the CFD allocation pot for “less established” technologies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider whether it is appropriate for biomass conversions to compete alongside offshore wind or the allocation pot for “established” technologies in due course.</p><p> </p><p>DECC recognises the importance of considering the whole system impacts (both costs and benefits) of different electricity technologies when formulating future government policy, since it is a crucial element in delivering secure, clean and affordable energy to consumers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/05/2016 11:19:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

517831

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
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 she will make an assessment of the feasibility of using biomass conversion and energy generation to mitigate job losses from the closure of coal-fired power stations.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	36706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Reducing our reliance on coal generation is an important part of decarbonising the electricity system. The Capacity Market will ensure continued security of supply while the Contract for Difference scheme will support cost effective low carbon electricity; the new investment brought forward by both schemes will help create new jobs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/05/2016 11:04:39 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams