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997323

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
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 the deemed export tariff for solar PV installations energy companies are managing the feed in tariff arrangements for; and what proportion of such installation costs are recoverable as part of their reported generators procurement arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	184832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>It is estimated that deemed export accounts for 45% of the total exported electricity under the Feed-In Tariffs scheme (FIT). In FIT Year 8 (2017-18) total exported electricity amounted to 2,483,061.662 MWh of which 1,123,480.502 MWh was deemed to have been exported. This information is not available for individual technologies.</p><p> </p><p>Levelisation is the mechanism by which the cost of the FIT scheme is apportioned across all Licensed Electricity Suppliers according to their share of Great Britain’s electricity market. Levelisation includes costs on a net basis with the value of deemed export to the supplier deducted from the export tariff payments made on deemed export. The value of electricity deemed to have been exported is set by the Secretary of State on an annual basis. More details can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/feed-in-tariffs-fits-determinations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/feed-in-tariffs-fits-determinations</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/11/2018 10:48:55 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

973334

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is his policy to commence section 43 of the Deregulation Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	174592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to commence Section 43 of the Deregulation Act 2015. Local authorities may include in their local plans policies which set reasonable requirements for new development to meet higher energy performance standards than those required in building regulations. Policies must not be inconsistent with relevant national policies. The Written Ministerial Statement of 25 March 2015 set out relevant national policy.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 174593 174594 174595 question first answered 09/10/2018 15:02:42 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

973335

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Regulations: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities are legally empowered to set higher energy efficiency standards than those required by building regulations.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	174593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to commence Section 43 of the Deregulation Act 2015. Local authorities may include in their local plans policies which set reasonable requirements for new development to meet higher energy performance standards than those required in building regulations. Policies must not be inconsistent with relevant national policies. The Written Ministerial Statement of 25 March 2015 set out relevant national policy.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 174592 174594 174595 question first answered 09/10/2018 15:02:42 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

973336

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 25 March 2015 on Planning Update, HCWS488, whether it is his Department's policy that local authorities will continue to be able to set and apply policies in their local plans which require compliance with energy performance standards that exceed the energy requirements of Building Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	174594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to commence Section 43 of the Deregulation Act 2015. Local authorities may include in their local plans policies which set reasonable requirements for new development to meet higher energy performance standards than those required in building regulations. Policies must not be inconsistent with relevant national policies. The Written Ministerial Statement of 25 March 2015 set out relevant national policy.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 174592 174593 174595 question first answered 09/10/2018 15:02:42 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

973337

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities can set energy efficiency standards higher than Level 4 of the former Code for Sustainable Homes.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	174595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to commence Section 43 of the Deregulation Act 2015. Local authorities may include in their local plans policies which set reasonable requirements for new development to meet higher energy performance standards than those required in building regulations. Policies must not be inconsistent with relevant national policies. The Written Ministerial Statement of 25 March 2015 set out relevant national policy.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 174592 174593 174594 question first answered 09/10/2018 15:02:42 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

971712

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if all SMETS1 meters are now interoperable.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	173483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>SMETS1 meters will become fully interoperable once they are enrolled into the dedicated national smart metering communications infrastructure, run by the Data and Communications Company (DCC).</p><p> </p><p>The enrolment of SMETS1 meters into the DCC will be completed by the end of 2020.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 173484 question first answered 17/09/2018 15:21:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

971714

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when will all SMETS1 meters be fully interoperable.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	173484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>SMETS1 meters will become fully interoperable once they are enrolled into the dedicated national smart metering communications infrastructure, run by the Data and Communications Company (DCC).</p><p> </p><p>The enrolment of SMETS1 meters into the DCC will be completed by the end of 2020.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 173483 question first answered 17/09/2018 15:21:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

940007

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
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	Boilers: Standards
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 compliance of boilers sold in the UK with minimum efficiency requirements.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	163480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Boiler standards fall under Building Regulations, and are a devolved matter. In England the current installation standards for boilers came into force in April this year. The Department engaged closely with the industry for two years before setting the standard to ensure the balance was right between ambition and deliverability. Our market assessment in 2017 found that two thirds of boilers available in the market already complied with the new standard. Since coming into force there is no evidence of boilers being sold below the 92% efficiency requirement. We will conduct an assessment in 2019 to ensure standards continue to be met, and a full review within five years.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/07/2018 15:18:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

935264

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
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	Energy: Conservation
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 (a) mandate or (b) encourage an increase in the energy efficiency of electricity consuming products after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	161497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The energy efficiency of energy-related products, including electricity consuming products, is currently regulated under the EU Ecodesign Directive and Energy Labelling Framework Regulation.</p><p> </p><p>In the Clean Growth Strategy (p.44), we set out that following EU Exit, the UK <em>“will keep step with equivalent standards wherever possible and appropriate, or even exceed them where it is in the UK’s interest to do so. This may include products not yet covered by European legislation, such as smart appliances”</em>.</p><p> </p><p>The potential to do this is subject to the outcome of the wider EU Exit negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/07/2018 12:45:28 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

935021

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Natural Gas: Storage
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 implications are for his policy on energy security of the decision in March 2018 not to return to operation the Hole House gas storage facility; and what recent assessment he has made of the level of UK energy security.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	161045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The decision to close the Hole House gas storage facility for the foreseeable future is a commercial decision for EDF Energy. This withdrawal from commercial operations does not undermine security of supply: in 2017, the Government published its Gas Security of Supply Strategic Assessment which concluded that Great Britain benefits from highly diverse and flexible sources of supply, including domestic production, pipelines from Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium, storage and LNG. This analysis shows that GB supply and storage infrastructure is sufficient to meet customer demand in all but the most extreme and unlikely cases. The announced withdrawal from operation of Hole House Farm, the UK’s smallest storage facility, does not materially affect this assessment. We continually engage with EDF Energy and other stakeholders to ensure that this analysis remains up-to-date.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/07/2018 09:55:53 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead