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100124

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many businesses are registered in each of the market exchange categories for broadband in (a) South Lanarkshire, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	211398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available. With the exception of the Hull area, where KCom is the only significant provider, the broadband market is defined according to the level of competition across the UK as whole. Ofcom carries out a rolling programme of market reviews of competition in communications markets to ensure that regulation remains appropriate and proportionate in the light of changing market conditions. The market definition and market analysis procedure that Ofcom is required to follow is set out in the EU regulatory framework for communications.</p><p> </p><p>In June of this year, on completion of its latest Wholesale Broadband Access (WBA) market review, Ofcom reduced the number of market areas from 4 to 3 to better reflect developments in the market since the last review was undertaken in 2010. Details of the market areas, the number of exchanges in each area and the percentage of premises served are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Area</p></td><td><p>No of exchanges</p></td><td><p>% of UK premises served</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Hull area</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market A</p></td><td><p>3196</p></td><td><p>9.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market B</p></td><td><p>2390</p></td><td><p>89.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Market A is defined as an area as where there are no more than two principal operators present or forecast to be present, and market B as an area where there is effective competition. Market A tends to be in the more rural and remote parts of the country. Details of the exchanges in each area are available in the Ofcom WBA statement published on 26 June - <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/review-wba-markets/statement/" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/review-wba-markets/statement/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 211384 question first answered 24/10/2014 12:40:11 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

93174

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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	Hinkley Point C Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what compensation mechanisms are in place for EDF in the event that the Government closes Hinkley Point C for reasons other than safety or immediate environmental reasons.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	210539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>If a final contract is signed, it is expected that the investors in Hinkley Point C would, subject to conditions, receive compensation in the event of a political shut down of the plant other than for reasons including health, nuclear safety, security, environmental reasons, nuclear transport or nuclear safeguards. These arrangements would be supported by an agreement between my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and the Hinkley Point C investors.</p><p>The exact details of the compensation mechanisms are to be agreed between the Government and EDF, but the principle would be that investors are compensated for their losses directly as a result of the decision to shut them down.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 20/10/2014 13:23:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 22795 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

78447

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the total staff cost has been of (a) the Office of Unconventional Oil and Gas, (b) the Office of Carbon Capture and Storage, (c) his Department's human resources services, (d) the EMR delivery unit and (e) his Department's press office in each year since June 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	206298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Business Area</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2010-11</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2011-12</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2012-13</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2013-14</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£(k)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£(k)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£(k)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£(k)</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Unconventional Oil &amp; Gas</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">448</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">OCCS</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,419</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,762</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,515</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,570</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">HR</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,385</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,614</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,968</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,044</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">EMR Delivery Unit</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,299</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Communications (incl. Press Office)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,764</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,408</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,643</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,384</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Business Area</strong></ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2010-11</strong></ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2011-12</strong></ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2012-13</strong></ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2013-14</strong></ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">£(k)</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">£(k)</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">£(k)</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">£(k)</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">Unconventional Oil &amp; Gas</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">448</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">OCCS</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">1,419</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">1,762</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,515</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,570</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">HR</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">1,385</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">1,614</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">1,968</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,044</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">EMR Delivery Unit</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">4,299</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">Communications (incl. Press Office)</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,678</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,223</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,450</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">2,384</ins></p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd previous answer version 11655 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd 17532 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd question first answered 01/09/2014 13:56:12 question first ministerially corrected 12/09/2014 11:18:56 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

78448

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Natural Gas: Scotland
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 he has made of the amount of gas transferred from (a) Scotland to England and (b) England to Scotland through onshore interconnectors in each month since June 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	206341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not collect or publish statistics on the flow of gas between Scotland and England and vice-versa.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/07/2014 16:04:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77934

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Natural Gas
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 he has made of the total amount of gas consumed in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each month since June 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	206004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Gas consumption estimates for Great Britain are based on annualised meter consumption readings supplied to DECC by energy companies. Monthly estimates are not available.</p><p>Annual data is also available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sub-national-gas-consumption-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sub-national-gas-consumption-data</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/07/2014 15:10:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77935

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Natural Gas: Storage
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 he has made of total gas storage capacity in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland; and how much such capacity is (i) short range storage and (ii) long range storage.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	206007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Total gas storage capacity in England is 4.63bcm. This includes the 3.3bcm Rough facility located in the Southern North Sea. In addition, there are two projects currently under construction in England which will bring full gas storage capacity to 5.13bcm when completed.</p><p>There are no gas storage facilities currently located in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland.</p><p>Of the existing gas storage capacity, 3.3bcm (the Rough facility) is long range and 1.33bcm is short range. The two projects currently under construction, totalling 0.5bcm, are both short range facilities.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/07/2014 15:09:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77936

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on what dates he has met representatives from (a) Cuadrilla, (b) Dart Energy, (c) iGas, (d) Europa Oil and Gas, (e) Greenpeace, (f) Friends of the Earth and (g) the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in each month since June 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	206006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State’s meetings with external organisations from July 2012 to December 2013 have been published and can be found on the <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-of-energy-climate-change&amp;publication_type=transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-of-energy-climate-change&amp;publication_type=transparency-data</a></p><p>Meetings prior to July 2012 are now available on the National Archives website at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130102164008/http:/www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/accesstoinform/registers/ministermtgs/ministermtgs.aspx" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130102164008/http:/www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/accesstoinform/registers/ministermtgs/ministermtgs.aspx</a></p><p>Meetings from January 2014 to date are currently being collated and checked prior to publication. Please be assured that the Department is committed to publishing this information.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/07/2014 13:18:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77938

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Natural Gas: Imports
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 he has made of the quantity of gas imported to the UK through the (a) Bacton-Zeebrugge pipeline and (b) the St Fergus-Frigg/Heimdal pipeline in each month since June 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	206005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department publishes monthly statistics back to January 2000 on gas imports to the UK within Energy Trends table 4.4. The table includes the quantity of gas imported to the UK through the Bacton-Zeebrugge Interconnector and the Vesterled pipeline to St Fergus Frigg sub terminal. The latest version of Energy Trends table 4.4 can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323246/et4_4.xls" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323246/et4_4.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/07/2014 16:05:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77580

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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	Energy: Meters
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 he has made of the average cost of installing (a) an electricity smart meter, (b) a gas smart meter, (c) an electricity advanced meter, (d) a gas advanced meter, (e) electricity smart-type meters and (f) gas smart-type meters in (i) domestic properties and (ii) small non-domestic properties.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	205585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The following cost estimates are taken from the Smart Metering Impact Assessment from January 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Item</p></td><td><p>Meter type</p></td><td><p>Estimated Installation costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a)</p></td><td><p>Electricity smart (in domestic or non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b)</p></td><td><p>Gas smart (in domestic or non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c)</p></td><td><p>Electricity advanced (in non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d)</p></td><td><p>Gas advanced (in non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£136</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not have separate cost estimates for smart-type meters (i.e. non SMETS-compliant meters installed in domestic premises) since they fall outside of the roll-out obligation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 22/07/2014 15:51:57 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11085 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77583

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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	Fracking
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 he has made of the volume of water required in shale gas extraction for (a) a single hydraulic fracture and (b) over the course of a well's lifetime.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	205583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The recent Strategic Environmental Assessment for further onshore oil and gas licencing, carried out by AMEC on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change, estimated that between 10,000 and 25,000 cubic metres of water would be required for hydraulic fracturing of each well and it is predicted that each well might be re-fractured once during its lifetime.</p><p>In this context, Water UK, which represents the water industry, and UK Onshore Operators Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which ensures their respective members will cooperate throughout the shale gas exploration and extraction process in order to minimise adverse effects on water resources and the environment.</p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 21/07/2014 13:22:19 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey previous answer version 11090 answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex