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  • Ian Austin – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Ian Austin – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Austin on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Ofsted in improving standards in schools; what data she uses to make that assessment; and if she will publish that data.

    Nick Gibb

    Responsibility for improving standards in schools lies with head teachers. Ofsted inspection is one of a range of measures which support accountability and school improvement.

    Ofsted has recently introduced new school inspection arrangements and has increased the proportion of inspectors which are current school leaders. Ofsted will monitor the impact of these changes.

  • Nicholas Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Nicholas Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Brown on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment she has made of the UK’s progress towards meeting its 2020 carbon emission targets.

    Andrea Leadsom

    Each year we publish Energy and Emissions Projections which allow us to monitor progress towards meeting the UK’s carbon targets.

    The last projections (published in September 2014) showed that we are on track to achieve the second and third carbon budgets, covering the period to 2022. Our projected performance over the third carbon budget equates to a 37% reduction in emissions below 1990 levels.

  • Frank Field – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Frank Field – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households will not be reimbursed for the funds they paid for a Green Deal Assessment; and what (a) total and (b) average sum is paid by such households.

    Andrea Leadsom

    598,612 Green Deal Assessments had been lodged by the end of August 2015.

    This has played a part in the installation of around 1.6 million energy efficiency measures in around 1.3 million properties.

    The Department’s Green Deal Customer Journey Survey, published in March 2015, showed that 80% of householders did not pay to have a Green Deal Assessment, and that of those people who did pay in full or in part for their assessment, half paid £150 or less.1,2 Consumers have obtained Green Deal assessments for a number of reasons, these include: saving money on their energy bills; the prospect of a warmer home; the offer of free assessments; having improvements done for free or at a reduced price; and concerns over rising energy bills. Assessments have allowed householders to access a number of different Government schemes or fund work themselves. The Government does not offer reimbursements for assessments which are payments to companies or private individuals.

    [1] Page 10 of report at

    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/414170/green_deal_customer_journey_survey_report.pdf

    2 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/414176/green_deal_customer_journey_topline_data.xlsx (Table D7)

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  • Vicky Foxcroft – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Vicky Foxcroft – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Vicky Foxcroft on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of reducing the Feed in Tariff on the ability of the UK to meet its renewable energy targets.

    Andrea Leadsom

    We are on track to exceed our target of generating more than 30% of our electricity from renewable sources by 2020.

    The Feed-in Tariff has been extremely successful in deploying renewable energy sources. We have already exceeded our 2020/21 projections for wind, hydro, and anaerobic digestion under the scheme and, even with the action proposed in the consultation, we will be within the range of our solar projections.

  • Toby Perkins – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Toby Perkins – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Toby Perkins on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations she has received on the potential effect on jobs and investment in the solar industry of a more gradual reduction in feed-in-tariff subsidies than is proposed.

    Andrea Leadsom

    The Feed-in Tariff Review is currently open for consultation until 23 October. As part of that, we strongly welcome evidence from the industry around the impact on jobs and investment.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2015 to Question 8254, how many levy exemption certificates there were in each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last four years; and what the type of renewable and low carbon technology was for each such certificate in each of those years.

    Andrea Leadsom

    Ofgem publish annual summary information on the number of levy exemption certificates issued by country of generation and by renewable technology type. Information for the period April 2009 to March 2015 is set out in two reports available on the Ofgem website at:

    https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/summary-renewable-levy-exemption-certificates-lecs-april-2009-march-2014;

    https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/summary-renewable-levy-exemption-certificates-lecs-april-2014-march-2015.

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  • Alan Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Alan Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alan Brown on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which other possible new nuclear stations have been discussed in addition to the proposed Hinkley Point C station; and what the estimated cost is of a station at each such site.

    Andrea Leadsom

    Proposals have been put forward by developers to build new nuclear power stations at five other sites listed as potentially suitable in the Nuclear National Policy Statement – Wylfa, Oldbury, Moorside, Sizewell and Bradwell. The proposals are at too early a stage to estimate the cost of each project.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2015-10-09.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2015 to Question 8254, what the overall value is of climate change levy tax waived for levy exemption certificates (a) in each region and (b) for each type of renewable and low carbon technology in each of the last four years.

    Mr David Gauke

    The Climate Change Levy (CCL) renewable source exemption was administered on a national basis and available to all renewable technology. Only a very detailed analysis of Ofgem’s records would enable the government to provide a breakdown of value of CCL waived in each region and for each type of renewable technology, which cannot be justified on the grounds of cost.

  • Alan Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Alan Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alan Brown on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what legal advice her Department has received on responding to the challenge in the European Court of Justice to the approval of state aid for the proposed Hinkley nuclear power station.

    Andrea Leadsom

    DECC has taken and is continuing to take legal advice from internal and external legal advisers on these challenges. The Government is confident that the European Commission’s State aid decision on Hinkley Point C is legally robust and has no reason to believe that the challenges submitted have any merit or would delay the project.

  • Alan Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Alan Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alan Brown on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the National Grid transmission charges likely to be applied to Hinkley Point C when that power station is operational.

    Andrea Leadsom

    It is the Generator who has estimated the transmission charges applicable to Hinkley Point C during operation. The Strike Price has been calculated on the basis of NNBG’s projected construction and operating costs, including a non-guaranteed reasonable profit, with NNBG’s costs having been substantiated and independently verified.