Tag: Caroline Flint

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-01-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s budget he expects to be spent on decommissioning and cleaning up nuclear plants in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

Matthew Hancock

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority expects the proportion of its expenditure through its Site Licence Companies that is used for decommissioning, as defined for the purposes of the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Annual Report and Accounts, to be 37% in 2014-15 and 41% in 2015-16. The remainder of this budget will be spent on waste and nuclear materials management, commercial operations and support costs.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the annual staff costs and other operating expenditure of NDA Properties Limited, including through third-party management fees, was in each of the last five years.

Matthew Hancock

NDA Properties Limited’s staff costs and other operating expenditure was £44,662 in 2009-10, £122,244 in 2010-11, £163,652 in 2011-12, £315,420 in 2012-13 and £402,140 in 2013-14. The increase in expenditure reflects increased activity, notably relating to the Albion Square development in Whitehaven.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-01-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Site Licence Companies spent on support and overhead costs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.

Matthew Hancock

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s expenditure on support costs, as defined for the purposes of the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Annual Report and Accounts, was £739m in 2010-11, £800m in 2011-12, £801m in 2012-13 and £814m in 2013-14. The definition includes research and technology, IT, security, facilities, programme management, procurement, human resources, finance, head-office costs, EHS&Q (environment, health safety and quality), regulatory engagement and communications.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the staff costs and other operating expenditure of NDA Properties Limited in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16, including through third-party management fees.

Matthew Hancock

NDA Properties Limited forecasts its staff costs and other operating expenditure at £433,804 in 2014-15 and £390,000 in 2015-16.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-01-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Site Licence Companies plan to spend on support and overhead costs in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

Matthew Hancock

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority expects to spend £970m in 2014-15 and £918m in 2015-16 on support costs, as defined for the purposes of the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Annual Report and Accounts. The definition includes research and technology, IT, security, facilities, programme management, procurement, human resources, finance, head-office costs, EHS&Q (environment, health safety and quality), regulatory engagement and communications.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much land required for (a) nuclear licensed sites, (b) operational purposes, (c) NDA offices and (d) other purposes is currently owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (i) directly and (ii) through subsidiaries including NDA Properties Limited.

Matthew Hancock

The land holdings of NDA Properties Ltd have been set out in the answers to Questions 224207 and 224187. Two further subsidiaries, Direct Rail Services Ltd and INS Property Holdings, own land but do not hold the information requested in the form specified.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-01-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Site Licence Companies were awarded in efficiency fees and support and overhead cost reduction fees in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.

Matthew Hancock

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority paid its Site Licence Companies total efficiency fees, including support and overhead cost reduction fees where applicable, of £29.6m in 2010-11, £32.2m in 2011-12, £18.4m in 2012-13 and £16.0m in 2013-14.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much he estimates that NDA Properties Limited will receive in income from its holdings in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

Matthew Hancock

NDA Properties estimates that the income from its holdings will be £7.6m in 2014-15 and £8.2m in 2015-16.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2015 to Question 222816, what estimate he has made of (a) the total number of hours, (b) full-time equivalent staff employed and (c) costs of reachback support in 2014-15 to date.

Matthew Hancock

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the (a) value and (b) amount is of land property holdings held by NDA Properties Limited, by function.

Matthew Hancock

NDA Properties Limited holds, in approximate figures: 30 acres of land at Berkeley, Gloucestershire; 130 acres at Bradwell, Essex; 220 acres at Chapelcross, Dumfriesshire; 340 acres at Dounreay, Caithness; 10 acres at Harwell, Oxfordshire; 5 acres at Hunterton, Ayrshire; 30 acres at Drigg, Cumbria; 1,570 acres in West Cumbria; 14 acres at Springfields, Lancashire; and 270 acres at Trawsfynydd, Gwyndd. The land covers a wide variety of functions, including agricultural land, woodland, land used for operational purposes, and offices. For commercial reasons, NDA Properties does not make public its valuations of land held.