Tag: Clive Lewis

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-05-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her latest estimate is of the amount of solar PV that will be installed under the Feed-in Tariff scheme in 2016-17.

Andrea Leadsom

Detailed deployment projections (in terms of capacity and number of installations) for solar PV under the revised feed-in tariff scheme in 2016-17 are set out in Annex B of the impact assessment published alongside the FIT Review government response. This can be found at

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486084/IA_-_FITs_consultation_response_with_Annexes_-_FINAL_SIGNED.pdf

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-06-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what resources his Department has allocated to the Regulatory Delivery Directorate for enforcement of part G of the Building Regulations 2010 in domestic properties.

Anna Soubry

My Department has no direct responsibility for Building Regulations Part G as this falls to the Department for Communities and Local Government and is enforced through local authorities who have a general duty to enforce Building Regulations in their area.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-01-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many police officers of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary she estimates will be deployed in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19 and (e) 2019-20.

Andrea Leadsom

Estimates of Civil Nuclear Constabulary deployment fluctuate depending on the forecast levels of protection needed for sites and materials in transit. As sites move to decommissioning the numbers of officers will fall, and will conversely increase as any new nuclear facilities come on line.

Current deployment figures provided by the Civil Nuclear Constabulary and estimates for deployed officer numbers in future years are below. These figures are for operational officers and Special Envoy Groups (Civil Nuclear Constabulary Officers charged with protecting nuclear material in transit). Figures do not include officers in training, dog handling, or administration.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-05-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her policy is on her Department’s April 2014 Solar Strategy document.

Andrea Leadsom

Solar is a UK success story: since the previous Government’s April 2014 Solar Strategy was published, we’ve more than doubled the capacity of UK solar, and industry expect that we have already exceeded the forecast of 10GW by 2020 made in that document.

However, the position of this Government is clear: we can only expect bill payers to support low carbon power if costs are controlled; subsidy should be temporary, not part of a permanent business model; and as costs come down, as they have for solar, so should support.

We are encouraged by the way the solar industry is responding to the policy changes we have made in order to control costs: deployment of solar under the revised FIT scheme continues and several developers are putting together models to encourage their customers to install solar without subsidy – the models needed to create a sustainable sector for years to come.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-06-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2016 to Question 39039, whether she will place the results of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary May 2015 Wellbeing Survey in the Library.

Andrea Leadsom

The Civil Nuclear Constabulary May 2015 Wellbeing Survey is a document owned by the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. It’s a matter for the CNC whether to publish the survey.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-03-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions her Department has had with the EU institutions on the (a) level of VAT on energy saving materials and (b) European Commission’s VAT Action Plan.

Andrea Leadsom

Tax matters, decisions and discussions on VAT are a matter for HM Treasury. The Department has been in regular contact with HM Treasury regarding the consultation on changes to the application of VAT on energy saving materials.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-05-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when the Government plans to publish its response to the December 2015 HM Revenue and Customs’ consultation on increasing VAT for domestic solar.

Andrea Leadsom

The UK has applied a reduced rate on 11 different types of energy saving materials since 2001. That remains in place and remains unchanged.

HMRC are currently considering the responses to their consultation on energy saving materials and they will respond in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-09-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving personnel will return from Germany as part of the planned rebasing in each year to 2020.

Mike Penning

The number of serving personnel that will return from Germany as part of the planned rebasing in each year to 2020 is shown below.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK armed forces personnel deploying on Operation SHADER include Special Forces.

Penny Mordaunt

It is the longstanding policy of the Government not to comment on Special Forces.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-03-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions her Department has had with HM Treasury on the level of VAT on energy saving materials.

Andrea Leadsom

Decisions on VAT are led by HM Treasury, and the Department has been in regular contact with them regarding the consultation on changes to the application of VAT on energy saving materials.